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Dual Israeli-American citizen Edan Alexander spent 584 days in Hamas captivity after he was taken on October 7, 2023 from his base near the Gaza border. The twenty-one-year-old was a lone soldier (his family was still in the United States) and had just started his military service with the Golani…

The Eurovision Song Contest held this year in Basel, Switzerland was a gathering of European and neighboring countries to have a peaceful song competition. Israel has won the competition four times in the past and finished in the top five numerous times. It is watched by millions of viewers and…

Yahya Sinwar, the former leader of Hamas, was killed in October of 2024. Hamas’ de facto new leader, Mohammed Sinwar, Yahya Sinwar’s brother, was recently killed in a precision hit on an underground tunnel command center in Gaza. The command center was placed precisely under the European Hospital in Khan…

At this time, the IDF has increased its presence in Gaza in a final bid to take down Hamas leadership, terrorists, and control centers deep underground. The IDF is looking for the hostages as well. Called “Operation: Gideon’s Chariots,” thousands of reservists and active-duty soldiers have returned for a fourth,…