Avi Woolf
![IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/09/04/1551c340-6acb-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h852_w1280.jpeg)
During a situational assessment in the central Gaza Strip, Herzi Halevi said that "every hostage we bring back alive will live for many years, and every terrorist is ultimately eliminated."
![Charedi protest against the draft.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/04/6486e0f0-6ac4-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h3744_w5616.jpg)
IDF, Charedim
IDF official statistics show that while Charedi enlistment in the IDF has increased, it is nowhere near the target numbers it was hoping for.
![Netanyahu during press conference](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/02/3de9f6c0-6953-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h331_w650.webp)
Israel-Gaza War
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that he will hold a press conference today for foreign press only to discuss the latest developments in the war.
![Shimon Or, uncle of hostage Avinathan Or, testifying before the Knesset.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/04/0975d300-6abb-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h162_w426.png)
Israel-Gaza War
Testifying before a Knesset committee today, Shimon Or, uncle of hostage Avinathan Or, said Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer gave him pessimistic answers about a possible hostage deal.
![Infographic showing weapons locations in Rafah.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/04/972812c0-6ab7-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h1085_w1600.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War
In a weeks-long divisional operation in Rafah, the IDF has eliminated 200 terrorists and located dozens of weapons sites.
![Striking Hezbollah targets.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/04/c093d9e0-6ab3-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h258_w571.png)
Israel-Gaza War
Following a salvo of some 65 rockets towards Israel, the Air Force struck rocket launchers used to attack Israel from southern Lebanon.
![Philadelphi corridor.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/04/b942ebd0-6aaa-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h3627_w5441.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Hostage Deal
Following reports that Israel proposed a withdrawal from the Philadelphi corridor in the second phase of the hostage deal, a Palestinian "resistance" leader responded on whether this was acceptable.
![ISIS flags.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/04/7d96a790-6aa8-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h2225_w4715.jpg)
ISIS, Israel-Gaza War
In its official weekly, ISIS called on its members to carry out terrorist attacks against Jews throughout Europe over the war in Gaza, like the attack in Solingen, Germany, which killed three people.
![Putting out a "fire" caused by a missile.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/04/d52175f0-6aa6-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h1536_w2048.jpg)
IDF, Hezbollah, Lebanon
Physical damage and fires have been reported throughout the affected area, all of which are being contained and put out. No casualties have been reported.
![Osama Hamdan.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/03/14aa7510-6a2e-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h1422_w2217.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Hostages
In an interview granted to al-Jazeera, the Hamas senior leader gave his thoughts on Netanyahu's press conference, the murder of the six hostages, and the hostage negotiations.
Israel-Gaza War, Politics
Prime Minister Netanyahu responded to State Camp leader Benny Gantz's press conference tonight, where he sharply criticized Netanyahu's conduct of the war.
![Footages of Hostages while in Hamas captivity](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/02/f88c8d50-6947-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h848_w1478.webp)
Israel-Gaza War, Hostages
A preliminary IDF inquiry into the murder of the six hostages reveals why Hamas decided to execute them.
![Iranian missiles. Illustration.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/03/07947070-6a19-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h3000_w5616.jpg)
Iran
Analyses conducted by the United States, the AP, and the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies suggests that Iranian missiles are far less accurate than originally thought. But there is a catch.
![Venice Film Festival Director Alberto Barbera.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/03/8e6325c0-6a13-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h3179_w4769.jpg)
Movies, Israel-Gaza War, Hostages
Nearly 350 members of the film industry had signed a letter days before demanding the rejection of Israeli films, which they accused of being involved in "artwashing" Palestinian suffering.
![Targeting Hezbollah terrorists.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/03/0c55f120-6a0e-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h452_w817.png)
IDF, Hezbollah
The IDF also reported that two explosive drones were launched at Israel from Lebanon. Neither caused casualties.
![Israeli Jews at the gun range.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/03/62fd23d0-69ec-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h5092_w7630.jpg)
United States, Antisemitism
With the High Holidays coming up and antisemitism rising, Jewish communities and individuals are looking even for unorthodox methods of defending themselves.
![US air forces in CENTCOM area.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/03/bca49800-69e7-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h262_w396.jpg)
Houthis, US Army
According to Sky News in Arabic, there are dead and wounded from the strike, which took place in the Houthi-held area of Yemen.
![Nova festival massacre memorial site.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/03/36b634c0-69e6-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h4128_w6192.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War
A security source speaking to Sky News in Arabic said that there was a real fear of a major attack or terrorist bombing due to intense Iranian efforts.
![Ayman Safadi.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/03/1606d060-69e4-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h3467_w5200.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, United Kingdom
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said that Britain acted "correctly" in suspending some arms licenses to Israel.
![Hamas tunnel.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/03/9b30cf00-69e1-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h568_w590.webp)
Israel-Gaza War
The IDF located and destroyed an offensive terror tunnel in the Beit Lahia area in the northern Gaza Strip, after spending weeks mapping it.