HY”D: IDF Recovers Bodies of Two Hostages from Gaza
The bodies of Eden Zakaria and Ziz Dado were recovered in a special forces mission in Gaza and have since been brought back to Israel.
The bodies of Eden Zakaria and Ziz Dado were recovered in a special forces mission in Gaza and have since been brought back to Israel.
The IDF cleared for publication on Monday afternoon the names of seven more IDF soldiers who had fallen Sunday.
This evening (Sunday), the lighting ceremony for the fourth night of Chanuka took place at the Western Wall, attended by the rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz; US Ambassador to Israel Jacob Lew; Health Minister Rabbi Uriel Busso; Western Wall Heritage Foundation director Suli Eliav; Magen David Adom director Eli Bin, and MDA volunteers.
The IDF over Shabbos announced the deaths of five additional IDF soldiers, one of whom was severely injured on October 7, following Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel.
The most ancient rooftiles found in the Land of Israel were discovered in the City of David, and they were first used here at the time of the Greek Seleucid king Antiochus IV, the oppressive ruler from the story of Hanukkah.
The IDF has cleared for publication the names of five additional soldiers who have fallen in battle as the war rages in the Gaza Strip.
The IDF has cleared for publication the names of three IDF soldiers who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip yesterday.
After spending two days in her “safe room”, Michla and her family evacuated. They’ve now been spending the past 50+ days in a hotel room, having given their home to the IDF troops.
The temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas ended Friday morning as the Jewish nation blamed the terror group for “violating” the truce by launching rockets toward Israeli territory before the agreement expired.
IDF special forces and ISA forces received six released Israeli hostages inside Israeli territory on Thursday evening, with an additional two released earlier in the day.
A rare inscription dated to the 10th century BCE, to the time of King David, was discovered a few years ago in an excavation carried out at Khirbet Qeiyafa in the Elah Valley, southwest of Jerusalem. “An approximately 3,000-year-old pottery jar, broken into many sherds, was discovered in 2013,” says Saar Ganor of the Israel Antiquities Authority. “Letters written in ancient Canaanite script discerned on several sherds sparked the curiosity of researchers.”
Three people were murdered and six injured when two terrorists jumped from a car at around 7:40 a.m. and opened fire at people waiting at a crowded bus stop at the entrance to Jerusalem.
More Hamas hostages were freed Wednesday, the final day of an extended truce agreement with Israel – with at least one American included in the latest exchange, according to reports.
The release of the fifth group of Hamas hostages began this evening (Tuesday) and the ten hostages who are scheduled to be released tonight are in the process of being handed over to the Red Cross. They will return to Israel later tonight.
Over the last hour, three explosive devices were detonated adjacent to IDF troops in two different locations in the northern Gaza Strip, violating the framework of the operational pause. In one of the locations, terrorists also opened fire at the troops, who responded with fire.
The release of the fourth group of Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity is underway the IDF confirmed. 11 hostages, including nine children and two mothers, are being returned to Israel tonight (Monday).
Qatar announced this evening (Monday) that an agreement had successfully been brokered to extend the current ceasefire by an additional two days, hours after the Egyptian government said that such an agreement was close to fruition.