Israel at War: What happened on days 35-36?

Rocket sirens were heard in the North near the Golan, this was due to a hostile aircraft intrusion.

The IDF announced that three aircraft penetrated the territory of the State of Israel from Lebanon, air defense fighters intercepted one aircraft, and two other aircraft fell in the North. The incident is over and it is currently under investigation.

Rocket sirens were heard in Sderot, Ibim, and Nir Am.

The IDF on Friday announced that it has struck over 15,000 targets in Gaza since the start of the war.

It also said that it has destroyed or seized 6,000 war items, though it still is unclear to date how much of Hamas has been defeated.

To date, the IDF has said it has killed thousands of Hamas terrorists, but pre-war estimates of Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror forces ranged between 15,000-50,000.

Some analysts have suggested an additional large number of Hamas forces may be dead under rubble where the IDF has attacked but has not yet cleared many areas.

Among the war items destroyed by the IDF have been anti-tank missiles, rockets, standard and improvised explosives, ammunition, and other items.

Weapons and devices found by the IDF in a Hamas post in Gaza. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF tackling tunnels

The IDF has also made progress in recent days taking over more central Hamas command posts, intelligence centers, tunnel networks, and other war planning areas.

According to the IDF, the progress to date has been a byproduct of a new integrated fighting method of sea, air, and ground forces along with using the IDF intelligence advanced artificial intelligence target bank to constantly find new targets and almost automatically distribute them to the front.

The Jerusalem Post visited one of the target centers on Thursday and watched targeting decisions occurring in real-time, including attacks on groups of four and six terrorists at separate times.

Separately, the IDF reiterated its success late Thursday night in shooting down a drone on its way to Eilat using the Patriot missile defense system.

At this point, all four tiers of the missile defense shield have been used: from Iron Dome to the Arrow, to David’s Sling, to the Patriot.

The Post has learned that the IDF is making special efforts to move forward with its new laser defense system, but that this system is still not expected to be fully operational or make any significant difference in the current war.

Despite that fact, the laser system is viewed as the wave of the future for Israeli missile defense.

Rocket sirens were heard in Shtula.

An anti-tank missile was fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon toward northern Israel near Menara on Friday morning, with IDF artillery striking the source of the missile fire in response, according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

Hezbollah issued a statement claiming responsibility for the missile fire and saying it was conducted in support of the Gaza Strip.

At least two people were injured by shrapnel after rockets were fired toward central Israel on Friday afternoon for the first time since Tuesday, according to Magen David Adom. One person was in moderate condition, while the other was in light condition.

Hamas claimed responsibility for firing the barrage of rockets towards the Tel Aviv area. Rockets and shrapnel reportedly fell in a number of locations in central Israel after the barrage.

Rocket sirens sounded in central Israel on Friday afternoon for the first time since Tuesday.

Multiple explosions were heard after the sirens sounded. Hamas said it had fired a barrage of rockets towards the Tel Aviv area.

An anti-tank missile was fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel near Menara on Friday morning, with IDF artillery striking the source of the missile fire in response, according to Israeli media.

Hezbollah issued a statement claiming responsibility for the missile fire and saying it was conducted in support of the Gaza Strip.

Graphic video shared on social media and verified by Reuters on Friday shows a number of dead and wounded, including children in an area of Al Shifa hospital in Gaza, which a Gaza health ministry spokesman said had been hit by Israeli defensive airstrikes.

There was no immediate Israeli military comment on the video, which a Reuters correspondent said appeared to have been made in a covered, outdoor area near the hospital's outpatient department, where displaced people had been sleeping.

The Palestinian Authority is ready to assume responsibilities in the Gaza Strip as part of a comprehensive political solution for the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday.