Northern Arrows

150 Hezbollah targets raided, dozens of terrorists killed

The 36th Division is concluding its second consecutive month in Lebanon with a lengthy roster of operational successes.

Rocket attack on central Israel:

3 hurt in Petah Tikva, 2 in Haifa, 1 seriously in Kfar Blum

Red alert sirens activated in Tel Aviv area after rockets fired from Lebanon in second attack on the center of the country today. 150 rockets fired from Lebanon so far today.

Nonstop rocket attacks:

Woman wounded in rocket strike in Galilee

Woman in her 50s lightly wounded by shrapnel in barrage of 30 rockets. Hezbollah continues rocket and UAV launches throughout the morning.

Hezbollah weapons smuggling site on Lebanon-Syria border struck

Site near Jousieh Crossing used to transfer weapons from Syria to Hezbollah through the terrorist group's 4400 Unit struck by IAF.

Sirens in central Israel as 6 rockets fired from Lebanon

5 rockets intercepted after Red Alert alarms set off in northern and central Israel.

IDF completes third round of strikes in Dahieh

Targets of IDF strike in Beirut include several Hezbollah command centers, additional terrorist infrastructure, intentionally embedded in civilian areas.

Target of the Beirut strike: Hezbollah's acting Chief of Staff

Mohammad Haidar, also known as Abu Ali Haidar, was considered a close associate of Hezbollah's late leader, Hassan Nasrallah. In the past, he served as a Lebanese MP from the Hezbollah political party.

IDF forces discover Iranian-made cannon on Mount Dov

IDF troops locate, dismantle, Iranian-made weapons aimed towards the State of Israel.

Report:

Terms of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire taking shape

While critical details about implementation and enforcement remain unresolved, officials quoted in The New York Times express cautious optimism that an agreement on a ceasefire could be reached.

In southern Lebanon

IAF strikes Hezbollah Aziz unit in the area of Tyre

IAF strikes command centers, intelligence infrastructure, weapons storage facilities, an observation post, and additional terrorist infrastructure, many of which belonged to "Aziz" unit, which is responsible for launching projectiles into Israel and for additional terrorist activity.

Jonathan Pollard’s bold call:

‘Destroy Hezbollah or retire’

In this episode of the ILTV News Podcast, Jonathan Pollard delivers a sharp critique of a ceasefire with Hezbollah, demands a decisive victory.

Lebanon:

Ready to launch anti-tank missile and UAV found and destroyed

IDF troops continue to operate to dismantle a significant Hezbollah terrorist center, which includes combat compounds, anti-tank positions, numerous weapons storage facilities containing grenades, firearms, combat equipment, observation posts, and more.

Nighttime barrage on Haifa:

Five rockets fired, some of them intercepted

Sirens sounded in Haifa and the area. IDF says five projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Some of the projectiles were intercepted.

Braen Direktor, 27, killed in rocket strike on Nahariya park

Braen Direktor, age 27 from Maalot-Tarshiha, named as man killed in Thursday morning rocket strike on Nahariya park. Ten rockets were fired in the barrage.

Following death of reservist:

Chief of Staff: Team will 'strengthen operational discipline'

IDF Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi orders the establishment of a team of experts to examineand strengthen operational discipline in combat after Maj (Res.) Ze’ev Hanoch Jabo Erlich fell in combat in southern Lebanon.

Military analyst:

Agreement between Israel and Lebanon is filled with holes

Military analyst Yossi Yehoshua warns against proposed agreement with Lebanon, says he wishes Israel had a 'normal opposition.'

3rd injury in battle:

Heroic Golani commander injured in Lebanon

Golani Commander (res.) Yoav Yarom, who lost his leg in Lebanon in 1993 and was wounded by gunfire in Samaria in 2001, suffers moderate injuries in Lebanon.

Sergeant Gur Kehati fell in battle in Lebanon

Sergeant Gur Kehati, age 20, served in the Golani Brigade's Battalion 13, and fell in battle in southern Lebanon.

For 20 minutes

IDF monitors UAV fired from Lebanon

Sirens activated in communities in the Western Galilee. IDF monitors and intercepts UAV launched from Lebanon. Fragments from the interception fall in Nahariya, no injuries reported.

