<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on the death of the Houthi Chief of Staff: "Another chief-of-staff in the line of terror chiefs who aimed to harm us was eliminated. We will reach all of them."</p>

<p>Microsoft’s annual cyber report reveals that Israel was the third most targeted country in the world for cyberattacks during the first half of 2025.</p><p>According to the report, about 64% of the offensive activity attributed to Iran was directed against targets in Israel, with a noted trend of expansion in Iran’s range of attack targets.</p>

<p>The police reported that a police officer who was stationed outside the Egyptian Embassy in Tel Aviv opened fire a short time ago at a suspicious vehicle that approached the facility.</p><p>The vehicle was found by forces that were dispatched to the scene and it is being inspected. No injuries have so far been reported.</p>

<p>Gal Hirsch, Israel’s Coordinator for Hostages and Missing Persons, on Thursday evening briefed the families of hostages whose bodies are being held by Hamas. The update came during an extended meeting in Jerusalem, led by the Prime Minister, where the issue of hostages was a central topic.</p><p>Senior security officials, government ministers, and the negotiation team participated in the discussion. Hirsch assured the families that pressure on Hamas would not only continue but increase, and he pledged: “We will not give up on bringing your loved ones home, as promised and agreed.”</p><p> </p>

<p>Many residents of Kfar Saba came to the street where Eitan lives with his mother, Ruthie Strom, and welcomed him with balloons, flags, signs and warm greetings.</p>

One year later, IDF released footage showing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar after his elimination in Rafah by Bislah Brigade troops.

<p>A short a while ago, with the guidance of IDF intelligence, the IAF struck and dismantled underground Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in which weapons were stored in the area of Beqaa and southern Lebanon.</p>

A nation that frees its murderers cannot protect its children. The lesson Hamas learned in past deals was not Israel's mercy. It was that Jewish blood has a price—and that price is Israel's willingness to empty its prisons.