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Israel-Hamas War - What happened on day 376?

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 Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Hadath, Lebanon October 16, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Hadath, Lebanon October 16, 2024.
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Police eliminates terrorist planning attack during holidays

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Undercover Border Police troops in the West Bank killed a terrorist planning an attack against Israeli civilians in the near future, the police reported on Wednesday morning.

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IAF jets strike terror targets in Nabatiya, southern Lebanon

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Israel Air Force jets struck dozens of Hezbollah terror targets in Nabatiya in southern Lebanon, the military said on Wednesday. 

 

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IDF arrests three more Hezbollah Radwan terrorists along with commander

The capture on Tuesday happened after several hours of negotiations, during which the terrorists surrendered after realizing that the IDF was about to enter the tunnel where they were hiding.

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 Fighters of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah attend the funeral of the group's top military commander Ibrahim Aqil in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 22, 2024.  (photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)
Fighters of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah attend the funeral of the group's top military commander Ibrahim Aqil in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 22, 2024.
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Israeli troops captured three additional Hezbollah terrorists from the Lebanese terror group's Radwan Force unit during Tuesday's operation, which also saw the arrest of a Radwan Force commander, according to a Wednesday KAN News report.

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Iran says attack on nuclear sites improbable

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The probability of an attack on Iran's nuclear sites remains low but any potential damage would be "quickly compensated," state atomic energy agency spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi said on Wednesday, according to semi-official Nournews.

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IDF eliminates Hamas northern Gaza drone commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh

Simultaneously in Lebanon, IDF soldiers have eliminated several terrorists through ground engagements and airstrikes

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 IDF soldier during operation. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
IDF soldier during operation.
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Israel Air Force aircraft, in coordination with the 454th Artillery Brigade, eliminated Hamas terrorist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, the IDF reported on Wednesday morning.

Mabhouh was the commander of the terrorist organization’s drone unit in northern Gaza, the military noted. He was responsible for overseeing drone operations targeting Israeli territory and IDF troops.

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Araghchi to visit Jordan, Egypt, Turkey in diplomatic efforts to stop 'genocide' in region

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey in the coming days to discuss regional issues, Iran's Center of Public Diplomacy and Spokesperson Head Esmaeil Baghaei stated on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday morning.

According to the post, the visits are part of an Iranian diplomacy mission aiming for regional peace and stability.

They would include "consultations... aiming to stop the war, genocide, and crimes."

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Israel strikes Hezbollah weapons cache in Dahieh, Beirut after week of quiet

Witnesses told Reuters that after Israel struck the Lebanese capital, a blast was heard, and a plume of smoke could be seen.

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 Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Hadath, Lebanon October 16, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Hadath, Lebanon October 16, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)

After about a week of quiet, Israel Air Force jets struck the Dahieh neighborhood of southern Beirut on Wednesday morning.

Witnesses told Reuters that after Israel struck the Lebanese capital, a blast was heard, and a plume of smoke could be seen.

The IDF later stated that the IAF had targeted "strategic weapons belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization" in a strike conducted according to precise intelligence from the Military Intelligence Directorate.

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Israeli military urges residents to evacuate building in Beirut suburbs

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The Israeli military urged residents to immediately evacuate a specific building in the southern suburbs of Beirut early on Wednesday, warning in a statement on social media website X/Twitter that it will hit Hezbollah targets there soon.

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Ex-IDF air defense chief Kochav to 'Post': How to solve drone problem - exclusive

After several months of delay, Gallant tries to fast-track new drone defense ‘within months.’

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 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left), Director General of the IMoD, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eyal Zamir (center), inspectin new Israeli drone technology, October 15, 2024. (photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left), Director General of the IMoD, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eyal Zamir (center), inspectin new Israeli drone technology, October 15, 2024.
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Former IDF air defense chief Brig. Gen. (res.) Ran Kochav told the Jerusalem Post that the two keys to beating the drone defense problem highlighted by the Golani base disaster on Sunday are better identification and a wide range of tailored shootdown solutions.

Speaking to the Post shortly after the incident, Kochav said, “We need to find solutions. It’s a big challenge for the country. We need major moves to do it. The biggest issue is identification” of the drones as they fly into Israeli airspace.

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IDF should target Iranian oil fields, Lapid tells 'Post' - exclusive

Israel has reportedly assured the US it would hit Iranian conventional military targets rather than nuclear facilities or oil fields.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF, ELIAV BREUER
 Speaking with the 'Post', Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid said the IDF should target Iranian oil fields.  (photo credit: REUTERS/RAHEB HOMAVANDI/Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Speaking with the 'Post', Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid said the IDF should target Iranian oil fields.
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The IDF retaliatory strike on Iran should target the country’s oil fields because of the negative impact that would have on the Islamic Republic’s economy, Yesh Atid Party head and leader of the opposition, Yair Lapid, told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.

“We should start with the oil fields,” Lapid said as he sat in his Tel Aviv office. He spoke as Israel had reportedly ceded to a US request not to target Iran’s oil fields or nuclear sites during its anticipated retaliation for Iran’s ballistic missile attack on the Jewish state on October 1.

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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 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says