In a statement posted on social media platform X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that early findings showed fragments from a shell fired during military operations in the area may have hit the church by mistake.
Israeli forces neutralized two terrorists who had fired an anti-tank missile at soldiers in the northern Gaza area of Gaza City last week, the Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday.
In a joint operation with Shin Bet (Israel's anti-terror General Security Service), the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) attacked and eliminated Islamic Jihad terrorist leader Fazal Abu al-Ata on June 7, 2025.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) said that, based on a situation assessment, it decided to reinforce its Central Command sector with two additional combat battalions.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) said it will begin sending draft summonses this week to complete the recruitment processes for members of the Haredi (ultra-orthodox) community whose status as yeshiva students is no longer valid. A Supreme Court ruling nullified the military deferments yeshiv
Israeli forces struck around 130 terror targets in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, as the military intensified its operations against Hamas and other terror groups, the Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday. Ground forces conducted raids and strikes throughout the Gaza Strip.
Israeli media report that an official in Jerusalem confirmed tonight that Israel has indeed received the response document from Hamas through the mediators, and that "its details are being studied." No further statement was made.
Major General Itzik Cohen became the new Head of the Operations Division of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces), replacing Major General Oded Sayuk, who served in this position for the past four years, and is completing 34 years of service in the IDF.
Over the past 24 hours, units of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) operating in the areas north of Jerusalem thwarted a terrorist cell that intended to carry out an attack and located an explosives laboratory in Ramallah. The members of the terror cell were arrested.
In what the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) called a "special operation" carried out last night (Wednesday), and following prior intelligence information, a building in the village of Houla in southern Lebanon was destroyed, which was used by the Hezbollah terrorist organization for military act