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IDF downs cruise missile over Golan Heights

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday afternoon confirmed that earlier in the day “a cruise missile coming from the east” had been shot down over the Golan Heights.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

European powers seek action against Iran at IAEA meeting despite US concerns

Britain, France and Germany have circulated a draft resolution against Iran ahead of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board meeting next week and appear determined to push it despite opposition from their U.S. ally, three diplomats said on Wednesday.

Read more: Reuters

Mossad: Iran-backed criminal networks behind attacks on Israeli embassies in Europe

Iran is behind a string of terror attacks by criminal networks on Israeli embassies in Europe since October 7, the Mossad intelligence agency said in a rare statement on Thursday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Two IDF soldiers die of wounds from Samaria terror attack

Two Israeli soldiers have died after being seriously wounded in a terrorist vehicular assault near the city of Nablus (Shechem) in Samaria on Wednesday night, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday morning.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

IDF takes control of key Gaza-Egypt border road, locating at least 20 tunnels

The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it had established “operational control” over the entire so-called Philadelphi Route along the Gaza-Egypt border, discovering dozens of rocket launchers and at least 20 cross-border smuggling tunnels there so far.

Read more: The Times of Israel

3 soldiers killed in blast in booby-trapped building in Gaza’s Rafah

The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday announced the deaths of three soldiers during fighting in Gaza a day earlier, as it continued major military operations in Rafah in the southern Strip and Jabaliya in the north.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Hezbollah prepared to continue war for up to a year, may carry out operations inside Israel – Lebanese media

Hezbollah is prepared to continue the war until the US elections and possibly until next spring, according to unnamed “sources” quoted by the Lebanese news agency El-Nashra.

Read more: The Times of Israel

White House: No policy change after Rafah strike

The Biden administration has made no policy changes in the wake of Israel’s airstrike in Rafah on Sunday night, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

‘Damaged’ Gaza pier to be removed for at least a week for repairs, Pentagon says

The U.S. Department of Defense announced that it will remove a temporary pier off the Gazan coast for at least a week for repairs, after the top of the T-shaped pier separated and drifted into the coast on Tuesday.

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Fighting escalates in Rafah as Israel pushes ahead with its offensive

Palestinian residents of the southern Gaza city of Rafah have reported an escalation of fighting Tuesday as Israeli forces pressed their assault on the border town once seen as the territory’s last refuge.

Read more: Israel Hayom

Shrapnel from Israeli strike may have ignited fuel tank near Rafah tents — report

Israeli officials have told the US that they believe tents housing displaced Gazans went up in flames after a fuel tank was set alight following an airstrike on top Hamas terrorists nearby, according to a report Monday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Iran respects strength, takes advantage of weakness, says fmr. US CENTCOM commander

The US’s assassination of then IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020 shows that Iran respects strength and takes advantage of weakness, warned General Kenneth F. McKenzie, the former head of US CENTCOM, the command responsible for US operations in the Middle East.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

Egyptian soldier killed in clash with Israeli troops at Rafah Crossing

An Egyptian soldier was killed in a clash with Israeli soldiers near the Rafah Border Crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, the countries’ militaries said, in an incident that threatened the already strained ties between the nations.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at north after fatal IDF attack in south Lebanon

Hezbollah launched a series of rocket barrages at northern Israel on Monday, according to the Israel Defense Forces, in response to an Israeli strike that killed a terror operative outside a south Lebanon hospital earlier in the day.

Read more: The Times of Israel

IDF downs 2 drones targeting Eilat in attack claimed by Iran-backed Iraqi militia

Two explosive-laden drones heading toward Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat from the eastern direction — apparently originating in Iraq — were downed by air defenses, the military said.

Read more: The Times of Israel

IDF tanks roll into Rafah center—report

Israeli tanks rolled into the center of Rafah on Tuesday, according to Palestinian reports.
Eyewitnesses told Reuters that Israel Defense Forces tanks were seen near the Al-Awda mosque.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

ICJ orders Israel to halt operations in Rafah that risk destruction of civilian population

The International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah that would risk the destruction of the civilian population sheltering there.

Read more: The Times of Israel

CIA head to meet Mossad chief and Qatari PM in Europe, aiming to revive hostage talks

CIA director William Burns will travel to Europe in the coming days to meet with Mossad chief David Barnea and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in an effort to revive talks for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas, two officials told The Times of Israel on Thursday.

Read more: The Times of Israel