Overnight, Israeli troops were ordered to withdraw from the strategic Netzarim Corridor that divides the Gaza Strip between north and south. Until now, the government has repeatedly stressed that it will never do this until Hamas is destroyed.
Why is the division of the Gaza Strip into two halves important?
Control of the corridor allows the IDF to better control the different parts of the Gaza Strip. This limits Hamas’s freedom of movement and makes it more difficult for the terrorists to transfer forces, supplies, and possibly hostages.
Isolation of Gaza City
Control of the corridor makes it possible to cut off Gaza City, which was Hamas's main power center in the north, from the center and south parts of Strip, from where all the smuggled arms and supplies enter.
Many see it as a strategic mistake to give up all this.
Why is the division of the Gaza Strip into two halves important?
Control of the corridor allows the IDF to better control the different parts of the Gaza Strip. This limits Hamas’s freedom of movement and makes it more difficult for the terrorists to transfer forces, supplies, and possibly hostages.
Isolation of Gaza City
Control of the corridor makes it possible to cut off Gaza City, which was Hamas's main power center in the north, from the center and south parts of Strip, from where all the smuggled arms and supplies enter.
Many see it as a strategic mistake to give up all this.
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In return for yesterday's released hostages, Israel freed 183 jailed Palestinian terrorists, including 18 serving life sentences.
One of those "lifers" who was released to the Gaza Strip was immediately handed a gun, which he fired in the air before publicly threatening to kill the first Israeli he sees.
One of those "lifers" who was released to the Gaza Strip was immediately handed a gun, which he fired in the air before publicly threatening to kill the first Israeli he sees.
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The same existential threat Israel faces now threatens Europe, too, warns Dutch leader Geert Wilders.
https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/the-existential-danger-for-israel-now-threatens-europe/
https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/the-existential-danger-for-israel-now-threatens-europe/
Israel Today
‘The existential danger for Israel now threatens Europe’
Geert Wilders explains why Europe's anti-Israel sentiment may no longer be on the rise, and why the political wave led by Trump will bring global change.
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Or Levy last night in the first moments with his son, Almog, after being freed from Hamas captivity.
Almog was just 1-year-old when his mother, Einav, was murdered and his father taken hostage to the Gaza Strip.
Today, Almog is 3. His mother is gone, and he is essentially meeting his father for the first time.
Almog was just 1-year-old when his mother, Einav, was murdered and his father taken hostage to the Gaza Strip.
Today, Almog is 3. His mother is gone, and he is essentially meeting his father for the first time.
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Israeli security forces are expanding operations against Palestinian terror groups in central Samaria, in particular in the vicinity of Tulkarem.
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"Take them down one-by-one"
Shir Siegel, daughter of Keith Siegel, one of the Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity last week, wrote today on social media:
Shir Siegel, daughter of Keith Siegel, one of the Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity last week, wrote today on social media:
"Yesterday, before I went to sleep, my dad spent hours telling us horror stories.
"The feeling I had in my body was so strong that it made me want to drive all the way to Gaza and take them down one by one.
"And then came the frustration of knowing that I'm unable to actually do that. What I can do is direct my complaints to my leaders—because Hamas doesn’t care about me."
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IDF Spokesman:
A short while ago, IAF aircraft conducted a precise intelligence-based strike on a tunnel crossing from Syrian territory into Lebanese territory that was used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons. The IDF is determined to prevent the restoration and use of this tunnel.
Additionally, the IAF struck several Hezbollah sites in Lebanese territory containing munitions and rocket launchers that posed an imminent threat.
The targets struck were a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.
A short while ago, IAF aircraft conducted a precise intelligence-based strike on a tunnel crossing from Syrian territory into Lebanese territory that was used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons. The IDF is determined to prevent the restoration and use of this tunnel.
Additionally, the IAF struck several Hezbollah sites in Lebanese territory containing munitions and rocket launchers that posed an imminent threat.
The targets struck were a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.
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Trump is losing his patience with Hamas.
His remarks after watching the three Israelis released from captivity in Gaza on Saturday.
His remarks after watching the three Israelis released from captivity in Gaza on Saturday.
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LOOMING CRISIS❓
Senior Egyptian officials warned Israeli officials that any violation of the Camp David Accords would be met with appropriate retaliation – even at the cost of the complete termination of the peace agreement.
Egypt says that Israeli control of the Gaza-Egypt border (Philadelphi Corridor) is a violation of Camp David.
In recent weeks, Egyptian forces have been massing in Sinai in their own apparent violation of that peace agreement.
Arab media reports that Cairo demands the IDF leave the Philadelphi Corridor.
In Israel, controlling that border is seen as a strategic necessity. It is the lifeline of Hamas, which smuggled all its weapons through the Philadelphi Corridor, with little or no interference by the Egyptians.
Senior Egyptian officials warned Israeli officials that any violation of the Camp David Accords would be met with appropriate retaliation – even at the cost of the complete termination of the peace agreement.
Egypt says that Israeli control of the Gaza-Egypt border (Philadelphi Corridor) is a violation of Camp David.
In recent weeks, Egyptian forces have been massing in Sinai in their own apparent violation of that peace agreement.
Arab media reports that Cairo demands the IDF leave the Philadelphi Corridor.
In Israel, controlling that border is seen as a strategic necessity. It is the lifeline of Hamas, which smuggled all its weapons through the Philadelphi Corridor, with little or no interference by the Egyptians.
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Gaza makes it to the Super Bowl
A background dancer during the halftime show at the Super Bowl in New Orleans last night waved the flags of "Palestine" and Sudan before being tackled by security.
A background dancer during the halftime show at the Super Bowl in New Orleans last night waved the flags of "Palestine" and Sudan before being tackled by security.
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The father of released hostage Arbel Yehud read her troubling words today at the Knesset:
"I learned Arabic within a month of being captive and I heard my captors express joy at the division the hostage issue had created [in Israel]."
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Donald Trump might be a master dealmaker. But there can be no deal with the terrorists who rule the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Take it from an Iranian who knows👇
https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/maximum-pressure-on-iran-is-the-minimum-that-needs-to-be-done/
Take it from an Iranian who knows👇
https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/maximum-pressure-on-iran-is-the-minimum-that-needs-to-be-done/
Israel Today
Maximum pressure on Iran is the minimum that needs to be done
Trump needs to understand that there can be no negotiation with the terrorists who rule the Islamic Republic.
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Famine in Gaza?
Photos from the last few days show markets full of bread, vegetables, fruit, kebabs and even shoes. Prices have dropped, but Palestinians are still afraid because of the sudden reappearance of armed Hamas terrorists on the streets.
Photos from the last few days show markets full of bread, vegetables, fruit, kebabs and even shoes. Prices have dropped, but Palestinians are still afraid because of the sudden reappearance of armed Hamas terrorists on the streets.
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