Hezbollah

Our war has just begun - keep the pedal to the metal

Let’s not take our foot off the gas. We the Jewish people are responsible one for the other and we must win over all our enemies. Op-ed.

RPGs and weapons located in a school in southern Lebanon

IDF locates weapons stockpiles, tunnel shafts, and combat equipment storage facilities in a school compound in southern Lebanon.

Alexei was killed by a Hezbollah rocket near Akko

Hezbollah fire more than 150 rockets at Israel over Shabbat, one of them tragically finding its mark.

Using over 100 tons of explosives:

Central Hezbollah 'Radwan Force' tunnel route destroyed

IDF destroys massive tunnel which was intended for use in Hezbollah invasion of northern Israel.

Chief of Staff: Approximately 1,500 Hezbollah terrorists killed

Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi conducted a field tour this week with Golani Brigade soldiers, and said "Hezbollah is hiding casualties, it's hiding dead commanders."

In southern Lebanon:

IDF eliminates Hezbollah’s Tayibe area commander

IDF continues fighting in Gaza and southern Lebanon, eliminating dozens of terrorists, among them a Hezbollah regional commander.

Live updates:

Hamas planned far deadlier attack for October 7

Attacks on northern Israel continue, pro-Iranian militias in Iraq claim attack on 'two crucial targets' in Eilat by means of UAVs.

Hezbollah battalion commander eliminated, 150 targets dismantled

Hussein Muhammad Awada, a Hezbollah battalion commander in the area of Bint Jbeil, eliminated. Awada was responsible for carrying out terror attacks against the State of Israel from a number of villages in the Bint Jbeil area.

IDF eliminates Hezbollah Commander in southern Lebanon

With the direction of the IDF Northern Command, the IAF strikes and eliminates terrorist Jalal Mustafa Hariri, who served as the Hezbollah Commander of the Qana area in southern Lebanon.

Report:

The ingenious design and hidden weakness of the exploding pagers

The pagers that exploded in the possession of thousands of Hezbollah operatives were designed to avoid even X-ray detection, but further steps had to be taken beyond the design, Reuters reports.

Near Kiryat Shmona

IDF destroys Hezbollah's central operations command center

In the village of Muhajbib, where the command center was located, troops exposed numerous shafts that led to underground infrastructure consisting of advanced command centers, berthing and planning rooms, communications rooms, and more.

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IDF destroys tunnel intended to be used in invasion of Israel

IAF struck dozens of Hezbollah terrorist targets in the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon. The targets include terrorist infrastructure sites, Hezbollah command centers, and weapons storage facilities.

After six day pause

IDF again strikes Beirut's southern suburb

IDF soldiers continue to operate in Gaza and Lebanon. In Lebanon, ground troops eliminated dozens of terrorists and located numerous weapons. In Gaza, a senior Hamas terrorist was eliminated.

WSJ editorial:

UNIFIL is Hezbollah's best friend

Wall Street Journal publishes editorial criticizing UNIFIL after it refused to agree to Israel's request and relocate its peacekeepers: "UNIFIL leaves its peacekeepers in harm’s way, while Israel fights and does their job for them."

Chief of Staff:

'Hezbollah hiding dead bodies; sign of distress'

Chief of Staff, Hertzi Halevi: 'Hezbollah is showing signs of distress. We must increase pressure, push harder.'

Netanyahu speaks with Macron, lays out redlines on Hezbollah

PM tells French President Israel rejects any ceasefire that allows Hezbollah to rearm and regroup to threaten northern Israel again, criticizes Macron for seeking to host conference with countries that deny Israel's right to self-defense.

Arrested Hezbollah terrorist:

'After assassination of Nasrallah, everyone ran away'

Hezbollah terrorist arrested in southern Lebanon admits: 'After Nasrallah was assassinated, everyone ran away; they were scared of the IDF.'

IAF eliminates Hezbollah terrorist responsible for UAV launches

Khader Al-Abed Bahja, the terrorist responsible for the area north of the Litani River in Hezbollah's Aerial Unit, eliminated by IAF.

Senior official: Israel is helping Hezbollah recuperate

Senior source says IAF not striking in Beirut for five days is equivalent to Israel helping Hezbollah recover its strength.

