When commandos from Israel’s elite Yamam counter-terrorism force launched a daring daytime raid on two homes deep within central Gaza andsuccessfully rescued four hostages who had forcefully been taken across the border on October 7, it was the first time many people would learn of the unit’s existence. For years, the operations of Yamam have...
Military commanders have publicly dissented from the Pentagon over the U.S. military’s response to the Houthis’ threat in the Red Sea, calling for a stronger response. “The U.S. clearly needs to conduct more aggressive actions on Iran for supplying and supporting the Houthis. Until the U.S imposes costs on Iran, these Houthi attacks will continue,”...
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg wrote this week that he’d sooner see the world rid of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu than the terror group Hamas. In a recent column decrying the horrors of Israel’s war in Gaza – which he stated are being unleashed by both sides – Steinberg mentioned his belief that Netanyahu...
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making clear that his forces will not agree to Hamas’ demands to vacate Gaza, for two crucial reasons – overall national security and ensuring the safe return of the remaining hostages still in Hamas captivity. Concerns continue to mount that Hamas could look to smuggle some of the remaining...
German police exchanged gunfire with an armed Islamist outside the Israeli consulate in Munich on Thursday, ultimately killing the gunman. Police engaged the shooter at roughly 9 a.m. local time on Thursday, suspecting he was planning to attack the Israeli consulate. Authorities say he had a long rifle with a bayonet attached, and he returned...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday morning dismissed reports that negotiators were close to agreeing a cease-fire deal. “It’s exactly inaccurate,” Netanyahu told “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade during an interview. “There’s a story, a narrative out there that there’s a deal out there … that’s just a false narrative.” Netanyahu stressed that...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fiercely defended his insistence on maintaining control of the strategically important Philadelphi Corridor even as critics urge him to concede on that point to try and ensure a deal to release hostages. “What has changed? What has changed in this week?” Netanyahu said during an English-language press conference on Wednesday....
JERUSALEM — President Biden’s curt response “no” to the question if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing enough to secure the freedom of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza unleashed a storm of criticism. Biden issued the terse remark on Monday as he headed into the Situation Room, where he and Vice President...
An ISIS leader in Syria has been captured by U.S. and coalition forces over his role in helping Islamic State terrorists following their escape from a top detention facility, defense officials said Monday as the U.S. ramps up its operations against ISIS. Forces from the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)...
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sector on the northern border has seen more apprehensions in the last fiscal year than the previous 13 years combined. The Swanton Sector Border sector has seen 15,000 apprehensions in the 10 months of fiscal year 2024, the largest volume ever recorded by the sector, over 14,000 more...
