Rocket, drone alert sirens sound in northern Israel
IDF reports approximately 40 launches from Lebanon toward the area of Meron in northern Israel identified, striking a terrorist cell involved in the launches
Explosions heard near Mount Meron after sirens sound in 94 northern border towns - report
UAV alert sirens sound in northern Israel near border with Lebanon
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, enters the Red Sea as a part of the US effort to prevent Houthis' attacks on merchant ships - US Naval Institute
Pro-Iran militia Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance claims attacking two US bases in Syria: Al-Tanf and Ash Shaddadi - report
Nasrallah warns northern residents, says organization has 'golden opportunity' to reclaim land
In second address this week, Nasrallah says that since Oct. 8, Hezbollah has hit numerous Israeli towns, conducted 670 military operations and attacked 48 military sites, causing extensive damage
Jordan joins Turkey and Malaysia who have already announced that they will provide legal aid in Hague case against Israel
Missile hits building in Sderot, no casualties reported
Rocket barrage on Ashkelon, surrounding towns
India government provides security escort for container ships around the Red Sea - source cited by Reuters
Earlier on Friday, an Indian Navy warship was reported moving towards a hijacked Liberian-flagged vessel in the Arabian Sea.
Iraq prepares to close down US led coalition's mission – statement
At White House, Haredi journalist Jake Turx reminds of birthday of 1-year-old Kfir Bibas, still held captive by Hamas
Video: Credit: White House pool
Nasrallah warns of fight 'without limits' if Israel goes to war
Nasrallah warns of fight 'without limits' if Israel goes to war
'He is a man that if he promises something, he will do... Israel is willing to go far to eliminate Hamas leadership as it promised before,' says Hezbollah expert @shadikhalloul to @laura_i24 pic.twitter.com/4Hs9IY2yUX
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Netanyahu up in election polls after assassination of Hamas' Saleh al-Arouri
Likud would obtain 19 mandates, bringing the Coalition's number of seats to 46 out of the 120 in the Knesset
WATCH: IDF eliminated terrorists in Gaza's Bureij and Khan Younis
Video: Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
WATCH: IDF uncovers Gaza neighborhood swarmed with weapons, terror infrastructureWATCH: IDF eliminated terrorists in Gaza's Bureij and Khan Younis
Video: Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Israeli fighter jets conduct strikes in Ayta ash Shab and Majdal Zun areas in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah post and operational site
EU foreign policy chief Borrell heads to Lebanon aiming to calm tensions between Israel, Hezbollah
Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) general vows revenge at funeral for the bomb attack victims after ISIS claims responsibility over the incident – state media
Rocket alert sirens sound in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Gaza border, after 16 hours
Speaker of the US House Nancy Pelosi defends Biden on Israel, urges US public to call for Hamas's hostages release

Kibbutz Nir Oz announces its resident Tamir Adar, previously believed to be alive in Hamas's captivity, was killed on October 7

IDF attacks over 100 terrorist targets in Gaza within 24 hours
In Bureij refugee camp, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported clashing with armed terrorists who attempted to attack an Israeli tank. A drone followed the terrorist squad fleeing the area allowing Air Forces fighter jet to target the cell's hide-out, killing the terrorists.
In Khan Yunis, the IDF troops overnight "struck the launch pads and during a number of engagements with terrorists in the area, killed a number of the operatives," read the statement.

Combative security cabinet meeting implodes as ideological divide over post-war Gaza weighs on coalition
'UNRWA is doing important work and cannot be blamed for Hamas using civilian infrastructure,' the White House spokesperson John Kirby said, dismissing criticism of the Agency
187 trucks full of aid entered Gaza today through Israel and Egypt - COGAT
WATCH: Rawane Osmane grew up in Lebanon, where she was taught Jews & Israel were behind all the ills of the world
The day after: Galant presents plan for post-Hamas Gaza Strip
"Israel will not rule Gaza on a civilian level but will reserve the right to act militarily in the territory, without any restrictions"

IDF investigation team into October 7 unveiled: former Chief of Staff Mofaz, former Chief of Defense Forces Zaevi Parkash and former Commander of the Southern Command Sami Turgeman
IDF has received 17,000 tons of US munitions so far, will purchase 20 attack helicopters
Israel will start local production of munitions & explosives, expand assembly lines of tanks & armored vehicles to reduce dependence on the United States, according to Israeli media reports
Analysis: China, the Houthis, and the Red Sea
Netanyahu tells US advisor Amos Hochstein that Israel is "committed to bring fundamental change to border with Lebanon"
The meeting with senior US Presidential Adviser Amos Hochstein centered on ensuring the return of northern residents to their homes safely amid border clashes with Hezbollah
US Senator Graham: Window for Israel-Saudi deal closes by June
The Republican lawmaker said Saudi-Israel ties would not undermine current efforts to militarily "destroy Hamas" in Gaza
IDF uncovers and demolishes Hamas weapons site in central Gaza
Reservist brigades entered the site, locating multiple tunnel access shafts leading to a sprawling militant tunnel network spanning hundreds of meters