UN insists:

'UNIFIL peacekeepers will stay in all positions in Lebanon'

UN peacekeeping chief clarifies that UNIFIL peacekeepers will stay in their positions in Lebanon despite Israeli calls for them to move as the IDF strikes Hezbollah targets nearby.

Italy, Britain, France, Germany:

'Attacks against UNIFIL are against international law'

Italy, Britain, France and Germany issue joint statement criticizing Israeli strikes which UN’s mission in Lebanon.

Netanyahu

'Claim Israel attacked UNIFIL personnel completely false

PM rejects claim IDF is attacking UNIFIL forces in Lebanon, says Israel has repeatedly asked and warned UNIFIL to leave the combat areas and get out of harm's way.

Netanyahu:

'We'll continue to strike Lebanon without mercy'

PM visits Golani Brigade base where 4 soldiers were killed and dozens wounded in a Hezbollah UAV attack yesterday, vows to continue war against Hezbollah until victory.

38-year-old fell from height while getting to safe zone

A 38-year-old man was working on the roof of his house in Petach Tikva when a siren sounded and he tried to get down. He fell from a height of about 4 meters and is in serious condition.

Exposed:

Hezbollah underground compound stocked with weapons for invasion

Command center for the Radwan Force found filled with helicopter-fired missiles, mortar shells, motorcycles, and more meant to be used as part of Hezbollah's 'Conquer the Galilee' plan.

Rocket attack on Tel Aviv, central Israel

Traffic at Ben Gurion Airport halted as barrage from Lebanon sets off Red Alert sirens in 180 localities.

Journalist on Palestinian Affairs:

'Hezbollah has not collapsed; still has countless abilities'

Following reports on significant damage to Hezbollah's capabilities, journalist Elior Levy says that the terrorist organization 'has countless more abilities up its sleeve.'

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Car in flames after rocket strike in Carmiel

Hezbollah fires barrage of 15 rockets at northern city of Carmiel. Multiple rockets struck the city, causing damage to vehicles. No injuries were reported.

Defense Minister:

We're working on solutions to the threat of UAV attacks

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant visits Golani Brigade training base hit by Hezbollah UAV, promises incident will be investigated, 'concentrated effort' to find solutions for UAV threat.

Civilians report unknown UAV - minutes before explosion

IAF confirms UAV reported to police was innocent, just prior to a deadly UAV strike in Binyamina. It is not clear that it was the same UAV.

Cleared for publication:

Omri, Yosef, Yoav, and Amitay were killed in the UAV disaster

UAV launched by Hezbollah directly hits dining room at the Golani Brigade training base. Four IDF soldiers killed and an additional seven severely injured. The incident is under investigation.

Tragic UAV attack

Seven still hospitalized in serious condition

The victims who were wounded in the kamikaze drone strike on the Golani Training Base were taken to nine different hospitals. Seven are in serious condition and nine are in moderate condition.

After Hezbollah UAV attack

Austin calls Gallant, expresses condolences

US Secretary of Defense speaks to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, expresses condolences over deaths of four soldiers killed when a Hezbollah drone hit a base near Binyamina.

UN chief:

'Attacks on UNIFIL may constitute a war crime'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounces Lebanon incidents which resulted in injuries to several UNIFIL peacekeepers, as Hezbollah continues to operate near UNIFIL posts.

Political echelon directive:

IDF has not struck Beirut for three days

The last strike on the capital city was conducted on Thursday against senior Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa.

Amb. Danon:

'Hezbollah terrorists are using UNIFIL outposts as hiding places'

IDF says the incident where tanks entered a UNIFIL position occurred while attempting to evacuate injured soldiers while still under fire.

Southern Lebanon:

120 meter long tunnel located and destroyed | Watch

Forces from the 205th Brigade uncovered underground infrastructure approximately 120 meters long and two meters deep, located about half a kilometer from the border.

Hezbollah is running out of money following Israeli offensive

Lebanese U.S.-designated terror group Hezbollah is running out of money, after a week long Israeli offensive in Lebanon disrupts 3 of its key sources of cash.

Netanyahu to UN chief:

'Get UNIFIL forces out of Hezbollah strongholds right now'

Israeli PM calls on UN Sec. Gen. Guterres to remove UNIFIL's forces from the combat zones in southern Lebanon and "out of harm's way" so they are not used as human shields by Hezbollah.

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IDF captures terrorist emerging from tunnel in Lebanon

In a relatively rare achievement, the terrorist was spotted coming out of the tunnel and taken for questioning alive.

