Israel At War: Iron Swords

Thursday marked the first time sirens for incoming rocket fire sounded in Eilat since Dec. 6.

“This behavior is not okay, regardless of the issue, and the employee was terminated for violating our policies.”

The point of Operation Prosperity Guardian is not really clear, with vessels from multiple nations already operating in the Red Sea.

Interestingly, 54 percent of those who said they voted for an Arab party in the last election also replied “eliminate Hamas” as their preferred objective of the operation.

"The surrender of hundreds of terrorists in the hospitals in Khan Younis proves the Hamas Khan Younis Brigade has been defeated."

In the early evening hours, Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets at Israel’s northernmost city, Kiryat Shmona, while several others were headed towards Metula and other towns.

Sen. Tom Cotton: "When aid goes to Gaza Hamas doesn't divert it or commandeer it or steal it; it accepts it, and anybody operating in Gaza is under the thumb of Hamas."

"Geopolitical risks associated with the war in Gaza remain elevated and escalation risks remain present, but Fitch believes the risks to the credit profile have broadened and their impact may take longer to assess."

"Threatening people, intimidating people, instilling fear in people is not peaceful protest -- it's against the law."

"The IDF is prepared and ready across all its defensive and offensive systems; we have prepared for a variety of scenarios in advance.”

Another anti-tank missile was fired at the area after Israeli forces arrived on the scene.

What do you do when each time you try to assist those civilians, Hamas shoots RPGs and anti-tank rockets at you?

Intertwined with the humor are lyrics conveying Israel's determination to wipe out the existential threat posed by Hamas, no matter what.

The French president has accused Israel of killing women and children in Gaza.

“Only total victory will ensure the elimination of Hamas and the return of all our hostages,” declared Netanyahu.

The decision now goes to the Political-Security Cabinet.

Ben Gvir he proposes a strategy aimed at motivating Gazans to willingly relocate to various destinations worldwide.

The anarchist rallies have long since stopped being about releasing the hostages to become a well-financed effort to unseat the prime minister.

Soon enough we’ll discover that Hamas also operates the black market in Gaza.

The decision was made in order to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches Gaza's civilians and not the Hamas terrorist operatives who keep stealing the aid.

U.S. hopes to begin delivering aid using the new pier by early May.

"It should be obvious that little toddlers will be released with their mother and hopefully with a father as soon as possible."

"We have no way to defeat Hamas without entering Rafah and eliminating the remnant of the battalions there."

The report warns that Harvard and UPenn plans to tackle the spiking Antisemitism on campus are likely to fail in the current climate.

Any further extension, must be approved -- or rejected -- in a vote by Israel's full government cabinet.

“It is the most pro-Israel State and Foreign Operations bill that we have ever seen,” said Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.).

It always was and always will be the two-state solution.

The notion that the fate of around 100 hostages would impede Israel's war for its survival is bizarre.

"This is happening in the zip-code with one of the highest concentration of Jews in the US. We will not let them replay the 1930s in Germany. This time we're fighting back."

“We have seen them reject a number of proposals before that we have thought would deliver incredible benefits to the Palestinian people that they claim to represent,” a U.S. State Department spokesman said.