Israel-Hamas War Day 224: What happened at the ICJ, Gaza, Lebanon?
US moves forward with Gaza pier • Rockets fired at northern Israel
Hezbollah claims to have struck Israel with new new missile-firing UAV in video
The Israel Air Force (IAF) responded with strikes near Sidon, Lebanon.
A senior official in the terrorist organization Hezbollah was killed in a retaliatory strike by the IAF, after the group claimed to use a new missile-launching drone to attack Israel Thursday night, Israeli media reported on Friday morning.
According to Hezbollah, during the attack, the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) flew towards an IDF base near Metulla and targeted IDF soldiers.
IAF jet strikes building in Jenin
An IAF fighter jet targeted a building in Jenin late Friday night as part of a counter-terrorism operation, the IDF reported.
A Ynet report stated that the building was harboring terrorists, with Maariv then reporting that the strike hit a five-man squad that was planning to carry out a major terrorist attack in the immediate time frame.
Go to the full article >>IDF strike kills Senior Lebanese Islamist terror commander in Lebanon
The IDF eliminated a senior commander of the Islamic Group (Jamaa Islamiya) terrorist group in Lebanon, according to a statement on Friday.
IDF strikes killed Shurahbil Ali Alsayed in the area of Majdal Anjar in southern Lebanon.
Gallant to soldiers in the North: 'We didn't come here for nothing, prepare for every possibility'
Gallant called for increased vigilance in the face of the threat from Hezbollah and for increased intelligence operations in southern Lebanon.
Following several days of heavy bombardment in the North, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant visited IDF troops stationed in the North and along the Lebanon border, according to a statement on Friday.
Gallant held a situation assessment with the Northern Command Commander, Maj.-Gen. Ori Gordin as well as the general staff.
Go to the full article >>Denying Israel's right to self-defense dangerous and 'unthinkable,' legal expert warns ICJ
“To deny Israel, that inherent right” of self-defense, “is unthinkable,” Foreign Ministry legal adviser Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman told the ICJ.
Stripping Israel of the right to defend itself against Hamas, would prevent it from rescuing the hostages and halting another October 7-style attack, the country’s legal team told the International Court of Justice at the Hague on Friday.
“To deny Israel, that inherent right” of self-defense, “is unthinkable,” Foreign Ministry legal adviser Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman told the ICJ.
Go to the full article >>Tributes and condolences pour in for Gaza hostages whose bodies were recovered by IDF
The announcement that the IDF had recovered three bodies spread throughout Israel, and the Jewish world like wildfire.
After the announcement by the IDF on Friday afternoon that they had recovered the bodies of three hostages from Gaza, tributes and condolences flowed in from across Israeli society.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "I am heartbroken for the great loss. My wife Sara and I grieve with the families. The hearts of all of us are firm in the hour of these heavy deaths. We will return all our hostages, living and space alike."
Go to the full article >>Israeli forces recover bodies of three formerly believed hostages
The bodies were retrieved by soldiers in an undisclosed location
Israeli authorities uncovered the bodies of Shani Louk, Amit Buskila, and Itzik Gelenter, the IDF announced on Friday.
The IDF also confirmed that the three victims were murdered on October 7 at the Nova Music festival.
Go to the full article >>Rocket sirens sound in northern Israel
Rocket sirens sounded in northern Israel on Friday afternoon.
Israeli rep. in ICJ case: South Africa seeks to gain military advantage for Hamas
Dr. Gilad Noam, the head of the Israeli delegation to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing in The Hague, which is examining allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza, has accused South Africa of collusion with Hamas, Ynet reported Friday.
"Hamas, with whom Israel is in conflict, is not a party to this hearing. By exploiting the 'Genocide Convention,' South Africa is once again seeking orders that would bind only Israel and not Hamas," the delegation head said.
"South Africa claims to come here as the defender of humanity. In fact, it has an ulterior motive when it asks Israel to stay away from Rafah - it does this to gain a military advantage for its ally - Hamas," he added.
Rocket sirens sound in Gaza border communities
Rocket sirens sounded in Gaza border communities on Friday afternoon.
Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 129 hostages remain in Gaza
- 39 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says