Netanyahu lauds strikes on Hezbollah, Iraq reportedly sends drones to North
Hezbollah rocket barrages shower Israel's North • Six wounded in rocket attacks on North • Home Front Command makes changes to guidelines for northern Israel
Two homes hit in Kiryat Bialik, three wounded in fourth wave of rocket attacks from Lebanon
Two houses were hit in Kiryat Bialik following a fourth wave of rocket attacks from Lebanon into Israel on Sunday morning, according to Israeli media.
Three people sustained light injuries, Magen David Adom (MDA) reported, and fires have broken out in the area.
Two 70-year-old men were injured by shrapnel, one in moderate condition and the other in mild condition, MDA stated early on Sunday. Additionally, a 16-year-old girl was lightly wounded, also due to shrapnel.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>IDF intercepts cruise missiles, rockets from Iraq near Golan Heights - report
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq fired rockets to the southern Golan Heights, while an additional drone approached Israel from the east.
The IDF intercepted two cruise missiles as well as rockets that were fired from Iraq at the southern Golan Heights on Sunday, Israeli state broadcaster KAN reported.
The targets did not cross into Israeli territory, and sirens were activated as per protocol, the IDF stated early that morning.
Additionally, a drone was identified approaching Israel from the east, resulting in drone infiltration sirens in the Arava in southern Israel, the IDF stated early on Sunday.
Go to the full article >>IDF retaliates after Hezbollah's deepest attack yet: Over 140 rockets, six wounded
Across four separate barrages throughout the early hours of Sunday morning, the IDF detected over 140 rockets and drones.
Hezbollah fired its deepest barrage into Israel since the beginning of the current war, with four rounds of over 140 rockets and drones fired into the Jezreel Valley in the early hours of Sunday morning, the IDF confirmed.
Alerts were sounded in and around Haifa, the Ramat David air base, Nazareth, Afula, the lower Galilee, and the Jezreel Valley.
Following the barrage, the IDF stated that they were conducting strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
As a result of the fire on northern Israel, six people were wounded, and they were evacuated to the Emek Medical Center in Afula, the Medical Center announced. Magen David Adom (MDA) teams were called to treat four individuals with shrapnel injuries, including a 76-year-old man in moderate condition, as well as a 70-year-old man, a 60-year-old man, and a 16-year-old girl in moderate condition. Initial reports also stated that one person had been killed and that most of the casualties were from a car accident resulting from panic from the rocket fire.
Watch: Rocket interceptions over Haifa. September 22, 2024.
Alerts sounded throughout northern Israel, red alert in Be'er Ora
Following alerts in northern Israel, the IDF announced that approximately ten rocket launches were detected crossing into Israel from Lebanon on Sunday morning.
While most of the rockets were intercepted, a crash was detected, and the IDF is conducting further investigations.
Additionally, two alerts were issued for hostile aircraft intrusions in Be'er Ora, a town in southern Israel near Eilat.
No casualties have been reported.
Go to the full article >>IDF postpones enlistment day and first call-ups in Haifa and Tiberias
Following a situational assessment, the IDF announced the cancellation of Sunday’s enlistment day and the postponement of first call-ups for those designated for military service in Haifa and Tiberias, the military announced early Sunday morning.
Go to the full article >>Home Front Command makes changes to guidelines for northern Israel
The Home Front Command has updated its guidelines regarding educational activities, gatherings, services, and workplace operations in northern Israel from Sunday at 6 AM to Monday at 6 PM.
Following a situational assessment, the changes were applied to northern Golan Heights, Confrontation Line, southern Golan Heights, Upper Galilee, Central Galilee, Lower Galilee, Haifa Bay (HaMifratz), and the Valleys (HaAmakim).
Classes cancelled in most schools in Golan, Galilee
Regional councils in multiple areas of Northern Israel decided to cancel school classes on Sunday following multiple rocket barrages from Lebanon on Sunday night, KAN reported.
These include Migdal Ha'Emek, Acre, Julis, Safed, Ma'alot Tarshikha, Nahariya, Meta Asher, Marom Golan, Jordan Valley, Tiberias, and Kiryat Bialik.
The municipality of Haifa announced that all classes, including special education, will be held remotely.
Some classes will take place in Kiryat Ata, Hatzor Haglilit, and Emek Jezreel; the rest will be via Zoom.
Go to the full article >>Beit She’arim faces direct hit in third round of attacks from Lebanon, killing several cows
A barn was struck in Beit She'arim, in the lower Galilee, resulting in the deaths of several cows, according to Israeli media on Sunday morning.
The hit followed a third round of launches from Lebanon on Sunday morning, all targeting areas in the Jezreel Valley. No human casualties were reported.
In the second barrage, a direct hit to the barn leaving a lot of damage. 💔 pic.twitter.com/AxYeM2tQz9
— 𝗡𝗶𝗼𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) September 22, 2024
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IDF confirms assassination of Ibrahim Aqil, names 15 Hezbollah commanders killed in strike
These Hezbollah commanders have been orchestrating attacks against Israel for years.
Israel Air Force jets, guided by the Intelligence Directorate, killed Ibrahim Aqil, in addition to 15 other Hezbollah Radwan Force commanders, during a meeting in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut on Friday evening, the IDF confirmed in a statement issued Saturday afternoon.
Among the terrorists killed was Abu Hassan Samir, who served as the head of the Radwan Force training unit.
Go to the full article >>Israel-Hamas war: All 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 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 101 hostages remain in Gaza
- 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says