IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari delivers a statement to the media as the ceasefire was supposed to come into effect and ...
Alian served as the chief of the Golani Brigade during the 2014 Operation Protective Edge when Shaul's body was kidnapped.
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The IDF and Shin Bet Spokesperson announced on Sunday morning that they recovered the body of IDF soldier Oron Shaul, which had been held captive in Gaza since 2014.
“The three released hostages are now being escorted by an elite IDF unit and Shin Bet force and are on their way back to ...
“For more than a year and three months, the IDF has been fighting Hamas and has important achievements – we have defeated ...
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Despite the lack of an increase in Shin Bet warnings, the Central Command decided to take a number of steps in preparation ...
Bar also said that the release of terrorists is expected to increase the motivation to carry out attacks in the West Bank.
The operation to retrieve the body from northern Gaza was carried out jointly by the military's commando units and the Shin ...
Shaul's remains were rescued in a covert operation just hours before the Israel-Hamas ceasefire was set to go into effect.