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US President Biden meet Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israeli war cabinet in Tel Aviv. IDF releases footage, recording, that Gaza hospital blast was Islamic Jihad rocket misfire. Two Hamas military commanders killed in overnight strikes in Gaza Strip.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UPDATE: *The four members of the Almog-Goldstein family abducted to the Gaza Strip on October 7th, 2023, were released from captivity on November 26th, 2023 as part of a Qatari-led mediated hostage release and temporary truce deal.* Ten days after the Hamas assault on southern Israel, many families of the missing say no government officials have been in touch with them regarding their loved ones....

Hamas has been able to steal hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign humanitarian aid aimed for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to pay for its arms and rockets for terrorism. This according to NGO Monitor, a group that monitors funding and actions of non governmental organizations in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict. President of the NGO Monitor Prof. Gerald Steinberg said that many Euro...

Hizbullah launched anti-tank rocket wounds three in Metulla, Rocket alerts in Gush Dan and Bersheva as air force pounds Hamas targets in Gaza, US presiden Biden to arrive on Wednesday for solidarity visit, German Chancellor Scholz comes today, the first world leader to visit since war began  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel confirms 199 hostages in Gaza. 28 Northern border communities told to evacuate. Israel says no ceasefire in Gaza. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israeli killed in Hizbullah rocket strike on northern border. IDF declares a 4-kilometer buffer zone. Troops poised for Gaza ground invasion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Johnny Penkin, CEO of Goldman Sachs, Israel has been involved with the effort to raise funds to buy equipment for front-line units and to help in the relief effort for the refugees from the south. The volunteer operation  is spearheaded  by the Brothers and Sisters for Israel organization, that was at the forefront of the struggle against the government’s judicial overhaul until the Hamas attack....

Israel opens corridors for Gaza residents to flee after, IAF kills top Hamas commanders, Interceptions of flying targets from Lebanon in the north.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF warns northern Gaza Strip residents to evacuate to southern part of enclave within 24 hours. IDF strikes over 700 targets in Gaza Strip overnight. US Defense Secretary, European officials due to visit Israel on Friday See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five injured in rocket attack near Sderot. US Secretary of State Blinken, ahead of talks with Prime Minister Netanyahu, says United States stands with Israel. El Al to fly on Sabbath for first time in over four decades to bring reservists back to Israel  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special news update October 12, 2023 9 am. Rocket alerts in central Israel after quiet night. Toll in Israel climbs to 1,300. US Secretary of State Blinken set to arrive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Orit Perlov, a social media analyst on Arab discord at the Institute for National Security Studies, says that the Arab world was mainly critical against the Hamas for its attack on Israelis and for the suffering of the Gazans now. She told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the Arabs enjoyed seeing Israeli weak, but the tone among Israeli Arabs was one of fear of vengeful retribution by far-right Isra...

Educational psychologist Dana Goldsmith Gautier, a representative of the Forum for Public Psychology speaks to KAN's Naomi Segal about how parents can help their kids, and themselves, during this difficult time. (Photo: Children in a public shelter in Ashkelon. Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Several injured in rocket hit in Ashkelon. IDF strikes in Lebanon after anti-tank missile fired at Israeli military post on northern border. IAF hits Islamic University in Gaza See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamas is not interested in a Palestinian state, but the elimination of the Jewish state. The intelligence failure was not due to a lack of information, but the inability to understand it. This according to Dr. Ronnie Shaked, an expert on the Palestinians from the Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the onl...

Rocket fire resumes on south, IDF pounds Gaza Strip. IDF says destroyed Hamas aircraft detection network. Death toll in Israel since start of Hamas assault reaches 1,200.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special news update 11 am: Suspected security incident in north. IDF spokesperson says Israel has full control of Gaza periphery, but infiltration attempts continue. Israel Air Force flies back to Israel hundreds of IDF combatants who were abroad (Photo: IDF spokersperson) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF says 122 officers and soldiers killed to date in Israel-Hamas war. IDF pounds Gaza targets overnight. US warns Iran not to get involved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF thwarts terrorist infiltration from north. Rocket fire continues on southern and central Israel, Jerusalem area. Israeli military pounds targets in Gaza Strip. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rocket barrage on Jerusalem, and center of the country seriously injures two people. Ben Gurion Airport briefly shut, IDF says all communities in Gaza periphery are cleared of terrorists. Death toll rises to over 700 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Security forces kill five-man Arab terror squad in Sderot as battles continue in Gaza Strip periphery, Air Force pounds Hamas positions in Gaza, as rockets continue to strike Israel. Death toll surpasses 700 but is expected to rise significantly. Hamas and Islamic Jihad say they hold over 130 Israeli hostages.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the IDF operates to clear out the remaining Hamas terrorists from  Gaza periphery communities, preparations continue for the next stage - a massive military operation inside Gaza.  Avi Melamed is a strategic intelligence analyst and an expert on the Arab and Muslim world and founder and CEO of Inside the Middle East: Intelligence Perspectives. He told KAN's Mark Weiss that the war is a mega eve...

Members of communities in the south were left to fend for themselves for hours on Saturday before the army sent soldiers to engage with Hamas infiltrators. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Adele Raemer from Kibbutz Nirim , close to the Gaza border, who spent the day in her safe room after Hamas gunmen tried and failed to enter her home.  (Photo: Abed Rahim Katib/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Israel confirms hostages taken by Hamas to Gaza Strip. Israeli security forces continue pursuit of terrorist infiltrators in southern Israel. IDF hits two high-rise towers in Gaza used to house Hamas assets   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At least 100 people killed, more than 800 wounded, hostages taken in Hamas surprise assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip. IDF pounds Gaza Strip targets. IDF reservists called up. (Photo: Tsafrir Abayov/Associated Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.