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November 14, 2025 9:13 AM

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Israel receives body of hostage Meny Godard from Gaza

Israel received the body of another hostage, Meny Godard, after Hamas transferred his remains through the Red Cross inside the Gaza Strip last night. Forensic experts at the Abu Kabir institute later confirmed his identity, and the Israel Defence Forces notified his family. Godard was murdered by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists during the October 7, 2023, attack on Kibbutz Be’eri, in which his wife was also killed. This latest return follows Hamas’s previous transfer of 24 hos...

September 16, 2025 9:56 PM

Israel launches ground assault on Gaza City amid fierce bombardment

Israel unleashed a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City today, declaring Gaza is burning as Palestinians there described the most intense bombardment they had faced in two years of war. In a social media post, Defence Minister Israel Katz Gaza said that the IDF has struck with an iron fist at the terrorist infrastructure and IDF soldiers are fighting bravely to create the conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas. An Israel Defence Forces official said ground troo...

June 22, 2024 10:17 PM

At least 45 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza

The Palestinian health officials have said that at least 45 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza yesterday. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said, its Gaza office was damaged when heavy-calibre projectiles landed nearby, in an area where hundreds of displaced Palestinians are living in tents. On the other hand, the Israeli military said, the incident was under review and an initial inquiry suggested that there was no indication of a strike being c...