Israel At War Monday Dec 23

 Israel at war day 444

- Sirens sounded in central Israel when a incoming missle from Yemen was intercepted over Israeli air space.

- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the IDF to dismantle the infrastructure of Yemen's Houthi militia, AFP reports.

- Another 3 IDF soldiers HYD killed in Gaza as they were hit by a explosive device in the Bet Chanun area. The death toll for the Gaza offensive is at 391.

Netanel Pesach, 21, from Gush Etzyon

Hillel Dinar, 21, from Chashmonaim

Illay Atdagey,22, from Kiryet Motzkin

- The IAF has intercepted yet another attack drone fired by Houthis from Yemen towards Israel.

-Hostage starts keeping shabbos in captivity

Sheli Shem Tov, whose son Omer is being held captive by Hamas, shared that she had received testimony confirming that her son is keeping Shabbos while in captivity.

“I received testimony that he is keeping Shabbat there, remembers the Kiddush by heart, uses toilet paper on his head as a kippah, and when there was a power outage, he chose not to light a flashlight. I am proud of my son; they took his freedom, but they couldn’t take his Judaism,” Shem Tov said.

- Netanyahu: "We are determined to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. The operation against Yemen last week is not the last one."

- Netanyahu: ‘Some progress’ achieved in efforts to close hostage deal with Hamas

- IDF says senior member of Hamas security forces killed in Gaza airstrike  Tharwat Muhammad Ahmad al-Bayk, served as the head of the security directorate in Hamas’s General Security Service.  He was targeted while at a Hamas command center embedded within the Musa Ibn Nusayr, in Gaza City’s Daraj neighborhood, the IDF says.

-Finance Minister Smotrich: "A partial deal with Hams will result in the release of dozens of hostages, will leave Hams in control of the Gaza Strip, and will allow it to prepare for the next massacre with the help of the murderers who will be released from prison, and therefore we oppose such a bad deal and will do everything in our power to prevent it."

- Hostage negotiations update: A Palestinian source for the Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat: The gaps in the negotiations continue due to new obstacles being placed by Netanyahu, who has raised a new demand - the release of about 11 young abductees along with the agreed list of 23 other abductees, in light of Hams’ reservations and its demand to renegotiate the issue of the compensation for their release. Hams demanded about 200-300 Palestinian prisoners for each abductee and a total of about 3,000 Palestinian prisoners, which Israel refused.

- Iran Revolutionary Guards Commander Major General Hossein Salami: "No force in the world can stop us. Iran will soon bring down the center of the entity that threatens the entire Middle East."

Hostage starts keeping shabbos in captivity

Sheli Shem Tov, whose son Omer is being held captive by Hamas, shared on Saturday night that she had received testimony confirming that her son is keeping Shabbos  while in captivity.

“I received testimony that he is keeping Shabbat there, remembers the Kiddush by heart, uses toilet paper on his head as a kippah, and when there was a power outage, he chose not to light a flashlight. I am proud of my son; they took his freedom, but they couldn’t take his Judaism,” Shem Tov said.