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Sleepless nights: Israelis' striking resilience as rockets rain above

"On October 7, as Israelis mobilized spontaneously to save Israel, we realized what we were willing to die for, and thus what we want to live for," writes the author.

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What Is Israel’s Innovative Air Defense System? 

Israel’s air defenses today are multi-tiered - providing layers of protection that are an overwhelmingly successful answer to the threat

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Israel strikes deep inside Iran

Iranian media denied any Israeli missile strike, writing that the Islamic Republic was shooting objects down in its airspace.

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18 Israelis wounded in Hezbollah attack from Lebanon

The Iranian terror proxy said it launched a combined assault with guided missiles and drones.

They should have taken out Hezbollah IMMEDIATELY after 10/7.

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Six months of valor and suffering

The world’s democracies think they cannot defend themselves; Israel is proving them wrong.

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‘Hamas counting on victory through Biden,’ warns former intelligence official

Six months into the war, Hamas’s fanatical goals of emerging as the ultimate victor remain in place, Israeli observers tell JNS

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Ben-Gvir, Smotrich lash out over Gaza military withdrawal

“If the prime minister decides to end the war without a large-scale offensive in Rafah to defeat Hamas, he will not have a mandate to continue serving,” said Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

This is insane. WHO would have imagined on 10/7 that six months later, Hamas would still exist, and the IDF would be withdrawing without achieving the primary goal of destroying Hamas and the secondary goal of reestablishing deterrence. Ben Gvir and Smotrich are right. If this stands, Netanyahu must go. I am much more concerned though that Israel let it get to this stage.

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Netanyahu reiterates: IDF forces will enter Rafah and achieve victory

"There is no victory without entering Rafah; there is no victory without destroying the Hamas battalions there," stated the premier.

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Israel Has Created a New Standard for Urban Warfare. Why Will No One Admit It?

All available evidence shows that Israel has followed the laws of war, legal obligations, best practices in civilian harm mitigation and still found a way to reduce civilian casualties.

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Netanyahu cancels White House talks on Rafah after U.S. allows cease-fire resolution to pass at U.N.

The U.S. abstained from a U.N. Security Council resolution that called for a cease-fire through Ramadan, while calling for release of Israeli hostages

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Netanyahu cancels White House talks on Rafah after U.S. allows cease-fire resolution to pass at U.N.

The U.S. abstained from a U.N. Security Council resolution that called for a cease-fire through Ramadan, while calling for release of Israeli hostages

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Netanyahu: Israel will not cave to demands Hamas survive

The PM called out the international community's moral blindness, asking, "Is your memory so short?"

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All Rafah terrorists must be purged

The only path to victory for Israel in this fight hinges on uprooting Hamas from Rafah.

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Where is the ‘humanitarian aid’ for the hostages?

The world is pressuring Israel about the crisis in Gaza, while ignoring the men, women and children who are being abused and starved in Hamas captivity.

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IDF striking ‘deep inside Lebanon' after Hezbollah downs drone

An Israeli was wounded when a rocket fired from Lebanon hit a chicken coop in the border village of Shtula.

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IDF detected Hamas terrorists switching to Israeli SIMs ahead of Oct. 7

Further details surrounding the issue have not been cleared for publication.

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Understanding the failures of IDF Intelligence Unit 8200 on October 7

The IDF's main intelligence unit was shocked on Oct. 7. Two commanders recall events on Oct. 8.

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IDF official warned of fatal intel failures just before Hamas's massacre

IDF intelligence unit commander's Yom Kippur message on maintaining military readiness, two weeks before the country's largest intelligence failure on October 7, is haunting in retrospect.

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US man came to Israel for his son’s birth but joined the IDF instead

He hadn’t been on reserve duty since he left for the US, but he called his officer. They were both in shock. On October 8, Elimelech joined his tank unit, attached to a mandatory service brigade.

