Israel at War Day 589: What happened in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon?
Several arrested in connection to West Bank attack on pregnant woman • IDF kills Hezbollah operative in Lebanon • Trump admin. considers moving Gazans to Libya
An Israeli tank manoeuvres in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, May 16 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)
Security forces arrest several suspects in connection to Bruchin attack on pregnant woman
On Saturday morning, the IDF located and arrested several suspects who were connected to the attack.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Israeli security forces raid a building in the town of Tammun, in the northern Jordan Valley, in the West Bank, May 9, 2025. (photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
WATCH: IDF intensifies air, ground ops. in and around Gaza, monitoring Khan Yunis
During their operation, the IDF soldiers eliminated dozens of terrorists and have destroyed multiple terror infrastructures.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz issue statements following IDF strikes on Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen, May 16, 2025. (credit: Defense Ministry)
IDF evacuates Gazans in North ahead of large-scale ground op.
The move is intended to prepare the ground for the next phase of the operation, which is a broad ground offensive against Hamas.
ByAMIR BOHBOT Palestinians make their way with belongings as they fled their homes, after Israeli air strikes, in the northern Gaza Strip May 16, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa)Go to the full article > >
IDF strikes two Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed further strikes after the series of Houthi missile attacks this week.
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
58 hostages remain in Gaza.
49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4 a.m.
Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on January 17, 2025.