An Israeli civilian who was brought into a southern Lebanese warzone was killed by enemy fire Wednesday, Binyamin Regional Council announced Wednesday evening.
The Jerusalem Post understands that the civilian was brought into Lebanon unlawfully.
The military said that civilian Ze’ev 'Jabo' Hanoch Erlich, 70, from Ofra, served as a major in reserve and fell in combat in southern Lebanon.
Go to the full article >>An Israeli attack on Syria's historic city of Palmyra killed 36 people and wounded more than 50 on Wednesday after it hit residential buildings and an industrial zone, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
The Israeli military declined to comment when asked about the attack.
Go to the full article >>An IDF soldier serving in the 435th Battalion in the Givati Brigade was severely wounded in combat in the northern Gaza Strip on Wendesday.
Go to the full article >>The Israel Air Force (IAF) eliminated the commanders of Hezbollah's anti-tank missile and operations unit in the coastal sector, the military announced on Wednesday.
The commanders were responsible for terror attacks against Israeli citizens, including missile attacks on civilian communities in the Western Galilee and Israel's coastal area.
Additionally, while operating in southern Lebanon, IDF soldiers located weapons storage facilities and struck terrorist command centers both on the ground and in the air.
Go to the full article >>Undercover Border Police soldiers, along with the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), eliminated three terrorists, including one wanted person, in the city of Qabatiya in the Jenin area in the West Bank, the Israel Police said in a statement on Wednesday.
The wanted person, who was the target of the operation, had previously carried out several terrorist attacks and was planning to carry out another attack in the immediate future against Israeli citizens, the police said.
During the raid, the wanted person attempted to escape from the roof of the house towards another house nearby while two additional terrorists hid with him and barricaded themselves, firing at the soldiers.
The undercover soldiers used missiles, grenades, and gunfire to eliminate the three terrorists.
Go to the full article >>Following sirens sounding in northern Israel on Wednesday morning, a rocket launched from Lebanon reportedly crashed into a residential building in Kiryat Shmona, Army Radio reported.
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Police are conducting searches in the area, and no injuries have been reported, the Israel Police stated.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>Israel Prison Services (IPS) Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi told the Knesset National Security Committee that a senior Hamas official in prison threatened a war inside Israeli prisons.
Yaakobi said that an imprisoned senior Hamas official told him, "You will end the war outside; we will start it in prison."
Go to the full article >>Sergeant Major (res.) Roi Sasson, a soldier in the Nahshon Battalion in the Kfir Brigade, fell in combat in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Wednesday morning.
Sasson, aged 21, was from Mevaseret Zion. His funeral will be held on Wednesday after 4:00 p.m. at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, N12 reported.
Go to the full article >>The Home Front Command will conduct siren tests in Jaljulya and Kochav Yair-Tzur Yigal in central Israel, the IDF announced on Wednesday.
The test will be held at 11:10 in Jaljulya and 11:20 in Kochav Yair-Tzur Yigal and will also trigger an alert on the Home Front Command app.
Go to the full article >>Following sirens activated across the Western and Upper Galilee, three drones were identified crossing into Israeli territory from Lebanon, the military reported on Wednesday morning.
The IDF attempted to intercept the drones, but crashes were identified in the Western Galilee.
No casualties were reported, and the Home Front Command announced that the incident had ended.
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