Tel Aviv announced that it had eliminated Hamas' Nukhba Platoon commander, Abd al-Hadi Sabah in an air strike. Sabah, according to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), led the Oct 7, 2023, attack on Israel's Kibbutz Nir Oz.

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Meanwhile, on the Yemen front, in the initial hours of the New Year, Israel intercepted a missile fired by Iran-backed Houthis, while another missile landed in an open area.

In the US, the FBI has conducted what might be its largest raid, recovering over 150 homemade bombs from a farm in Virginia.

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Israel kills Hamas commander who led Oct 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz

Israel kills Hamas commander who led Oct 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz Photograph: (X @IDF)

The Israeli army on Tuesday (Dec 31) said that they eliminated Hamas' Nukhba Platoon commander, Abd al-Hadi Sabah in a drone strike that was conducted recently.

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New Year begins with Houthi missile attacks on Israel; one intercepted

View of a fragment of a Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen at Israel that crashed in the central Israeli town of Bet Shemesh, near Jerusalem, on December 31, 2024. Photograph: (AFP)

The Israeli Army on Wednesday (Jan 1) said that two projectiles were fired at it by the Houthi rebels from Yemen within minutes of the New Year. One of these missiles was intercepted by the Israeli military, while the second one landed in an open area.

Virginia farm raid exposes over 150 homemade bombs, largest seizure in FBI history

The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen outside of its headquarters in Washington, DC on August 15, 2022. Photograph: (AFP)

FBI seized over 150 homemade bombs in record Virginia farm raid has uncovered more than 150 homemade bombs at a farm. According to court documents filed on Monday (Dec 30), this might be the investigative agency's largest-ever seizure of explosives.

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