The Israel Defense Force announced yesterday that Staff Sergeant Liam Hazi, a 20-Year-Old with the Reconnaissance Unit of the 900th "Kfir" Brigade, was killed and five others injured in a Firefight between Israeli Forces and several Terrorists within the City of Jenin in the West Bank.

In a Statement earlier, the Israel Defense Force and Shin Bet announced that a Joint Counterterrorism Operation was carried out last night within the City of Jenin in the West Bank, resulting in the elimination of several Terrorists involved in yesterday’s Exchange of Fire that caused the Death of Staff Sergeant Liam Hazi.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump said on Thursday, that he was preparing to impose a 25% Tariff on Goods coming from Canada and Mexico as early as Saturday, due to continued Issues on Immigration and the smuggling of Drugs, including Fentanyl; with discussions still ongoing whether or not to include Oil Imports in the Tariffs, which could possibly cause a spike in Oil Prices across the United States.

The Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and Southern Gaza will reopen today for the first time since Israeli Military Operations began along the “Philadelphi Corridor” last May. The Border Crossing will be monitored by European Security Forces and operated by Palestinian Officials not affiliated with Hamas, while Aid Shipments having already begun to enter into Southern Gaza through the Crossing.

Officials with the EU-led Security Task Force have arrived at the Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and Southern Gaza, as it is expected to open in the coming hours.

New Footage has been released, showing Wednesday Night’s Mid-Air Collision between a CRJ-700 Passenger Jet, operated by PSA Airlines, and a U.S. Army H-60 “Black Hawk” Helicopter at Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington D.C, which resulted in 67 Deaths.

Hamas provided Israel with a list earlier today, of the three hostages who will be released on Saturday as part of the ongoing ceasefire agreement, they are Yarden Bibas aged 35, Ofer Calderon aged 54, and Keith Siegel aged 65.

Keith Siegel, originally from North Carolina before moving to Israel roughly four decades ago, will be the first American hostage to be released during the ceasefire. His wife Aviva was also kidnapped during the October 7th Attack, but was released in November 2023.

One of the hostages to be released tomorrow by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, 35-year-old Yarden Bibas, was kidnapped from Southern Israel during the October 7th Massacre along with his wife Shiri and their young children Ariel and Kfir. The Israel Defense Force and officials had previously said there were serious concerns about their health, with the terms of the ongoing ceasefire being that women and children would be released before men; sadly it is now believed that Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir likely did not survive their captivity and were murdered in Gaza.

FBI Los Angeles has finally identified the Drone Operator, who was flying a DJI Drone in “Restricted Airspace” over the Pacific Palisades on January 9th, when it was struck by a Canadair CL-415 “Super Scooper” Aerial-Firefighting Aircraft, as 56-Year-Old Peter Tripp Akemann from Culver City, California. The Quebec-Based Firefighting Aircraft suffered a Large Hole in its Left-Wing, causing it to be grounded for at least 5 Days during the Wildfire Outbreak in Southern California. Akemann has agreed to a Plea Deal given by Federal Prosecutors, which would require him to plead Guilty to a Misdemeanor in exchange for him paying Full Restitution to the Government of Quebec, in the range of $65,169, and completing 150 Hours of Community Service in support of the 2025 “Southern California Wildfire Relief Effort.”

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has released a table detailing the total value of cancelled DEI contracts as a result of President Donald J. Trump’s executive order directing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), alongside other agencies, to terminate all active “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government” (EO 14151 Sec. 2. Implementation A).