In Nur a-Shams: Two Harub fighters were lightly wounded, a Lt. Gen. fighter and a military officer were moderately wounded.

April 19, 2024   

Day 196 of War I Current updates:

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14:46 - Activity in Nur a-Shams: Four fighters injured  כוחות צה״ל, שב״כ ומג״ב פתחו הלילה במבצע לסיכול טרור בנור א-שמס שבחטיבת מנשה, במהלכו עד כה הלוחמים חיסלו מספר מחבלים, עצרו מספר מבוקשים, חשפו מטענים וצירים וסרקו מבנים. במהלך הפעילות נפצעו שני לוחמי צה״ל מסיירת חרוב באורח קל, בנוסף ללוחם מיחידת הלוט"ר וקצין במילואים מחטיבת המרום שנפצעו באורח בינוני. כלל הלוחמים פונו לקבלת טיפול רפואי בבית חולים, משפחותיהם עודכנו. 13:20 - Palestinian sources: The IDF killed in the Gaza Strip the terrorist Nidal Akram Abu Shahidam, who was released in the Shalit deal. 13:20 -  IDF forces attacked a Hezbollah military structure where Hezbollah terrorists were staying in southern Lebanon. Observers from Battalion 869 recently identified terrorists who were in a military building belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Aita al-Shaab area in southern Lebanon. Air Force aircraft attacked the building and the terrorists who were there. 13:15 - KLM, Swiss Air, Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa have only canceled flights scheduled for today. מספר חברות תעופה הודיעו היום על ביטול הטיסות לישראל וממנה אחרי התקיפה באיראן שמיוחסת לישראל. זאת, אחרי גל הביטולים שהחל אחרי המתקפה האיראנית על ישראל בשבת האחרונה, ועל רקע ימים עמוסים יחסית בנתב"ג - רק היום צפויים לעבור בנמל 50 אלף נוסעים. בינתיים, החברות שביטלו את הטיסות שלהן להיום בלבד לישראל וממנה הן: KLM, סוויס איר, אוסטריאן אירליינס ולופטהנזה. 13:15 - Russian Foreign Minister: Israel and the West are trying to divert attention from Gaza by presenting Iran as a threat Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, after the attack on Iran attributed to Israel: There is a feeling that Israel and the West are trying to divert attention from the genocide in Gaza by presenting Iran as a threat. 12:50 - Biden considers transferring another $1 billion in arms aid to Israel White House officials told the Wall Street Journal that the Biden administration is considering transferring an additional $1 billion in weapons aid to Israel. Among the items that could be aided are tank shells, military vehicles and mortar shells. 11:10 - Israeli source to Washington Post: Attack on Iran "was well-calculated"" 10:40 - The IDF attacked the area in Gaza from which the launch to Ashkelon was detected last night. The 215th Fire Brigade attacked with artillery the area from which the launch to Ashkelon was detected last night, in Beit Lahiya, and an aircraft attacked a weapons depot in the area. In addition, over the past 24 hours, Air Force aircraft attacked and destroyed approximately 25 targets in support of the maneuvering forces. Among the targets were military buildings, observation posts, launch sites, and other military infrastructure. 09:35 - Attack attributed to Israel in Syria: Israel attacked military radars in the south of the country The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that at around 02:55 Israel attacked air defense sites (of the Syrian army) in the south of the country with missiles from the north, which led to damage. No casualties were reported. The Syrian monitoring center told the Sky News channel in Arabic that Israel attacked military radars in Daraa, but no targets of the pro-Iranian militias in Syria were attacked. 06:10 - Reports In Syria: Two airports were attacked last night - Added to radar site in the south of the country 04:45 - American sources to ABC: Israel attacked targets in Iran 04:30 - Reports: Explosion heard in southern Iraq The Iraqi Sabrin News Agency, affiliated with Iran, reported increased activity by American aircraft in Iraqi skies. 04:20 - Arab reports: Israel attacked in southern Syria The Iranian Al-Alam channel reported, citing a Syrian security source, an Israeli attack in southern Syria between the suburbs of Daraa province and the suburbs of As-Suwayda province. According to the report, a radar base was attacked. One of the Al-Jazeera channels reported the bombing of several sites in southern Syria on the outskirts of the city of Daraa. At present, there is no official update in the Syrian state media. 01:25 -  ABC report from an Israeli source: Israel has made significant progress in preparations for the evacuation of about a million civilians from the Rafah area, For military activity.