The IDF says a fighter jet carried out airstrikes on several Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon a short while ago.
The targets included a rocket launch position, an observation post, and other infrastructure used by the terror group, according to the IDF.
Another Hezbollah observation post was hit by the IDF in the south Lebanon village of Maroun el-Ras, it adds.
The IDF says troops also opened fire to “remove a threat” in the area of Ayta ash-Shab, close to the Israeli border.
Hezbollah meanwhile launched several projectiles at Manara and Misgav Am in the last hour. The IDF says it is shelling the launch sites with artillery.
Attacks by Houthi rebels in Red Sea shipping lanes have to stop, otherwise international action will be taken, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says.
When asked, Cameron declines to specify what action Britain would take.
“This is illegal. It’s not to do with Gaza, it’s not to do with Israel. This is about the freedom of navigation. This is about the ability of ships to carry their cargo,” he tells reporters during a trip to Kosovo.
“The world economy, every economy, will suffer if ships keep coming under attack in this illegal and unacceptable way. And these attacks need to stop or actions will be taken.”
The IDF says it has eliminated a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip.
In a joint statement with the Shin Bet, the IDF says Mamdouh Lulu served as an assistant to the commanders of the Islamic Jihad’s northern Gaza division.
The statement says Lulu also maintained contact with Islamic Jihad officials abroad.
“Lulu was a central figure in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, initiating and leading numerous terror attacks and assaults from Gaza against the State of Israel, routinely and during the war,” the joint statement adds.
The IDF releases footage showing the strike.
Gallant tells US envoy Amos Hochstein there is a ‘short window’ to reach deal with Hezbollah
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tells US special envoy to the region Amos Hochstein that there is “a short window of time for diplomatic understandings” to be reached with Hezbollah, as the Lebanese terror group carries out daily attacks on northern Israel.
“There is only one possible result — a new reality in the northern arena, which will enable the secure return of our citizens,” Gallant says to Hochstein, according to remarks provided by his office, referring to residents of the northern border area who were displaced by the attacks.
“Yet we find ourselves at a junction. There is a short window of time for diplomatic understandings, which we prefer. We will not tolerate the threats posed by the Iranian proxy, Hezbollah and we will ensure the security of our citizens,” he adds.
“Gallant reflected the determination of Israel’s defense establishment to change the security reality in northern Israel and along the border with Lebanon, and emphasized the top priority of enabling over 80,000 displaced Israelis to return to their homes,” his office says.
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After report of US pressure, Smotrich repeats refusal to transfer ‘single shekel’ of tax funds to PA for Gaza
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich reiterates his refusal to allow the transfer of Palestinian tax funds to Gaza, telling public broadcaster Kan that he “appreciates the support of the United States and President [Joe] Biden very much but as long as I am the finance minister, we will not transfer a single shekel to the Palestinian Authority that will go to the families of the terrorists and Nazis in Gaza.”
Smotrich’s comment comes in response to a report that the White House is pressuring Israel to release the funds, warning the government that continuing to withhold the monthly tax revenues it collects on Ramallah’s behalf could lead to the collapse of the PA.
An Israeli official tells Kan that the US has been sending the message that “this must happen, otherwise the authority will collapse financially. We must find a solution… these funds need to be released to the Palestinian people. They benefit the Palestinian people and help stabilize the situation in Judea and Samaria, which also benefits Israel.”
IDF still operating in West Bank’s Nur Shams more than 30 hours after start of operation
The IDF says it is continuing a counter-terror operation in the West Bank’s Nur Shams refugee camp that began more than 30 hours ago.
So far, it says troops have questioned hundreds of suspects in the camp near Tulkarem, although only some of them have been arrested.
The IDF says troops also seized several weapons during the raid.
In all, across the West Bank, the IDF says it arrested 29 wanted Palestinians in overnight raids.
IDF still operating in West Bank’s Nur Shams more than 30 hours after start of operation
Troops in south Gaza have killed many gunmen, significantly damaged Hamas control in Khan Younis – IDF
The IDF says reservists of the Kiryati Armored Brigade and 55th Paratroopers Brigade operating in southern Gaza have killed many Hamas fighters of the terror group’s northern and eastern Khan Younis battalions, and significantly damaged their command and control, preventing operatives from carrying out large-scale attacks on troops.
The IDF releases footage of the two reserve brigades operating in the Khan Younis area, killing Hamas gunmen in tunnels and detaining operatives of the terror group’s elite Nukhba force.
The IDF says the reservist troops located and destroyed a Hamas tunnel shaft leading to an underground passage of several hundred meters in the Khan Younis area.
Sharvit says some 20 Hamas operatives, including a company commander, were killed by the IDF inside the tunnel.
Five members of the terror group’s elite Nukhba force escaped the tunnel and surrendered to troops, according to the IDF.
IDF says it struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after missiles fired at Israel
The IDF says a fighter jet struck a Hezbollah observation position and military site in southern Lebanon’s Maroun el-Ras, amid repeated cross-border attacks carried out by the terror group.
Shortly after the strike, troops struck an anti-tank missile squad in the area, the IDF adds.
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Wow! Lots happening, interesting how busy it's over yonder!
Prayers for Israel to prevail, USA to help Israel, and it will become safe in Israel soon.
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