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IDF announces fallen soldier, Hezbollah fires 80 rocket barrage to Israel, wounding several

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Projectiles are fired in Lebanon towards Israel, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from northern Israel, November 11, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/THOMAS PETER)
Projectiles are fired in Lebanon towards Israel, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from northern Israel, November 11, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/THOMAS PETER)

IDF announces Maj. (res.) Itamar Levin Fridman fell in combat in northern Gaza

Fridman was in combat in Jabalya under the command of the Givati Brigade's combat team and fell after an anti-tank missile was fired at the force.

By AVI ASHKENAZI, MOSHE COHEN
 Maj. (res.) Itamar Levin Fridman fell in Gaza, November 11, 2024.  (photo credit: hitdelight\Canva Pro, IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Maj. (res.) Itamar Levin Fridman fell in Gaza, November 11, 2024.
(photo credit: hitdelight\Canva Pro, IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Major (Res.) Itamar Levin Fridman, 34, from Eilat, from the special counter-terror LOTAR Unit, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, the IDF announced.

Maj. Fridman was in combat in Jabalya under the command of the Givati Brigade's combat team and fell after an anti-tank missile was fired at the force. Two other soldiers were also injured in the incident.

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Hezbollah rocket shrapnel wounds several, crashes damage property in 80-rocket barrage

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

A 17-year-old boy was lightly wounded by shrapnel in Kiryat Ata, Magen David Adom reported, after approximately 80 rockets were seen crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory, targeting Haifa and its bayside suburbs on Monday afternoon. 

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IDF: Around 50 rockets from Lebanon in latest barrage to North

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Magen David Adom (MDA) reported that a 40-year-old woman was lightly injured from Shrapnel.

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Hard reality of the North: Hezbollah attacks on Israel quadrupled in October

“Our data indicates that at least 2,291 rockets and missiles crossed into Israeli territory in October 2024,” the researchers wrote.

By YOAV ETIEL
  Damage in Israel's North following multiple Hezbollah rocket barrages on September 22, 2024 (photo credit: MDA SPOKESPERSON)
Damage in Israel's North following multiple Hezbollah rocket barrages on September 22, 2024
(photo credit: MDA SPOKESPERSON)

In October 2024, Hezbollah launched four times as many attacks on Israel as in previous months, data from the Alma Center, a research institute focusing on Israel’s security challenges along the Israel-Lebanon border, revealed last week.

Hezbollah claimed responsibility for 694 of the 1,158 recorded incidents in Israel. Since Hezbollah initiated its attacks on Israel on October 8, 2023, there have been 3,235 incidents, averaging 270 per month. October alone saw 54 deaths in northern Israel from Hezbollah actions: 40 IDF soldiers, 10 Israeli civilians, and four foreign workers.

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Netanyahu working form underground saferoom following drone attacks - report

Security advisors have recommended that Netanyahu avoid staying in specific locations for an extended period of time due to the threat of additional attacks.

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 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023. (photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023.
(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been holding security meetings in an underground saferoom, N12 reported on Sunday. 

In October, a drone that infiltrated from Lebanon struck his home in Caesarea, though Netanyahu and family weren’t present at the time of the attack. 

Since then, N12 reported that Netanyahu has been operating within a secure room in the basement of the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, with heightened protective measures.

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PM Netanyahu requests to postpone court testimony, citing war complications

Netanyahu's attorney Amit Haddad stated that recent security developments made proper defense preparations "impossible."

By BINI ASHKENAZI
 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister and MK's attend a plenary session of the opening day of the winter session at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on october 28, 2024. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister and MK's attend a plenary session of the opening day of the winter session at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on october 28, 2024.
(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense attorney, Amit Hadad, submitted a request to the court on Sunday to postpone his testimony in Cases 1000, 2000, and 4000 by 10 weeks.

Hadad argued that recent security developments hindered adequate preparation. “Preparation for giving testimony became impossible,” he stated. “This short delay will allow the defense to prepare properly for his testimony without harming the public interest.” Currently scheduled for December 2, the defense seeks a new testimony start date in March 2025.

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Is a new intel. czar the post Oct. 7 answer or politicizing security? - analysis

If executed properly, this new body could potentially help save Israel from future disasters like October 7.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a state memorial ceremony at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem last week, marking a year since the Hamas attack against Israel that took place on October 7/Simchat Torah, followed by the ongoing Gaza war. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a state memorial ceremony at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem last week, marking a year since the Hamas attack against Israel that took place on October 7/Simchat Torah, followed by the ongoing Gaza war.
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

Everyone agrees that Israel’s intelligence and political classes both failed to foresee or prevent Hamas’s October 7, 2023 invasion of Israel.

No one agrees on what to do about it.

The latest idea being pushed by MK Amit Halevi on behalf of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to create a new intelligence advisor and staff within the prime minister’s office who answers directly to the premier and is separated from the three big intelligence services: IDF, Shin Bet, and Mossad.

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Sirens activated in Jerusalem hills as IAF intercepts missile form Yemen, drones from Iraq

The IDF confirmed that it had identified a single missile launch from Yemen, which was successfully intercepted with no casualties reported.

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 (Illustrative) An Iron Dome anti-missile projectile intercepts a rocket that was fired from Gaza, above the Israeli city of Ashkelon, Israel May 4, 2019. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
(Illustrative) An Iron Dome anti-missile projectile intercepts a rocket that was fired from Gaza, above the Israeli city of Ashkelon, Israel May 4, 2019.
(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)

Sirens sounded across the Jerusalem hills, Beit Shemesh, Kiryat Arba, and surrounding communities early Monday morning.

The IDF confirmed that it had identified a single missile launch from Yemen, which was successfully intercepted with no casualties reported. However, explosions were heard in Beit Shemesh and nearby areas. Police and Magen David Adom (MDA) teams began scanning the affected locations for potential damage or debris.

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IDF uncovers Hezbollah training center near UNIFIL post, counters UN claim of operating within post

The IDF reiterated that it seeks to operate against Hezbollah's infrastructure and capabilities to push the group away from southern Lebanon.

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 The UNIFIL United Nations peacekeepers' vehicles drive on a road amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the town of Qlayaa, southern Lebanon October 18, 2024.  (photo credit: Karamallah Daher/Reuters)
The UNIFIL United Nations peacekeepers' vehicles drive on a road amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the town of Qlayaa, southern Lebanon October 18, 2024.
(photo credit: Karamallah Daher/Reuters)

As part of the IDF's activity to destroy Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon, the IDF operated near a UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) post last Thursday, the military announced on Sunday.

In their statement, the IDF countered claims by stating that engineering vehicles did not enter the UNIFIL position in the area. 

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IDF intercepts drone crossing from Lebanon

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The IDF had intercepted an Islamic Resistance drone crossing from Lebanon, the IDF reported on Monday overnight.

The report follows an announcement stating the army had identified the threat before it crossed into Israeli territory and that it was being monitored.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq later took responsbility for the drone, according to Arab media, stating it had targeted "essential targets."

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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