Israel News for 9-11-2025
News Update
Early this morning the IDF intercepted a Houthi missile fired from Yemen. Yesterday afternoon Israel launched airstrikes, with 10 fighter jets, on Sana’a and Al Jawf (in Yemen), targeting weapons and ammunition caches alongside fuel storage facilities. The IDF said, “Among the targets struck are military camps in which operatives of the terrorist regime were identified, the Houthis’ Military Public Relations Headquarters, and a fuel storage facility that was used by the terrorist regime for terrorist activity.”
Israeli, Iranian and Hamas sources all seem to agree that the Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar this week failed in achieving its objective. Iranian reports indicate that Hamas negotiators left their phones in the targeted room to pray in a nearby area, escaping the attack. No definitive confirmation of the operation’s outcome has been released yet. Hamas sources said two of their officials were injured in the strike.
Representatives of hostage families and former captives met with U.S. President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, where he reiterated his commitment to securing the release of all 48 hostages held by Hamas. Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, War Secretary Pete Hegseth and special envoy Steve Waitkoff were also at the meeting. Trump reiterated his commitment to do everything possible to bring the hostages home. In Paris, French President Macron met with relatives of four hostages. Macron pledged to address the hostage crisis at the UN General Assembly later this month.
Two IDF soldiers were lightly wounded when their armored personnel carrier ran over a bomb in the area of Tulkarm near the Nitzani Oz crossing today. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. The IDF has imposed a lockdown on the city and are carrying out roadblocks and inspections in the area.
Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov was released from 2 and a half years of being held captive by Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq, and returned to Israel. Iran’s state-run Tasnim News Agency reported Thursday that Tsurkov was freed in exchange for two members of the “resistance,” including Imad Amhaz, a Lebanese naval officer and senior Hezbollah operative reportedly captured by Israeli commandos in northern Lebanon last year. For more, click here.
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said today that the Irish low-cost airline might not resume Israel flights even after the war in Gaza ends. He said, “I think there’s a real possibility that we won’t bother going back to Israel when the current violence recedes, We are tired of being messed around by the Israel Airports Authority. Unless the Israelis kind of get their act together and stop messing us around, frankly, we have far more growth elsewhere in Europe.” For more, click here.
