IDF: Since last night, IDF soldiers in conjunction with the Israel Border Police, and the ISA have been operating as part of a counterterrorism operation in the area of Nur Shams.
During the counterterrorism operation, the IAF struck an armed terrorist cell that fired at the forces.
The counterterrorism operation began hours after Yamam and ISA forces eliminated the terrorist Hussam Mallah, a significant terrorist in Hamas’ terrorist network in the area who was involved in the planning of terrorist attacks within an immediate time frame.
Israeli security forces are continuing operational activity in the area.
IDF: IDF troops continue operational activity in southern Lebanon and in the Gaza Strip:
Over the past week, the IAF struck and eliminated the terrorist Muhammad Khalil Alian, who Commanded Hezbollah’s Anti-Tank Missile Array of the Hajir arena in Hezbollah’s ‘Nasser’ Unit in the area of Qalaouiyeh.
Over the past day, the IAF struck approximately 150 Hezbollah and Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip and throughout Lebanon, including terrorist infrastructure, command centers, weapons storage facilities, observation posts, and launchers that posed a threat to the State of Israel.
Yesterday (Wednesday), a terrorist cell in Hezbollah’s Aerial Unit that fired a rocket toward an IAF aircraft was swiftly struck and eliminated by the IAF in the area of Mazraat El Yahoudiyeh, north of Tyre.
The aircraft was not hit by the rocket fired.
In southern Lebanon, IDF troops continue operational activity against Hezbollah, eliminating terrorists and dismantling terrorist infrastructure. During one of the strikes, the troops identified a terrorist cell armed with anti-tank missiles operating within a civilian area and directed the IAF to strike the cell.
In the Gaza Strip, IDF troops continue operational activity against Hamas.
In Jabaliya, dozens of terrorist infrastructure sites and weapons storage facilities were struck, and in central Gaza, the troops dismantled a weapons manufacturing site and additional military infrastructure.
Attached are photos of IDF troops operational activity in Lebanon:
https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC31102024879709797907079970
Attached are photos of IDF troops operational activity in the Gaza Strip:
https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC3110202468770979097787
Attached is a video of IDF troops operational activity in southern Lebanon:
https://bit.ly/48vVReU
Attached is a video of IDF troops operational activity in the Gaza Strip:
:https://bit.ly/3Cht3uD
IDF: Weapons Located Inside Homes and in a Vehicle in a Village in Southern Lebanon
The 205th Reserve Brigade has been engaged in limited, localized, targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence in southern Lebanon under the command of the 146th Division.
Troops are locating and destroying numerous underground terrorist infrastructure, observation posts, and weapons hidden in houses within a village. They eliminated dozens of terrorists in close-quarters encounters and through airstrikes, and located numerous weapons, including a ready-to-launch launcher loaded with rockets.
Troops also found a vehicle concealed in a civilian area with AK-47 rifles, ammunition, military equipment, military vests, and more. The weapons were confiscated.
Attached is footage of the weapons located inside houses in a village in southern Lebanon: https://bit.ly/3Uu4Jfo
Attached is footage from the vehicle concealed in a civilian area, containing weapons: https://bit.ly/3YurVLB
Attached is a photo of the rocket launchers that were located and dismantled: https://idfanc.activetrail.biz/ANC31102428642527383926
Attached is footage from a strike on the rocket launcher located in southern Lebanon: https://bit.ly/40wdqtH
Attached are photos of the weapons and tunnel shafts located: https://idfanc.activetrail.biz/ANC311024252472289382624
IDF: The IDF struck weapons storage facilities and command centers in Syria used by Hezbollah’s Radwan Forces and Munitions Unit
A short while ago, following IDF intelligence, the IAF struck weapons storage facilities and command centers used by Hezbollah’s Radwan Forces and its Munitions Unit in the area of Al-Qusayr, Syria.
In recent months, the IDF has been carrying out strikes to reduce the transfer of weapons from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Hezbollah’s Munitions Unit is responsible for storing weapons inside Lebanon and has recently expanded its activities into the town of Al-Qusayr, near the Syrian-Lebanese border. With this, Hezbollah is establishing logistical infrastructure to facilitate the transfer of weapons from Syria into Lebanon via border crossings.
The strike on the weapons storage facilities is part of a larger effort targeting the infrastructure of Unit 4400, the Hezbollah unit responsible for smuggling weapons from Iran, through Syria, and into Lebanon. This includes recent strikes on several border crossings between Syria and Lebanon used by Hezbollah for weapons smuggling.
With the support of the Syrian regime, the Hezbollah terrorist organization endangers the security of Syrian and Lebanese civilians by embedding command centers and forces in civilian areas in both these countries.
