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Israel at war: What happened on day 395?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, October 27, 2024. (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, October 27, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)

IDF heightens state of alert in anticipation of Iranian response

The IDF has not ruled out the possibility of an Iranian response from Syria, Yemen, or Iraq, rather than directly from Iran.

By AMIR BOHBOT
 MISSILES FIRED from Iran are intercepted over northern Israel, last Tuesday. This has been a grueling year marked by unrelenting challenges. Just this past week, Israel faced an attack of nearly 200 ballistic missiles from Iran, the writer notes. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
MISSILES FIRED from Iran are intercepted over northern Israel, last Tuesday. This has been a grueling year marked by unrelenting challenges. Just this past week, Israel faced an attack of nearly 200 ballistic missiles from Iran, the writer notes.
(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)

The IDF has heightened its state of alert and readiness in anticipation of a possible Iranian response to the recent Israeli strike, military sources said on Monday. 

This increased vigilance includes daily situational assessments across all branches and divisions of the IDF General Staff, including the Home Front Command.

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Gallant approves issuance of 7,000 draft orders for haredim to join IDF

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  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant approved the issuance of 7,000 additional draft orders for haredim, Israeli media reported Monday evening.

Gallant discussed the issue of haredi recruitment to the IDF on Monday with Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Amir Baram, head of the Manpower Directorate Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor, and Military Advocate General, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi.

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Givati combat soldier seriously wounded in Gaza Strip

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  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

A combat soldier serving in the Givati Brigade was seriously wounded in combat in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said on Monday. 

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Berlin calls on Israel to boost aid access to 'desperate' north Gaza

By REUTERS
 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
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Germany calls on Israel to let more humanitarian aid into north Gaza, where a lack of supplies has led to a "desperate" and "unbearable" situation, a spokesperson for the German foreign ministry said on Monday.

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'Oct. 7 scenario only matter of time': Reservists warn of threats on Jordanian border

Large sections of the border are surrounded by an old barrier that can be easily crossed. 

By AMIR BOHBOT
An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016. (photo credit: REUTERS/MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.
(photo credit: REUTERS/MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)

The Israel-Jordan border is exposed to weapons and drug smuggling, as well as terrorist infiltrations, Southern Command military officials warned.

“Despite exceptional cooperation with the Jordanian military, it is getting closer,” stated a source in the Southern Command, referencing the attack at the Jordanian border during which two armed terrorists infiltrated.

 

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IAF eliminates Hezbollah Radwan anti-tank missile system cmdr. Riad Rida Ghazzawi in Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
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The Israeli air force eliminated Hezbollah's Radwan Force's anti-tank missile system commander, Riad Rida Ghazzawi, in an airstrike on the Sultaniyeh area of southern Lebanon on Monday, the IDF announced.

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Over 35,000 Palestinian civilians vaccinated as Gaza polio campaign intensifies

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 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
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The IDF, through the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), has been intensifying efforts to vaccinate Gaza’s children against polio, as directed by Israel's Defense Minister and political leadership.

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MDA paramedics head for area of reported rocket strikes following sirens in North

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  (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

Magen David Adom paramedics were en route to the area of reported rocket strikes following the sirens that sounded in the North on Monday, MDA said. 

MDA added that no casualties had been reported. 

At 10:58 a.m., sirens sounded in Acre and further North in Rosh Hanikra and Shlomi, among other localities. 

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Netanyahu, Lapid to meet on Monday for security briefing

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Opposition head Yair Lapid are set to meet on Monday for a security briefing, Walla reported.  

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Hamas, Fatah agree to form Gaza administrative committee - report

Hamas detailed the task that would befall the committee, while Fatah was interested in discussing the committee's leadership, the report noted.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Smoke rises after Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2023. (photo credit:  REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)
Smoke rises after Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2023.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

Hamas and Fatah officials have decided to form a joint administrative committee in the Gaza Strip, following talks in Cairo, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Monday, citing a senior Hamas official. 

According to the report, the source added that Hamas had outlined the committee's tasks, while Fatah was more focused on discussing its leadership.

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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