Day 224 of War I Current updates:
17:55 - IDF Spokesperson will deliver a special statement at 18:515
IDF Spokesperson Brigadier General Daniel Hagari will deliver an important statement to the media regarding special activity in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.
16:48 - Alert in Katzrin following the fall of interception fragments
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Air defense fighters successfully intercepted a suspected aerial target that crossed Lebanese territory. Following this, a rocket and missile warning was issued due to concerns about falling interception fragments.
16:00 - Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf: The small cabinet's "absorption policy" in the north is a disgrace
"The small cabinet's "absorption policy" in the north is a disgrace. Containing the shooting and destroying northern settlements, as the state did not have the right to do, evacuating a security zone inside Israel, turning tens of thousands of Israelis into refugees, destroying families and entire lives, and eroding Israeli deterrence to zero, is a security and political bankruptcy.
""Proportionality" is a dirty word when it comes to security and deterrence. We learned this the hard way on October 7. It's time to dissolve the Conception Cabinet, and change the failed policy.
15:40 - A fighter jet destroyed a Hezbollah launcher that was ready to launch.
A fighter jet attacked and destroyed a Hezbollah launcher in the Yar'un area, which was ready to launch missiles towards Israeli territory.
15:36 - Alarms in the north and south
Alarms were activated in Pasuta in the Upper Galilee and at the same time - red paint in the fields surrounding Gaza.
15:00 - The operation in Zeytun has ended: More than 90 terrorists were eliminated, a military headquarters was destroyed - inside a school.
The Nahal Brigade, the Carmeli Brigade (2) and the Multidimensional Unit raided the Zeitoun neighborhood in the center of the Gaza Strip, destroying numerous terrorist infrastructures, attack tunnels, a weapons manufacturing facility, launch pits and Hamas headquarters that were used by the organization to plan and execute terrorist activities against our forces.
In the past week, the fighters have eliminated more than 90 terrorists, located and destroyed underground infrastructure and numerous weapons. As part of the attack, under intelligence guidance from the Military Intelligence and Shin Bet, a military headquarters located inside the Ein Jalut school complex was destroyed. The school served as a military headquarters for the Hamas terrorist organization, and anti-tank and mortar fire was launched from it at IDF forces.
The 990th Fire Brigade, in cooperation with the Air Force, attacked more than 100 targets in the area.
In parallel with the activity in Zeytun, forces of the 679th Special Operations Command operated in the central Gaza Strip corridor and in the Bakshi neighborhood. The fighters eliminated terrorists, exposed and destroyed underground infrastructure.
14:32 - Dozens of launches towards the Upper Galilee and central Golan Heights
Alarms were activated in the communities: Maayan Baruch, Dafna, HaGoshrim, Kibbutz Dan and other communities.
An IDF spokesman reported that approximately 75 launches from Lebanon were detected towards Israeli territory, dozens of which were intercepted.
14:02 - IDF attacks Hezbollah air defense complex in southern Lebanon
An IDF spokesman updated that several hours ago the Air Force attacked compounds used by Hezbollah's air defense system in the village of a-Najriyah in southern Lebanon. The compounds posed a threat to Israeli aircraft and were where the organization's terrorists were located.
""Hezbollah's air defense system operates within a civilian environment, risking human lives in southern Lebanon," the IDF added. "We warn Lebanese citizens against cooperating with Hezbollah, and emphasize that by doing so they endanger themselves and their environment.""
13:37 - Alarms sounded in Dalton, Rihaniyeh, Kadita and Kerem Ben Zimra in the Upper Galilee
12:30 - For the second time this morning: Red color in the envelope and on the avenues
A red alert was issued in Sderot, Evim, and Nir Am.
12:00 - Israel's representative in The Hague revealed: There are about 50 tunnels crossing from Rafah into Egyptian territory
In a hearing taking place this morning at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Israel is responding to South Africa's request to issue additional orders in its demand to end the war. Head of the Israeli delegation, Dr. Gil-Ad Noam: "Calling something 'genocide' time and time again does not make it genocide.".
