Israel at war day 392: What is happening in Gaza, Lebanon?
IDF names fallen soldier • UNRWA accuses IDF of damaging West Bank office • Iranian strategy advisor says state has technical abilities to produce nuclear weapons
Sirens sound in central Israel
Sirens sounded in central Israel early on Saturday morning.
The IDF said the rockets crossed into Israel's territory from Lebanon.
Sirens sounded in the Kfar Saba and Ranana areas.
Magen David Adom reported one man aged around 20 was injured in the area of Tira.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>North Gaza 'apocalyptic,' everyone at 'imminent risk' of death, warns UN
They urged all parties fighting in Gaza to protect civilians and called on Israel to "ceases its assault on Gaza and on the humanitarians trying to help."
The situation in the northern Gaza Strip is "apocalyptic" as Israel pursues a military offensive against Hamas terrorists in the area, top United Nations officials warned on Friday.
"The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence," they said in a statement signed by the acting UN aid chief Joyce Msuya, heads of UN agencies, including UN children's agency UNICEF and the World Food Program, and other aid groups.
Go to the full article >>IDF commanders lightly wounded in vehicle accident in south Lebanon
IDF Northern Command chief Maj.-Gen. Ori Gordin and IDF Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth were lightly wounded in a vehicle accident in southern Lebanon, the IDF reported on Friday.
"During an operational patrol in Lebanon, one of the military patrol vehicles overturned. The commander of the Northern Command, Maj.-Gen. Ori Gordin and the commander of the Central Command, Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth were in the vehicle," the IDF said.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IDF eliminates Izz al-Din Kassab, one of last remaining Hamas political bureau members
Kassab was responsible for Hamas's relations and cooperation, strategic and military, with other terrorist organizations within the Gaza Strip.
The IDF eliminated Hamas's National Relations head Izz al-Din Kassab on Friday in Khan Yunis, Gaza, who was also one of the last remaining members of the terrorist organization's political bureau still inside the Palestinian enclave.
The strike that killed Kassab was completed based on IDF and ISA intelligence. His assistant Ayman Ayesh was also killed in the strike.
US asked Lebanon to declare unilateral ceasefire with Israel, two sources say
A US envoy this week asked Lebanon to declare a unilateral ceasefire with Israel as part of an effort to help negotiations to reach a resolution for the more than year-long conflict, a senior Lebanese political source and a senior diplomat said.
The sources said the effort was communicated by US Lebanon Envoy Amos Hochstein to Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
Go to the full article >>Iran signals possible missile expansion, nuclear doctrine shift
He added that Iran will respond to the Israeli retaliatory attack at the appropriate time, saying that it is likely that Tehran will increase the firing range of their ballistic missiles.
Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, told pro-Iran broadcaster Al-Mayadeen on Friday that Tehran is likely to increase the range of its ballistic missiles.
Kharrazi also indicated that Iran's nuclear doctrine could change if the nation faced an existential threat. "We now have the technical capabilities necessary to produce nuclear weapons," he said.
Go to the full article >>Hezbollah barrages continue: Ten wounded following rocket fire toward Israel's North
At least 30 rockets were fired toward northern Israel communities as far south as Karmiel.
Ten people were wounded in a Hezbollah rocket barrage from Lebanon toward Israel's North, Magen David Adom (MDA) announced on Friday.
At least 30 rockets were fired toward northern Israel communities as far south as Karmiel.
Go to the full article >>IDF announces fallen soldier Yarden Zakay, who succumbed to wounds from Gaza battle
Zakay, 21, was promoted posthumously from the rank of lieutenant to captain.
Capt. Yarden Zakay succumbed to wounds sustained while fighting in the Gaza Strip on September 17, 2024, the IDF announced on Friday morning.
Captain Zakay, 21 years old, from Hadera, was a platoon commander in the Shaked Battalion, Givati Brigade.
He was posthumously promoted from the rank of lieutenant to captain.
Go to the full article >>IAF conducts over 200 airstrikes amid Gaza, Lebanon operations
Over the past 24 hours, IDF forces have carried out several localized operations in southern Lebanon, dismantling Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure, seizing weapons, and eliminating terrorists.
As ground troops continue to operate in both Lebanon and Gaza, the IAF struck over 200 terror targets, including Hezbollah launchers used to fire rockets into northern Israel.
Go to the full article >>Strikes reported in Beirut following IDF evacuation warning
Lebanese media reported there were two airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut during the early hours of Friday morning, shortly after IDF Arabic spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning on X/Twitter.
#عاجل إلى جميع السكان المتواجدين في منطقة الضاحية الجنوبية وتحديدًا في المباني المحددة في الخرائط المرفقة والمباني المجاورة لها في المناطق التالية:
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) October 31, 2024
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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