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Tel Aviv, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery on Sunday to remove his prostate, hospital officials said, a procedure that comes as he manages a series of crises including the war in Gaza and an alleged corruption trial. Netanyahu, who has suffered a number of health problems in recent years, has…
Jerusalem Hostages in Gaza faced torture, including sexual and psychological abuse, starvation, burning and medical neglect, according to a new report from the Israeli Health Ministry to be submitted to the United Nations this week. The report is based on interviews with medical and welfare teams who treated more than 100 Israeli and foreign hostages,…
Sanaa, Yemen – A day after fresh air strikes on the Houthi-held capital Sanaa, the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Saturday. “A missile launched from Yemen was intercepted before it could enter Israeli territory,” the Israeli military said, as sirens sounded in Jerusalem and the Dead Sea areas on…
Jerusalem Israel’s military said it struck several targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sanaa International Airport and three West Bank ports. The Israeli military said the strikes hit Yemen’s Hezias and Ras Kanatib power stations, as well as military infrastructure in the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Kanatib….
Five journalists were killed in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza in an Israeli airstrike early Thursday, Palestinian doctors said. Al-Quds Today television channel, which is affiliated with the Islamic Jihad militant group, said in a statement that a broadcast truck was hit and five of its employees were killed in the attack. The channel…
Modin, Israel – For more than 400 days, Yonah Brief has tried to recover after being seriously injured during the Hamas terror attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. But the combat medic died in late November after losing both legs and being in a medically induced coma. The dual Israeli-American citizen has become…
Israel’s military said early Tuesday it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen. The military said the missile set off a siren in the air, but caused no damage after being destroyed before entering Israeli territory. Yemen-based Houthi militants have fired several missiles at Israel since Hamas launched attacks on Israel in October 2023, sparking a…
Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip – Palestinian medical officials said at least 16 people were killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip overnight and on Sunday. At least six people, including four children, were killed in an attack on a school housing displaced people in Gaza City, according to Civil Defense, a Hamas-run government-affiliated first…
Israel’s military said on Thursday it carried out airstrikes on Houthi terrorist targets in Yemen. A military spokesman said the strikes targeted energy and port infrastructure used by the Houthis as part of their “military action”. Houthi-run media reported attacks in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the Red Sea port city of Hodeida and said…
Gaza’s health ministry said on Monday that more than 45,000 people had been killed in Israeli strikes against Hamas militants in the Palestinian territory. The ministry said about 107,000 people have also been injured in the conflict. It does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count, but has previously said that more than…
