Sunday, October 29, 2023

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Israel-Dagestan flight diverts amid pro-Palestinian riot; IDF strikes Lebanon gunmen




Several rockets fired from Syria at northern Israel

The Israel Defense Forces says a number of rockets were fired from Syria at northern Israel a short while ago.

All of the projectiles landed in open areas, causing no damage or injuries, the IDF says.

It adds that troops are responding with artillery shelling at the source of the rocket fire.

Ze’ev Elkin, a Ukraine-born member of Benny Gantz’s National Unity party who often served as a translator for Israeli prime ministers in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, tells Channel 12 that the current chaos at a Dagestan airport is not coincidental or random, but rather the consequence of the Russian political leadership’s stance in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 massacre of Israelis.

“There are radical Islamic groups in those areas, but what’s happening today is not happenstance,” he says.

He notes that Russia’s deputy foreign minister gave “a king’s welcome” to a Hamas delegation in Moscow on Thursday. He says the Hamas delegates claim they were told that Russian military schools would for years study the “success” of the October 7 assault on southern Israel.




IDF chief tells troops: We’re focused on victory, dismantling Hamas

US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their phone call earlier today that the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza needs to “immediately and significantly increase,” the White House says.


IDF spokesman: We’ll pursue Hamas’s Sinwar until we reach him

IDF Spokesman Hagari vows that the military will “pursue” Hamas’s Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar “until we reach him.”

He says “the population of Gaza is already talking about how Sinwar brought disaster upon them.”

“He is the man responsible for the destruction of Gaza, he thinks and acts like a murderer, who proved to the whole world that Hamas is worse than ISIS,” Hagari adds.

PM’s office says expects Russia to ensure safety of Israelis, Jews in Dagestan

The Prime Minister’s Office and Foreign Ministry say they are following events in Dagestan and “expect Russian law enforcement to maintain the safety of all Israeli citizens and Jews and to act with determination against rioters and wild incitement against Jews and Israelis.

“Israel takes a grave view of attempts to harm Israeli citizens and Jews anywhere,” they say.

Israeli Ambassador to Russia Alex Ben Zvi is working to ensure the safety of the plane passengers.

IDF says number of confirmed hostages held by Hamas rises to 239


IDF says troops strike Lebanon anti-tank missile squad, Hezbollah positions

The Israel Defense Forces says troops struck another anti-tank guided missile squad in southern Lebanon, before they could carry out an attack against northern Israel.

The military says it also carried out a drone strike on a terror operative flying a drone over the border.

Flight from Israel to Russia’s Dagestan diverts as pro-Palestinian mob storms terminal

A flight from Israel to the Russian Republic of Dagestan earlier today was forced to divert from its intended destination in the capital of Makhachkala after pro-Palestinians protesters stormed the airport, seeking to attack the Israeli arrivals, according to multiple reports.

The plane landed at an alternate airport, but faced riots there as well, according to Channel 12. Passengers were instructed to remain inside the plane and riot police were called to the scene to protect them, the report says.

Footage showed a mob rampaging through an airport terminal after learning of the incoming flight.

Dagestan’s population is overwhelmingly Muslim. According to Channel 12, the crowd was apparently largely made up of Palestinian expats.

BREAKING: A Lynch mob has stormed the airport in Dagestan, Russia and is now going from plane to plane looking for Jewish passengers. A plane from Tel Aviv was landing. In this video, they interrogate one of the plane technicians, asking him: "tell us where the Jews are"


IDF striking in Lebanon in response to 10 rockets launched into Israel

Norway says Israel response to Hamas attack disproportionate


Southern Lebanon terror cell that fired rockets at Mount Dov targeted in drone strike — IDF


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