Operation Swords of Iron: Here is what happened on days 9-10
More than 3,600 wounded, 1,300 murdered • IDF: 155 families of Israeli captives in Gaza have been contacted
Lebanon border heats up as Hamas continues firing rockets into Israel
The IDF responded by attacking military infrastructure in southern Lebanon with helicopters.
Sirens were heard in western Galilee on Sunday afternoon close to the Lebanon border in the towns of Nahariya, Rosh Hanikra, Hanita, Gesher HaZiv, Betzet, and Shlomi.
Hamas in Lebanon took responsibility for the rocket fire.
A spokesperson for the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya announced they received eight people who had been wounded by the rocket fire.
Go to the full article >>Israel to allow humanitarian corridor to southern Gaza Strip today
The IDF said on Sunday it will allow a humanitarian corridor to the southern Gaza Strip, declaring it will not attack in the vicinity of Salah a-Din Street from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. local time.
Go to the full article >>IDF ready to crush rule of Hamas in Gaza, no rockets since last night
The IDF spokesperson warned Israeli citizens not to become complacent, noting that Hamas still "has significant capabilities" even after eight days of overwhelming IDF air strikes.
IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari on Sunday morning said that "the IDF is ready to crush Hamas' rule" as it prepares for likely the largest land invasion of Gaza since the 2005 withdrawal.
At the same time, Hagari said that Hamas had failed to launch any new even small invasions into the Gaza corridor since Sunday afternoon and had not fired any rockets since Sunday night, despite both of those activities having continued almost nonstop since Hamas started the war on October 7.
Hagari warned Israeli citizens not to become complacent, noting that Hamas still "has significant capabilities" even after eight days of overwhelming IDF airstrikes.
It was unclear why Hamas has held off from its two main sources of attacks on Israel since Sunday, but one possibility might be that it expected an imminent IDF counter-invasion after an IDF deadline for evacuating civilians from Gaza passed late Saturday.
Go to the full article >>Iran trying to open front against Israel in Syria, official says
The original post also said "the Israelis are determined to prevent" such developments. To that, Zarka responded: "We are."
A senior Israeli official accused Iran on Sunday of trying to open a second war front by deploying weapons in or through Syria as Israel steps up a counter-offensive in Gaza to the south.
Responding to a post on the X social-media platform that posited such a scenario, Joshua Zarka, head of strategic affairs for Israel's Foreign Ministry, said: "They (Iranians) are."
The original post also said "the Israelis are determined to prevent" such developments. To that, Zarka responded: "We are."
1. They are
— Joshua L. Zarka (@yzarka) October 15, 2023
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Biden pushes for Gaza humanitarian corridor in Netanyahu, Abbas talks
At a Human Rights Campaign National Dinner in Washington, Biden said that these “innocent Palestinians are being used as human shields.”
US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli and Palestinian leaders amid a push for a humanitarian corridor to help Palestinian civilians caught in the crossfire of the Gaza war as the IDF prepares for a military ground campaign against Hamas.
Biden discussed with Netanyahu his US efforts “to ensure innocent civilians have access to water, food, and medical care” and “affirmed his support for all efforts to protect civilians,” the White House said in describing the fifth call between the two men since October 7.
The Hamas assault against southern Israel that Saturday, in which the terror group killed over 1,300 civilians and soldiers, has been widely condemned.
Attention is rapidly turning, however, to the fate of Palestinian civilians who have no ability to escape the IDF’s military campaign to destroy Hamas. Egypt has yet to agree to open its border and Hamas has declared that they must remain in the Strip.
Go to the full article >>Israeli murdered by Hezbollah anti-tank fire, IDF striking in Lebanon
Hezbollah took responsibility for the launch. IDF said artillery forces targeted the source of the fire.
An anti-tank missile was fired at the northern Israeli moshav Shtula, near the Lebanese border, the IDF said.
Hezbollah took responsibility for the launch. IDF said artillery forces targeted the source of the fire.
The IDF was also striking targets in southern Lebanon after another anti-tank missile was fired at an Israeli military position in the North, it said.
At least four civilians were reportedly wounded in the incident, with one man in his 40s murdered following failed resuscitation attempts, Magen David Adom said. MDA added it rushed the other wounded civilians to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya for further treatment.
Two more men in their 40s are considered in moderate condition, MDA added.
Israel, Hamas at war: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a barrage of rockets on Saturday morning, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border
- Over 1,300 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered as of Sunday morning, and more than 3,621 were wounded according to the Health Ministry
- Israel reportedly preparing for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad claim to hold over 130 Israeli hostages in Gaza