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Israeli jets strike hundreds of targets in Syria, IDF advances in Gaza

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IDF soldiers gather near the ceasefire line between Syria and Israel, in the Golan Heights, December 9, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)
IDF soldiers gather near the ceasefire line between Syria and Israel, in the Golan Heights, December 9, 2024
(photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)

IDF announces four soldiers killed in southern Lebanon

The four served in the 9263rd Battalion of the 226th Brigade.

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 Major (res.) Evgeny Zinershain, Captain (res.) Sagi Ya'akov Rubinshtein, Staff-Sergeant-Major (res.) Binyamin Destaw Negose, and Sergeant-Major (res.) Erez Ben Efraim. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Major (res.) Evgeny Zinershain, Captain (res.) Sagi Ya'akov Rubinshtein, Staff-Sergeant-Major (res.) Binyamin Destaw Negose, and Sergeant-Major (res.) Erez Ben Efraim.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Four soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Monday, as Israel kept lines tight on the Syrian border to be prepared for anything that might affect the stability there.

The military named the fallen as Maj. (res.) Evgeny Zinershain, 43, from Zichron Ya’acov; Capt. (res.) Sagi Ya’akov Rubinshtein, 31, from Lavi; St.-Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Binyamin Destaw Negose, 28, from Bet Shemesh; and Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Erez Ben Efraim, 25, from Ramat Gan.

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Israeli tanks spotted 20 km from Damascus - report

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Israeli tanks were spotted approximately 20 km from Damascus, Israeli media reported on Tuesday morning, citing Arab media. 

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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
  • 100 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
  • The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30
  • The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.