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Awaiting Hamas's response: Will an expanded IDF ground operation free hostages, defeat Hamas?

Senior IDF officials claim that they have exhausted the military moves and that the political echelon needs to come up with a new strategy to release the hostages.

 IDF troops from the Givati Brigade operating in Jabaliya.
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What is Diego Garcia? The US military base that will be key to operations against Iran - explainer

 IDF map of underground terrorist infrastructure dismantled in Rafah, May 9, 2025.

WATCH: IDF dismantles Hamas tunnel in Rafah after terrorists provide intel in interrogation

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Remains of US soldier missing since World War II identified after 80 years


IDF takes out 50 terrorists, arrests over 100 in West Bank op.

The IDF killed at least 50 terrorists and arrested over 100 in Tammun during Operation Iron Wall, seizing weapons and destroying explosives in efforts to dismantle terror infrastructure.

 An IDF soldier operates in Tammun as part of the Operation Iron Wall, February 2, 2025.

IDF develops software to help commanders learn from past military operations

“By analyzing our operations and the enemy’s tactics, we aim to ensure the IDF performs at its best in future missions,” said the system's product manager.

IDF infantry soldiers train in urban warfare along the Syrian border, Golan Heights, December 17, 2024

How the IDF is reducing the threat of explosives in the West Bank

The IDF, Shin Bet, and Border Police have confiscated about 150 sacks of materials intended for making explosives to target soldiers.

 Israeli army vehicles patrol during clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops during a raid on the Balata refugee camp. July 16, 2024.

Troops engaged in shootout with Hamas logistics chief before killing him, new details show

A shootout took place at the scene and Mabhough was subsequently killed.

 An IDF soldier fires from a building in northern Gaza. February 26, 2024.

North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles, KCNA says

In recent months, the North has tested an array of weapons that include ballistic missile systems that are under development and an underwater drone.

 A general view of fire assault drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea March 10, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

On This Day in 1948: Israel crosses Egyptian border en route to independence

Operation Horev was the last operation on the Egyptian front during the war, helping Israel recapture the Negev and expelled the Egyptian military from Israel’s territory.

 Operation Horev, 1948

Israel aims to end its responsibility for Gaza Strip - defense minister

Egypt has largely supported the blockade, viewing Hamas as a threat to its own stability.

IDF troops face Palestinian protesters over the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip on March 30, a year after they began the ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations