a new year 2025 has just arrived and in its very first minute Israel got poked in the eye the hamash terrorist organization fired towards the Israeli communities surrounding the Gaza Strip at the stroke of midnight as the New Year began providing fireworks but not the kind that we want but it was a bitter New Year for Hamas as well is the IDF and the Shin Bet eliminated the commander ofba T who led the massacre in near o on October 7 2023 and meanwhile we seem to have reached an impass in negotiations over a hostage release
deal prompting the IDF to intensify military pressure on Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip in an attempt to move negotiations forward but while the IDF has achieved some operational successes in the north of the Gaza Strip according to American intelligence Hamas has recruited thousands of new Fighters and is rebuilding its capabilities and meanwhile the IDF has published new details about the activity at the Kamal adwan Hospital in bet laia in Northern Gaza TBN Israel's senior Middle East analyst mati shashani will give us some analysis of what's keeping the Ayatollah regime in Iran up at night
these days and why in order to defeat the htis one needs to do the most Israeli thing meanwhile on the Lebanese border the fragile seesar is holding but there have been incidents over the last 24 hours another incident occurred when kisala operatives attempted to transfer weapons and were hit by an Israeli air strike a Senor kbal official is threatening that if the IDF does not withdraw it will respond severely and elsewhere the negotiations for the release of or hostages held in Gaza by Hamas appear to have reached an impas as Hamas is complicating matters and
currently refuses to release hostages instead Hamas is offering a onewe Ceasar that will not include the release of hostages and during its fourth day they will provide a list of the hostages they are capable of releasing we have a lot to talk about today so let's dive into the details [Music] I'm y pinto and this is your boots on the ground report about what's happening in Israel on day 453 in the war against Hamas kisala the htis in Yemen and all the sh militias in Syria and Iraq all of them are acting under the directives
of Iran's Islamic revolutionary guards Corp which is the head of the Access of Evil in the Middle East a moment before we begin I want to invite you to please click on the Subscribe button if you haven't already so that you'll never miss another episode of boots on the ground and stay updated with the truth from Israel as the year 2024 departed away at midnight from the Civil calendar 2025 arrived in its place the past year has been especially tumultuous with continued Warfare in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon a direct confrontation with the Islamic Republic
of Iran the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria efforts to contain outbreaks of intense fighting in Judea and Samaria and preventing Iran from establishing a foothold in Jordan throughout 2024 there was no diplomatic breakthrough to bring Israeli hostages home from captivity in the Gaza Strip but in heroic operations the IDF and the shinb succeeded in rescuing several hostages alive as well as retrieving the bodies of some who had been murdered in captivity on Tuesday the final day of 2024 the Israeli Air Force carried out a strike that resulted in the elimination of terrorist Abed
elhadi sabak the commander of anba platoon in the western kanun Battalion of Kamas this evil man operated from within the humanitarian Zone in kanun in the Gaza Strip but before that he was one of the leaders of the raid on the Israeli kibuts near o in the brutal October 7th Massacre against Israelis during the war he also organized and led many Terror plots against our forces the IDF stated prior to the strike numerous steps were taken to minimize the risk to civilians including munition selection intelligence gathering and aerial reconnaissance the IDF and the shinb BET
will continue to act forcefully against all terrorists who took part in the murderous October 7th Massacre amidst the successes the pursuit of terrorists in the Gaza Strip continues and on Saturday the 41st armor Brigade along with the fs of the Nal givati the combat engineering cores and shet 13 managed to close in on hamas's last stronghold in jabalia the Kamal adwan hospital where hundreds of terrorists were hiding and during the operation the IDE of eliminated 19 terrorists in exchanges of fire and managed to arrest another 240 terrorists including 15 who are known to have taken
part in the atrocities of October 7th against Israelis many of them committed acts of murder and other severe crimes under the cover of the rain and stormy weather in the region hundreds of terrorists who remained in Northern Gaza and jabalia tried to flee further south but when they began to move out in the open the IDF was able to see them and confront them some surrendered when the IDF soldiers called to them but many others decided to go down fighting and were eliminated in exchanges of fire despite these Battlefield successes that offer hope for an
end to the fighting celebrations for the new civil year started in Israel on a sore note as Sirens went off in the Gaza envelope communities last night precisely at midnight the IDF spokesperson's unit announced that two launches from the central Gaza Strip were detected one of which was successfully intercepted while the other fell in open terrain shortly after the Rockets were fired the ID of spokesperson's unit in Arabic Colonel aai aderi published on his ex account an evacuation notice for the residence of el big to the residents of the Gaza Strip the elbig area this
is an early warning terrorist organizations are launching Rockets from this area that has already been warned multiple times in the past for your safety move immediately to the humanitarian area amidst these operational activities and in light of the deadlocking negotiations for a hostage deal Israel's political Echelon is considering soon to ordering the IDF to seize the city of Gaza in the northern part of the Gaza Strip as we previously reported on Tuesday evening in Jerusalem there is considerable satis action over the successes of the Fairly aggressive operation that the IDF has been conducting in the
past few weeks in Northern Gaza it's not only the operational achievement of taking hundreds of terrorist Fighters off the battlefield including many who are captured and provided valuable intelligence it also includes the pressure that this ground operation is imposing on the murderous Hamas terrorist organization which feels permanently losing a significant part of the Gaza strips territory given this understanding and the deadlock in negotiations the political leadership is considering directing the IDF to head Southward and take operational control over Gaza City in the near future such an action is more feasible now that there's a ceasefire
in Lebanon freeing up more forces for a sustained extensive ground operation in Gaza no final decisions have been made yet and the security cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday was Pro oned due to prime minister bamin nany's hospitalization but in Israel there is a growing realization that the only thing that truly hurts Hamas is the loss of territory and so it wouldn't be surprising if we soon see the IDF conquering Gaza City likely also evacuating its residents some might say that after 15 months of fighting in such a small geographical space it is strange to still
be talking about taking control of one one city but we must remember that Israel the IDF and the security establishment have never fought such a long war with so many fronts it's doubtful any army in the world has faced such a test since the end of World War I in this context the steps Israel is taking aim to eradicate once and for all the evil of Kamas in the Gaza Strip and can be seen as a very complicated problem that has no quick or solution here at TBN Israel we will continue to report on what's
happening in the Gaza Strip a second before we go to our senior Middle East analyst mati shashani to understand the situation with the htis and Iran I want to invite you to visit our website at TBN israel.com for another source of regular news updates at our news site we bring you up to-date and detailed content on what's happening in Israel so go to TBN israel. stay aligned with the truth while you're at the website you can also make a donation to help us continue bringing you these updates and expanding our coverage of events here in
Israel and the Middle East so that you will know how to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem we are now witnessing an emerging front that could affect every one of us here in Israel over the past days we've seen repeated missile and drone attacks by the Iranian backed houti rebels in Yemen including a ballistic missile fire at Israel just last night although that missile was intercepted before it even reached our territorial airspace it triggered Air Raid Sirens across central Israel sending hundreds of thousands of people to their bomb shelters and meanwhile American and British forces
struck hard atti installations in the yemeni capital S destroying weapons facilities command centers and more this escalation is part of a broader crisis stretching from Yemen Civil War to the corridors of power in tan Iran to help us unpack the story we turn to TBN Israel's senior Middle East analyst mati shashani mati what's your take on all this the HTI threat the American and British strikes and Iran's role behind the scenes thank you y the conflict we're seen in Yemen is in many ways just another extension of the Iranian revolutionary guards Regional Ambitions the HTI
Rebels also known as Anar Al as our previous name indicates are openly backed funded and supplied by the Islamic revolutionary guard corpse in Iran for years Iran has used the htis to harass Saudi Arabia via missile strikes drone attacks and Maritime threats in the Red Sea but as you mentioned in recent weeks these htis have turned their attention to us here in Israel they've been firing ballistic missiles sending drones in our Direction and some have even reached into the Israeli airspace now though these attempts have so far been intercepted their intentions are crystal clear every
single ballistic missile or drone they fire is meant to send a message not only on behalf of the htis themselves of course but also from their masters in tan it is a statement that says we can reach you from 2,000 km away or 1300 M so far these attacks have been a nuisance and not a major military threat we can shoot them down but the htis have proven determined to keep firing they don't need to win in a conventional sense just surviving harassing and of course destabilizing is enough to serve the Iranian agenda now the
other side of this coin is what's happening on the ground in Yemen the US Britain and other members of the International Coalition are all together suddenly very proactive in Striking FY positions including Advanced weapon Depots missile assembly sites and many more locations by doing so they're attempting to [ __ ] the H's capacity to continue threatening our peace in this region and at the same time we see attempts by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to back various militias opposed to the huti rebels recent reporting suggests new training programs and alliances are forming as we speak
to contain or tople the htis you can imagine a scenario in which local Yemen groups aided by Gulf Partners mount a ground offensive against the HTI Rebels if that happens Iran's Gambit in Yemen would be in serious Jeopardy but for us in Israel the direct question remains what do we do about it we can continue relying on our own missile defense like Iron Dome and David sling expensive and complicated systems to intercept inbound threats from Yemen and indeed we've done exactly that successfully so far but every time that a siren sounds tens of thousands of
people are racing to their shelters women children the elderly we all know that strategically we'd much prefer to strike at the source of the problem this all leads us straight to tan because frankly the htis are just one node in the broader Iranian Network now over the last few months Iran has taken severe hits across this region their Syrian Ally and a main investment for them Bashar Assad is finally gone leaving Syria in utter chaos and causing serious damage to the Iranian Logistics hisbah their other major proxy in the region is under tremendous pressure on
Israel's northern border and now is forced to accept a ceasefire they very much don't want to partake in even Hamas is reeling under military blows again and again and Iranian overreach so Iran is highly motivated to score some kind of propaganda Victory and the htis might just be the way for them to progress with that they might be their best chance to project power at this time but the htis are also making themselves targets American and British fighter jets have continuously and repeatedly hammered HTI positions across the region and specifically in the capital of saana
hitting crucial command centers ballistic missile caches and drone manufacturing facilities this was all in retaliation not just for the attacks of the state of Israel but also for the repeated strikes on Coalition ships and Commercial vessels traveling transporting goods across the Red Sea and finally there's an economic Dimension Yemen sits on a strategic Crossroads for global Shipping especially in the Red Sea and the bab mandab Straits if the htis can disrupt shipping it doesn't only threaten Israel it also threatens the Saudis themselves the Egyptians and even the global trade and that is a line the
US and Europe simply aren't prepared to let the htis cross so let's sum all of this up the hutis are a real nuisance armed by Iran determined to remain relevant despite suffering repeated military setbacks and meanwhile Israel remains on high alert intercepting missiles but also weighing how to neutralize the threat at its source the US and Britain have already stepped up by striking the htis from the air and we might just see a deeper involvement from them and from other Regional powers like the Saudis in the days and weeks to come but finally Iran the
ultimate Puppet Master is growing weaker on multiple fronts they've lost power in Syria they've lost assets and Power in Lebanon in Gaza and seiz the huis of course as the Iranians as the means to pressure and distract Israel after their loss of power in other areas of this region so where does this leave us we must stay Vigilant we may see continued sporadic launches by the htis especially if they think they can embarrass us or Force us into focusing too heavily on Yemen if the htis keep up these provocations there's a real possibility that Israel
perhaps aided by the US will take more decisive action to degrade their capabilities and in the meantime any blow we land on the huis is also a blow to Iran this is key we're not just dealing with a local yemeni Rebellion we're dealing with one more tentacle of the Iranian octopus and by weakening the htis we weaken Iran's entire chain of influence throughout the region so y That's where things stand now an unpredictable front that could either fade if the htis are sufficiently punished or possibly escalate into a into a protracted exchange of missile fire
we'll have to see how tan and Washington maneuver this complex situation thank you mati for that third breakdown of a conflict that often seems distant but clearly has real impact on Israel's security and the entire Region's stability we're living in momentous days Bashar Al Assad's fall in Syria the ongoing weakness of kisala a battered Kamas and now these Iranian backed htis who keep challenging us for more than 2,000 kilm away the question is how far will Teran push their luck and how will Israel and its allies respond if you want to receive Daily News updates
from Israel please subscribe to our YouTube channel TBN Israel and stay tuned for boots on the ground and never miss an update you can also help us by sharing our videos and follow us on social media before we conclude this report I must shift our Focus to events in Lebanon where the Iranian back terrorist organization kisala continues to violate the ceasefire at the same time as it makes increasingly strong demands that Israel adhered to it on Tuesday heala Fighters were observed attempting to pick up some weapons and ammunition from a hidden cach in southern Lebanon
and loaded on to a vehicle instead the IDF quickly launched a strike to destroy both the vehicle alongs with the weapons and the ammunition winter has arrived in southern Lebanon on and there have been heavy rain showers all over the area and even snow in some places over the past few days but even so the IDF has continued with the mission of locating and exposing terrorist infrastructure throughout the town of an nakura in southern Lebanon opposite the beautiful and Rocky Mediterranean Sea Coast they are operating on the ridge above the coastline not far from the
Israeli rosan nikra and kibutz Manara adjacent to the main headquarters of the United Nations unifield force in southern Lebanon this coming weekend we will post a field report from kibutz Manara on our TBN Israel YouTube channel so you can see firsthand what is happening in Israel's Northern Communities and the work we'll need to do to repair the damage from this wall and rebuild our towns be sure to stay tuned for this report and getting back to to anura in Lebanon after the start of the ceasefire with kisala a little more than a month ago the
