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 IDF troops operate within Syria in early March.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate within Syria in early March.
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IDF deploying 'worm-sized' spy devices in Gaza to track hostages, future targets - report

Sources claimed that Israel is gathering as much intelligence as possible to update its target database in Gaza.

By LIRAN AHARONI
(ILLUSTRATIVE) A hostage release in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli drone, an IDF soldier, and the Gaza Strip.  (photo credit: REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen, Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90, IDF Spokesperson's Unit, Atia Mohammed/Flash90)Enlrage image
(ILLUSTRATIVE) A hostage release in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli drone, an IDF soldier, and the Gaza Strip.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen, Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90, IDF Spokesperson's Unit, Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

Israel has recently intensified its intelligence operations, using drones to deploy espionage devices in various areas of the Gaza Strip and collect information on future targets, the London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported, citing sources from Palestinian terror factions in Gaza.

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No talks of normalization between Israel and Lebanon, source tells 'Post'

"Just as Lebanon has claims regarding the borders, so do we. We will discuss these matters," an Israeli political source stated.

By AMICHAI STEIN
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Embroided flags of Israel and Lebanon (illustrative)
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There are currently no discussions about normalization between Israel and Lebanon, a source familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post.

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Israel received a sign of life of Avinatan Or from former hostages - report

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(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST/REUTERS)

Israel received a sign of life of Avinatan Or from former hostages who were held in refugee camps in central Gaza, N12 revealed for the first time on Wednesday evening.

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IDF says 4-year-old Gazan sent by Hamas to military post in security zone

The IDF noted troops had returned the boy to the Gaza Strip in coordination with international organizations. 

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 IDF troops pictured with the four-year-old Gazan boy. March 11, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Enlrage image
IDF troops pictured with the four-year-old Gazan boy. March 11, 2025.
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A 4-year-old Gazan boy was sent by Hamas to a military post in Gaza border security zone on Tuesday, the IDF said on Wednesday. 

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Israel looking to normalize relations with Lebanon - report

A political source told N12: "The discussions with Lebanon are part of a broad and comprehensive plan."

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View of a Hezbollah tent that was placed on the Israeli side of the Blue Line, on the border between Israel and Lebanon. August 10, 2023.
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Israel is looking to normalize relations with Lebanon, Israeli media reported on Wednesday, citing a security source. 

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Israeli fighter jets fly low over Syria in 'message' to Sharaa on Druze - N12

Another aim of the air display was to drive interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's forces away from the Druze areas of Syria, N12 added.

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An IAF F-15I fighter jet
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IAF fighter jets flew at a low altitude over Syria in recent days as a way of sending a message to the new Syrian regime that Israel will protect the Druze, N12 first reported on Wednesday morning. 

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Lebanon looking to normalize relations with Israel - report

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Lebanon is looking to normalize relations with Israel, Israeli media reported on Wednesday, citing a security source. 

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IDF says 4-year-old Gazan sent by Hamas to military post in security zone

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A 4-year-old Gazan boy was sent by Hamas to a military post in Gaza border security zone on Tuesday, the IDF said on Wednesday. 

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IDF destroys home of terrorist who killed Amnon Muchtar

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The IDF destroyed the home of the terrorist who killed Amnon Muchtar in a terror attack in June in Kalkilya in the West Bank, the military said on Wednesday. 

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Houthi terrorists vow to resume attacks on Israeli ships after Gaza aid deadline ended

The 'ban on the passage of all Israeli ships' will continue 'until the crossings to the Gaza Strip are reopened and aid, food, and medicine are allowed in,' Saree added.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
 Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, delivers a statement claiming attacks on Israel, during a rally by protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen December 20, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)Enlrage image
Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, delivers a statement claiming attacks on Israel, during a rally by protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen December 20, 2024.
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Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they will attack any Israeli ship that violates the group's ban on Israeli vessels passing through the Red and Arabian seas, the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden, effective immediately.

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Israel at war: What you need to know


  • Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
  • Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
  • 59 hostages remain in Gaza.
  • 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
  • The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
  • The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4 a.m.
  • Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on January 17, 2025
  • 735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal