Israel News for 1-6-2025
News Update
Three terrorists waiting on the side of a road near the settlement of Kedumim in Samaria opened fire on a bus and car, killing police officer Elad Winkelstein and 2 women in their 60’s. Winkelstein fired at the terrorists before being killed. At least eight other people were injured including the bus driver, who suffered serious wounds. A civilian passing by in his car opened fire at the terrorists with his pistol, causing the terrorists to get back in their car and flee the scene. Security forces launched a manhunt for the terrorists.
Hamas fired 3 rockets at Sderot from northern Gaza today. One home in Sderot was hit. No injuries were reported, but damage was caused. Hamas has fired at Israel for 9 consecutive days.
International media outlets published a list of 34 hostages today that they said was given to them by Hamas, which includes 22 elderly men, 10 women, and two young children, Ariel and Kfir Bibas. According to Israeli officials, it is the list that Israel presented to mediators last July with the demand that they be among the first freed. Hamas now claims it is willing to release all 34 hostages, but has not said who among them was alive and what their condition was. Hamas claims that it requires a ceasefire of at least a week to determine the condition and status of the hostages. Israel insists that Hamas must release some hostages as a “good faith” gesture before the ceasefire begins. To see the full list, click here.
Sixty of the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists arrested during the IDF raids on Kamal Adwan Hospital were reportedly brought to Israeli hospitals for treatment last week, including to Ichilov Hospital, Barzilai Medical Center, Assuta Medical Center, Wolfson Medical Center, and Shaare Zedek Medical Center, due to the lack of a field hospital.
