The mother and American uncle of a U. S. military member were safe outside the wartorn Gaza Strip on Saturday after being rescued in an unprecedented secret operation, U.S. officials confirmed.

On Saturday, communities in northern Israel were on high alert as Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed terrorist organization, fired a barrage of dozens of rockets that Hezbollah said was an “initial response” to the alleged assassination of Hamas terror chief Selah al-Arouri by Israel last week.

During his visit to the Israel-Lebanon border on Wednesday for a situational evaluation, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, the IDF Chief of General Staff, briefed security officials, confirming that the Israeli military is in a “very strong state of readiness in the north” as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned of a “very costly” war “without limits” if the situation erupted into a full-scale conflict.

The leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, Hassan Nasrallah, has blamed “flagrant Israeli aggression” for the death of the deputy Hamas leader on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Turkish authorities reported the arrest of 33 individuals for allegedly spying on behalf of Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Turkish Interior minister, who accused the suspects of targeting foreigners living in the country.

Hamas, condemned as a terrorist organization by Israel and most of its allies, says its deputy head, Saleh al-Arouri, has been killed in a blast in Beirut.

In an tight 8-7 landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Israel overturned a significant part of the judicial reform implemented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that threatens to reignite societal divisions within the country before the ongoing war that started on October 7.

Israel apparently stepped up air strikes in eastern Syria on Saturday, killing at least 19 pro-Iran fighters as part of efforts to prevent attacks against the Jewish nation, a war monitor said.

Syria said Friday that it was hit by Israeli air strikes, with explosions heard overnight in and around the capital of Damascus. Authorities said the country’s air defense systems were activated following the strike, but there was no immediate confirmation from Israel.

A new survey taken amid Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza shows that around two-thirds of the 2.1 million Arab citizens of Israel feel part of the state and its problems, the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) reports. The survey was conducted by the Center for Democratic Values and Institutions (Arab Society in Israel Program) in collaboration with the Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute.

Israel came under international pressure Thursday to agree to a ceasefire despite facing attacks from mutual fronts, with Turkey’s president comparing the Jewish nation’s prime minister to Germany’s war leader “Adolph Hitler.”

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) approved operational plans for a potential war with Hezbollah as the terrorist organization fired at least 34 rockets from Lebanon on Wednesday.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that Israel is currently engaged in a multi-front war, being attacked from seven different sides. Gallant warned of a long, brutal war with a heavy price and stressed the need for national determination and unity in the coming months.

Israel’s military said Tuesday an anti-tank missile fired from the “terror group Hezbollah” in Lebanon had struck a church in northern Israel and injured a civilian in the latest cross-border attacks that also moderately injured nine Israeli soldiers.

President Biden reportedly urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel a preemptive strike against Hezbollah, citing concerns about the possibility of a broader regional conflict, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they executed ‘wide-scale’ strikes against Hezbollah targets on Sunday in response to a series of rocket attacks from Lebanon that targeted various communities in northern Israel.

Most Christmas events were canceled in the Biblical birthplace of Jesus, with authorities saying the Israel-Hamas war gives no reason to celebrate the “Prince of Peace.”

Following a week of vote delays and intense negotiations to circumvent a United States veto, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approved a resolution that called for the boosting of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and called for urgent steps “to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities.”

As the war continues into its 3rd month in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claims that it has eliminated 8,000 Hamas terrorists and 2,000 since the beginning of October, IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said.

A new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll shows that, since the Oct. 7 genocidal attack on Israel by Hamas, over 50% of American young adults believe Israel should be erased and the land it is on given to Hamas and the Palestinians, Israel365 News report.