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'My life was given back to me': Pregnant woman wounded in terror attack speaks out

Adi Zohar describes being shot and crawling on the ground begging for help, says doctor told her she and her baby were saved by her maintaining consciousness

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Elder Of Ziyon - 1,300 Gaza rockets have landed in Gaza since October, and other rocket statistics that no one is reporting

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Palestinian Authority Security Forces Behind Dozens of Recent Attacks on Israelis, Watchdog Finds

Officially, the Palestinian Authority works with Israel to crack down on terror groups in the West Bank. But off-duty PA security forces have carried out dozens of attacks on Israelis, according to a watchdog group. An investigation by Palestinian Media W

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Hezbollah rocket kills one, wounds eight in Safed

A dead woman was found during searches of the damaged building.

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IDF troops put in danger to retrieve millions for PA in Gaza

Some $55 million were seized and loaded into armored vans as part of the operation, military sources say.

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Elder Of Ziyon - Two hostages rescued in dramatic IDF operation in Rafah. Terrorists claim "massacre."

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IDF spokesman reveals details of dramatic hostage rescue

'We prepared for this operation over the course of time, waited for conditions which would allow it to be carried out,' IDF spokesman Hagari says.

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IDF finds Khan Yunis dungeon where hostages were held

Around a dozen captives were kept there, the Israeli military said

After this is over, Israel needs to hunt down every last Palestinian who is in, or supports Hamas, which is 80% of them - and kill every last one of them.

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Inside Khan Yunis with the IDF Commando Brigade

    At the beginning of the summer, Colonel Omer Cohen was appointed head of the Commando Brigade, which incorporates

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Vowing 'total victory,' Netanyahu declares Israel has destroyed half of all Hamas forces

Israeli premier says half of Hamas terrorists are dead or wounded, vows strike a 'mortal blow' against 'axis of evil' led by Iran.

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IDF raids Khan Yunis base where Hamas terrorists trained for Oct. 7

Israeli forces located the office of the brother of Yahya Sinwar.

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Israeli Hostage Families Block Border, Demand No Gaza Aid Until Relatives Freed

Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas have attempted to block humanitarian aid entering Gaza over the past week.

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Ben-Gvir threatens to topple government over hostage deal

Lapid pledged that his Yesh Atid Party would give complete support to an agreement with Hamas.

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Israel’s isolated generals

The Israeli public has made clear that it opposes cutting a deal for the hostages that will enable Hamas to survive the war. Its leaders should listen.

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Elder Of Ziyon - More evidence that the Palestinians literally make up casualty statistics

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Netanyahu Rejects Biden Surrender Plan

Netanyahu firmly rejected a Biden administration-backed plan Sunday to end the war in Gaza with Hamas still holding weapons and power.

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The west’s lethal error in the war against Israel: “innocent” civilians

The distinction between Hamas and “ordinary” Palestinians is largely spurious

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Hamas fired rocket at soldiers from inside Khan Yunis hospital

“The terrorist organization systematically operates in Gaza’s hospitals and nearby areas, using civilians as human shields," the IDF said.

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Victory is more important than US support

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers must remember that Israel is not an American vassal state.

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How the IDF is redefining counterterrorism after October 7

Advanced tech, precise mortars and stealth drones mark the Multidimensional Unit that lost its commander, Lt. Col. Roi Levy, in the Hamas attack; despite this, it continues to fight and notch victories

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A visit to the heart of cruelty: Israel Hayom gets access to Hamas’ secret rocket factory

  It is easy to see that the dirt field and ruins located at the edge of the Al-Bureij refugee

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Hezbollah attacks IDF Northern Command HQ in Safed

Three terrorists killed in Southern Lebanon.

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Singer And 'Fauda' Star Idan Amedi Seriously Injured In Gaza Fighting

Despite the severity of his injuries, Amedi's father assured Israeli news channels that his life is not in immediate danger

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“Every Shabbat, I Host Dozens of IDF Soldiers at My Home" - Chabad

Born in the Golan Heights, Batsheva Cohen was inspired by the teachings of Chabad. She established Chabad in downtown Chevron together with her husband Rabbi Danny, and literally "cooks for an army" as they host large groups of soldiers and civilians. Eve

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Do You Have Any Other Place to Live? - Tablet Magazine

The mother of a fallen IDF soldier underscores the divergent worldviews of Israel’s patriotic citizens and its privileged elites

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Elder Of Ziyon - It isn't a "war on Gaza." It is a seven front war on Israel.

