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Israel launches new ground operation in Gaza
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) deployed troops to Gaza for the first time since the collapse of Israel’s ceasefire agreement with Hamas on Wednesday.
The IDF troops are deployed to the Netzarim corridor, a key section of Gaza that essentially cuts the strip in half. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has continued to vow that Israel will maintain is military operations until every hostage has been returned from Hamas custody.
The IDF described Wednesday’s deployment as a «limited ground operation,» but has not said whether it will remain limited to the Netzarim corridor.
The move follows a multi-day wave of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza that killed over 400 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry.
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Israeli troops deployed to Gaza on Tuesday. (IDF)
The IDF says its strikes on Monday and Tuesday eliminated a number of mid- and high-level Hamas officials. Among them was Essam al-Da’alis, head of the Hamas government and «the most senior figure of authority in the Gaza Strip.»
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The IDF and ISA also determined with «high probability» that Israeli strikes eliminated Mahmoud Marzouk Ahmed Abu-Watfa, the Minister of Internal Affairs in charge of Hamas’ Internal Security Forces; Bahajat Hassan Mohammed Abu-Sultan, who served as Head of Hamas’ Internal Security Forces; and Ahmed Amar Abdullah Alhata, who served as Hamas’ Minister of Justice.
Israeli troops deployed to Gaza. (IDF)
Israel on Wednesday also said it eliminated Yasser Muhammad Harb Musa, who was responsible for security affairs in Hamas’ political bureau, in addition to Muhammad Al-Jamasi, Head of the Hamas Emergency Committee.
President Donald Trump’s administration backed Israel’s move to end the ceasefire in a statement on Monday.
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«Hamas could have released hostages to extend the ceasefire but instead chose refusal and war,» National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Brian Hughes told Fox News.
The White House has not responded to the deployment of Troops in Gaza on Wednesday.
An Israeli military tank takes up position along Israel’s southern border with the northern Gaza Strip on March 19, 2025. (JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Israel will intensify its military actions against Hamas moving forward, authorities said.
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«Under the direction of the political echelon, the IDF and Shin Bet are widely attacking terrorist targets of the Hamas terrorist organization throughout the Gaza Strip, more details below,» the IDF and ISA said.
This is a developing story. Check back soon for updates.
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Military leaders to meet on UK-France ‘coalition of the willing’ plan for Ukraine
A U.K.-France-led «coalition of the willing» is bringing together senior military officers from across the globe to devise a plan for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine.
France and the U.K. are the only two countries in the coalition that have said they would be willing to send troops, but Canada, Australia, Finland and other European nations are said to be open to being involved, according to the Associated Press (AP). However, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said this week that the coalition is entering its «operational phase.»
As of now, it is not clear exactly how many troops will be on the ground, but according to the AP, officials say it will be between 10,000 and 30,000.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) are pictured. (Reuters/AP)
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President Donald Trump had separate conversations this week with Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
«He reiterated that all must work together to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position to secure a just and lasting peace,» a spokesperson for Starmer told Reuters in reference to the call with Trump.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France’s President Emmanuel Macron hold a meeting during a summit at Lancaster House in central London, Britain, on March 2, 2025. (JUSTIN TALLIS/Pool via REUTERS)
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Macron also said he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who the French leader says «demonstrated courage» in his acceptance of the U.S. deal.
«We must now move forward with all our partners to present a concrete peace plan. A peace plan that provides strong security guarantees for Ukraine. A peace plan that ensures lasting peace in Ukraine and Europe. A peace plan that prevents Russia from attacking again,» Macron wrote in a post on X.
Russia has rejected the idea of troops from NATO nations being based in Ukraine as part of this deal, according to the AP.
Throughout the war, the Kremlin has made clear its stance against Ukraine joining NATO. Earlier this week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko reiterated this stance with a Russian paper. Reuters reported that Grushko said the Kremlin demanded an «ironclad» guarantee that Ukraine would not be in NATO.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Sputnik/Alexei Danichev/Pool via REUTERS/Leah Millis/Alina Smutko)
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Trump, who has promised to end the three-year war, also spoke with Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin this week. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said his call with Zelenskyy was «very good,» and added that the two discussed his call with Putin.
