Direct Hezbollah rocket hit kills two wounds others, US deploys F-16 jets to Middle East
Barnea to meet Burns in Doha to renew hostage talks • IAF intercepts suspicious aerial threat • IDF announces three dead soldiers
Pentagon concerned over reports of Israeli strikes against Lebanese Armed Forces
Austin emphasized the importance of taking "all necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of the Lebanese Armed Forces and UNIFIL forces."
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed concerns over reports of Israeli strikes against the Lebanese Armed forces in a call on Wednesday with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Austin emphasized the importance of taking "all necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of the Lebanese Armed Forces and UNIFIL forces," Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters.
According to Singh, she thinks Israel "certainly hears our concerns and they understand them."
Go to the full article >>Four reservists, one soldier killed in combat, five soldiers wounded, IDF announces
In the same incident, an officer and two reservists in the 222nd Battalion, 2nd "Carmeli" Brigade were severely wounded.
Four IDF reservists fell in combat in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, the military announced on Thursday evening.
The fallen soldiers were Chief Warrant Officer (res.) Mordechai Haim Amoyal, Warrant Officer (res.) Shmuel Harari, Staff-Sergeant-Major (res.) Shlomo Aviad Nayman, and Sergeant-Major (res.) Shuvael Ben-Natal, the military said.
Go to the full article >>Mossad chief Barnea to meet Burns in Doha to renew hostage talks
Hamas officials have also stated that they are sending representatives for talks in Doha.
Mossad Chief David Barnea will promote a new framework for a hostage deal when he heads to Doha on Sunday to join the first high-level negotiations held by CIA Director William Burns in almost two months.
Barnea has “been working under the radar” on a new deal “together with the Qataris, the Americans and the Egyptians,” a source told The Jerusalem Post.
Go to the full article >>Israel at 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