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Commandos from the Egoz, Maglan, and Duvdevan Units have been operating in thicketed, mountainous terrain Troops of the Commando Brigade including soldiers of the Egoz, Maglan, and Duvdevan Units, have been conducting limited, localized, targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence on several new enemy targets in southern Lebanon. The troops are operating in thicketed, mountainous terrain in ‘combat compounds’ pre-designated by Hezbollah for its attacks. Some of the compounds are embedded within villages from which the Hezbollah terrorist organization has directed numerous rocket barrages toward Israeli communities. Additionally, the troops are neutralizing terrorists from both the ground and the…

Israel’s elite units uncover Hezbollah’s mountain hideouts, revealing sophisticated weapons caches aimed at civilian targets. A Hezbollah 32-barrel rocket launcher was discovered and destroyed during one of many ongoing operations in southern Lebanon, the IDF revealed Thursday in newly released footage. The Commando Brigade, including elite units Egoz, Maglan, and Duvdevan, has been conducting targeted ground raids for weeks in Hezbollah’s ‘combat compounds’ throughout the mountainous terrain. According to the IDF, some of these compounds from which Hezbollah terrorists direct attacks toward Israeli communities are embedded within Lebanese civilian areas. In one scan that was published, soldiers located the rocket launcher, which was aimed toward…

Israel’s military says it has discovered thousands of hours of sickening footage showing Hamas interrogators torturing innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The harrowing videos show male prisoners with sacks over their heads, chained to floors and ceilings in painful positions. Men writhe in agony as they are beaten with sticks on the soles of their feet. In one distressing clip, a hooded man appears to be screaming and remonstrating with his captor. The horrifying incidents appear to have been filmed inadvertently by CCTV cameras inside a Hamas military base in northern Gaza raided by Israeli troops earlier this year. The…

“I want to remind you that every time you eat or drink something, remember us prisoners” In part of its psychological warfare campaign, the Islamic Jihad has released a video featuring Sasha Trufanov, who has been in captivity for 404 days. This week also marks his 29th birthday. In the video, Trufanov  addresses the camera, detailing the hardships he has endured during his prolonged captivity. “It’s been a year since I’ve been here in captivity,” Trufanov says, visibly affected by his situation. “A year with a shortage of food, water, no electricity, and now I’ve also run out of basic…

IDF strikes inflicted significant damage to the Islamic Jihad organization’s command center and to its operatives in Syria. The IDF on Thursday confirmed that it struck terrorist infrastructure sites and command centers belonging to the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization in Syria. Alongside Hamas, the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization, directed by its leaders outside the Gaza Strip, participated in the murderous attack on October 7th. “The Islamic Jihad terrorist organization has been assisting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, with the purpose of attacking Israel. The terrorist organization is an additional Iranian proxy acting under the direct instruction of Iran. Moreover, the Islamic…

Wednesday evening, the IDF Spokesman’s office announced the names of six soldiers from the Golani Brigade who were killed during combat in southern Lebanon earlier that day. The names of the fallen soldiers were: – Captain Itay Marcovich, aged 22, from Kokhav Ya’ir, a Platoon Commander. – Staff Sergeant Sraya Elbom, aged 21, from Mehola, Squad Commander. – Staff Sergeant Dror Hen, aged 20, from Gan Haim, Squad Sergeant. – Staff Sergeant Nir Gofer, aged 20, from Dimona, soldier. – Sergeant Shalev Itzhak Sagron, aged 21, from Sderot, soldier. – Sergeant Yoav Daniel, aged 19, from Nahariya, soldier. All six…

Israeli soldiers keep finding massive amounts of weapons stockpiles near border Israel Defense Forces has uncovered so much high-quality Hezbollah weaponry across southern Lebanon that it is considering using the captured weapons to create and equip a new anti-tank missile unit, Israel Hayom reported. Since the IDF began its “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” in southern Lebanon last month, footage released by the military unveiled unfathomable amounts of weapons and ammunition stored just several kilometers from the Israeli border. Israeli troops have reported discovering weapons depots or ammunition in nearly every home in some villages. Among the most frequently discovered…

Current war in Gaza marks a fundamental shift in Israel’s approach to counter-terrorism operations Breaking the mold: Israel’s longest military campaign Swords of Iron stands as a watershed moment in Israeli military history, fundamentally transforming both the strategic landscape of the region and the nature of urban warfare. Unlike previous operations in Gaza, which typically concluded within weeks, this sustained year-long campaign has enabled the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to achieve unprecedented strategic depth and operational success. Launched in response to Hamas’ October 7 attack, the offensive maneuver evolved from an immediate defensive response into Israel’s most comprehensive military campaign,…

In defiance of US warnings against retaliatory strikes on Israel after its attacks on Iran last week, Iran is signaling plans for a complex response with more advanced weaponry, Iranian and Arab officials with knowledge of the strategy told American media on Sunday, November 3. Iran has informed Arab diplomats that its conventional military will be involved in the response because four soldiers and a civilian were lost in Israel’s attack, according to Iranian and Arab officials. An Egyptian official reported that Iran privately warned of a “strong and complex” response.  “Our military lost people, so they need to respond,”…

Currently, Hamas is holding 51 Israeli hostages alive, according to Israeli analysts. The remaining Israeli hostages are dead, although it has not been officially announced that they are all dead, as reported on Sunday, November 3, by Israeli media. About two months ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a briefing before the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that half of the hostages are alive. The data on which Netanyahu relied was compiled based on information accumulated through various channels since October 7, some of which are public and some are based in military intelligence. This means that 50…