Number of hostages rises to 136 - IDF Spokesperson
IDF Spokesperson says 3 people missing since October 7 are now assumed to be hostages in Gaza, bringing number to 136
Hamas missile lands on Israeli medical clinic, no casualties reported
An anti-aircraft missile landed on a medical clinic in a kibbutz near the Gaza border on Thursday and caused extensive damage, according to Israeli media reports
Israel's defense chief vows more Hamas strikes on frontline visit
Galant conferred with Gaza division commanders conducting operations in the territory's north, center and south

Former US Vice President Mike Pence visits southern Israel
Watch: Israeli Health Minister Uriel Bosso kicked out of Ra'anana's Loewenstein Hospital by staff, patients and family members
People at the hospital were recorded saying: "Their blood is on your hands! He can't come in here! Go home! Its on you and the whole government!"
PHOTO: Netanyahu meets US Senator Lindsey Graham at the Kirya in Tel Aviv

Israeli FM announces return of ambassador to Spain
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Israel's ambassador to Spain would return to her post in Madrid next week.
Ambassador Rodica Radian-Gordon was recalled to Israel at the end of November after a number of "problematic statements" made by Spanish officials
Islamic State (ISIS) claims responsibility for attacks in Iran on Wednesday that left more than 80 dead
IDF soldier seriously wounded by explosive device during operation near Jenin in West Bank
Rocket alert sirens sound in Sderot and southern Gaza border communities
Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with US Senator Lindsey Graham at the Kirya in Tel Aviv
"We will complete all the goals of the war, we will return our citizens to the south and the north, and for that we will work with all our might wherever necessary."
Hezbollah pulls back forces 2 miles from Israel border - report
Israel's Defense Minister recently warned time was running out for a diplomatic arrangement removing Hezbollah fighters from the border
ISIS urges Muslims to kill Jews, criticizes Iran and Hezbollah over instrumentalizing war in Gaza
Heavy gunfire reported in Jenin, West Bank
UK's Cameron called for stop of hostilities in the Red Sea
Israeli security forces kill senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in northern Gaza Mamdouh Lolo
US military behind airstrike on Iran-backed militia leader in Baghdad - report
The IDF's counterterrorist operation in Nur Shams refugee camp in the West Bank surpasses 30 hours
5 Nukhba commandos surrender to IDF in southern Gaza, testify to Hamas losses during tunnel combat
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Surveying the extensive damage still visible in southern Israel
Israeli reports of anti-tank missile fire near northern border with Lebanon
IDF confirms attacks from Lebanese territory toward Israel, responds by hitting Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure
IDF aircraft targeted an observation post and terrorist infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
According to the IDF statement, an anti-tank squad was spotted a short time after the airstrikes in the area and were also hit.
"This morning a number of launches from Lebanese territory to Israeli territory were detected," the IDF confirmed.
Saudi Arabia rejects 'extremist remarks' by Israeli ministers, stresses international 'accounting mechanisms'
Saudi Arabia rejected "extremist remarks" by two Israeli ministers who called for displacement of Gaza population, as well as re-occupation of the Strip and construction of settlements, in reference to recent comments by Israel's far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.
"Saudi Arabia stressed the importance of efforts to activate international accounting mechanisms towards persistence of Israeli government in violating international humanitarian law," added a statement by the Gulf Kingdom's foreign ministry.
Senior leader of pro-Iranian al-Hashd al-Shaabi eliminated in Baghdad strike – Arab reports
Abu Tikwa al-Sa'idi, a senior leader of the pro-Iranian umbrella organization al-Hashd al-Shaabi, was eliminated in a strike near Baghdad, Iraq.
Hezbollah fires anti-tank missile toward northern Israel, with direct impact on home in Metula. No casualties reported.
IDF intelligence chief to new graduates: 'Quality intel helps us target the enemy from Gaza to Iran'
2 Iran-backed militia fighters killed in Baghdad drone strike – Reuters based on source
Iran expert breaks down who may be behind Soleimani memorial explosions
'If you did a survey asking who was responsible for yesterday's terror attack, you would probably find more than half of Iranians saying it was the Regime itself'@MeirJa, an Iran lecturer, breaks down who may be behind the explosion in Iran that killed over 100 people pic.twitter.com/g5gQ3Vrd16
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Hezbollah claims responsibility for earlier attack toward Israeli territory
IDF strikes several Hamas anti-tank squads in the Gaza Strip over past day
Video: Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Iran revises down death toll from yesterday's explosion, from 212 to 84 citing 'duplicate names'
Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Akhbar: Lebanese agencies investigating security breach that allowed assassination of Saleh al-Arouri
Hezbollah warned Hamas leader, Saleh al-Arouri, that Israel was following him - Arab report
Two rockets intercepted over Ashkelon
Rocket barrage on southern Israel
Dovev siren proves to be false alarm
Siren sounds in Dovev, northern Israel
Iran's Supreme Leader urges 'strategic patience' to avoid direct confrontation with US - report
Hezbollah confirms death of four operatives, including a local commander
New York Times: Iran holds Israel responsible for bombings at Soleimani memorial
According to NYT, international intelligence experts and analysts said the attack bore the hallmarks of terrorist groups, not of Israel.