The pending resignation of IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, which he announced Tuesday, was welcomed by Israeli leaders and lawmakers, many of whom have long said he should step down over his role in the failures that led up to the Hamas terror group’s October 7,
The Israeli army and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the launch of a large-scale counterterrorism operation in the city of Jenin located in Samaria on Tuesday.
Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi is the most senior Israeli figure to resign over the security breakdown on Oct. 7, 2023.
The Israeli prime minister has to navigate complicated domestic politics with his aim of destroying Hamas and the need to keep the US on side.
Chief of Staff informs Defense Minister Katz of his intention to step down in less than 2 months 'because of my recognition of my responsibility for the IDF's failure on October 7th ,'
Yehuda Cohen, father of Nimrod Cohen, said to discuss using arrest warrant for PM as leverage to ensure that hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas is implemented in full
The first phase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is due to start at 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT) on Sunday.
Israel will not proceed with the ceasefire deal until Hamas provides a list of hostages to be released, Netanyahu said. IDF is prepared for the hostages' release and has set up complexes near the Gaza border.
Tense' Jerusalem sit-down led to breakthrough in talks, with Israel and Hamas agreeing in principle to hostage deal two days later; sides now finalizing implementation details
In a speech as Israel awaited the release of the first hostages on Saturday, Mr Netanyahu said both president Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the president-elect, had promised him Israel had the right to resume the fighting “in new ways and with very great power” if Hamas violated the deal.
The Philadelphi corridor is a 14 km strip which is only 100 meters wide in some places. The corridor runs is 4-kilometers (8.6-mile) on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt. The corridor also includes the Rafah crossing,