«Much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs,» Trump wrote.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt detailed Trump and Putin’s call in a statement. She said that the two agreed the war «needs to end with a lasting peace.» Trump and Putin also apparently discussed the need for improved U.S.-Russian relations.
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Trump vindicated as explosive report confirms Iran supervises Houthi ‘political and military affairs’
FIRST ON FOX: Following a year of significant setbacks in the Middle East for Iran with its proxy forces flagging in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria, Tehran is leaning on its influence over the Houthi terrorist group in Yemen to carry out its offensive aims.
According to findings obtained by sources embedded in Tehran who are affiliated with the Iranian resistance group called the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, not only are some of Iran’s most senior military officials in its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) involved in Houthi decision-making, but Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has his thumb on the deadly group.
President Donald Trump’s recent threats against Tehran over its sponsorship of the Houthis are supported in the report, which claims well-placed sources have confirmed that one of the most senior commanders in the IRGC’s Quds Force – the elite branch of the Iranian military – is «directly commanding Houthi activities.»
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea attends a rally in Sana’a, Yemen, on Nov. 22, 2024. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)
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Khamenei, according to the report compiled by the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and first obtained by Fox News Digital, personally supervises all Houthi «political and military affairs» that are first approved by his regime.
«According to reports received from within the IRGC, Khamenei has personally emphasized the importance of Houthi attacks and the necessity of sending weapons and equipment for the Houthis to IRGC commanders and regime officials,» the report said.
The weakening of Iran’s «Axis of Resistance» amid the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has increasingly pushed Tehran to lean on its proxies in Iraq and Yemen.
President Trump is taking action against the Houthis to defend U.S. shipping assets and deter terrorist threats. (The White House)
More than 100 attacks on commercial shipping vessels have been committed by Houthi forces since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, which sparked responses from surrounding terrorist networks, including Hezbollah.
The exchange of missile and drone fire by both the Houthis and U.S. forces escalated this week when the terrorist network threatened to renew strikes on Israeli vessels after Jerusalem cut off humanitarian aid headed for the Gaza Strip this month.
President Trump responded by vowing «overwhelming lethal force» until the Houthi attacks ceased and warned Iran that it would be held «fully accountable» for any attacks.
A missile is launched from a warship during the U.S.-led coalition operation against Yemen’s Houthi rebels in early February. (U.S. Central Command)
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«[IRGC Brig. Gen. Abdolreza] Shahlai is in charge of all military, political, and economic matters related to the regime’s intervention in Yemen, including all Houthi operations and attacks,» the report said, noting his close ties to the former commander of the Quds Force who was killed by then-President Trump’s order in Iraq in 2020, Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani had the blood of hundreds of American soldiers on his hands.
The report also found that the Iranian Embassy in Yemen is currently under «full control» of the Quds Force.
While it is not necessarily unheard of for intelligence operatives to work out of embassies abroad, the report said it could find no evidence that any personnel from Iran’s Foreign Ministry were in its embassy in Yemen.
The Iranian Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions.
Armed rebels of the Iran-backed Houthi militia take part in a demonstration against the U.S. and Israel. (Osamah Yahya/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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«The mullahs’ regime is the root cause of war and instability in the region, sustained through repression at home and the export of terrorism and conflict abroad,» Ali Safavi, a member of the NCRI’s Foreign Affairs Committee, told Fox News Digital. «The only viable solution to the Iranian crisis is the regime’s overthrow by the Iranian people.»
«A decisive international policy toward Iran must recognize and support the legitimacy of the Iranian resistance, proscribe the IRGC as a terrorist entity, activate the U.N. Security Council snapback mechanism and endorse the Resistance Units’ fight against the regime,» he added.
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