In what many view as a cynical attempt at psychological manipulation, the spokesman for Hamas’s so-called military wing announced Tuesday that the terror group had “lost contact” with the captors of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, allegedly due to a “direct strike” by the Israel Defense Forces. The vague and unsubstantiated statement, reported by the BBC on Wednesday, lacked any details—no date, no location, and, crucially, no proof.

16 April 2025

Read more: Hamas Claims Captors of Edan Alexander "Lost" After Israeli Strike

In a stunning escalation amid a fragile ceasefire, the Israeli Air Force launched a precision drone strike Tuesday in southern Lebanon, eliminating a high-ranking Hezbollah "platoon commander" in a targeted operation in the town of Aitaroun. The strike, which also left one civilian dead and injured three others—including a child—shattered the illusion of calm in the region and signaled Israel’s unwavering commitment to neutralizing threats along its northern border, ceasefire or not.

16 April 2025

Read more: Israel Kills Hezbollah Commander as Lebanon Moves to Disarm Group

In a rare but alarming incident, an Israeli Air Force fighter jet unintentionally released a munition over Israeli territory late Tuesday night, sparking shock and renewed scrutiny of operational safety procedures during wartime missions.

16 April 2025

Read more: IDF Jet Mistakingly Drops Bomb Near Israeli Kibbutz

In a precision airstrike carried out Sunday night in Gaza City’s volatile Shejaiya neighborhood, the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet (Internal Security Agency) eliminated Muhammad al-‘Ajlah, the latest commander of Hamas’s Shejaiya Battalion—marking the fifth senior leader of that battalion neutralized since the war began, and the third in two weeks since operations in Gaza resumed in early April.

15 April 2025

Read more: IDF Eliminates Fifth Hamas Shejaiya Commander in Gaza Strike

In a stunning show of remembrance, resolve, and pride, the United States Air Force marked the one-year anniversary of Iran’s massive April 2024 missile and drone assault on Israel by releasing never-before-seen interviews with the American fighter pilots who soared into harm’s way to defend the Jewish state.

14 April 2025

Read more: US Pilots Recall Heroic Defense of Israel in Massive Iran Attack