Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed in action on Thursday in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Friday morning.
Sgt. First Class (res.) Adar Gavriel, 24, from Caesarea, was killed in northern Gaza while battling terrorists.
Sgt. Yehonatan Elias, 20, from Yerushalayim, was slain by an anti-tank missile in southern Gaza.
Two hundred ninety-three IDF soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the military launched its ground offensive three weeks after Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre of some 1,200 Israelis.
On Wednesday, two Israeli soldiers were killed in a terrorist vehicular assault near the city of Shechem in central Shomron.

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Immediately following the Trump guilty verdict, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on Newsmax TV to criticize the court for its handling of the case, Breitbart reports.
He called it a “grotesque abuse” of the justice system and warned that New York Judge Juan Merchan “diminished the credibility of every judge in the country.

During an appearance on MSNBC during the network’s wrap-up coverage of former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdicts, former Trump aide Michael Cohen, the embattled star witness for the prosecution against Trump, applauded New York Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over the Trump trial, Breitbart reports.
“How do you think Donald Trump is feeling today in the wake of these verdicts?” MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow asked.

(JNS) – Jewish groups on both sides of the aisle responded to a New York jury’s conviction of former President Donald Trump on all 34 felony charges.

President Joe Biden ridiculed a reporter when asked if he would serve a full four-year term if reelected in November. The exchange occurred on the tarmac at Philadelphia International Airport, where Biden was surrounded by a group of people. The reporter asked, “President Biden, will you be serving your full four-year term or handing over power to Vice President Harris?” Biden pointed to his head and replied, “Are you OK? Are you all right? You’re not hurt, are you?” The reporter repeated the question, saying he couldn’t hear the president, to which Biden responded, “I said, are you OK? Did you fall on your head or something?” The president then turned away and spoke to nearby women.

The IDF has announced the completion of a nearly three-week-long operation in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya, one of the most densely populated areas in Gaza. The 98th Division, comprising the 7th, 460th, and Paratroopers brigades, engaged in intense battles, killing hundreds of terror operatives and recovering the bodies of seven Israeli hostages slain by Hamas on October 7. According to the IDF, Hamas transformed Jabaliya’s civilian infrastructure into a “fortified combat complex,” firing at troops from schools and civilian shelters, and building extensive tunnel networks under civilian buildings. The troops faced massive RPG fire, with over 120 anti-tank projectiles launched, as well as numerous incidents of planted explosive devices, sniper fire, and drones dropping bombs.