Hamas bombs in humanitarian bags

Israeli troops working to dismantle terrorist infrastructure in eastern Gaza found 110 mortar shells, several rockets, and additional small arms hidden in UNRWA aid bags.

The UN’s dedicated Palestinian relief organization has been outlawed by Israel for its close collaboration with Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups.

IDF high command gathers for first operational learning conference in 3 years

Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir convened Israel’s top military leadership to sharpen the army’s readiness for war.
Division commanders presented key lessons from recent field exercises, and the IDF officially resumed its full training cycle after a 3-year pause.

“We must be prepared for a surprise war,” Zamir warned. “Operational learning is not optional—it’s essential for victory.”

Anti-Israel, former president of Chile nominated to be next UN secretary-general

Michelle Bachelet, who during her tenure enforced a blacklist of companies operating in Judea and Samaria, among other anti-Israel statements and actions, could become the UN’s first female secretary-general.

Anti-Jewish hate crimes up 182% in New York City in Mamdani’s first month as mayor

While gun violence in New York City is way down, the NYPD acknowledged that January 2026 was not a good time to be Jewish in the Big Apple. According to the police press release, antisemitic hate crimes were up 182% in the city in January 2026 compared to January 2025.

Overall, the NYPD hate crimes task force investigated 152% more incidents last month (58) compared to January 2025 (23), including 31 anti-Jewish hate crimes last month compared to 11 in January 2025.

The antisemitic hate crimes “accounted for more than half of all the hate crime incidents in January,” the NYPD stated.

‼️️ Alarming antisemitism in European schools

Some 78% of European teachers have seen students commit antisemitic acts, and 27.4% witnessed nine or more such incidents, according to a survey by the United Nations.

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) surveyed more than 2,000 teachers in 23 European countries.

Some 61% of teachers cited observing Holocaust denial or distortion, and 44% said that they had seen the use of Nazi symbols.

❗️The trouble is that many teachers themselves seem to harbor antisemitic views.

Among teachers, 16% didn’t consider saying things like “Jews are wealthy” to be antisemitic, and 32% thought that those sorts of statements, which draw on longstanding antisemitic tropes, had “context-dependent” meanings.

A smaller number (13%) of teachers said that believing that “Jews control the global financial system” isn’t antisemitic, and 24% saw such a statement’s meaning as context-dependent.

Report: Mormon charities funneled millions to Islamist groups tied to Hamas

A new study reveals that charities affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have donated over $100 million to nonprofits linked with radical Islamist movements—including those tied to Hamas.

🔹 Globus Relief, a Salt Lake City-based Mormon charity, gave at least $119 million to 10 radical Islamist organizations.

🔹 Its top recipient: Islamic Relief, whose branches are linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and have cooperated with Hamas in Gaza.

🔹 LDS Charities, the Church’s official humanitarian arm, was also named in the report—but does not publicly disclose its financial records.

➡️ The study was released by the Middle East Forum and raises serious concerns about due diligence and unintended funding of extremist networks through charitable fronts.

Following the retirement of Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s next Arabic-language spokesperson will be his deputy, Maj. Ella Waweya.

Maj. Waweya is well known in Israel for becoming the first Arab Muslim woman to achieve the rank of major.

Prior to that, she became a household name following the release of a series of video clips in which she explained why Israeli Arabs should join, or at least support the IDF. At the time she was a captain, and the monicker “Captain Ella” stuck and is still used today, despite her promotion.

👉🏼️ Read more about his fascinating woman and her role as a media warrior for Israel

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem threatens Israel: "Just as the enemy hurts us, we can hurt him - and everything has its time."

American forces shot down an Iranian drone that approached a US aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.

Earlier, Iranian naval gunboats attempted to seize a US-flagged oil tanker. The ship refused to stop, and was then met and escorted by a US warship.

Netanyahu meets Romanian Chamber of Deputies president

PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana welcomed Sorin Grindeanu, President of Romania’s Chamber of Deputies, to the Prime Minister’s Office.

🇮🇱 PM Netanyahu thanked Grindeanu for:
✅ His strong support for Israel
✅ His firm stance against antisemitism

Speaker Ohana highlighted the deep and growing ties between Israel and Romania—both at the parliamentary and national levels.

A powerful show of friendship between Jerusalem and Bucharest.

An Israel Defense Forces reservist was seriously wounded by terrorist fire in northern Gaza on Tuesday night, in what the military called a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire agreement by Hamas.

The attack occurred during “operational activity near the Yellow Line in the northern Gaza Strip,” the IDF said on Wednesday, adding that the soldier was evacuated to an Israeli hospital for treatment.

Israel and Azerbaijan sign AI cooperation agreement in Jerusalem

In the presence of PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel and Azerbaijan signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Artificial Intelligence at the Prime Minister’s Office.

The agreement was signed by:

🔹 Brig. Gen. (Res.) Erez Askal, Head of Israel’s National AI Directorate

🔹 Rashad Nabiyev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Digital Development & Transport

The agreement covers:

🔹 Supercomputing infrastructure
🔹 Civilian AI implementation
🔹 Human capital & joint R&D

PM Netanyahu:

“AI is not the future—it’s the present rushing toward tomorrow. Together, Israel and Azerbaijan are seizing it.”

Another strategic step in a blossoming alliance—and a signal that Israel is serious about global leadership in AI.

IDF operating in southern Lebanon to block Hezbollah’s rebuild

Israeli troops are actively operating in southern Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from reestablishing its terrorist capabilities.

Over the past year:

🔻 ~60 Hezbollah operatives eliminated

🔻 Dozens of terror sites, weapons depots & observation posts dismantled

🎯 Hundreds of precision ground & aerial strikes directed via Unit 869’s observation centers

As part of ongoing force development, the IDF will establish a new female combat company this March to further enhance operational readiness.