Israel-Hamas war day 324: What's happening in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon?

A vehicle was struck in Sidon, Lebanon, according to the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen on Monday. 

The person targeted reportedly survived the strike. 

This is a developing story. 

Israel has "lost its deterrent power as it was unable to anticipate the time and place of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah's limited and managed attack," Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said in a post on X, previously Twitter, on Monday.

IDF troops of the 98th Division identified and destroyed near a Kahn Yunis school in the Gaza Strip the launcher from which a rocket was fired toward Rishon Lezion on Sunday night, the military said on Monday.

The military noted that secondary explosions were identified following the strike, indicating additional rockets were positioned inside the launcher. 

Troops kill terrorists, unearth terror infrastructure 

Further, in the Khan Yunis area and Deir al-Balah, soldiers reportedly eliminated dozens of terrorists and located weapons. Troops also coordinated a drone strike and killed a terrorist who had fired an anti-tank missile towards them, the IDF added. 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran's reaction is inevitable and Iran "does not seek to expand tension, although it is not afraid of it," in a phone call to the Italian Foreign Minister, Araghchi posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday. 

The reaction Araghchi referred to was for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital of Tehran on July 31, of this year. Israel has not taken responsibility for the killing. 

According to the post, the newly appointed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi received a "congratulatory call" from Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, during which they had a detailed discussion focused on regional tensions.

The 500th aircraft in the joint airlift weapons and equipment operation from the US to Israel to assist with the ongoing war effort recently landed, the Defense Ministry announced on Monday.

Since October 7, the Biden administration has sent Israel over 50,000 tons of military equipment, both offensive and defensive.

In addition to the air lift resupply of Israel by the US, Washington has sent Jerusalem 107 shipments of military supplies by sea.

A Defense Ministry statement said that the equipment procured and transported includes "armored vehicles, munitions, ammunition, personal protection gear, and medical equipment, which are crucial for sustaining the IDF's operational capabilities during the ongoing war."

Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, made an appeal to the UN Security Council, demanding a condemnation of Hezbollah's aggression and a process of enforcing Resolution 1701 in a letter directed to the President of the UNSC on Sunday. 

Earlier on Sunday morning, the IAF executed a preemptive raid in southern Lebanon, striking thousands of rocket launchers positioned towards Israel and timed to fire at 5:00 am. In retaliation to the obstruction of the attack, Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets and drones toward Israel, the bulk of which the IDF successfully intercepted.

“The State of Lebanon and the Hezbollah terrorist organization, which is operating under the guidance of Iran, bear responsibility for the deterioration of the security situation on the northern front,” Danon stated in the letter. 

Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s most senior leader, has “dressed as a woman” while hiding among Gaza’s populace during his time outside of the terror group’s tunnel network in the Gaza Strip, the UK’s Daily Express reported on Sunday, citing Israeli intelligence sources.

The New York Times on Sunday, citing American and Israeli officials, reported that Sinwar may have left tunnels in which he had been hiding on a number of occasions over the last year.

Sinwar has reportedly been moving from place to place in the Gaza Strip to stay ahead of Israeli efforts to hunt him down.

Following multiple red alert sirens warning of hostile drone intrusions east of the Sea of Galilee on Monday morning, the IDF Aerial Defense Array successfully intercepted a suspicious aerial threat in the area, the IDF reported.