IDF wants to ensure that the war won't simply pause without properly dealing with that Village it is a strategically located Village in one of the most sensitive areas alongst the border with Lebanon and Israel and kisala has used it as a strategic and logistical hub for its operations alongs the main coastal route leading to Major cities like tyre and sedon this logistical Hub is a key part of kis bala's plans to invade Northern Israel and conquer the Galilee and another detail that's important to remember is that this major Center of gal's activity is located within
sight of a base of the United Nations inter term force in Lebanon or unifield this UN peacekeeper force is supposed to be monitoring the area to ensure that there are no military forces other than the Lebanese National Army operating there but kisala has never had any trouble working around that location the IDF has captured enormous quantities of weapons ammunitions and military equipment that kizala stored in anura and in dozens of other villages in southern Lebanon it is difficult to believe that these unifield peacekeeping Force were not aware of what his Bala was doing and obviously
they did nothing to to interfere they didn't lift a finger to stop it it's quite clear that the United Nations Forces cooperated silently giv the extent of the weapons that were found in that location forces from the 226 Brigade combat team commanded by division 146 found many weapons in residents homes and yards in the village of anura they even found weapons stored in The Village's Pharmacy one officer observed that in another world this Village could be like any tourist Village in Greece or in the islands of Cypress it's so surreal we must remember that after
this war is done we're up against an enemy that exploits this reality to try and harm us if you want to receive Daily News updates from Israel please subscribe to our YouTube channel TBN Israel and stay tuned to brutes on the ground and never miss another update you can also help us by sharing our videos and following us on social media regarding the hostage deal we once again seem to be at an impace in negotiations but behind the scenes intensive contacts are ongoing to advance a deal the central dispute continues to hold back the progress
is that Israel is demanding that Hamas present a detailed list of the hostages designated to be released a demand which the terrorist organization Hamas persistently refused refuses and meanwhile United States president-elect Donald Trump once again threatened Hamas on Tuesday evening in remarks to reporters at his New Year's Eve Gala Trump responded to a question about the negotiations by saying let me put it this way Hamas better let the hostages come back soon in response to the question about a ceasefire he simply said we'll see what happens elsewhere diplomats from Arab states told the Wall Street
Journal that talk in recent days had reached a dead end the report said that Hamas recently renewed its demands that Israel commit to ending the fighting after there had already been some flexibility on its part regarding that issue according to the Wall Street Journal this makes the possibility of a deal being reached before Trump's Inauguration in January 20th unlikely in parallel to the negotiations the IDF is significantly increasing military pressure in the Gaza Strip additional forces are already being deployed and military activity is expected to expand considerably going forward security officials believed that stepping up
military pressure could magnify the pressure on Hamas and perhaps even Advance the possibility of a deal according to foreign sources Hamas is not making a ceasefire contingent on the withdrawal of idea forces from the Gaza Strip or returning displaced gazan residents to their homes according to these sources Israel will decide at the end of the seventh day of the ceasefire whether or not it agrees to the list of hostages Hamas will provide if it doesn't agree the IDF will return to farting however the main stumbling block in the talks is a question over whether Hamas
will remain in political and physical control in the Gaza Strip it was also reported that according to sources Hamas knows where most of the hostages are being held but wants to buy more time the difficulties currently blocking the implementation of the deal revolve around the number of hostages to be released and whether or not they're classified as humanitarian cases again sources in Gaza claim there is just one man complicating the hostage deal and blocking progress in talks and that is Muhammad sinir the brother of late Hamas leader y sinir he's currently leading what's left of
Kamas and he has shown that he's willing to play the hostage card the only real Advantage he has left without Mercy that means that you and I must pray without seizing for these hostages and I would like to make it personal for you I would like to introduce you to one hostage a gam Berger 20 years of age had just begun her Army service when she was taken hostage into Gaza from the Nal O's military base a few months ago her family found her diary seemingly foreshadowing her fate in her diary she wrote do not
confine me in any cage neither physical or spiritual alongside her handwritten note aam added God will accompany me in every step on October 7th aam was seen being led to her car kidnapped in her pajamas a video of her abduction was published by Hamas showing the terrorists shouting at her and her friends aam is seen in the video with a bleeding face please remember that this is a spiritual war and how do we fight a spiritual war we pray so please continue praying with us for the ID of soldiers wherever they are at the sea
in the land or in the air pray for the Peace of Israel and most importantly don't forget to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and together we will win this war because God is on our side
