1hr ago
The Israel Defense Forces says that in the last few hours, troops are engaged in “fierce battles against Hamas terrorists deep in the Gaza Strip.”
The military says ground and air forces hit several Hamas positions and anti-tank guided missile squads.
According to the IDF, troops have killed dozens of terrorists amid the fighting today, as well as seizing weapons.
34min ago
Missiles were fired by Hezbollah terrorists at two IDF positions on the northern border, the Israel Defense Forces says.
Separately, the army says it carried out a strike against a terror cell in southern Lebanon preparing to carry out an anti-tank guided missile attack against northern Israel.
29min ago
Sirens are sounding in Tel Aviv and suburbs, including Petah Tikva.
Rocket alarms also sound in areas north of Tel Aviv, including the cities of Ra’anana, Herzliya and Kfar Saba.
49min ago
Sirens are once again sounding in areas north of Tel Aviv, including Kfar Saba, Jaljulya and Hod Hasharon.
A bombardment in the same area minutes earlier is claimed by Hamas.
The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s events as they unfold.
19min ago
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says it registered the deaths of at least 219 people in the past day, bringing the death toll to 8,525 since the war began.
Spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra says in a televised news conference that the fatalities include 3,542 children and 2,187 women.
The terror group’s figures cannot be verified independently, and likely include members of the terror group and allied fighters, as well as people killed by rocket misfires inside the Strip.
12min ago
Britain’s main opposition leader Keir Starmer is defending his decision not to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, amid internal dissent over the stance.
“A ceasefire always freezes any conflict in the state where it currently lies,” he tells the Chatham House international affairs think-tank.
“As we speak, that would leave Hamas with the infrastructure and the capability to carry out the sort of attack we saw on October 7,” he adds. “Hamas would be emboldened and start preparing for future violence immediately.”
9min ago
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak are slated to talk by phone today at around 5 p.m. Israel time, diplomatic sources tell The Times of Israel.
Sunak will bring up the UK’s desire to see more humanitarian aid enter Gaza, including through Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing if necessary.
He will also bring up the 3 confirmed British hostages being held by Hamas, and the 300 or so British citizens in Gaza that Hamas is preventing from leaving through the Rafah crossing with Egypt.