Israel News for 11-21-2025

News Update

Five of the Hamas terrorists stuck in the tunnel in Rafah were eliminated by the IDF this morning while trying to escape to the Gazan side of the yellow line. There are thought to be around 80 still in the tunnels. Meanwhile, IDF forces arrested 60 terror suspects, including 18 Hamas members, in counter-terror operations in Judea and Samaria this week.

Over 100 senior military representatives from nearly 20 countries in a 5 day program hosted by the IDF, to learn from the IDF’s recent experience during 2 years of war. Topics covered included advances in the military use of data and AI, the co-ordination of drones and artillery to protect advancing troops, and how to increase the chances of injured soldiers surviving their wounds. The countries represented included the United States, Canada, Germany, Finland, France, India, Greece, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Estonia, Japan, Morocco, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia. [Wait, didn’t most of them say that the IDF was carrying out “genocide”?]

Twenty six former hostages met with President Trump in the White House yesterday to thank him. Trump said, “You are not a hostage anymore — today, you are heroes, you’re truly heroes.”