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Appears in 16 stories · Last updated Nov 2, 2026
Withdrew from Hebron on Nov 2 after a 10-day siege, Hebron governor says
Hebron's governor said Israeli forces withdrew from the city on November 2 after a 10-day siege, and that families forced from their homes could return, Al Jazeera reported. The withdrawal came after Israel blew up the homes of the two gunmen who killed two soldiers at a checkpoint and displaced almost 5,000 Palestinians.
Updated 7 days ago
Striking across Gaza; says the November 1 attacks in al-Mawasi and Gaza City targeted militants
Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians on November 1, five of them police officers hit by a drone in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis. A separate strike in Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood killed three people, including a four-year-old boy, hospital sources said. Israel's military said it targeted militants in both places.
Updated Nov 1
Continuing a multi-day search operation in Hebron, now in its seventh day as of October 29, and running separate raids in Nablus and eight villages. The army has found three firearms in Hebron.
Israel's Hebron operation entered its seventh day on October 29, and the West Bank-wide lockdown is still in place. Hebron's governor says 537 families, or 3,361 people, have been forced from their homes, including 232 infants and 326 older people.
Updated Oct 30
Zorronet customer
Zorronet said on October 20 that a leading global defense company placed an initial order for two units of a jointly developed Edge AI system, with a follow-on order of up to 1,000 units possible if field tests succeed. The system pairs thermal sensing with on-device AI to detect events in real time and trigger preset responses without sending footage to a central server.
Updated Oct 22
As of September 2026: Conducting air strikes and ground operations in southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire
Israeli warplanes struck a three-story residential building in Kfar Rumman, a village in southern Lebanon, shortly after midnight on Monday. At least twelve people died, including a child and two women, and a separate drone strike killed two paramedics in a nearby car.
Updated Sep 8
As of August 2026: Broke from its usual silence and openly confirmed the Abu al-Duhur strike, tying it to a warning against Turkish troops
Syria and Israel held US-mediated talks in Jordan on August 23, the highest-level session yet between the two governments. Syria's foreign minister led a delegation that included army and intelligence chiefs, but the meeting did not stop the attacks: Israel bombed targets near Damascus and in Lebanon days later.
Updated Aug 27
As of June 2026: Five divisions deployed in Lebanon; occupying ~580 sq km; agreed to withdraw from two positions under framework
The November 2024 ceasefire collapsed on March 2, 2026, after US-Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, prompting Hezbollah to resume rockets and Israel to launch a ground invasion with five divisions. By late June 2026, the war had killed over 4,000 people in Lebanon and displaced more than a million, with Israeli forces occupying roughly 580 square kilometers of territory.
Updated Jun 27
As of May 2026: Expanding territorial control toward Netanyahu's 70% directive; currently controls approximately 60-64% of Gaza; continuing campaign to eliminate Hamas military leadership after killing two chiefs in 11 days
Ran Gvili's remains were recovered on January 26, 2026, ending the hostage crisis. Phase Two of Trump's peace plan fell apart by April: Hamas rejected the Board of Peace's disarmament proposal, and the Palestinian technocratic committee (NCAG) has no presence in Gaza. The Board of Peace has pledged $17 billion for reconstruction but has not disbursed a single dollar from its World Bank account.
Updated May 31
As of May 2026: Operating multi-layered missile defense under strain; conducting strikes on Iran and Lebanon
The United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and triggering what Washington calls Operation Epic Fury. Iran has since fired more than 525 ballistic missiles at Israeli territory. Nearly half carried cluster warheads that scatter dozens of smaller bomblets across wide areas, a weapon type banned by over 100 nations.
Updated May 30
As of May 2026: Infrastructure campaign escalates with Litani bridge strikes; sixth soldier killed amid ground advance
Israel's ground invasion of Lebanon, launched March 1, has systematically destroyed Litani River bridges. Strikes on April 4 targeted the Sohmor and Mashghara connections in eastern Lebanon.
As of May 2026: Phasing out Chinese vehicles
Chinese-made vehicles are being systematically excluded from Western military installations. Poland became the latest NATO member to ban them from all military bases on February 19, 2026, joining Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United States in treating modern cars as potential intelligence collection platforms. The bans target the cameras, microphones, sensors, and connectivity features standard in contemporary vehicles—systems that can capture and transmit photos, audio, video, and geolocation data.
Updated May 29
As of May 2026: Continuing targeted strikes despite October 2025 ceasefire
Israeli warplanes struck a residential building in Gaza City's Remal neighborhood on Tuesday evening, killing Mohammed Odeh along with his wife and two sons. Odeh had led Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades for just eight days.
Updated May 27
As of May 2026: Conducting operations under ceasefire
Israeli strikes have killed more journalists in the Gaza war than in any armed conflict in modern history—over 260 Palestinian journalists since October 2023. That exceeds the combined toll from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Updated May 22
As of May 2026: Expected to withdraw in phases as ISF establishes control and demilitarization benchmarks are met
A Gaza force is being designed like it's real, but the December 16 Doha conference exposed disagreements over mandate and composition—U.S. Central Command convened 40+ countries to plan command structure, basing, and rules of engagement, yet failed to achieve consensus. Italy is the only country to formally commit troops; 15 nations declined and Turkey was excluded at Israel's insistence.
Updated May 15
As of May 2026: Continuing targeted strikes during ceasefire; holding positions across large parts of Gaza
A senior Hamas commander is killed in a targeted Israeli strike. The next day, thousands pack the streets of Gaza for his funeral, coffins hoisted shoulder-high, flags everywhere, chants loud enough to carry the message: Hamas is still here.
As of May 2026: Operating air defense outside Israel for first publicly known time
Israel and the United Arab Emirates kept any military cooperation hidden for decades. Now Israeli soldiers are operating air-defense radars and missile launchers on Emirati soil.
Updated May 12
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