He told the tribunal: Hamas has a well-developed tunnel system in Rafah. "There are about 50 tunnels that cross from Rafah into Egyptian territory. Israeli hostages are being held there.".
11:50 - Exception: Munitions dropped from an aircraft last night in the Moshav Yated area
An unusual incident in the envelope: Armament weighing a ton fell last night from an Air Force aircraft in the Moshav Yated neighborhood, during an IDF operation in the Gaza Strip. There were no casualties, and there is no fear of a security incident. The Air Force is investigating the incident.
11:35 - IDF soldier seriously injured in clash with terrorists in northern Gaza
An IDF soldier was seriously injured in a clash with terrorists in the Jabaliya neighborhood. The IDF stated that "a soldier from Battalion 9227, Brigade 460, was seriously injured this morning in a battle in the northern Gaza Strip. The soldier was evacuated to receive medical treatment at a hospital, his family has been notified.".
11:00 - IDF deepens control in Jabalia
The combat teams of the paratrooper brigades expanded the combat areas in Jabalia within 24 hours and deepened operational control in the area.
Air Force fighter jets and aircraft attacked a weapons depot under the direction of the forces and killed several terrorists who had earlier fired mortar shells at our forces. There were no casualties among our forces.
The combat teams of the Commando, Givati and 401st Brigades continue fighting in several areas in Rafah. Fighters from the 401st Brigade destroyed a launch area in eastern Rafah where long-range rocket launchers were located.
In the past 24 hours, Israeli Air Force fighter jets and aircraft have attacked approximately 60 terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip, including military structures, terrorist cells, weapons depots, anti-tank positions, and other terrorist infrastructure.
10:48 - Alarms sounded throughout the Gaza perimeter In the localities: Erez, Yad Mordechai, Carmia, Netiv Ha'esra
Al-Arabiya reported that a commander in Hezbollah's air force, Hussein Hader Mahdi, was killed in the attack. There is currently no confirmation from any other source.
The IDF launched a series of attacks in the Sidon area deep inside Lebanon, about 50 km from the border with Israel. According to reports, the attacks were carried out against five different targets. One of them targeted a vehicle in which a senior Hezbollah field commander was traveling.
The series of attacks were carried out in the village of a-Najaria near Sidon. According to reports, in addition to the senior field commander, there are wounded and killed at the scene.
10:30 - UNRWA updates: More than 630,000 Palestinians evacuated from Rafah since May 6, the beginning of the IDF attack on the city
09:35 - US Central Command announces opening of Gaza pier - through which humanitarian aid will be delivered to the Strip
Today at around 9:00 AM, trucks carrying humanitarian aid began moving ashore from the temporary dock in Gaza, the US Central Command announced. "No American soldiers have disembarked on the Gaza shore.
""This is an ongoing multinational effort to provide additional assistance to Palestinian civilians in Gaza through a maritime corridor that is entirely humanitarian in nature, and will include relief goods donated by a number of countries and humanitarian organizations.".
06:35 - Following the warnings in Nahariya: An aircraft crashed in the Ga'aton area in the Western Galilee
06:20 - IDF on the alarms in Nahariya and the surrounding area: Several aircraft were identified that crossed from Lebanese territory into the area
At least one of them was intercepted; no explosions are known in space
05:33 - A series of additional alarms in Nahariya and the surrounding area - also for rocket fire
05:21 - Alerts for hostile aircraft intrusion were activated in Nahariya and the settlements of the Western Galilee.
02:55 - US Defense Secretary Austin: Civilians must be protected before any operation in Rafah
The Pentagon reported that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held a phone call with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and stressed the "unquestionable necessity" of protecting civilians and ensuring the unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza - before any possible military operation in Rafah.
00:55 - The US House of Representatives has approved a bill that would prevent the halting of arms shipments to Israel.
The US House of Representatives has approved Republican legislation that seeks to prohibit President Biden from delaying arms transfers to Israel. The legislation comes in response to the arms shipment being delayed by the US administration, and was passed by a vote of 224-187. However, the law is not expected to pass, as Democrats have already announced that they will not advance it to the Senate and President Biden has announced that he will veto it if necessary.
