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Rocket sirens blare across central and northern Israel, crashes detected

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
  Israel at war - IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Israel at war - IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Hezbollah rocket kills woman in Shfaram, wounds dozens

The other ten individuals wounded were in moderate condition, suffering from injuries from broken glass, and all were transferred for further medical care, MDA said.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Damage to synagogue in Haifa after Hezbollah rocket barrage November 16, 2024 (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)
Damage to synagogue in Haifa after Hezbollah rocket barrage November 16, 2024
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)

Hezbollah fired over 75 rockets on Monday, with one hitting Shfaram in northern Israel, killing one woman in her 50s and wounding 56 others, and shrapnel from another injuring five, one of whom is in serious condition.
Magen David Adom (MDA) said that the woman had been wounded while in a safe room of a building. Paramedics later pronounced her dead on the scene.

The Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa said it treated 56 people who were wounded in Shfaram, including 18 children and teenagers. Two of the wounded, a 41-year-old woman and a four-year-old boy, were in serious condition. Among the wounded being treated is also a pregnant woman.

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IDF to conduct siren test in Dalton, northern Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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The Home Front Command will conduct a siren test in the moshav of Dalton in northern Israel, the IDF announced on Tuesday.

The test will be held at 10:05 a.m, and will trigger an alert on the Home Front Command app. 

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Iranian Foreign Ministry call sanctions against country 'unjustified, baseless'

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Iran's Foreign Ministry stated that the new sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United Kingdom against Tehran are "unjustified, baseless, and contrary to international law," Walla reported on Tuesday morning.

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Iran, Israel among rivals to showcase their arms at Vietnam defence expo

Nearly 200 companies from 27 countries have already reserved booths at the defense expo, which will be held in the capital, Hanoi, from Dec. 19 to 22.

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 Russian-made S125-2TM anti-aircraft missiles are displayed at the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022, in Hanoi, Vietnam, December 8, 2022. (photo credit: REUTERS/Khanh Vu)
Russian-made S125-2TM anti-aircraft missiles are displayed at the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022, in Hanoi, Vietnam, December 8, 2022.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Khanh Vu)

Companies from Iran, Israel, China, Russia and the United States will showcase military equipment at an arms expo in Hanoi in December, Vietnam's defense ministry said on Tuesday, a rare case of geopolitical rivals exhibiting their wares together.

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Ceasefire in north? Lebanon, Hezbollah agree to US proposal for ceasefire with Israel - official

Hezbollah, a heavily armed movement backed by Iran, endorsed its long-time ally Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to negotiate over a ceasefire.

By REUTERS
 Smoke billows over Khiam, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, Lebanon November 9, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/KARAMALLAH DAHER)
Smoke billows over Khiam, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, Lebanon November 9, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/KARAMALLAH DAHER)

Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a US proposal for a ceasefire with Israel with some comments on the content, a top Lebanese official told Reuters on Monday, describing the effort as the most serious yet to end to the fighting.

Ali Hassan Khalil, an aide to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, said Lebanon had delivered its written response to the US ambassador in Lebanon on Monday, and White House envoy Amos Hochstein was traveling to Beirut to continue talks.

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MDA, city residents share experience of Hezbollah rocket attack in Ramat Gan

"There was a huge boom, I felt the blast wave, and the house shook,” shared a city resident.

By ORI SELA, HODAYA RAN
 Security and rescue personel work at the scene where a bus and buildings were hit following a rocket attack from Lebanon towards Israel in Ramat Gan in central Israel November 18, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/ITAI RON)
Security and rescue personel work at the scene where a bus and buildings were hit following a rocket attack from Lebanon towards Israel in Ramat Gan in central Israel November 18, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/ITAI RON)

Residents of Ramat Gan were reportedly in shock following the rocket hit in Ben Gurion Street in the city on Monday, wounding several people.

"There was a huge boom, I felt the blast wave, and the house shook," shared a city resident.

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IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Daniel Hagari to receive 2024 Israel Security Spokesperson Award

The association chose to honor Hagari for his responsible, professional, and calm frequent appearances during challenging moments and for reporting on the successes of the IDF.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Brigadier-General Daniel Hagari, the IDF spokesperson. (photo credit: Association of Spokespersons and Public Relations Officers of Local Authorities in Israel)
Brigadier-General Daniel Hagari, the IDF spokesperson.
(photo credit: Association of Spokespersons and Public Relations Officers of Local Authorities in Israel)

IDF Spokesperson Brigadier-General Daniel Hagari will receive the 2024 Israel Security Spokesperson Award from the Association of Spokespersons and Public Relations Officers of Local Authorities in Israel (ASPROLA), the association announced on Tuesday.

The association, which includes hundreds of local authorities across the country, chose to honor Hagari for his frequent appearances during challenging moments, which were always responsible, professional, and calm, and for reporting on the IDF's successes.

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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