Israeli security officials said three Gaza men recently detained in the southern city of Rahat were not involved in Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack, contradicting an earlier announcement by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. See updated story.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday confirmed that Pakistan has offered to send troops for the proposed International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan framework, for peacebuilding in the conflict-hit region.
Hamas has confirmed that senior commander Raed Saad was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, marking the most high-profile assassination of a Hamas leader since the ceasefire that came into effect in October.
In a statement issued on December 13, the Israeli Defence Forces said it had eliminated Ra'ad Sa'ad, described as the "Head of the Weapons Production Headquarters of Hamas' military wing" and "one of the architects of the brutal October 7 massacre."
Dr Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, UAE Attorney General, received a visiting Russian team tasked with activating the protocol annexed to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the UAE Federal Public Prosecution and the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.
According to Israeli media, sources in the military intelligence have confirmed that the IDF killed senior Hamas commander Raed Sa'ad, one of the most senior terrorists within the Al-Qassam Brigades, in a targeted strike today.
Israeli forces operating in the northern Gaza Strip identified two terrorists who crossed the Yellow Line and approached the forces in a manner that posed an immediate threat.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls for a state commission to investigate the October 7 failures, insisting a broader national review is the only way to gain public acceptance. He acknowledged "a huge failure" but said his government's approach would ensure a comprehensive and credi
In a statement on X, the agency's Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, said Israeli police, accompanied by municipal officials, forcibly entered its compound in Sheikh Jarrah early on Monday morning.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said Monday that Israel must not advance to the next phase of its hostage agreement with Hamas until the remains of the last hostage, Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, is returned home.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog sharply criticized New York City's mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, for comments he described as "outrageous" and harmful to Jewish communities during a speech at Yeshiva University in New York City. Herzog said the mayor-elect's remarks questioning Jews' right to