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Cleared for publication:

Cleared for publication: IDF conducted dozens of counterterror operations in Lebanon

The IDF spokesman revealed that the IDF has been operating throughout the last few months in southern Lebanon, some of the time for several days in a row, and located terrorist tunnels. The operations were carried out up to 2-3 km from the border with Israel in the nearby villages.

Cleared for publication: IDF conducted dozens of counterterror operations in Lebanon

In Jerusalem and central Israel:

In Jerusalem and central Israel: Home Front Command limits gatherings on Rosh Hashanah

IDF restricts gatherings in Jerusalem and central Israel to 30 people outdoors, 300 indoors, following rocket barrage on central Israel. Central Selichot prayers at the Western Wall expected to be canceled.

In Jerusalem and central Israel: Home Front Command limits gatherings on Rosh Hashanah

Israeli President welcomes five new ambassadors to Israel

Israel's President Isaac Herzog receives diplomatic credentials of new ambassadors from Belgium, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, and Papua New Guinea.

Israeli President welcomes five new ambassadors to Israel

Following start of ground op:

Following start of ground operation: Three injured in barrage from Lebanon

Sirens sound in Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, and multiple other communities after missile barrage launched from Lebanon; IDF reports between 3-5 launches, some of which were intercepted.

Following start of ground operation: Three injured in barrage from Lebanon

Shechem:

Shechem: Two terrorists eliminated, IDF soldier severely injured

Four IDF soldiers injured, one of them seriously, in a shootout with terrorists in Shechem; two terrorists eliminated, including a key figure in Judea, Samaria, terror.

Shechem: Two terrorists eliminated, IDF soldier severely injured

Chilly weather expected ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Rain, fog, and lower temperatures expected as the Jewish New Year sets in, with temperatures expected to rise over the weekend.

Chilly weather expected ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Defense Min.:

Defense Min.: Ground operation builds on measures to eliminate Hezbollah leadership

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, stressing importance of ground initiative in allowing Israelis from northern Israel to return home safely.

Defense Min.: Ground operation builds on measures to eliminate Hezbollah leadership

IDF spokesman:

IDF spokesman: 'Our war is with Hezbollah, not the people of Lebanon'

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari explains Israel's targeted raids in Lebanon, stresses, 'Hezbollah is the world's largest non-state army, southern Lebanon is swarming with Hezbollah terrorists and weapons.'

IDF spokesman: 'Our war is with Hezbollah, not the people of Lebanon'

Houthis claim responsibility

IDF intercepts UAV over the Mediterranean Sea, explosions heard in central Israel

IDF intercepts UAV over the Mediterranean Sea, dozens of kilometers off the coast of central Israel. Residents of Gush Dan report hearing the echoes of the explosion.

IDF intercepts UAV over the Mediterranean Sea, explosions heard in central Israel

IDF spokesman to Lebanese:

IDF spokesman to Lebanese: Don't cross into area south of the Litani River

IDF Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee warns Lebanese to avoid traveling from north of the Litani River to the area south of it. 'There is intense fighting, Hezbollah is using you as human shields.'

IDF spokesman to Lebanese: Don't cross into area south of the Litani River

'Don't fall in the trap'

Public debate in Iran over attacking Israel: 'Don't fall in the trap of war'

While many on Iran's conservative side are pushing for an attack on Israel, reformists are warning against a war.

Public debate in Iran over attacking Israel: 'Don't fall in the trap of war'

IDF strikes Hamas command center in Gaza City school

IDF takes out Hamas command and control center embedded in UNRWA's Shejaiya school in Gaza City.

IDF strikes Hamas command center in Gaza City school

Original way to evade arrest:

Original way to evade arrest: Arab illegal infiltrator joins haredi demonstration

A resident of Bethlehem in his 30s who had entered Israeli sovereign territory illegally was caught attempting to fit in at a demonstration against haredi military conscription.

Original way to evade arrest: Arab illegal infiltrator joins haredi demonstration

IDF operation in southern Lebanon 'unlike anything since 2006'

IDF's 98th Division begins targeted operations in southern Lebanon; IDF releases footage from preparations.

IDF operation in southern Lebanon 'unlike anything since 2006'

US won't seek second term on UN Human Rights Council

Former President Trump withdrew the US from the UNHRC in 2018, citing its longstanding anti-Israel bias, but the Biden Administration reversed Trump’s decision.

US won't seek second term on UN Human Rights Council

Gallant and Austin agree:

Gallant and Austin agree: Hezbollah infrastructure along the border must be dismantled

US Secretary of Defense speaks to Defense Minister Gallant, reaffirms US support for Israel's right to defend itself.

Gallant and Austin agree: Hezbollah infrastructure along the border must be dismantled

Reports in Syria:

Reports in Syria: Israel strikes Damascus, three locals killed

Syrian state television reports that three local citizens were killed in an attack attributed to Israel, including a television presenter. Nine civilians were injured.

Reports in Syria: Israel strikes Damascus, three locals killed

Trump's would-be assassin pleads not guilty to federal charges

Ryan Wesley Routh enters plea of not guilty to federal charges related to attempt to assassinate Trump at his Florida golf club.

Trump's would-be assassin pleads not guilty to federal charges

Ground incursion?

Lebanese army retreats from border, Israel fires artillery into southern Lebanon

Lebanese army retreats from border, Israel fires artillery into southern Lebanon.

Lebanese army retreats from border, Israel fires artillery into southern Lebanon

Report:

Report: US says limited Israeli operations in Lebanon have begun

Lebanese military evacuates 5 km from the Israel-Lebanon border in expectation of Israeli ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

Report: US says limited Israeli operations in Lebanon have begun

Biden:

Biden: 'I'm more comfortable with Israel stopping than ground operation'

US President calls for a "ceasefore now" in response to question about reports Israel will soon launch a ground operation in southern Lebanon.

