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Israel at war day 411: What happened in Gaza, Lebanon?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF soldiers conduct localized raids in southern Lebanon, November 20, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers conduct localized raids in southern Lebanon, November 20, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Civilian unlawfully embedded with IDF killed by Hezbollah fire in southern Lebanon

IDF soldier killed, two wounded in same incident • Ze'ev Erlich, 70, entered Lebanon with forces without authorization from Northern Command

By YONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Ze'ev Erlich.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Ze'ev Erlich.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

An Israeli civilian who was brought into a southern Lebanese warzone was killed by enemy fire Wednesday, Binyamin Regional Council announced Wednesday evening.

The Jerusalem Post understands that the civilian was brought into Lebanon unlawfully.

The military said that civilian Ze’ev 'Jabo' Hanoch Erlich, 70, from Ofra, served as a major in reserve and fell in combat in southern Lebanon.

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Israel strikes residential buildings, industrial zone in Palmyra, Syria, state media says

An Israeli airstrike hit residential and industrial areas in Syria's historic Palmyra on Wednesday, killing 36 and wounding over 50.

By REUTERS
 Smoke rises after airstrikes on a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, Syria, June 15, 2017 (illustrative). (photo credit: REUTERS/ALAA AL-FAQIR)
Smoke rises after airstrikes on a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, Syria, June 15, 2017 (illustrative).
(photo credit: REUTERS/ALAA AL-FAQIR)

An Israeli attack on Syria's historic city of Palmyra killed 36 people and wounded more than 50 on Wednesday after it hit residential buildings and an industrial zone, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported.

The Israeli military declined to comment when asked about the attack.

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IDF soldier severely wounded during combat in northern Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

An IDF soldier serving in the 435th Battalion in the Givati Brigade was severely wounded in combat in the northern Gaza Strip on Wendesday.

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IDF kills Hezbollah anti-tank missile commanders, says group's firepower 'dramatically reduced

The IAF also struck over 100 terror targets in Lebanon, including launchers, weapons storage facilities, command centers, and military structures over the past day.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IAF strikes Hezbollah rocket launchers on Sunday that fired at the Haifa Bay area, November 20, 2024. (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The Israel Air Force (IAF) eliminated the commanders of Hezbollah's anti-tank missile and operations unit in the coastal sector, the military announced on Wednesday. 

The commanders were responsible for terror attacks against Israeli citizens, including missile attacks on civilian communities in the Western Galilee and Israel's coastal area. 

Additionally, while operating in southern Lebanon, IDF soldiers located weapons storage facilities and struck terrorist command centers both on the ground and in the air. 

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Undercover Border Police soldiers eliminate three terrorists near Jenin, the West Bank

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Undercover Border Police soldiers, along with the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), eliminated three terrorists, including one wanted person, in the city of Qabatiya in the Jenin area in the West Bank, the Israel Police said in a statement on Wednesday. 

The wanted person, who was the target of the operation, had previously carried out several terrorist attacks and was planning to carry out another attack in the immediate future against Israeli citizens, the police said. 

During the raid, the wanted person attempted to escape from the roof of the house towards another house nearby while two additional terrorists hid with him and barricaded themselves, firing at the soldiers.

The undercover soldiers used missiles, grenades, and gunfire to eliminate the three terrorists. 

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Rocket launched from Lebanon crashes into building in Kiryat Shmona, police searching area

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Following sirens sounding in northern Israel on Wednesday morning, a rocket launched from Lebanon reportedly crashed into a residential building in Kiryat Shmona, Army Radio reported.

Police are conducting searches in the area, and no injuries have been reported, the Israel Police stated.

This is a developing story.

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Hamas, Fatah officials warn: We will start wars in Israeli prisons

An imprisoned senior Hamas official told the Israeli Prison Service Commissioner: "You will end the war outside; we will start it in prison."

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 Israel Prison Service chief Kobi Yaakobi attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on November 20, 2024. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Israel Prison Service chief Kobi Yaakobi attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on November 20, 2024.
(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

Israel Prison Services (IPS) Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi told the Knesset National Security Committee that a senior Hamas official in prison threatened a war inside Israeli prisons.

Yaakobi said that an imprisoned senior Hamas official told him, "You will end the war outside; we will start it in prison."

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IDF announces fallen soldier Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Roi Sasson killed in northern Gaza Strip

In the same incident, the commander of the Nahshon Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel Yoel Glickman, was severely wounded.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Sergeant Major (res.) Roi Sasson, a soldier in the Kfir Brigade, who fell in combat in northern Gaza, November 20, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Sergeant Major (res.) Roi Sasson, a soldier in the Kfir Brigade, who fell in combat in northern Gaza, November 20, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Sergeant Major (res.) Roi Sasson, a soldier in the Nahshon Battalion in the Kfir Brigade, fell in combat in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Wednesday morning. 

Sasson, aged 21, was from Mevaseret Zion. His funeral will be held on Wednesday after 4:00 p.m. at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, N12 reported. 

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IDF to conduct siren tests in Jaljulya, Kochav Yair-Tzur Yigal in central Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
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(photo credit: JPOST STAFF)

The Home Front Command will conduct siren tests in Jaljulya and Kochav Yair-Tzur Yigal in central Israel, the IDF announced on Wednesday. 

The test will be held at 11:10 in Jaljulya and 11:20 in Kochav Yair-Tzur Yigal and will also trigger an alert on the Home Front Command app. 

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Three drones enter Israel from Lebanon, crashes identified in Western Galilee

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
  (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

Following sirens activated across the Western and Upper Galilee, three drones were identified crossing into Israeli territory from Lebanon, the military reported on Wednesday morning. 

The IDF attempted to intercept the drones, but crashes were identified in the Western Galilee.

No casualties were reported, and the Home Front Command announced that the incident had ended. 

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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