Ze'ev Erlich, scholar of the Land of Israel, killed in Lebanon

Erlich, 71, was an expert on the history of the Land of Israel. According to an initial investigation he was killed while inspecting an archeological site in Lebanon after embedding with troops without proper authorization.

Cleared for publication:

SFC (res.) Eitan Ben Ami killed in building collapse in Lebanon

Sergeant First Class (res.) Eitan Ben Ami, 22, from Jerusalem, was a soldier in the Commando Brigade's Maglan Reservist Unit.

Halevi in Lebanon:

'Our mission is clear— return residents to northern Israel'

IDF Chief of Staff LTG Herzi Halevi visited southern Lebanon and held a situational assessment.

Hezbollah leader:

'Israel can not operate in Lebanon whenever it wants'

Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem says his organization demands a total ceasefire and the assurance of Lebanese sovereignty.

Fallen soldier Omer Gaeldor is the son-in-law of Yaron Gispan

Adi, the widow of Sergeant First Class (Res.) Omer Gaeldor, who fell in Lebanon, is the daughter of Yaron Gispan, who was murdered in a terrorist attack, but his death was defined for 9 years as suicide.

IDF announces:

Two Hezbollah commanders responsible for strikes eliminated

IDF eliminates Hezbollah operations commander, antitank commander, responsible for missile attacks on northern Israel.

Northern Command chief:

Hezbollah's firing abilities dramatically reduced

'Northern Command's objective is to protect the residents, we're in the midst of an offensive with very good achievements so far,' Northern Command chief Major General Ori Gordin tells commanders,

After a 30-minute chase:

Three UAVs land in Galilee and near Akko

IAF pursues three Hezbollah UAVs for half an hour, attempting unsuccessfully to intercept them.

Sergeant First Class (Res.) Omer Moshe Gaeldor fell in Lebanon

During the incident in which Sergeant First Class Gaeldor fell, three soldiers from the 5111st Battalion, Golani Brigade, were severely injured.

Footage of the fighting:

Division 98 expands ground operations in southern Lebanon

IDF conducts targeted raid on a central Hezbollah terror stronghold in southern Lebanon.

IDF eliminates commander of Hezbollah's medium-range rocket array

Ali Tawfiq Dweiq, commander of Hezbollah's medium-range rocket array, eliminated near Kfar Jouz in southern Lebanon.

Bodycam footage reveals:

Weapons stockpiles in Lebanese schoolyard

Rockets and weapons stockpiles located in schoolyard in southern Lebanon are destroyed by the IDF. Watch.

Report:

Lebanon pessimistic about ceasefire

Al-Akhbar newspaper notes clauses considered problematic from Lebanon's perspective and claims that government officials are pessimistic about the possibility of reaching a ceasefire.

Five lightly injured in barrage from Lebanon

Five people lightly injured at two different locations where Hezbollah rockets struck in Israel, following barrages on central Israel, Carmiel, and Galilee.

WSJ: Much of the seized Hezbollah weapons are Russian-made

A full 60-70% of weapons found in southern Lebanon at the start of the IDF's ground invasion were Russian-made; experts unsure of whether they were taken from Syria or signal increased cooperation between Russia and Hezbollah, report says.

Report:

Russia increasing its presence on Syria-Israel border

Syria's official SANA news agency reports that Russia is strengthening its presence in the Syrian Golan Heights and has established two additional military posts in the area.

US National Security Adviser:

'No Lebanon agreement yet, but we're seeing progress'

US National Security Adviser tells PBS there is no agreement yet on a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, but expresses optimism that a deal could be worked out.

Lebanese official:

'Lebanon and Hezbollah have responded to the US peace offer'

Ali Hassan Khalil, an adviser to Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, says Lebanon presented its comments to the US proposal "in a positive atmosphere".

Sirens in Central Israel:

Five injured, one seriously, by rocket landing in Ramat Gan

Alarms activated in several cities in the Center and Sharon region. Direct landing reported in Ramat Gan, injuring five.

Shfar'am:

Deadly rocket strike against occupied apartment building

A Hezbollah rocket killed a woman, mother of four, this evening when it struck her apartment building in northern Israel.

