Colonel killed from explosion in Jabalya, IAF strikes Hezbollah intelligence HQ in Beirut

Security forces arrested a terrorist after he threw Molotov cocktails along with a burning tire at the Migdal Oz settlement in the West Bank, the IDF reported on Sunday night.

Security forces in the area responded swiftly, with a defense force soldier engaging the attacker and successfully apprehending him.

The IDF had intercepted a drone that crossed into Israeli territory from the east, targeting the Jordan Valley area, the IDF reported on Monday overnight.

The report follows alerts that sounded in the area after the drone was identified. The IDF further noted that the incident is under investigation.

This is a developing story.

Col. Ehsan Daxa, the commander of the 401st Brigade of the 162nd Armored Division, was killed in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Sunday evening.

Daxa, 41, from Daliat al-Carmel, a Druze town near Haifa, leaves behind a wife and three children. He was killed when an explosive device detonated near his tank. Another officer was seriously wounded. This is the third week that the 162nd Division has been operating in Jabalya, following the IDF’s entry in November and December and the 98th Division’s invasion in May.