2 soldiers seriously wounded in combat in Lebanon

Multiple soldiers also injured in both incidents in which 2 soldiers were seriously wounded, IDF announces.

240 terror targets in Gaza and Lebanon struck in last day

Overnight, the 36th Division continued its operational activity in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah terror targets and terrorist infrastructure in the area. As part of the activity, the IAF struck Hezbollah launchers, anti-tank missile posts, weapons storage facilities, and additional terror targets.

Former Prime Minister of Lebanon:

Hezbollah has turned Lebanon into a failed state

Fouad Siniora, Lebanon's Prime Minister during the 2006 war, attacked Hezbollah in an interview with Sky News: 'Lebanon must turn the problem into an opportunity'

New documents reveal:

Hamas tried to convince Hezbollah and Iran to join Oct. 7 attack

Hamas believed that the internal rift in Israel offered a good opportunity for an attack, and attempted to convince Iran to attack sensitive Israeli targets.

Two UNIFIL personnel injured from IDF fire in Lebanon

IDF says a UNIFIL post in southern Lebanon was hit by its forces who were firing at a threat near that post: Hezbollah deliberately operates with the intent to harm Israeli civilians from civilian areas and near UNIFIL posts.

As Yom Kippur begins

Hezbollah fires 100 rockets towards northern Israel

Hezbollah terrorists fire approximately 100 rockets towards northern Israel as Israelis prepare for the start of the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.

IDF Chief of Staff in southern Lebanon: 'We won't stop'

ISA Chief: 'Hamas entrenched itself in Lebanon... We will continue to pursue them everywhere.'

Biden's 'Don't' is now addressed to Israel

The dark connections of Biden saying ‘Don’t!’ to Israel striking Iran’s nuclear works combined with his call to lay down arms against Hezbollah did not appear from nowhere. Opinion.

Radwan force anti-tank missile unit commander eliminated

Araeb el Shoga, a commander in the Hezbollah Radwan Forces’ Anti-tank Missile Unit, killed in IAF airstrike.

IDF:

Foreign worker killed by fallen munition not an anti-tank missile

At least two people were injured as a result of a Hezbollah munition explosion in Kibbutz Yir'on. A foreign worker who worked as a tractor driver in the area was pronounced dead.

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91st division conducts ground raids in Lebanon

During limited, localized, targeted ground raids of the 91st Division in southern Lebanon, the soldiers dismantled Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure, destroyed weapons, and engaged in close-quarters combat with terrorists.

Top Hezbollah military official targeted in airstrike

In the first airstrike on western Beirut, the IAF targeted Hassan Nasrallah's brother-in-law Wafiq Safa, considered one of Hezbollah's top leaders.

We don't beat our chests

We don't beat our breasts over Hezbollah and Hamas losses nor do we gloatingly beat our chests. We must take care to be both humble and vigilant. Op-ed.

Danon:

'UNIFIL must step up, Lebanese people held hostage by Hezbollah'

Israel's UN Ambassador calls on UNIFIL, Lebanese army to start protecting the Lebanese people from Hezbollah. ' I say: Lebanon belongs to the Lebanese people and not to the Iranians.'

'Gear ready to raid Israel'

Watch: A tour of a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon

The IDF Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari toured a Hezbollah stronghold in a village in southern Lebanon.

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The fighting in Lebanon, from Golani Brigade soldiers' body cams

IDF spokesperson publishes footage from IDF operations in southern Lebanon - taken from the soldiers' body cams.

Rocket lands near terror hub, no siren sounded

Rocket launched from Lebanon towards northern Samaria lands in an open area near the terror capital of Jenin. No injuries reported.

Terrorists responsible for missile strikes on Israel eliminated

IDF eliminates two Hezbollah terrorists responsible for hundreds of missiles on northern Israel.

White House:

'Biden affirmed Israel’s right to protect itself from Hezbollah'

White House issues statement summarizing call between Biden and Netanyahu: They agreed to remain in close contact over the coming days both directly and through their national security teams.

Cleared for publication:

Revital Yehud and Dvir Sharvit killed in Kiryat Shmona

Revital Yehud, 45, and Dvir Sharvit, 43, are the couple who were killed on Wednesday when a Hezbollah rocket hit the city of Kiryat Shmona.