Monday, October 30, 2023

Updates From Israel:

Jerusalem targeted with rockets after quiet period, as IDF expands Gaza ground op
The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events






Netanyahu slams ‘cruel psychological propaganda’ of Hamas hostage video

The Prime Minister’s Office slams the “cruel psychological propaganda” by Hamas in releasing a video showing three Israeli hostages, and accuses the terror group of war crimes.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is reaching out in an embrace to the three women: “Our heart is with you and with all the other hostages. We are doing everything we can to bring all the kidnapped and missing home.”


Pentagon says US, coalition forces were attacked 23 times in Iraq, Syria in past 2 weeks

Two US senior defense officials briefing reporters at the Pentagon say that from Oct. 17 to Oct. 30, US and coalition forces have been attacked at least 14 times in Iraq and nine times in Syria by a mix of drones and rockets for a total of 23 attacks.

The officials say many of the drones and rockets were intercepted and failed to reach their targets.

Bases housing US troops in Syria and Iraq have come under rocket and drone attacks over the past weeks as tensions rise in the region over the Israel-Hamas war.






Air raid sirens sounding in Elkosh, near Lebanon border

Incoming rocket sirens are sounding in the northern community of Elkosh, close to the Lebanon border.

The alerts come amid repeated rocket and missile attacks by Hezbollah and allied Palestinian terror factions from southern Lebanon on northern Israel.




Several mortars fired from Lebanon toward Israel; IDF responds with shelling


Several mortars were fired from Lebanon at Israeli military posts along the northern border a short while ago, setting off sirens in a number of towns in the Western Galilee.

There are no reports of injuries in the attack.

The Israel Defense Forces says it is responding with artillery shelling against the source of the fire in southern Lebanon.


Rocket alert sounds in western Galilee border towns

Incoming rocket sirens are sounding in Rosh Hanikra in the western Galilee and in other nearby towns, close to the Lebanon border.

The alerts come amid repeated rocket and missile attacks by Hezbollah and allied Palestinian terror factions from southern Lebanon on northern Israel.


Lapid says he’ll back moves to free hostages, calls for Hamas leaders to be killed

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid says he told the government that he would support any effort to return hostages from Gaza.

“We will give our full backing to any decision and any step, as well as to any price that will lead to the return of the hostages,” Lapid says at the start of Yesh Atid’s Knesset faction meeting.


Hezbollah targets army position in north, drawing IDF shelling in response

The Israel Defense Forces says terror operatives in southern Lebanon opened fire at an army position on the northern border earlier.

The IDF says no soldiers were hurt in the attack.

In response, the IDF says troops shelled the source of the gunfire with artillery, and struck a Hezbollah site.

The military publishes a video showing the strike on “military infrastructure” belonging to the Lebanese terror group.

Russia accuses Ukraine of playing ‘key role’ in anti-Israel airport riot

Russia accuses Ukraine of playing a “key role” in the antisemitic riot at an airport in the Muslim-majority region of Dagestan on Sunday.

“The criminal Kyiv regime played a direct and key role in carrying out the latest destructive act,” Russia’s foreign affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says in a statement.

On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tied the incident to what he has called “Russian antisemitism and systemic hatred toward other nations.”


Rocket alerts sound in Jerusalem area, followed by thuds

Rocket alerts sound in Jerusalem and surroundings areas, followed by thuds, apparently caused by the interception of at least some of the rockets by the Iron Dome system.

Magen David Adom confirms that there are no reports of impacts in the attack.

The capital has not been targeted in several days.

Liberman calls for stronger action against Hezbollah

Yisrael Beytenu party chief Avigdor Liberman urges stronger action against Hezbollah in Lebanon, warning that the Iran-backed terror militia is signaling its intention to expand hostilities against Israel.

Liberman, whose opposition party has so far eschewed Netanyahu’s emergency government, bashes assessments by Israeli analysts and officials that Hezbollah is currently engaging only in symbolic fighting in support of Hamas and its war against Israel.


Rockets fired at Beersheba area; no injuries

Rockets are fired by terrorists in the Gaza Strip at the city of Beersheba in the south.

Two rockets impact in open areas without causing injuries or damage.

The Israel Defense Forces says its ground operation in the Gaza Strip is progressing, and that several terror cells have been thwarted and a number of Hamas commanders have been killed in the last few hours.

Troops have encountered a number of Hamas cells attempting to attack them in the Gaza Strip, the IDF says.

According to the IDF, ground forces directed air force combat helicopters and drones to strike the terror cells and kill their members.

The military says that the ground troops and air force have also killed several Hamas commanders today.

They include the head of the terror group’s naval forces in central Gaza, Muhammed Safadi; the head of Hamas’s anti-tank guided missile array in Tuffah, Moumen Hijazi; and Muhammad Awdallah, a senior Hamas operative involved in weapon manufacturing, the IDF says.

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