The IDF also revealed that the houses and tunnels in Rafah had new kinds of defenses and boobytraps, with some houses having video surveillance in each room of the given house to facilitate ambushes.

The main haredi argument against enlisting their youth to military service is that the study of the Torah and prayers to God are more important to Israel’s security than the IDF.

Sepehri decided to issue a statement supporting Israel following October 7, which the Islamic regime in Iran viewed as a clear act of defiance.

Only an antisemite would place more blame on Israel for rescuing its hostages than on Hamas for kidnapping them in the first place.

Trading four freed hostages for hundreds of dead raises doubts. Is Israel strong in operations but weak in wars, lost between a feeble leader and a ruthless enemy?

IDF's use of drones, UAVs comes into play in latest operations in Rafah

IDF Brig.-Gen. (res.) Effi Eitam told 103FM that the Israel-Hamas War will need to last a total of three years, noting that Hamas has grown into a "forest" that must be removed.

The clocks are ticking. The operation in Rafah, despite the efforts of Israel's political echelon to prolong it further, is in its final stages, so it's time to focus on the North.