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Kiryat Shmona mayor laments destruction of city, says terrorists must be made afraid to fire at Israel; four drones fired, barrage of five rockets launched at north More rockets were fired at Israel from Lebanon in August than in any previous month since war broke out almost a year ago, according to data published by the Shin Bet security agency Thursday. The report said that 1,307 rockets were fired at Israel in August from the northern front, meaning Lebanon and Syria, amounting to just over 40 a day on average, with the vast majority coming from Lebanon. July saw 1,091…

IDF soldier lightly wounded by drone, Israel allegedly strikes deep within Lebanon Following the pre-emptive strikes on some 270 Hezbollah targets carried out by Israel Defense Forces, the terror group is still assessing the damage, IDF Colonel Anan Abbas told the Maariv newspaper. While the terror group resumed its daily attacks on Israel, since then, the number of attacks has been significantly lower than in the weeks leading up to escalation. Abbas, the Head of Control at the IDF’s Northern Command central operations room, stated: “They’re trying to comprehend the extent of the damage inflicted on them, and they’ll fully understand it…

Since the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolved to renew its peacekeeping mandate in southern Lebanon, US and Israeli officials have criticized the resolution for failing to condemn Hezbollah by name. The resolution renewed the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which is tasked, in part, with upholding UN Resolution 1701. This resolution is intended to prevent any armed forces, other than those of the Lebanese state, from operating in southern Lebanon. UN Resolution 1701—which was approved by the United Nations, Lebanon and Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War—does specifically name Hezbollah. American and Israeli officials, however,…

The IDF and ISA completed a counterterrorism operation in the area of Far’a in the Jordan Valley with the objective of foiling terror, exposing terrorist infrastructure and eliminating armed terrorists in the area. The IDF and ISA completed a counterterrorism operation in the area of Far’a in the Jordan Valley with the objective of foiling terror, exposing terrorist infrastructure and eliminating armed terrorists in the area. At the beginning of the operation, the soldiers arrived in an IAF helicopter and operated to encircle the area. During the counterterrorism operation, an IAF aircraft struck and eliminated an armed terrorist cell inside…

The Cairo trip comes amid debate about Netanyahu’s firm stance that the IDF must maintain a presence in the Philadelphi Corridor. An Israeli team is in Cairo for negotiations on the hostage deal, while the security cabinet met in Tel Aviv and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Al Thani is expected to head to Iran. Cairo talks come amid a stiff debate about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s firm stance that the IDF must maintain a presence in the Philadelphi Corridor. He has stressed that he will not accept any hostage deal that calls for Israel to withdraw from that corridor. Hamas in turn has…

Three drones launched by Hezbollah infiltrated the western part of the Galilee, with two of them exploding, seriously wounding two Israelis, according to media reports. “Several suspicious aerial targets were identified crossing over from the territory of Lebanon, the air defense fighters successfully intercepted some of them, while some fell in the area of Ya’ara,” the IDF stated. Ynet News reported that one drone was intercepted, while the other two caused injuries: one Israeli was critically wounded, another sustained serious injuries, and three others were lightly hurt. Hezbollah said the attack targeted an IDF base in Ya’ara and was in…

Military uncovers over 50 tunnel shafts in the area with some crossing the into Egypt along the Philadelphi Corridor while officials in Cairo continue to deny claims tunnels exist despite proof The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported efforts to dismantle tunnels in the Philadelphi Corridor are continuing, with dozens of shafts already being put out of commission. “Approximately 50 Tunnels were destroyed in the last week; the engineering forces of the 162nd Division continue to locate and destroy underground infrastructure in Rafah,” the military said. “The soldiers of the Yahalom Unit and the 605th Battalion have been operating for the past…

Attacks follow day of rockets raining on Katzrin in Golan, wounding 1 and causing heavy damage; visiting site, Ben Gvir demands response ‘in most unequivocal, clearest way’ The IDF said that it carried out “extensive” airstrikes against Hezbollah terror group sites in southern Lebanon overnight, as the spiraling violence between the two sides showed no sign of losing momentum. Attacks carried out by fighter jets targeted weapon depots, buildings used by Hezbollah and a rocket launcher, in 10 areas of southern Lebanon, according to an update from the military. The widespread strikes come in response to a Hezbollah barrage of…

Bullets were found in some of the bodies of the hostages recovered by Israel in the past week. It is believed that they were shot by Hamas. Some of the families of the hostages whose bodies were recovered this week in an operation in Khan Yunis have been informed by the IDF that bullet wounds were found on the bodies of their relatives, indicating that they were murdered by their Hamas captors. The IDF assessment is that some of the hostages were murdered by terrorists, while others may have been killed in Israeli strikes in Khan Yunis. The bodies were…

Analysis: Shiite axis remains determined to launch reprisal but hesitating due to threat of swift counterattack; US and Israel prepared for any scenario but aim to avoid regional conflict; Washington seeks hostage deal and cease-fire Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah in Lebanon appear to have decided on a plan for a retaliatory attack against Israel but are delaying its execution for strategic and operational reasons. The delay is due in part to the close surveillance and readiness of the IDF to launch a counterattack against any aggression from Iran or Hezbollah. Recent overflights by Israeli Air Force jets above Beirut…