The IDF’s decisive preemptive strike against Hezbollah’s planned attack has restored confidence in Israel’s defense, reversing previous skepticism following October 7.
Army disputes Hamas claim that 100 civilians killed • US ‘deeply concerned’ about Israeli strike, EU says horrified by images from school
Palestinian civilians reportedly killed in Khan Yunis • IAF jets attack Hezbollah terrorists entering military site • IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi comments on soon-to-be-released Oct. 7 probe
Israel says civilians were not near Rafah strike • US destroys Houthi UAV • US considers sanctioning settlers disrupting humanitarian aid transport
The United States and Britain carried out the strikes against Houthi targets in response to the attacks on shipping.
The strike killed Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a top commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), according to a report in Reuters, citing a security source in Lebanon.
Two civilians injured in alleged Israeli strikes in the outskirts on Damascus.
This was the second time within 48 hours that the same area was targeted by alleged Israeli airstrikes.
The military reported that the strikes were carried out to assist IDF ground troops operating against terrorist operatives and infrastructure in the area.
An IDF statement Saturday night confirmed that the IDF and Shin Bet had conducted strikes in the area, saying that they had hit Islamic Jihad operatives and terrorist infrastructure.
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