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Israel at war: What happened on day 416?

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 Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, November 25, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, November 25, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)

Home Front Command updates guidelines

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The Home Front Command has tightened its security guidelines following a situational assessment on Monday evening.

According to the new guidelines, communities along the northern border, North Golan, and South Golan directive areas (in the communities of Katzrin and Kedmat-Zvi) will transition from 'partial' activity to 'limited' activity levels.

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IAF destroys dozens of Hezbollah command centers

The IDF announced that 25 Hezbollah Executive Council targets were destroyed on Monday afternoon alone.

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Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, southern Lebanon, June 25, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, southern Lebanon, June 25, 2024
(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)

IAF fighter jets struck 25 Hezbollah Executive Council targets this afternoon, the IDF announced on Monday.

Dozens of command centers and control posts across Nabatieh, Baalbek, Bekaa Valley, Dahieh, and Beirut were destroyed.

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Netanyahu approves ceasefire with Lebanon 'in principle' - report

CNN reported that several details are still being negotiated, and the agreement will not be solidified until every issue is resolved. 

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 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Memorial Ceremony for people who were murdered during the October 7th Massacre, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, October 28, 2024.  (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Memorial Ceremony for people who were murdered during the October 7th Massacre, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, October 28, 2024.
(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly approved a ceasefire with Lebanon "in principle" while meeting with Israeli officials on Sunday evening, a source told CNN on Monday. 

The source said that Israel still has reservations about certain details, which will reportedly be transferred to the Lebanese government on Monday. 

CNN reported that several details are still being negotiated, and the agreement will not be solidified until every issue is resolved. 

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Lebanese army soldier killed in drone strike in Tyre - Al-Manar

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A Lebanese army soldier was killed in a drone strike in the coastal Lebanese city of Tyre on Monday, a correspondent for the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar reported.

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Security forces eliminate two terrorists, arrest nine wanted individuals in the West Bank

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  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)

Security forces eliminated two terrorists who threw explosives during an operation in the village of Ya'bad in the northern West Bank, the military said on Monday.

Additionally, the IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and Border Police thwarted terrorist activities and arrested nine wanted individuals overnight. 

The security forces also confiscated a handgun as well as thousands of shekels in terrorist funds, the IDF noted. 

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Rocket fired from northern Gaza falls in open area

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

Following the sirens that sounded in Kfar Aza, one rocket was identified crossing from northern Gaza, the military said on Monday. 

The IDF noted that the rocket fell in an open area, and no injuries were reported. 

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Drone intrusion sirens sound in Nahariya, northern Israeli communities

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Drone intrusion sirens sounded in Israel's North on Monday morning, initially blaring in the northern community of Shlomi, before sounding in Nahariya and other localities in the region. 

Shortly after the sirens were sounded, the Home Front Command announced that the incident had concluded. 

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IDF Arabic spox. issues evacuation warnings for Haret Hreik, southern Beirut

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IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning to residents of the Haret Hreik neighborhood in southern Beirut in a post to X/Twitter on Monday.

"For your safety and the safety of your family members, you must evacuate these buildings and those adjacent to them immediately and stay away from them for a distance of no less than 500 meters," Adraee wrote. 

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MDA teams respond to reported rocket crashes in Western, Upper Galilee

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

Approximately 20 rockets were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory, triggering sirens in the Upper and Western Galilee, the military said on Monday morning. 

Israeli emergency medical service Magen David Adom announced that response teams were en route to search areas where reports of rocket crashes were received. 

MDA stated that paramedics were providing medical treatment to a 60-year-old man who was wounded in the head by shrapnel but is conscious. 

Paramedics also treated a 75-year-old man who was moderately wounded by shrapnel and was evacuated to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya. 

This is a developing story. 

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'Optimism is artificial': Israel-Lebanon ceasefire still far away, analyst tells Saudi media

Author and researcher Bechara Khairallah claims that a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is not realistic in the near future.

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 A billboard depicting late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is pictured as smoke billows after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, November 16, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Yassin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A billboard depicting late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is pictured as smoke billows after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, November 16, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Yassin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The ceasefire initiatives with Lebanon are unrealistic, and optimism surrounding an agreement with Israel is artificial, author and political researcher Bechara Khairallah claimed in an interview with Saudi news channel Al-Hadath on Sunday. 

According to Khairallah, "All this optimism is artificial. It’s an attempt to create a sense of optimism and make people believe that an agreement is close, particularly before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump."

Khairallah stated that no settlement would occur before Trump’s inauguration on January 20 and that [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu would not grant outgoing President Joe Biden any diplomatic victory before the end of his term.

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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