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Gallant hints at Iran attack, IDF destroys over 500 Hezbollah targets

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 Soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, 9-Oct-2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
Soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, 9-Oct-2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)

500 Hezbollah targets destroyed: How has the IDF so far avoided 2006 war-style ambushes?

The IDF has found and destroyed very large quantities of high-quality anti-tank missiles, including Kornet missiles and a variety of other weapons.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 IDF tanks seen in staging area en route to Lebanon. (photo credit: MICHAL GILADI/FLASH90)
IDF tanks seen in staging area en route to Lebanon.
(photo credit: MICHAL GILADI/FLASH90)

Since IDF Division 36 joined the invasion of Lebanon on October 2, it has destroyed around 500 Hezbollah targets and killed around 150 operatives.

IDF sources said that Division 36 is moving at a rapid pace in clearing areas of southern Lebanon for which it is responsible for removing Hezbollah weapons and military positions.

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Gallant: Iran's attack was aggressive, our response will be a deadly surprise

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant have both presented removing the Iranian nuclear threat.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 People stand around apparent remains of a ballistic missile lying in the desert, following an attack by Iran on Israel, near the southern city of Arad, Israel October 2, 2024. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
People stand around apparent remains of a ballistic missile lying in the desert, following an attack by Iran on Israel, near the southern city of Arad, Israel October 2, 2024.
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday said that the IDF's counter-strike on Iran for its October 1 massive strike on Israel will put the original attack to shame.

He said, "The Iranian attack was aggressive but inaccurate. In contrast, our attack will be deadly, pinpoint accurate, and most importantly, surprising - they will not know what happened or how it happened. They will just see the results."

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IAF conducts round of strikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut - report

The Dahiyeh neighborhood in Beirut has been the site of several notable IDF strikes, including the strike that killed Hezbollah's former secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah.

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 Picture of an alleged Israeli strike in Kola, Beirut, 30 September 2024 (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)
Picture of an alleged Israeli strike in Kola, Beirut, 30 September 2024
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)

The Israel Air Force (IAF) reportedly conducted strikes in Dahiyeh in Beirut, Israeli media reported on Wednesday evening. 

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Special forces kill four terrorists in Nablus operation - report

A source told Kan that the terrorists killed in Nablus were preparing to carry out a terrorist attack against Israelis.

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Police said forces made an arrest in Nablus in broad daylight. April 25, 2024. (Illustrative). (photo credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Police said forces made an arrest in Nablus in broad daylight. April 25, 2024. (Illustrative).
(photo credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Special forces killed four terrorists in a vehicle during an operation in Nablus in the West Bank, army radio reported on X/Twitter Wednesday evening. 

They were seen armed moments before they were killed, footage published by army radio showed.

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WATCH: IDF soldiers direct drones to strike Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon

Soldiers guided drones to eliminate armed Hezbollah terrorists in coordination with the brigade's fire control centers. 

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF eliminates Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, October 9, 2024.

IDF soldiers specializing in drone strikes from Unit 636, operating under Division 36, eliminated several Hezbollah terrorist cells and destroyed terrorist infrastructure, the military said on Wednesday. 

Drone footage of the elimination of three armed terrorists by the 282nd Brigade’s Fire Control Center, October 9, 2024. (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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House in Safed suffers direct hit from rocket fire

Alerts were triggered in Safed as a result of dozens of rockets fired towards the city.

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 Smoke trails are seen as rockets launched from Lebanon into Northern Israel are intercepted by Israeli anti missile system, as it seen from the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, October 9, 2024.  (photo credit: DAVID COHEN/FLASH 90)
Smoke trails are seen as rockets launched from Lebanon into Northern Israel are intercepted by Israeli anti missile system, as it seen from the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, October 9, 2024.
(photo credit: DAVID COHEN/FLASH 90)

A house in Safed was hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, Israeli media reported on Wednesday. 

Alerts were triggered in Safed as a result of dozens of rockets fired towards the city.

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'Now is the time to revive suicide bombings,' Hamas leader Sinwar says - report

Responsible for launching the October 7 attacks on Israel, Hamas leader Sinwar believes it is time to revive suicide bombings.

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 Yahya al-Sinwar (C), Gaza Strip chief of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement, waves to supporters  (photo credit: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Yahya al-Sinwar (C), Gaza Strip chief of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement, waves to supporters
(photo credit: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar sent a message to a senior operative saying that he believed it was time to revive suicide bombings, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing Arab intelligence officials.

Sinwar, who assumed complete control of Hamas over the summer following the death of Ismail Haniyeh, was a chief architect of Hamas's cross-border massacres in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. 

The WSJ noted that Hamas largely stopped using suicide bombings nearly two decades ago, as some of its leaders feared that such tactics could politically isolate the group. 

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WATCH: IAF targets Hezbollah weapons, intelligence facilities in Dahieh area

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  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The Israel Air Force conducted several targeted airstrikes against Hezbollah weapons and intelligence facilities in the Dahieh area in Beirut, Lebanon, the IDF reported on Wednesday.

IDF infographic showing a Hezbollah weapons production facility embedded in a populated area in Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)IDF infographic showing a Hezbollah weapons production facility embedded in a populated area in Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Additionally, the IDF announced that on Tuesday, IAF aircraft had struck an underground Hezbollah drone storage facility and launchers.

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Approximately 40 rockets identified crossing from Lebanon, three wounded

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 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
breaking news
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Approximately 40 rockets were identified crossing from Lebanon towards Upper Galilee and Haifa Bay on Wednesday, wounding three people, according to IDF and MDA reports.

The Israel Air Force intercepted some of the rockets, while others fell in open areas, the military added.

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WATCH: IDF strike on a Hezbollah weapons production facility in Dahieh, Beirut

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IDF strike on a Hezbollah weapons production facility in Dahieh, Beirut. October 9, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

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