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“I Am Calling You From Gaza” - Chabad

Ezzy Morgenstern, serving in an elite unit of the IDF, shares how he and his friends feel after two months of war, and what keeps them going.

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As Israel fights on seven fronts, the US signals it’s on its own

The Caroline Glick Show “IN-FOCUS”

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How Hamas covered its tracks in Gaza's Shifa Hospital before IDF's raid

A New York Times report uncovered evidence that Hamas cleared out documents and transferred hostages away from the complex ahead of the IDF's raid of Shifa Hospital.

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US intelligence confirms Shifa hospital was Hamas command centre

A US official expressed confidence in the assessment based on information gathered independently by both Israeli and American intelligence

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Israel Has Committed No War Crimes—Hamas Has

A radical American journal

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In Israel, it's not January 1st, it's October 86th

The best we can do is raise a toast in the hope that October 86th will soon make way for a date in January or February to be determined.

This is how I felt this Jan 1.

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Israel building biggest case against Hamas since Eichmann trial

Investigators and prosecutors are compiling a massive amount of evidence against the captured terrorists who perpetrated the Oct. 7 massacre.

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Amid Gaza push, IDF finds explosive devices planted in kindergarten

Fourteen terrorists killed in Gaza City, Beit Lahia and Khan Yunis • IDF Bedouin Battalion uncovers tunnels in southern Gaza • Hamas targets Israeli forces from school where civilians were sheltering • Two more soldiers slain.

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Elder Of Ziyon - The Hamas source that news media quote without question: An anonymously administered Telegram channel

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Elder Of Ziyon - Why Won't the Red Cross Help the Hostages? (Judean Rose)

Why does the Red Cross refuse to help the October 7 hostages?

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I Just Sent Five of My Children to War

For the first time in my life I drove on Shabbat, taking my son to defend our people. The scene repeated itself three more times as I sent my other sons off to war.

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Netanyahu: ‘I will not replace Hamastan with Fatahstan'

Israel rebuffs U.S. call to hand over the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority.

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Israel offers up to $400,000 for Hamas leaders' whereabouts

"Hamas's end is near," flyers dropped in Gaza by the IDF read.

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IAF destroys Jabalia launch site firing rockets at Sderot

IDF soldiers found 250 rockets, shells, and rocket-propelled grenades during a raid on a Hamas compound.

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IDF slays dozens of terrorists in Gaza Strip

Gallant says Hamas underestimated Israel's response to the Oct. 7 massacre • Names of four fallen soldiers published.

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The Woman in the Hamas Video Is My Daughter

There are 17 young females still being held hostage. One of them is my girl, Naama. And time is running out.

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Images circulate of dozens of Hamas terrorists surrendering in Gaza

Photos and videos of Hamas detainees, stripped of their clothes, have been circulating on social media.

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Terrorists fire rockets from humanitarian zone in Gaza

"The rockets were launched near the tents of Gazan citizens who were evacuated to the south of the Gaza Strip for their protection."

It was moronic to ever associate the word “humanitarian” with anyone in Gaza.

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Israel is now attacking the true Hamas

After a Hamas rocket launch broke the seven day ceasefire, Israel has now returned to the fight, bombing terrorist targets in Gaza and attacking on the ground. Unless the humanitarian truce is resumed, the IDF has unfinished business to complete in Gaza City and is also attacking Khan Yunis further south.

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Innocents in Gaza? Don’t be naive

Some will say Gazans are too afraid of Hamas to voice condemnation, but it’s clear there is massive support for the terror group

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Truce fell apart after Hamas refused to release more female Israeli hostages

Israeli official says Hamas doesn’t want to release remaining women because it doesn’t want them speaking publicly about what they endured on Oct. 7 and in their time in captivity

They are absolute animals.

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Why Anything Short of Total Eradication of Hamas Is Insufficient

Israel must regain the upper hand in its conflict with Hamas immediately, as it is necessary to deter Hezbollah and the Iranian regime.

