The Latest Breaking News from the Israel Defense Forces

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In today’s newsletter: Joe Biden is striking an increasingly lonely figure on the global stage and tensions are rising with Benjamin Netanyahu

He was among three soldiers who were killed in action in Gaza on Sunday.

After a seven-day ceasefire, fighting has resumed in the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces report hitting “over 200 terror targets” while the Palestinian health ministry in the Hamas-controlled enclave reported at least 100 deaths by the afternoon of December 1. Strikes have spread from the north to the south…

So far, the ceasefire between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas, originally set at four days and since extended twice as more hostages and prisoners are exchanged, remains in place. There have been concerns that isolated incidents of violence, including one in Jerusalem where three Israeli civilians were gunned…

Iran-backed group warns of response to any Israeli escalation; talks held with Hamas and Lebanese Armed Forces

For weeks, Israel has claimed that the Al-Shifa Hospital is above an underground Hamas "headquarters”, justifying its military interventions on the health complex. On November 16, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed to have discovered the entrance to an underground passage under the Al-Shifa Hospital. While IDF videos serve as…

Explosive devices, weapons, and operational plans found in university and mosque

Israeli forces control the area around a desalination facility and a sewage treatment plant, and troops appear to be stationed in several schools in Gaza City.