Biden: 'I'm more comfortable with Israel stopping than ground operation'

Ground op in Lebanon?

IDF appoves plans for northern front ahead of possible ground op in Lebanon

The Commanding Officer of the Northern Command, MG Ori Gordin, together with many division commanders, have been approving plans for the coming days at the Northern Command.

IDF appoves plans for northern front ahead of possible ground op in Lebanon

Hezbollah surface-to-air missile warehouse near Beirut destroyed

IAF destroys warehouse of surface-to-air missile launchers that Hezbollah had placed about 1.5 kilometers from Lebanon's international airport

Hezbollah surface-to-air missile warehouse near Beirut destroyed

English Hospital in Nazareth:

Newborn dies during French C-section procedure at English Hospital in Nazareth

Ministry of Health investigates possible connection between the death of a newborn and the controversial method that has been previously banned in Israel.

Newborn dies during French C-section procedure at English Hospital in Nazareth

Report:

Report: US told limited ground op in Lebanon imminent

Israeli officials tell US that Israel is preparing to launch a ground operation to clear out terrorist infrastructure from southern Lebanon in an operation that would be smaller than the 2006 war, the Washington Post reports.

Report: US told limited ground op in Lebanon imminent

ISA warns:

ISA warns: Iran stepping up efforts to carry out assassinations in Israel

Shin Bet warns of increase in Iranian efforts to recruit Israeli citizens to carry out attacks on Israeli officials.

ISA warns: Iran stepping up efforts to carry out assassinations in Israel

IDF attacks Beirut:

IDF attacks Beirut: Commander of medium-range rocket array eliminated

In the past week Air Force fighter jets attacked and destroyed commanders and sites belonging to Hezbollah's missile and rocket array.

IDF attacks Beirut: Commander of medium-range rocket array eliminated

Iranian cleric:

Iranian cleric: 'Jews have had access to genies since Davidic times'

Cleric claims in televised interview that Israel was able to eliminate Hassan Nasrallah by employing the aid of supernatural creatures and advanced technologies the Jews have supposedly had for 3,000 years.

Iranian cleric: 'Jews have had access to genies since Davidic times'

PFLP Lebanon branch head eliminated

Nidal Abdel-Aal, Head of the Lebanon Branch of the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) terrorist organization, and Imad Odeh, who was the Head of PFLP's Military Office in Lebanon, eliminated.

PFLP Lebanon branch head eliminated

Sweden Stands With Israel:

Sweden Stands With Israel, Commemorating October 7 at Kristet Center Örebro

Pastor Per-Åke Eliasson, Senior Pastor of Kristet Center Örebro: 'Our support for Israel is rooted in love, in faith, and in the belief that we must stand up against hatred wherever it exists. This is a fight for humanity, for decency, and for the right to live in peace.'

Sweden Stands With Israel, Commemorating October 7 at Kristet Center Örebro

Israeli airspace

Transportation Min. working to reverse no-fly recommendation for Israeli airspace

EASA recommends airline operators avoid Israel, Lebanon, airspace, Transportation Ministry works to prove recommendation stems from outside interests and not security concerns.

Transportation Min. working to reverse no-fly recommendation for Israeli airspace

Binyamin region farmer:

Binyamin region farmer: 'The State views me and my fellow shepherds as an enemy'

Police delivered a restraining order to Tal Yinon Dardik, a father of three who manages a farm near the town of Kochav Hashachar.

Binyamin region farmer: 'The State views me and my fellow shepherds as an enemy'

Leading Israeli news anchor:

Leading Israeli news anchor: I received threats from a professor

Anchor Amit Segal shared an email message he allegedly received from a professor who wrote to him, 'Mr. Segal, the ultimate trash, your appearances on television are nauseating.'

Leading Israeli news anchor: I received threats from a professor

Deputy Hezbollah leader:

Deputy Hezbollah leader: We're ready for an Israeli ground incursion

Naim Qassem, deputy to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, speaks for the first time following his leader's death, stresses that 'the war is long, but we will emerge victorious.'

Deputy Hezbollah leader: We're ready for an Israeli ground incursion

Report reveals:

Report reveals: Conditions for Jews in Diaspora significantly deteriorated

JPPI's disquieting 2024 report, 'A Year of War,' reveals deep concerns surrounding the future of global Jewry and the State of Israel.

Report reveals: Conditions for Jews in Diaspora significantly deteriorated

Hamas announces:

Hamas commander in Lebanon eliminated in Israeli strike, terror group announces

Fatah Sharif Abu al-Amin, senior UNRWA employee and senior Hamas official, killed in strike in Lebanon.

Hamas commander in Lebanon eliminated in Israeli strike, terror group announces

Rabbi Mazuz: Hassan Nasrallah 'received his gift'

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, head of the Kisei Rahamim Yeshiva, responds to elimination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah: 'G-d is watching over us, Nasrallah received his gift.'

Rabbi Mazuz: Hassan Nasrallah 'received his gift'

IDF Spokesperson:

IDF Spokesperson: 'We have lost the public's trust'

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari reveals for the first time a conversation with a returned hostage and how it affected him throughout the war.

IDF Spokesperson: 'We have lost the public's trust'

Ahead of ground incursion:

Ahead of ground incursion: Israeli special forces operating in southern Lebanon

New WSJ report says Israel preparing for ground incursion into Lebanon with a series of 'small, targeted raids,' ground incursion could begin as early as this week.

Ahead of ground incursion: Israeli special forces operating in southern Lebanon

Watch: IAF tankers on their way to Yemen

IDF publishes footage of the tankers which flew alongside fighter planes on their way to strike Houthi military targets in Yemen.

Watch: IAF tankers on their way to Yemen