Month: October 2023

Live updates – Israel at war: At least 1,200 killed, Hamas claims over 100 in captivity

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Over 3,000 rockets fired towards Israel; 100 soldiers and civilians estimated to be held in Gaza. Published: Oct 7, 2023, 6:49 PM (GMT+3) Sirens sounded Saturday morning in Israeli cities and towns throughout the Jerusalem area, central Israel, and southern Israel, prompting the IDF to declare “Operation Swords of Iron.” Multiple civilians reported hearing loud explosions […]

Is this Israel’s moment to re-occupy Gaza? – analysis

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The considerations that constrained Israel in the past are no longer relevant. TOVAH LAZAROFF OCTOBER 10, 2023 13:16 Updated: OCTOBER 10, 2023 17:34 One could argue that Israel sustained increasingly deadly Hamas rocket fire for close to two decades because it has refrained from re-occupying Gaza. Former defense and foreign minister Avigdor Liberman has long […]

NOT JUST ISRAEL: Hamas vows to cleanse world of Christianity

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October 10, 2023 Hamas co-founder speaks of a world with “no Zionism or treacherous Christianity,” says full Islamic control of planet will ensure justice for all. By World Israel News Staff Following a massive Hamas attack that killed 900 in Israel, resurfaced video footage of a senior member of the terror group indicates that the […]

Hamas threatens to kill hostages, demands stop to Gaza airstrikes

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October 10, 2023 An Israeli captive will be executed each time that Israel bombs a home in the Strip without prior warning, says Hamas spokesman. By World Israel News Staff The Hamas terror group threatened that it will begin executing Israeli soldiers and civilians currently held hostage in the Gaza Strip, unless the Israeli Air […]

Israel retakes control over besieged southern towns, warns ‘all our capabilities are on the table’

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Isarel retakes control over besieged southern towns, warns ‘all our capabilities are on the table’ After two days of being held by Hamas, villages in Israeli control but search for terrorists and victims continues, with the IDF “in the offensive.” More than 700 Israeli residents dead in worst terrorist attack By  ILH Staff Published on  […]

Iran ‘gave green light,’ helped plan Hamas massacre – WSJ

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IRGC officers worked with Hamas since August to plan incursions from the “air, land, and sea.” JERUSALEM POST STAFF OCTOBER 9, 2023 00:16 Updated: OCTOBER 9, 2023 01:02 Hamas’s attacks on Israel, which began Saturday morning, were planned weeks in advance with assistance from Iranian security officials, according to a Sunday report from The Wall […]

Col. Richard Kemp: Iran, Russia behind Hamas attack

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October 8, 2023 The former British military commander said the attack was too sophisticated for the Gaza-ruling terror group By World Israel News Staff The war launched by the Hamas terror group in Gaza on Saturday was jointly orchestrated by Iran and Russia, former British military commander in Afghanistan, Colonel Richard Kemp, said on Sunday. […]

7 The Church at Thyarira

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The description of Thyatira means continual or perpetual sacrifice or Semiramis. Semiramis was traditionally thought to be the mother of Nimrod who had a child with him which died and came back to life. That child was Tammuz and is frequently represented in many cultures as the mother and child cult figure. When a woman […]

Daily Briefing Oct. 8: Day 2 of Operation Swords of Iron – Hezbollah fires mortars

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Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian, diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman and Arab affairs reporter Gianluca Pacchiani give a 360-degree look at the war and its fallout ToI StaffToday, 2:15 pm   https://omny.fm/shows/the-daily-briefing/day-two-of-operation-swords-of-iron-hezbollah-shoo Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from […]

Fighting breaks out on Israel’s northern border

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October 8, 2023 Terrorists in Lebanon attack IDF forces with mortars, sparking fears Hezbollah could join Hamas’ war on Israel. By World Israel News Staff Arab terrorists operating out of southern Lebanon attack Israeli soldiers stationed on Har Dov Sunday morning, firing mortars at IDF positions on the strategic high-ground on the northwestern edge of […]

Two-Front War? IDF Responds to Mortar Shells Fired at Israel from Lebanon

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Hana Levi Julian23 Tishri 5784 – October 8, 2023 Photo Credit: Basal Awidat / Flash 90 An IDF artillery unit on Mount Dov. It appears that a two-front war has been launched against Israel, with Lebanon’s Iranian proxy Hezbollah apparently joining the battle. IDF soldiers responded with artillery fire after Hezbollah forces in Lebanon fired […]

Live updates – Israel at war: At least 300 killed, dozens kidnapped, 1,864 injured

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Over 3,000 rockets fired towards Israel; 100 soldiers and civilians estimated to be held in Gaza. Israel National NewsPublished: Oct 7, 2023, 6:49 PM (GMT+3) Sirens sounded Saturday morning in Israeli cities and towns throughout the Jerusalem area, central Israel, and southern Israel, prompting the IDF to declare “Operation Swords of Iron.” Multiple civilians reported hearing […]