Israel-Hamas War Day 364: What's going on in Lebanon, Gaza?
Golani Brigade eliminates Hezbollah terrorists • IDF and Shin Bet on high alert during holidays • Iran FM lands in Beirut
Recent IDF casualties shows deadly drone threat from Iraq, Yemen is increasing - analysis
The Iranian-backed drone programs that proliferated in the Middle East in recent years have become increasingly deadly.
Two Israeli soldiers were killed by a drone attack from Iraq. The soldiers, members of the Golani Brigade’s 13th battalion, were killed by a drone launched from Iraq on October 3. Their deaths were announced on Friday. The attack involved two drones, one of which was downed by Israel. Soldiers were also wounded in the attack.
Go to the full article >>Iraqi drone kills two IDF soldiers, wounds several others
Mixed reports by Israeli media state that up to 21 soldiers were lightly wounded in the same drone attack.
Sergeant Daniel Aviv Haim Sofer, 19, and Corporal Tal Dror, 19, were killed in a drone attack from Iraq in northern Israel on Thursday, the IDF announced Friday evening.
Go to the full article >>Hezbollah launches over 100 rockets into Israel by 3 p.m. on Friday
Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets from Lebanon into Israel by 3 p.m., the IDF reported on Friday.
Go to the full article >>Israeli air force destroys 3.5 km. Lebanon-Syria Hezbollah smuggling tunnel
The tunnel was operated by the Lebanese terrorist organization’s 4400 Unit, which is responsible for the transportation of weaponry from Iran to Hezbollah.
Israel Air Force fighter jets struck a 3.5-kilometer-long underground tunnel on Thursday, which crossed from Lebanon into Syria and was used for smuggling and storing large quantities of weapons, the IDF reported the following day.
According to the IDF, the tunnel was operated by Hezbollah's 4400 Unit, which is responsible for the transportation of weaponry from Iran to Hezbollah.
The IAF strike on the tunnel was conducted according to intelligence provided by the IDF Intelligence Directorate and succeeded in destroying terror infrastructure and weapons storage facilities, the military stated.
Go to the full article >>Hezbollah comms. chief Mohammad Rashid Sakafi confirmed killed
Sakafi was eliminated during an intelligence-based Israel Air Force strike in Beirut on Thursday.
The IDF confirmed on Friday the elimination of Hezbollah communications network head Mohammad Rashid Sakafi.
Sakafi was eliminated during an intelligence-based Israel Air Force strike on Beirut on Thursday.
Appointed head of Hezbollah's communications network in 2000, Sakafi was a long-time member of the terrorist organization and was closely connected to senior Hezbollah officials, the IDF noted.
Go to the full article >>Tuesday missile attack was 'minimal punishment', claims Khamenei
Iran's Tuesday ballistic missile attack on Israel was "the minimal punishment" the country has exacted on the Jewish state, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said during the funeral for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday.
Khamenei also referred to the "enemies of the Islamic nation," mentioning several Arab countries, including Lebanon, Egypt, and Iraq as part of the Islamic nation.
The Iranian autocrat did not mention Saudi Arabia among these countries.
Go to the full article >>IAF strikes in Marj Ayoun in southern Lebanon - report
The Israel Air Force allegedly attacked Marj Ayoun in southern Lebanon, according to local media reports.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IDF soldiers locate abandoned Hezbollah combat equipment in Lebanon
WATCH: IDF Aerial Defense Array intercepts Hezbollah rockets over Lebanon-Israel border
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi lands in Beirut, set to speak with Lebanese Prime Minister
Esmael Baghaei posted on X, formerly Twitter, that “a package of 10 tons of foodstuff and medicine will also be delivered as part of our humanitarian assistance to [Lebanon].”
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, accompanied by Iranian officials, landed in Beirut on Friday, according to Lebanese state media.
A Reuters live broadcast showed an Iranian-flagged plane landing at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport just hours after air strikes hit outside the airport perimeter overnight.
Go to the full article >>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 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 101 hostels remain in Gaza
- 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says