The Gaza Strip: Hamas causes buildings to collapse, 21 IDF soldiers dead, several injured

The IDF announced the death of 21 reservists fighting in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Hamas forces fired a rocket-propelled grenade on multiple adjacent structures, along with landmines that the IDF forces had collected and brought into the buildings, which Read More …

Israel: IDF destroys Hamas weapons manufacturing hub in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), specifically the 36th Division in collaboration with the Yahalom and Shaldag units, has uncovered and dismantled a crucial part of Hamas’ weapons manufacturing infrastructure located near the Salah Al-Din Road in the Gaza Strip. According Read More …

On Hamas, what did Qatar know and when did it know it?

Enemies of enemies are famously friends in the Middle East — except in the case of Qatar, which has managed to keep the world guessing by making all its neighbors the staunchest of frenemies. Gauging Qatar’s true loyalties has long Read More …

Israeli fire led to death of six soldiers in Gaza blast, three more killed

Nine IDF soldiers were killed in three incidents in Gaza on Monday, with eight soldiers wounded. Six of the killed soldiers and most of the wounded came from an incident with explosive material near the partially underground and partially above-ground Read More …

Israel: IDF locates weapons lab, rocket launchers, strikes terrorists on Gaza beach

Over the last 24 hours, soldiers from Israel’s navy and ground infantry units have identified terrorists placing explosive charges on Gaza beaches and nearby buildings with the intent to attack IDF troops, the military spokesperson said on Tuesday. The navy, Read More …

Israel: IDF combat engineers, bulldozer, a key weapon in the Gaza war

On October 7, Hamas terrorists attacked dozens of points along the border with Gaza. They broke through the security fence and massacred people in Israeli communities. It took days of fighting to secure the border area again on Israel’s side Read More …

Israeli commanders among nine soldiers killed in Hamas ambush

Two senior Israeli commanders and seven other soldiers have been killed by Hamas in a complex ambush in the Gaza City suburb of Shejaiya, an area that has seen intense urban fighting in recent days. Lt Col Tomer Greenberg, a Read More …

Hamas terrorists lose contact with Gaza leaders, surrender to IDF

Dozens of Hamas terrorists lost contact with the terror group’s leadership, leaving them with no option but to lay down their weapons and surrender to Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, Army Radio reported on Sunday morning. After images of Read More …

Israel: IDF locates ‘massive weapons depot’ in Gaza

IDF soldiers have located what it says is “one of the largest stockpiles of weapons” in the Gaza Strip, near a clinic and a school. The stockpile contained hundreds of rockets and RPG launchers, long-range rockets, UAVs, and ready-to-use explosive Read More …

UK launches surveillance flights to find Hamas hostages

The UK will carry out unarmed surveillance flights over the Middle East to search for Hamas hostage locations, the Ministry of Defence says. The flights will help gather intelligence on potential hostage whereabouts. Five British nationals are missing and the Read More …

Israel: Second wave of hostage releases set for Saturday

Hamas will release another 13 Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of the ongoing temporary ceasefire deal. Egypt has received the list from Hamas of the 13 hostages to be released, security sources said. Israeli authorities say in exchange 42 Read More …

Israeli Navy’s elite underwater unit operates in Gazan waters

The Israeli Navy’s underwater task force YALTAM found dozens of weapons and other combat equipment in a scan of the Gaza Strip’s shores, the IDF said on Monday. The YALTAM unit recovered explosive belts, other improvised explosive devices, and ammunition. Read More …

Hidden tunnels, ambushes and explosives in walls: the Israel-Hamas war enters a precarious new phase

Tunnels and “mouseholes” in walls also allow for undetected movement between buildings. Hamas fighters expect they can emerge from these holes to attack Israeli soldiers before disappearing again. In addition, Hamas sappers have likely prepared many improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Read More …

Israel: IDF combat engineers clear Hamas booby traps

IDF Combat Engineering Corps have been working inside the Gaza Strip, creating access routes, clearing the area of explosive devices, and neutralizing Hamas terror infrastructure and terrorist cells found in the area, the IDF said on Saturday. Furthermore, combat engineering Read More …

Hamas Fighter Shown Placing Bomb On Israeli Merkava Tank

Hamas on Thursday released an intense video highlighting a real-time example of one of the biggest concerns Israeli military planners doubtlessly had for their invasion of Gaza. The 84-second video is shot from a helmet-mounted camera. It shows a Hamas Read More …

What we know about Hamas’ huge rocket arsenal

The military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement has debuted a new torpedo, said to have been used for the first time in combat against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as war continues to consume the Gaza Strip. It’s only Read More …

Israeli forces strike over 600 Hamas terror targets

The IDF says it struck over 600 terror targets in the past days in Gaza as the ground operations develop in the Strip. “During clashes with terrorists in the Gaza Strip, IDF troops killed dozens of terrorists who barricaded themselves Read More …

Explained: ‘Sponge Bomb,’ Israel’s new weapon to secure Hamas’ underground tunnels

As the conflict between Israel and Hamas intensifies, Israeli forces, as per reports, are set to use a ‘novel’ arsenal of tactics. This includes the use of innovative bomb known as “sponge bombs” which can seal off the intricate network Read More …

Israeli Merkava Tanks Appear With ‘Cope Cage’ Armor

Israeli Merkava tanks have emerged with metal armor screens on top of their turrets as the country continues to prepare for a major ground assault into the Gaza Strip. The Russian military was the first to employ this kind of Read More …