Israeli officials on Tuesday denied a report by the Saudi news agency Elaph that Israeli security officials believe that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar fled to Egypt via tunnels in Rafah, along with other leaders, including his brother Muhammed. The report, which quoted only one source, added that the Israeli security officials expressed concerns that Hamas […]

A Hamas official stationed in Qatar has for the first time admitted that the terror group has suffered heavy losses in Gaza. The official told Reuters that Hamas has suffered the loss of approximately 6,000 fighters in the ongoing conflict, a figure that starkly contrasts with Israel’s claim of 12,000 Hamas terrorists killed. The anonymous […]

Israel’s Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz summoned Brazilian Ambassador to Israel Federico Mayer to Yad Vashem for a reprimand on Monday. The unusual move [as reprimands are normally carried out in the Foreign Ministry] came in the wake of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s outrageous remarks comparing Israel’s actions in Gaza to the Nazis’ […]

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari on Monday press conference revealed that the IDF has uncovered surveillance footage from the Gaza Strip, capturing the harrowing moments hours after the Bibas family was abducted on October 7. The surveillance video, sourced from a military post of the Mujahideen Brigades terror group in Khan Younis, chillingly reveals […]

A photograph circulating on social media platforms that many believed to depict Hamas leader in Gaza Yahye Sinwar bound and blindfolded in his underwear, surrounded by IDF soldiers, is not actually the rat-faced terrorist leader, the IDF says. According to Israeli security officials, the photograph is real but depicts a different individual undergoing interrogation. The […]

A drone exploded in an open area on the moshav of Arbel next to the Kinneret on Monday morning. Israel Police officers who arrived at the scene found a crater in the ground formed by the explosion and the remains of a drone. Baruch Hashem, no one was injured in the explosion and no property […]

The IDF announced on Thursday afternoon that an additional lost his life while battling Hamas in Gaza. He has been identified as: Staff sergeant Simon Shlomov HY’D, 20, from Kiryat Bialik. His death increases the number of IDF casualties since the ground war in Gaza to 235 and the number of IDF casualties since October […]

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has announced that the PA is actively seeking to bridge gaps with the Hamas terror group, with talks scheduled to take place in Moscow on February 26. This revelation came during Shtayyeh’s address at the Munich Security Conference, where he highlighted the importance of Palestinian factions coming together for […]

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the Skverer Rebbetzin, Mrs. Chaya Chana Twersky A”H, who stood by her husband for decades as he inspired tens of thousands of chassidim and admirers in the US and across the world. She was 81 years old. The Rebbetzin suffered from various serious health issues over […]

Following an assessment with IDF Southern Command Chief Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed that Hamas’s external leadership is in search of a new leader for its Gaza Strip operations following the IDF’s dismantling of Hamas battalions in Khan Younis and the impending offensive in Rafah. “Hamas does not trust its […]