IDF identified the launch of a missile from Yemen, with alerts expected to sound in the coming minutes, the military said. The IDF intercepted two Houthi missiles launched from Yemen on Thursday, with sirens triggered across central Israel.

Although the area had been previously checked using various techniques, Hamas has sometimes proven adept at placing IEDs between checks. Four IDF soldiers were killed and three were wounded in Rafah when their Hummer transport vehicle ran over an improvised explosive around 9:15 a.

In a detailed press conference, BG Effie Defrin addressed IDF combat losses, expanding operations in Gaza, regional threats, and continued efforts to bring hostages home.

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As the IDF pursues a new ground offensive in Gaza, families of hostages held by Hamas are protesting on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's doorstep, begging him to bring the remaining hostages home.

The IDF on Thursday struck several weapons storage facilities belonging to the 'Radwan Force' in southern Lebanon. The IDF stressed in a statement that the Hezbollah terrorist organization, and specifically the 'Radwan Force', continues attempts to rehabilitate terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon intended to harm the State of Israel.

A Houthi-launched drone crashed into a hotel in Eilat, Israel, on Thursday, triggering a swift response from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The military confirmed the drone had been “launched from the east” and deployed search and rescue teams to the site.

Just a few hundred metres from Israel’s eastern border with Gaza, a specialist IDF (Israel Defense Forces) commando unit is packed and ready to move into Gaza City.