Netanyahu Confirms:

'We hit a component related to Iran's nuclear program'

Prime Minister Netanyahu has publicly confirmed for the first time that Israel's attack damaged the Iranian nuclear program.

Living quarters and supplies

Watch: Inside a Hezbollah tunnel

Troops from the 226th Reserve Brigade located multi-barrel launchers, mortars, rocket caches, and military equipment used in Hezbollah's attacks against Israel over the past year.

Benny Gantz:

'If the Lebanese government fails, the IDF must act forcefully'

National Unity Party Chairman MK Benny Gantz says that for Israelis to be able to return to northern Israel, southern Lebanon must have a policy similar to that in Area A.

As ceasefire talks continue:

Heavy missile barrage towards Nahariya and nearby areas

Rocket strikes apartments for married students at Kiryat Shmona's hesder yeshiva, causing damage but no casualties.

Watch: Rockets from Hezbollah intercepted over Nahariya

Multiple interceptions following barrage of 30 rockets launched by Hezbollah towards Nahariya and the Western Galilee.

Northern Arrows:

This is what the US ceasefire proposal looks like

New ceasefire agreement will include removal of Hezbollah's military capabilities north as well as south of the Litani River, report reveals.

'Served his head to Israel'

Hezbollah Propagandist's family blames spies for elimination

A family member of eliminated Hezbollah Spokesperson Mohammed Afif was recorded blaming spies serving Israel for his demise.

IDF eliminates Hezbollah's propaganda chief

IDF, Hezbollah confirm that the group's Media Relations Officer Mohammed Afif was eliminated in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon.

'Positive response'

Hezbollah delivers response to ceasefire proposal

Lebanese LBCI channel reports that Lebanon responded positively to the US proposal for a ceasefire ahead of envoy Amos Hochstein's arrival in the region on Tuesday.

First time since 2000:

Israeli artillery battery enters Lebanese territory

As ground forces have begun operating deeper in Lebanese territory, batteries from the Keren (411) Battalion have crossed the border to provide artillery support.

Rabbi Weinberger prays for IDF soldiers when leaving battle

Rabbi Danny Weinberger, Rabbi of the 5067th reserve battalion, said a prayer for the peace of the IDF soldiers, after the battalion left intense fighting in Lebanon.

Report:

Details from draft ceasefire proposal with Lebanon emerge

The proposal includes a full Israeli withdrawal from the occupied areas, the deployment of 5,000 Lebanese troops in southern Lebanon, and granting exclusive military authority in the area to the Lebanese Armed Forces.

In Lebanese village:

Tunnel shaft with underground weapons found and destroyed

The IDF announced that after operations in the Gaza Strip and counterterrorism operations in Judea and Samaria, the Haruv Reconnaissance Unit, under the command of the 228th Brigade, is conducting limited, localized, targeted raids in southern Lebanon.

IAF strikes Hezbollah command centers in Dahieh, Beirut

IAF conducts intelligence-based strikes on Hezbollah command centers and additional terrorist infrastructure in the Dahieh area, a key Hezbollah terrorist stronghold in Beirut.

Watch:

Israeli missile brings down an 8-story building

A camera captured the moment the IDF bombed a large building in Beirut.

IDF may return civilians to northern Israel soon

The IDF intends to begin withdrawing from the northern border area soon: 'The reality in the north has changed.'

IDF: We targeted a Hezbollah weapons facility in Tyre, Lebanon

IDF confirms Tyre strikes, reveals location of Hezbollah weapons storage facility near mosque and clinics.

Watch: Residents of Eli and relatives of hostages sing together

Residents of the town of Eli, which has lost several soldiers in the war, sing together with families of hostages during a special evening in Eli dedicated to prayers for the hostages' welfare.

Metula declared closed military zone

'This is a historic day, which will remove another significant threat from the town of Metula, from the residents of the north, and from the citizens of the State of Israel,' Metula Council chief David Azoulay says.

Synagogue hit after 10 projectiles launched towards Haifa

At one of the sites hit, damage was caused to vehicles, a building, electric power lines, and a synagogue, MDA chief Eli Bin says.

Sergeant Ori Nisanovich fell in combat in Lebanon

Sergeant Ori Nisanovich, 21 from Jerusalem, fell in combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced.