Rockets fired at Tel Aviv from Lebanon for the first time, Israel continues strikes
Britain urges nationals to leave Lebanon • Hezbollah's Ibrahim Muhammad Kabisi eliminated
Rocket sirens sound throughout Tel Aviv, central Israel
Rocket sirens sounded throughout Tel Aviv and various cities in central Israel during a major rocket barrage on Wednesday morning.
Go to the full article >>Extensive airstrikes target Beqaa Valley area of Lebanon - report
Extensive airstrikes targeted the Beqaa Valley area of Lebanon during the early hours of Wednesday night, Israeli media reported, citing Lebanese media.
Go to the full article >>Britain urges nationals to leave Lebanon as Israel-Hezbollah tensions escalate
The Defense Ministry also announced that 700 troops will be sent to the region to assist in evacuation.
Britain has announced that its nationals should leave Lebanon and continued to advise against all travel to the country amid the escalating tensions between Hezbollah and Isarel, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said on Tuesday.
"The Government continues to prepare its contingency plans following significant escalation between Israel and Lebanon in recent days," the office said in a statement.
Go to the full article >>Explosions heard in Lebanon's Jiyeh, south of Beirut - report
Sounds of explosions were heard in Lebanon's Jiyeh during the late hours of Tuesday night, Israeli media reported, citing Arab media.
According to a KAN News report, a Hezbollah residential complex was hit in the strike.
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Go to the full article >>UN Security Council to meet on Lebanon on Wednesday
The United Nations Security Council will meet at 6 pm (2200 GMT) on Wednesday on the escalation in fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, said Slovenia, president of the 15-member council for September.
Go to the full article >>Hezbollah rocket chief oversaw rocket fire to Haifa this morning, Hagari says
Hezbollah rocket chief Ibrahim Muhammad Kabisi, who was killed in a targeted strike in Beirut by the IDF on Tuesday, oversaw the rocket fire to Haifa, IDF Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari said later in the day.
He added that Israel had thwarted much of Hezbollah's plans to fire rockets at Israeli territory on Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>IDF intercepts incoming drones over Atlit from Lebanon
The IDF said it had struck and destroyed dozens of military infrastructure in which were stored. In addition, it targeted numerous launchers which had been directed at Israeli territory.
Two of the three drones that crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon were intercepted by the IDF, the military said On Tuesday.
As a result of a hit in the area, a fire broke out, which was subsequently extinguished, the IDF said, adding that minor damage had been caused and no injuries had been reported.
Go to the full article >>Top air force official: No one warns enemy to evacuate before attacking
IDF rejects criticism of attacks in Lebanon as illegal.
Israel is the only country that warns the enemy where it is attacking hours before it does so, a senior IAF officer said Tuesday in response to claims that Israeli attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon are illegal.
Prior to massive IAF airstrikes in Lebanon on Monday, the IDF issued many location-specific warnings to all local residents to evacuate those areas.
Go to the full article >>IDF kills Hezbollah rocket chief Ibrahim Muhammad Kabisi in Beirut
The strike, conducted on a six-story building in Beirut's Dahieh, targeted a senior Hezbollah official.
The IDF eliminated Hezbollah's rocket chief, Ibrahim Muhammad Kabisi, in Beirut on Tuesday afternoon.
Additional Hezbollah commanders from the rocket unit were with Kabisi at the time of the strike.
Kabisi planned the kidnap terror attack in Mount Dov in the year 2000 in which Hezbollah terrorists kidnapped and killed St.-Sgt. Benyamin (Benny) Avraham, St.-Sgt. Adi Avitan and St.-Sgt. Omar Sawaid, whose bodies were returned to Israel for burial in 2004.
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