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IDF in Gaza
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Operation Iron Swords entered its 470th day on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The IDF ends combat operations in the Gaza Strip against Hamas and continues raids against terrorists in Judea and Samaria. The army remains in Lebanon to maintain the ceasefire agreement; defensive measures are being carried out in Syria.
Vesti conducts online reporting, talking about the main events of the confrontation. Information is clarified and updated in real time.
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33 hostages who are planned to be released in the first stage
18:44
►Hamas did not hand over the names of the hostages for release: what will happen to the deal
17:59
►UN Secretary General: Israel must withdraw its army from Lebanon on schedule
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Antonio Guterres
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16:38
►Relatives of the hostages urge not to spread rumors about prisoners being released
15:57
►”Tseva Hell” in Eilat: the IDF shot down a rocket from Yemen
15:39
►”Tzeva hell”: Eilat
The air raid sounded in and around Eilat, as well as in the Arava Desert. Residents were warned of the threat of rocket fire.
14:17
►Palestinians: 23 people killed in Gaza in 24 hours
Palestinian sources report that over the past 24 hours, 23 residents of the Gaza Strip have been killed and another 83 wounded as a result of IDF strikes, according to the Gaza Department of Health. According to an unconfirmed report on social networks, among those killed is the father of one of the Hamas leaders, Mohammed Def, who was eliminated several months ago.
11:21
►IDF confirmed: ceasefire tomorrow at 8:30
An IDF spokesman confirmed that the ceasefire agreement in Gaza will take effect tomorrow, January 19, at 8:30. Earlier, the information was disseminated by the Qatari Foreign Ministry.
11:17
►Hezbollah leader: “Our resistance helped win victory in Gaza”
Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem, speaking in Beirut, said that “the Lebanese resistance contributed to the victory in the Gaza Strip.” He also accused Israel of violating the Lebanon agreement, warning that Hezbollah’s “patience has limits.”
10:27
►IDF: Missile from Yemen intercepted
An IDF spokesman reported the successful interception of a rocket fired from Yemen. Earlier, an air raid alarm sounded in dozens of settlements in central Israel.
Alarm in Tel Aviv
(Photography: Micky Schmidt)
10:24
►”Tzeva Adom”: the center of Israel
The air raid signal sounded in 266 settlements in central Israel, including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the districts of Gush Dan, Hasharon, Gush Etzion, and HaShfela.
09:22
►The ceasefire will take effect on January 19 at 8:30
Qatar says the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip as part of an exchange deal between Israel and Hamas will take effect on January 19 at 08:30.
08:22
►Palestinians: IDF strikes Jabaliya
Palestinians this morning report massive IDF air strikes on the center of the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
06:00
►Over the past 24 hours in Israel, the siren sounded 2 times
According to the Home Front Service, over the past 24 hours (from 06:00 January 17 to 06:00 January 18) the air raid alarm sounded 2 times (the day before – 1), the last of them at 17:11 in the south of Israel (Nir- Am).
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►Main events of the previous day (January 17)
On the 469th day of Operation Iron Swords, the military-political cabinet and government approved the exchange deal. The office of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Abu Mazen, immediately announced its readiness to assume full responsibility for the Gaza Strip.
According to Palestinians, more than 80 people were killed in the Gaza Strip in 24 hours. The IDF press service did not inform about active hostilities in the enclave.
The war with Hamas: the main thing
At about 7:00 on Saturday, October 7, the holiday of Simchat Torah, terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip launched a combined attack against Israel – terrorist infiltration from land, sea and air and massive rocket fire from the south and center, up to the Hasharon region. More than 1,200 people were brutally killed. In response, the IDF launched Operation Iron Swords (Harvot-barzel). Intelligence agencies believe that Hamas has been preparing an invasion since the beginning of 2022. It was carefully planned and thoroughly provided with weapons and intelligence information.
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Showing solidarity
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Hostage Information
■ A special section has been opened on the Ynet website where the names of all hostages are published, and it is separately indicated who has already been released –
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Important
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