IDF: The Chief of the General Staff at Bahad 1 (IDF Officers’ Training School): “We will bring victory, of which the return of the hostages is an essential part”
The speech by the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, has now begun at the Combat Officers Course Graduation Ceremony.
Attached is the full speech by the Chief of the General Staff:
“Speech by the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, at the Graduation Ceremony for the 70th Cohort of the Ground Combat Officer Course
A year of the war has passed. Four seasons have come and gone. This year, you came from the battlefield, and now you return to it as commanders. You have gained extensive combat experience, learned what the battlefield is, and have become experienced in the actions of war. As young officers, you are at the beginning of the most fascinating journey of all – the journey of command.
Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu,
Minister of Defense, Mr. Yoav Gallant,
Honored Shaykh Mowafaq Tarif,
Commanders, family members, dear officers.
Only recently, on Simchat Torah, we returned to asking for rain, hoping for blessed rains for the fields of the communities near the Gaza Strip to the orchards along the Lebanon border. In Tractate Berakhot, the Mishnah speaks of the might of rain. Through the might of rain, I wish to speak about the might of command. When rain falls in heavy doses, it can be damaging. Its absence also causes harm, but it is needed in the precise, appropriate measure; that is its strength.
The same is true of command: a commander must understand might. The hero is said to control his urges – not suppress them, nor leave them unchecked – the hero expresses the balance between them and the correct measure.
Instruct and explain to your subordinates, but also allow them to gain experience and become independent. Demonstrate determination in achieving the mission, and show them thoughtful decision-making in choosing the right path to fulfill. Teach them to take risks for the security of the state in a professional and appropriate manner.
Whether a platoon commander or a squad commander leads his soldiers to search a house in Lebanon, the approach he chooses: quiet or noisy, through the entrance or by breaching the wall, and the way he decides to search the building – each decision like this will impact the mission and your subordinates.
Recently, I met a platoon commander in the Tel al-Sultan area in Rafah. He was directed to a building where a terrorist had fled after our troops fired in his direction. The platoon commander entered the staircase of the two-story building and told me he saw fresh blood on the stairs, realizing that the wounded terrorist had gone up to the second floor.
Since there was no urgency, he acted with the right measure – he activated a drone to scan the building, identified the terrorist, exited the building, opened fire through the windows, and directed a tank to fire on the second floor. From this strike, the terrorist Yahya Sinwar was eliminated. The wisdom of commanders leads to good results at an appropriate cost. In this incident, one of our soldiers was seriously wounded. I met him this week; he is recovering and proud of his comrades who continue to fight. We wish him a full recovery.
Consider one of your soldiers, someone struggling to continue as a combat soldier. On the one hand, determination and expectation are the right approach, but on the other hand, you may break his spirit and lose a good soldier. Listen to him, often, simply listening to a struggling subordinate is most of the solution. I share with you insights I didn’t have as a young officer at the beginning of my journey.
Today, you, the graduating officers, join the ground forces’ commanders who have led us for over a year in defense and offense along the borders and deep within enemy territory, in winter and summer, in cold and heat, in dust and mud.
This past year, we have dealt a heavy blow to Hamas, eliminating hundreds of its commanders and thousands of its operatives, destroying manufacturing and combat infrastructure, and neutralizing many of its military and governmental capabilities.
We have inflicted severe operational and moral damage on Hezbollah, disrupted its chain of command, weakened its confidence, and degraded its abilities. We prevented wide-scale escalation in Judea and Samaria, eliminated hundreds of terrorists, and thwarted numerous terrorist attacks. Our long arm reached as far as Yemen and Iran with precision and sharpness. Our mission continues.
In recent weeks, we have settled scores with the master murderers leading Hezbollah and Hamas. Wars come with costs, and alongside our many achievements, this morning civilians were severely injured by a rocket while working in the fields in Metula. We extend our support to their families and to all the bereaved families.
During this entire period, we have not forgotten the hostages held captive by Hamas and are working to bring them home. Four seasons in this war. Some have felt them underground, the heat and humidity of summer and the cold of winter. This is a war goal set by the political echelon for the IDF, and rightly so. We have done to achieve it, bringing many back. We are responsible for them being there, and we must continue to act with urgency. We must move quickly to bring them home, this is our moral duty.
The strength of the IDF’s work this past year, alongside the renewed strength standing here on the parade ground – this is the power that allows us to fight, to give, and to persist; until we succeed and we return all the hostages. This strength will not cease and will continue to fight Hamas with all might and wisdom. We will not forget, and we will not stop. We will bring victory, of which the return of the hostages is an essential part.
