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Netanyahu fires Gallant, IAF strikes Hezbollah in Syria

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illustrative image of an airstrike. (photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)
Illustrative image of an airstrike.
(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)

Netanyahu speaks with IDF chief, Shin Bet and Mossad heads after Gallant's firing

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  (photo credit: MAYA ALLERUZO/POOL/REUTERS)
(photo credit: MAYA ALLERUZO/POOL/REUTERS)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, and Mossad head David Barnea on Tuesday evening, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced. 

The PMO said Netanyahu "looks forward to continued joint work together with the new Defense Minister."

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Israeli strike on Lebanon town of Barja kills 15, Lebanese health ministry says

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An Israeli strike on the Lebanon town of Barja killed at least 15 people, the Lebanese health ministry said on Tuesday.

This is a developing story.

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Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on day of US elections

FM Israel Katz has been offered the defense minister role • Gideon Sa'ar offered to join government as new foreign minister

By ELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for the second time (illustrative) (photo credit: FLASH90, REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for the second time (illustrative)
(photo credit: FLASH90, REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday evening that he was removing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant from his position and replacing him with Israel Katz, citing a "crisis of trust" that "gradually deepened."

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Technology, drones and complexity: The IDF’s battle for Jabalya

Reporters' Notebook: This is my second time in Jabalya during the war against Hamas. It’s also the second time in the neighborhood with the IDF’s Multi-Dimensional Unit.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
 A humvee makes its way along a road in northern Gaza as smoke rises from an explosion in the background.  (photo credit: SETH J. FRANTZMAN)
A humvee makes its way along a road in northern Gaza as smoke rises from an explosion in the background.
(photo credit: SETH J. FRANTZMAN)

There is a buzz in the air. The buzz becomes a kind of whirring, and above our heads, a small quadcopter-type drone lifts off.

Then, another one lifts off. They sound briefly like locusts before the sound fades and the stillness of the war in Gaza returns. I am in Jabalya, one of the major neighborhoods northeast of Gaza City. The IDF has been fighting here for a month. Around 900 terrorists have been eliminated, and hundreds have been captured.

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WATCH: Footage of Jabalya in war-torn Gaza

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Jerusalem Post's Seth J. Frantzman documents his experiences in Jabalya in war-torn Gaza (Video credit: Seth J. Frantzman)
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IAF strike Hezbollah facility in Al Qusayr, Syria

Hezbollah's munition unit, responsible for the storage of weapons in Lebanon, has expanded its operations in the Al Qusayr area.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illustrative image of an airstrike. (photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)
Illustrative image of an airstrike.
(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)

Israel Air Force (IAF) jets struck Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in the Al Qusayr area in Syria, the IDF reported on Tuesday.

The strike, on a facility belonging to the terror group's munition unit, was guided by the Intelligence Directorate, the IDF said. 

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New info revealed on incident in which five Egoz soldiers were killed in Lebanon

Testimonies collected in conversations with soldiers and commanders revealed that troops on the ground debated whether to enter the building with covering fire.

By AMIR BOHBOT
 IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. November 5, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. November 5, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

New information was disclosed in testimonies of commanders and soldiers on Tuesday on the incident in which the five Egoz soldiers were killed in late October in southern Lebanon. 

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Gaza terrorists trained in Iran to learn how to manufacture weapons - report

The notes, written in Arabic and found in an undisclosed location, included some 14 pages, with drawings of drones and sections of rockets.  

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A drone is launched during a large-scale drone combat exercise of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran January 4, 2021. Picture taken January 4, 2021 (photo credit: IRANIAN ARMY/WANA/REUTERS)
A drone is launched during a large-scale drone combat exercise of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran January 4, 2021. Picture taken January 4, 2021
(photo credit: IRANIAN ARMY/WANA/REUTERS)

Hamas terrorists trained in Iran to learn how to manufacture weapons in the Gaza Strip, according to a Bloomberg Tuesday report, based on notes belonging to a Gaza terrorist who reportedly partook in the course.

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Israel strikes in Al Qusayr, Syria - report

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Israel reportedly struck Al Qusayr on the outskirts of Homs in Syria, Israeli media reported Tuesday. 

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'Carved in stone': IDF troops unearth a 70-meter-long underground space in southern Lebanon

Within the subterranean space, soldiers found a room and weapons for a lengthy stay. 

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. November 5, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. November 5, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF troops unearthed a 70-meter-long underground infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon the military said on Tuesday. 

Within the subterranean space, soldiers found a room and weapons for a lengthy stay. 

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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