Six Golani soldiers fall in southern Lebanon, five rockets fired from Lebanon to central Israel

Two civilians were killed, and two were wounded as a result of a direct hit from a Hezbollah rocket in Nahariya on Tuesday.

The victims were Ziv Belfer, 52, and Shimon Najam, 54. 

Five rockets were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory, triggering sirens in several areas in central Israel and the Carmel area, the military stated on Wednesday evening. 

Some rockets were intercepted by the Israel Air Force, while fallen rockets were also identified. 

The IDF said that details were still under review.  

The Lebanon-based Iran-aligned terrorist group Hezbollah claimed to have used drones to attack Tel Aviv, Reuters reported Wednesday evening.

The organization further claimed it had targeted the Kirya military base for the first time.

Despite the terrorist organization's claims, no hits were reported in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, including in Kirya's area.

Approximately 40 Hezbollah rockets were fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon toward Israeli territory as of 4:30 p.m., the IDF announced on Wednesday afternoon. 

Home Front Command chief Major General Rafi Milo visited the kindergarten in Nesher that was hit by a Hezbollah rocket on Tuesday, the military announced on Wednesday. 

During the visit, Milo met the kindergarten's educational staff and expressed appreciation for their courage and response to the incident. 

During the incident, drone intrusion sirens sounded throughout the Nahariya, Acre, and Haifa areas, but none sounded in Nesher.

CIA official Asif W. Rahman was arrested by the FBI in Cambodia on Tuesday and charged with disclosing classified documents allegedly showing Israel's retaliation plans against Iran, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. He was brought to a federal court in Guam to face charges. 

Rahman was indicted by a US federal court in Virginia with charges of willful retention and transmission of national defense information, the report said.

According to the New York Times, the documents were prepared by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which analyzes US spy satellite information and photos. 

The Israel Air Force (IAF) carried out strikes in the Beirut area, which targeted and destroyed nine weapons storage facilities and command centers used by Hezbollah, the IDF said on Tuesday. 

The IDF noted that these Hezbollah facilities and command centers were deliberately embedded in civilian areas.

This morning, the IAF successfully intercepted four UAVs that were approaching Israeli territory from Lebanon, the military announced on Wednesday.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror organization released a new sign-of-life video on Wednesday of Russian-Israeli hostage Alexander Troufanov, who has remained in Hamas captivity since October 7.

This is a developing story.

In early October, the Israel Air Force (IAF) conducted a strike that killed Muhammad Musa Salah, Hezbollah’s field commander in the Khiam area, the military confirmed on Wednesday.

Salah was responsible for directing multiple terrorist attacks against Israel and had overseen the launch of over 2,500 projectiles targeting the Golan Heights, Upper Galilee, and IDF forces operating in southern Lebanon.

In a recent strike this week (Sunday) in southern Lebanon, the IDF killed Ayman Muhammad Nabulsi, the newly appointed commander of the Hezbollah “Nasser Unit” anti-tank missile array in Hajir.

Additional precise strikes eliminated Hezbollah commanders in the Ghajar and Tebnit areas. Among those killed was Hajj Ali Yussef Salah, who served as the Hezbollah commander in Tebnit.

These operations further reduce Hezbollah’s capacity to launch terrorist attacks from southern Lebanon against Israeli civilians along the northern border. The IDF continues its efforts to counter and neutralize threats posed to Israel.