Noa Argamani, an Israeli hostage freed along with three others in a daring rescue operation by Israel forces, was held captive in the family home of a prominent Gaza civilian doctor and his son, an Al Jazeera photojournalist, according to a report by a pro-Palestinian "human rights" organization on Sunday.
On Saturday, the terrorist organization Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing advanced Iranian-manufactured Falaq-2 rockets at an Israeli military base in Beit Hillel, northern Israel. This incident marks the first reported use of such rockets by Hezbollah forces in Lebanon against Israel. The Falaq-2 rockets, which have a range of 11 kilometers (approximately 7 miles) and carry a 60 kg (about 130-lb) warhead, represent a significant escalation in the fire exchange between Israeli forces and the Iranian-backed militia. The Falaq-2 is an upgrade from the Falaq-1 rocket, which Hezbollah began using six months ago and has a slightly smaller 50 kg (110-lb) warhead.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have confirmed the death of Warrant Officer Zeed Mazarib, 34, during a pre-dawn attack near the Kerem Shalom crossing. Mazarib, a tracker in the Gaza Division’s Southern Brigade, hailed from the Arab-Israeli city of Zarzir west of Nazarath, and was part of a Bedouin patrol unit activated to respond to the incident.
In a brutal and unforgivable act of aggression, the Israeli military reported on Thursday that Staff Sergeant Refael Kauders, a dedicated 39-year-old soldier, was mercilessly killed in the north, amidst the relentless and near-daily clashes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah. The brave soldier fell defending his nation on Wednesday after two explosive drones were launched from Lebanon, specifically targeting the peaceful Israeli town of Hurfeish.
In a dramatic and meticulously planned operation, Israeli Air Force fighter jets executed a high-precision airstrike in the early hours of Thursday, obliterating a Hamas terrorist compound brazenly situated within an UNRWA-run school in Nuseirat, central Gaza. This bold strike was a decisive response to the brutal October 7 massacre, targeting members of the Nukhba forces, a notorious Hamas elite unit that led the assault on that fateful Saturday.