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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Incoming IDF Chief of Staff nominee Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir opposed the overwhelming majority position of the IDF high command on October 11, 2023, which wanted to launch a major strike on Hezbollah before the Lebanese terror group could get organized, sources have told The Jerusalem Post.Current IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, though some have tried to portray him as too passive a commander, pushed hard for such a strike along with then-defense minister Yoav Gallant, Northern Command Chief Maj. Gen. Uri Gordon and the vast majority of the IDF high command…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Israel has expanded its military assault on the occupied West Bank, which began on 19 January, focusing on the Jenin refugee camp. As the siege on Jenin tightens, humanitarian aid has been blocked with thousands forced to flee their homes. Israeli airstrikes and ground operations have left much of Jenin in ruins, with entire neighbourhoods destroyed. Israeli forces have killed 26 Palestinians in the attacks and wounded dozens more. This escalation follows months of Israeli military activity throughout the occupied West Bank. Tulkarm under siege Israeli forces have stepped up their assault on Tulkarm over the past eight days, with…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talksHello and welcome to our live coverage of the Middle East.Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to begin talks today on brokering a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas, his office said, as he visits the new Trump administration in Washington.Ahead of his departure, Netanyahu told reporters he would discuss “victory over Hamas”, without defining what this would mean in practical terms, contending with Iran and freeing all hostages when he meets with the US President on Tuesday.It will be Trump’s first meeting with a foreign leader…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem announced on Sunday that the funerals of Hassan Nasrallah, his predecessor, and Hashem Safiedinne, who was briefly appointed to succeed him, will be held on February 23, nearly five months after their elimination by Israel.In a detailed statement, Qassem confirmed that Safieddine was killed as he to take up the post of secretary general, less than a week after Nasrallah was killed.The two leaders will be honored at a joint ceremony, but buried in separate locations: Nasrallah will be buried in the airport area of Dahiya, while Safieddine will be buried…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday said that either drone threats from Lebanon will stop existing or Hezbollah itself will stop existing.Speaking from an IDF position in Lebanon in a meeting with Division 146 Commander Brig.-Gen. Yiftah Norkin, Katz stated, “Israel will not accept the launching of drones from Lebanon.” Several days ago, the IDF shot down a drone within Lebanese territory that did not appear to be attacking but rather collecting intelligence about Israeli defense positions.“I advise the successor of the successor of Nasrallah not to make a mistake regarding Israeli determination as his…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Meetings between Israeli prime ministers and American presidents have always been dramatic and fateful.However, none seem to bear the gravity of this week’s summit between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump in Washington.At stake is the future of the very shaky ceasefire with Hamas, the continued release of Israeli hostages, and whether Israel is going to withdraw from Gaza and leave the terrorist group in control. Trump has made platitudes about Hamas no longer being able to rule in Gaza but has made it clear that he wants the 15-month war to end. Netanyahu knows that…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Jordan is reportedly seeking to deport Ahlam Ahmad al-Tamimi, a Jordanian-born terrorist responsible for the 2001 Sbarro bombing in Jerusalem, which killed 15, including two US nationals, according to Sunday evening reports in Israeli media citing Hamas-run al-Aqsa TV.Al-Tamimi was originally sentenced to 16 life sentences by Israel but was released as part of a prisoner exchange for the release of Gilad Shalit in October 2011. She was deported directly to Jordan upon her release. The US Justice Department unsealed a criminal complaint and arrest warrant for al-Tamimi in March 2017, with the FBI adding…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Alice CuddyInternational ReporterEfrat MachikawaEfrat embraces her uncle, released hostage Gadi Moses, in the hospital on FridayWhile held hostage by Hamas for 15 months in Gaza, 80-year-old Gadi Moses ate mainly a piece of bread and an olive twice a day, his niece Efrat Machikawa says.”I have no idea how he survived,” she tells the BBC. “He lost so much weight.”He was given a small bowl of water to wash himself every five days and had to ask to use the toilet, she said. He moved frequently and was mostly alone, with Ms Machikawa saying “loneliness is…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Newly released Israeli hostages have revealed the brutal conditions they endured in Hamas captivity—severe malnutrition, psychological torment, and forced confinement in cages. Families of those freed on Saturday described the physical and emotional toll their loved ones.Keith Siegel, one of the freed hostages, lost a significant amount of weight due to a severe lack of food. His family told N12 News that he never received meals on a regular schedule and was often left starving. A lifelong vegetarian, he was forced to eat meat to survive. In one of the few moments of hope, he…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed “First and foremost, I want to say thank you to the people who for a year and three months supported my family, did not give up, or lose hope for a moment,” released hostage Daniella Gilboa said on Instagram on Sunday.Gilboa was released from Hamas captivity just over a week ago, along with three other IDF observers taken captive with her from the Nahal Oz IDF base.She also thanked supporters for waiting and for praying for her during her captivity, adding that this was her “final wish” before being taken hostage. “I didn’t want to…