Amid the sorrowful toll of 21 Israeli soldiers lost when a building in Gaza collapsed, the story of Philippine-born Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Cydrick Garin captured the hearts of Israelis as they learned about his journey from a challenging upbringing to becoming a decorated soldier.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement expressing his remorse after twenty one Israeli soldiers were killed on Monday when Hamas terrorists launched an anti-tank missile at a building next to a Gaza compound being prepared for demolition.
Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed on Monday when a blast ripped through a Gaza compound being prepared for demolition. The building collapsed on the soldiers, the Israel Defence Forces said on Tuesday morning.
The Israel Police arrested 14 suspects on charges of trafficking in entry permits to Israel for Palestinians for a fee. The 14 were indicted on the charges after an investigation was conducted by the police together with the military and Israel's tax authority.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that forces from its Kfir Infantry Brigade are currently fighting in the area of the city of Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip and are expanding their operations there to destroy terrorist infrastructures.
Israeli soldiers took control of Hamas's Bureij Battalion headquarters which included a massive underground weapons manufacturing facility -- the largest such site found since the beginning of the war, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday night.
Israeli soldiers completed operations in northern Gaza's "Towers Neighbourhood," destroying a chemical laboratory for weapons production, tunnel shafts and anti-tank firing positions, the Israel Defence Forces said on Friday.