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Hamas exercised 'the perfect deception' before Oct. 7 - defense official

"No one understood this, not the Intelligence Corps, not the Shin Bet, nor the Mossad. Otherwise, they wouldn't have left the border unguarded."

Basically the Israeli government, and every intelligence agency, including Shin Bet, and Mossad all massively failed. But the decision to leave the border essentially open-just demonstrates how utterly foolish trusting Arabs was, and I don’t get how that wasn’t always obvious.

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IDF resumes combat in Gaza after Hamas violates ceasefire

The Israeli military was conducting a wave of airstrikes after Palestinian terrorists fired rockets at the Jewish state.

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IDF Finds Dozens of Rockets in Gaza Home Under United Nations Boxes

The IDF revealed it found dozens of rockets in a home in Gaza underneath boxes labeled for UNRWA, the institution for Palestinian refugees.

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The Red Cross has Jewish blood on its hands- and it couldn't care less

After ignoring a family’s pleas to provide their elderly mother with her medication, refusing to act or try to meet hostages during deal, the Red Cross proves that it views Jewish blood as cheap. Op-ed.

The Red Cross has always been antisemitic, hangs whg we have the “Magen Dovid Adom,” the “Red Star Of David.” They refused initially to even operate in Israel.

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At the end of the Gaza war’s first half, Israel’s position is strong

The pause in Israel's war against Hamas provides an opportunity for assessment. While the IDF has been forced to fight Hamas on its own turf, Jerusalem has responded with overwhelming military precision and force, diplomatic support, and most importantly,

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‘I'll stay in Gaza as long as needed—a month, a year; until we finish the job'

"Israel Hayom" reporter visits the troops on the frontline, who want Israelis to know that the war has only just begun.

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IDF soldier freed from Hamas in daring Gaza raid speaks out

“I hope everyone comes back, and they will come back, God willing," said Pvt. Ori Megidish.

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WATCH: Emotional Reunion Between Emily Hand And Dad After Release From Hamas Captivity

After the Irish-Israeli 9-year-old Emily was released, Ireland's Prime Minister released a highly criticized tweet over a little girl being 'found' - Click the link for more details.

This is so great. It’s exactly why I was on the fence about the hostage deal.

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Video of Massive Terror Complex Under Al Shifa Hospital Makes Media Look Ridiculous

The Israel Defense Forces brought cameras into the tunnels under Al Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip this week and exposed not just Hamas's sprawling operations there but also the terrorist group's enablers in the media. The footage, taken by Fox News as

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13 Israeli hostages released after 7 weeks in Hamas captivity: Watch

The hostages were being brought to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula through the Rafah crossing before flying to Hatzerim Air Base near Beersheva.

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Givati Brigade raids upscale neighborhood of Hamas elite in Gaza

(i24) During the search, the brigade found small models of Israeli Defense Force tanks and the Gaza border wall The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Givati Brigade’s combat team executed a targeted raid on the headquarters of Hamas’ the northern brigade. The

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Netanyahu: I instructed the Mossad to act against Hamas

Netanyahu said that Israel's Mossad will act against Hamas leaders "where they are” – signaling a potential willingness to target them outside of Gaza.

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A Chaplain’s Gaza Notebook

Morale is high. Our troops are motivated to root out evil and are not afraid to do what it takes to secure the safety of their country.

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Bibi Capitulates to Organized Pressure on Partial Hostage Release, Hamas Wins

From this point on, we can count on Bibi to be a crowd-pleaser and not a leader.

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Israel to ‘complete the elimination of Hamas' after ceasefire

“We are at war, and we will continue the war. We will continue until we achieve all our goals," said Netanyahu • Hamas says truce will enter into force at 10 a.m. Thursday.

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Iron Beam laser intercepts Hamas rocket from Gaza

The system's interception of a rocket fired by terrorists in Gaza is the first-ever operational use of a laser defense system.

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We Tried to Tell Them About Shifa Hospital

On the dangers of jumping to conclusions

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'Welcome to Hell': Israeli Soldiers Troll Hamas From the Ruins of Gaza