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One killed from shrapnel in North, two wounded in West Bank attack

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. November 3, 2024.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. November 3, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Hezbollah rocket shrapnel kills one in North

As of 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, the military said that some 120 projectiles had been launched at Israel from Lebanon. 

By YAEL HALFON, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Magen David Adom paramedics operate at the scene where a man was reported killed from shrapnel in the North. November 6, 2024. (photo credit: MDA SPOKESPERSON)
Magen David Adom paramedics operate at the scene where a man was reported killed from shrapnel in the North. November 6, 2024.
(photo credit: MDA SPOKESPERSON)

A man in his 40s was killed by rocket shrapnel in an agricultural field near Kfar Masaryk in northern Israel, Israel's emergency medical service, Magen David Adom, said on Wednesday night. 

MDA said that paramedics who were called to the scene were forced to pronounce the man dead. 

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IAF strikes targets in Beirut's Dahiyeh - report

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

Israel Air Force warplanes struck several buildings in the southern suburbs of Dahiyeh in Beirut, the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen news outlet claimed on Wednesday.  

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Northern Command chief briefs northern regional council heads on IDF op in Lebanon

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

Northern Command chief Major-General Ori Gordin met with northern regional council heads to brief them on IDF ground operations in southern Lebanon, the IDF said on Wednesday. 

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Two wounded in West Bank terror ramming attack, terrorist thwarted

The terrorist was thwarted, and IDF troops were present on the scene.

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 IDF soldiers operating near Kalkilya in the West Bank, May 5, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers operating near Kalkilya in the West Bank, May 5, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

A 26-year-old woman and a 15-year-old youth sustained light wounds after they were hit by a vehicle in a ramming attack near Shiloh in the West Bank, emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) said on Wednesday.

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IDF issues evacuation warnings for Beirut's southern suburb

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

IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning for residents of some buildings in Beirut's southern suburb, in a Wednesday post on X/Twitter. 

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Hezbollah chief says indirect talks on ceasefire possible only if Israel stops attacks

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Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that only developments on the battlefield, not political moves, would bring an end to the hostilities between the Lebanese armed group and the Israeli military.

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IDF’s 8th Brigade neutralizes dozens of Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon

The combat operations encompass infantry, reconnaissance, and artillery units, which are systematically clearing and dismantling fortified Hezbollah positions.

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 IDF continues operating in southern Lebanon on November 6, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF continues operating in southern Lebanon on November 6, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF 8th Brigade combat team, operating under the 91st Division, has eliminated dozens of terrorists from Hezbollah, among whom were a battalion commander in the area and the head of a significant Hezbollah compound, the military updated on Wednesday.

The most recent update comes while the IDF has been engaged in intensified ground operations in southern Lebanon throughout the past week, all while the brigade combat team has been backed by air support.

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WATCH: Rockets from intercepted near Ben-Gurion Airport

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Large part of rocket fired by Hezbollah crashes into car in Ra'anana on November 6, 2024. (photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)
Large part of rocket fired by Hezbollah crashes into car in Ra'anana on November 6, 2024.
(photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)

Rockets fired by Hezbollah were intercepted in Tel Aviv, surrounding areas, and Sharon areas on Wednesday.

Of the ten rockets fired, two fell in open areas.

Rockets fired towards the Tel Aviv area from Lebanon (Video credit: Section 27A Copyright Act)
Large part of Hezbollah rockets destroys car in Ra'anana (Video credit: Section 27A Copyright Act)
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Four terrorists eliminated by IDF across multiple West Bank clashes

The IDF also arrested a number of wanted persons, located weapons, and destroyed an explosives laboratory.

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IDF soldiers operate in the Jenin area in the West Bank November 5, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers operate in the Jenin area in the West Bank November 5, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Four terrorists were killed in Israeli operations in West Bank on Tuesday, the IDF announced.

A vehicle accelerated towards Israeli forces in the city of Qabatiya in the Jenin area on Tuesday and collided with an IDF vehicle on Tuesday, injuring two soldiers in light condition, the IDF announced the next day. Both had received medical treatment but did not have to be evacuated to a hospital.

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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