A 72-year-old Israeli woman held captive by Hamas terrorists for nearly 50 days told an Israeli TV channel Wednesday that she was held at length in a dark, humid tunnel.
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The U.S. strikes hit militia facilities in Jurf al-Sakhar, which is south of Baghdad, al-Qaim and another unnamed site in western Iraq, two U.S. officials said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mourned the Israeli soldiers, who died when the blast from a rocket-propelled grenade triggered explosives they were laying to blow up buildings.
The U.S. Navy’s top Mideast commander says Iran is “very directly involved” in ship attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels during Israel’s war against Hamas.
Dozens of family members of hostages held by Hamas terrorists stormed a committee meeting in Israel’s parliament, demanding a deal to win their loved ones’ release.
According to officials, the U.S. and U.K. used warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets to take out Houthi missile storage sites and launchers.
Iran-backed militias are carrying out other attacks in the region.
Israel said 260 trucks of aid entered Gaza on Sunday, the highest number since the war began.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza.
An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least five Iranians.
Their conversation came a day after the Israeli leader rejected calls from the U.S. and Arab nations for the Palestinian Authority to rule Gaza after the war with Hamas terrorists.
The comments by Gadi Eisenkot, a former army chief, marked the latest sign of disagreement among top Israeli officials over the direction of the war against Hamas terrorists, now in its fourth month.
U.S. fighter jets struck Iranian-backed Houthi rebel sites Friday, taking out three anti-ship missiles in Yemen that were prepared to fire, according to U.S. officials.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected U.S. calls to scale back Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip, drawing an immediate scolding from the White House.
Kfir Bibas has become a symbol across Israel for the helplessness and anger over the 136 hostages still in captivity in Gaza.