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Report: IDF strikes Hezbollah affiliated media building in Beirut

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 A blast in Beirut from a reported IDF strike (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)
A blast in Beirut from a reported IDF strike
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)

Hezbollah affiliated media station building struck in Beirut - report

By MAARIV

The IDF reportedly attacked a building belonging to Hezbollah-affiliated media in the southern area of Beirut, near the former Iranian embassy, Israeli media reported on Wednesday night, citing Lebanese media sources.

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Four rockets from Lebanon cause sirens across central Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Sirens sounded across central Israel due to the detection of four rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel, according to the IDF on Wednesday.

The IDF is currently reviewing the event.

This is a developing story.

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IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Tyre

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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The IDF announced on Wednesday that it had attacked Hezbollah targets in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.

The IDF said the targets belonged to the command and control complexes and were responsible for commanding Hezbollah units of its "Southern Front."

The IDF accused Hezbollah of taking over civilian spaces to carry out terror attacks, directly endangering Lebanese civilians in the process.

The IDF emphasized that it took as many precautions as possible to prevent harm to civilians.

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IDF reveals: Six Al Jazeera journalists are Hamas, PIJ terrorists

The exposed journalists are part of Hamas's military wing operating as the vanguard of Hamas's propaganda war against Israel.

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Six Al Jazeera journalists who are terrorists in the Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Six Al Jazeera journalists who are terrorists in the Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF announced on Wednesday that six journalists actively working for Al Jazeera were members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).

The IDF says that due to intelligence recovered from the Gaza Strip during military operations, they can reveal that Anas Al-Sharif, Ala' Salama, Hossam Shbat, Ashraf Al-Sarraj, Ismail Abu Amr and Talal Al-Aruki are all affiliated with the military wings of either Hamas or PIJ.

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Blinken: ‘New framework' of foreign ties could help free Gaza hostage

He hinted at the possibility that the release of the captives would be part of a regional deal. 

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
A SOLDIER walks past paintings of hostages who have been held by Hamas and of those who are still captive in Gaza since the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv. (photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)
A SOLDIER walks past paintings of hostages who have been held by Hamas and of those who are still captive in Gaza since the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv.
(photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)

The United States is exploring a “new framework” for a deal to secure the freedom of the remaining 101 hostages, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters on Wednesday before departing Israel for Saudi Arabia.

He hinted at the possibility that the release of the captives would be part of a regional deal. 

“We talked about the plan that we’ve had on the table and the work that we’re doing on that plan, looking at new frameworks of foreign relations as a possibility,” Blinken said.

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Blinken hints he would restrict Israeli military aid over Gaza humanitarian crisis

Blinken raised the issue during his conversations in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 Trucks containing humanitarian aid from Jordan and international communities transfers into the northern Gaza Strip, October 22, 2024 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
Trucks containing humanitarian aid from Jordan and international communities transfers into the northern Gaza Strip, October 22, 2024
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hinted that he would, in fact, restrict military aid to Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as he spoke with reporters in Israel prior to his departure for Saudi Arabia.

“I will follow the law,” he said when pressed if he would uphold Memorandum National Security Memorandum 20, which makes military assistance contingent on compliance with international law and international humanitarian law.

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Hamas official arrives in Moscow, set to meet Russian officials - RIA

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A Hamas official arrived in Moscow on a planned visit and intends to hold a series of meetings with Russian officials, Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday, citing a diplomatic source.

RIA Novosti added that the official is the deputy chief of Hamas's political bureau. 

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IDF strikes Lebanon's Tyre after warning residents to evacuate

The reports of the strikes came approximately three hours after the IDF called on residents of Tyre, Lebanon, to evacuate the area.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Smoke billows after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, October 23, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/AZIZ TAHER)
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, October 23, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/AZIZ TAHER)

Israel conducted an airstrike on the Lebanese port city of Tyre on Wednesday, witnesses in the area told Reuters.

The reports of the strikes came approximately three hours after the IDF called on residents of the Lebanese city to evacuate the area.

Arab Media Spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted the announcement on X/Twitter, emphasizing that the residents were required to move out of the locations marked in red in the graphic shared.

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Rocket barrage fired at Israel's North, building hit in industrial area

A building in the Naaman industrial area could be seen hit by the strike and substantially damaged.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system operates for interceptions as rockets are launched from Lebanon towards Israel, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Haifa, Israel, September 23, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system operates for interceptions as rockets are launched from Lebanon towards Israel, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Haifa, Israel, September 23, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

Twenty-five projectile launches were identified as crossing over from Lebanon into Israel following the Wednesday rocket barrage that targeted northern Israel, the IDF announced shortly after the incident.

During the barrage, sirens were heard in Israel's Upper Galilee, Central Galilee, and Haifa Bay. According to Israel's military, most of the projectiles were intercepted, while others struck in identified areas. 

A building in the Naaman industrial area could be seen hit by the strike and substantially damaged in footage released by N12.

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IAF intercepts four drones, 25 projectiles following sirens in northern Israel

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The IAF intercepted a total of four drones on Wednesday morning following sirens that sounded in northern Israel, the IDF said.

Additionally, 25 projectile launches were identified as crossing over from Lebanon into Israel after sirens were heard in the Upper Galilee, Central Gallee, and Haifa Bay, the IDF added.

According to Israel's military, most of the projectiles were intercepted, while others struck in identified areas. 

Subsequently, MDA said that medical teams were en route to the areas where rocket strikes were identified. There have been no reports of any wounded by the barrage. 

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