IDF & Security

Prime Minister Netanyahu said: "The family [of the deceased] was moved in a way that I cannot describe to you, Mr. President."

Baumel’s remains were reportedly recovered in the Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Syria. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed Wednesday evening that that Baumel’s tank jump-suit and his tzitzit were found with his bones.

President Putin will reportedly share with Prime Minister Netanyahu additional information related to Israel's missing IDF soldiers.

Sgt. Baumel will be laid to rest in the national military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

The IDF said Baumel's body was returned through a “secret intelligence operation” but declined to provide details on how his remains were retrieved.

According to the survey conductors, respondents' support for a professional army declines with age, but was relatively high among those with below-average income.

Smotrich argued that the inevitable sexual tension in mixed-sex IDF units harms the military performance of both men and women, at the expense of the army's professionalism.

The forces also confiscated money from several Samaria villages, and raided a home in Hebron.

No physical injuries and no property damage was reported.

Both sides have recently been working on concretizing the understandings reached regarding foreign military presence in Syria.

In August 2008, Yousef's son publicly revealed his conversion to Christianity, and renounced Hamas. As a result, his father severed all ties with him.

8:19 AM - Rocket Alert for Gaza Border Communities.

The threat from Iran has been identified by Israeli intelligence as the number one priority for the IDF.

A month-long joint Israeli-US exercise, during which a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system was deployed in Israel for the first time ever, was crowned a success.

Khaled attacked Ron while he was waiting for a ride at a bus stop in Arab and stabbed him in the back several times, snatched his weapon and fled.

During the operation, one of the truck drivers tried to attack the activists with a knife.

Meanwhile, Hamas has been celebrating its victory.

All infiltrators were transferred to security forces for questioning.

Tamar Ettinger asked why the illegal shops from which the terrorist launched his attack had not been demolished.

Rocket Alert in the Sadot Negev and Sha'ar HaNegev Region, along the Gaza border.

Media reports have suggested in recent weeks that the main reason Netanyahu is not assembling his cabinet has to do with Bennett's vehement attacks on the PM/DM's security policy.

Israel fired five artillery shells at 2 AM at Hama al-Thoghur east of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, east of al-Bureij, and east of Gaza City. Even Steven.

Multiple rockets were launched at Israel from Gaza after midnight.

The National Authority for Return and Breaking the Siege complained bitterly about the fact that no one in the Arab world gave a hoot about their struggle.

All weekend leave for combat units in Southern Command has been cancelled.

IDF: “Our duty is to protect Israeli civilians. Our duty is to stop Hamas.”

Thousands of Israeli families were yanked awake by the siren, which sent them racing again for their bomb shelters.

Israel has contacted Hamas and has offered the terror group a package of concessions in return for curbing the violence on the border, but Hamas is refusing to commit itself to a restriction of the protests and is trying to blackmail Israel.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar said he would only stop firing rockets, and demanded in return that Israel stop attacking the Gaza Strip in response to the balloons carrying explosive charges.

“With regard to Gaza, there is something that can be done. I don’t accept this lack of an answer. In Gaza, it is possible to uproot Hamas."