Course commanders, you have led a professional and ethical training program during wartime. You understand well that our force-building rests first and foremost on people, and for that, we extend our deepest gratitude. You have built exemplary officers.
And you, the families, are the heart and support of the graduates. From you, they draw the strength and encouragement to shoulder the burden of command and its accompanying responsibilities. Your influence on every choice they made is substantial, and we greatly appreciate it.
Dear officers,
I am proud of your choice to be commanders in the IDF at this critical time for the future of the State of Israel. Be brave, know the right measure, think of it—not drought or flood, but command that brings blessing. Rise and succeed!Speech by the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, at the Graduation Ceremony for the 70th Cohort of the Ground Combat Officer Course
A year of the war has passed. Four seasons have come and gone. This year, you came from the battlefield, and now you return to it as commanders. You have gained extensive combat experience, learned what the battlefield is, and have become experienced in the actions of war. As young officers, you are at the beginning of the most fascinating journey of all – the journey of command.
Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu,
Minister of Defense, Mr. Yoav Gallant,
Honored Shaykh Mowafaq Tarif,
Commanders, family members, dear officers.
Only recently, on Simchat Torah, we returned to asking for rain, hoping for blessed rains for the fields of the communities near the Gaza Strip to the orchards along the Lebanon border. In Tractate Berakhot, the Mishnah speaks of the might of rain. Through the might of rain, I wish to speak about the might of command. When rain falls in heavy doses, it can be damaging. Its absence also causes harm, but it is needed in the precise, appropriate measure; that is its strength.
The same is true of command: a commander must understand might. The hero is said to control his urges – not suppress them, nor leave them unchecked – the hero expresses the balance between them and the correct measure.
Instruct and explain to your subordinates, but also allow them to gain experience and become independent. Demonstrate determination in achieving the mission, and show them thoughtful decision-making in choosing the right path to fulfill. Teach them to take risks for the security of the state in a professional and appropriate manner.
Whether a platoon commander or a squad commander leads his soldiers to search a house in Lebanon, the approach he chooses: quiet or noisy, through the entrance or by breaching the wall, and the way he decides to search the building – each decision like this will impact the mission and your subordinates.
Recently, I met a platoon commander in the Tel al-Sultan area in Rafah. He was directed to a building where a terrorist had fled after our troops fired in his direction. The platoon commander entered the staircase of the two-story building and told me he saw fresh blood on the stairs, realizing that the wounded terrorist had gone up to the second floor.
Since there was no urgency, he acted with the right measure – he activated a drone to scan the building, identified the terrorist, exited the building, opened fire through the windows, and directed a tank to fire on the second floor. From this strike, the terrorist Yahya Sinwar was eliminated. The wisdom of commanders leads to good results at an appropriate cost. In this incident, one of our soldiers was seriously wounded. I met him this week; he is recovering and proud of his comrades who continue to fight. We wish him a full recovery.
Consider one of your soldiers, someone struggling to continue as a combat soldier. On the one hand, determination and expectation are the right approach, but on the other hand, you may break his spirit and lose a good soldier. Listen to him, often, simply listening to a struggling subordinate is most of the solution. I share with you insights I didn’t have as a young officer at the beginning of my journey.
Today, you, the graduating officers, join the ground forces’ commanders who have led us for over a year in defense and offense along the borders and deep within enemy territory, in winter and summer, in cold and heat, in dust and mud.
This past year, we have dealt a heavy blow to Hamas, eliminating hundreds of its commanders and thousands of its operatives, destroying manufacturing and combat infrastructure, and neutralizing many of its military and governmental capabilities.
We have inflicted severe operational and moral damage on Hezbollah, disrupted its chain of command, weakened its confidence, and degraded its abilities. We prevented wide-scale escalation in Judea and Samaria, eliminated hundreds of terrorists, and thwarted numerous terrorist attacks. Our long arm reached as far as Yemen and Iran with precision and sharpness. Our mission continues.
In recent weeks, we have settled scores with the master murderers leading Hezbollah and Hamas. Wars come with costs, and alongside our many achievements, this morning civilians were severely injured by a rocket while working in the fields in Metula. We extend our support to their families and to all the bereaved families.
During this entire period, we have not forgotten the hostages held captive by Hamas and are working to bring them home. Four seasons in this war. Some have felt them underground, the heat and humidity of summer and the cold of winter. This is a war goal set by the political echelon for the IDF, and rightly so. We have done to achieve it, bringing many back. We are responsible for them being there, and we must continue to act with urgency. We must move quickly to bring them home, this is our moral duty.
The strength of the IDF’s work this past year, alongside the renewed strength standing here on the parade ground – this is the power that allows us to fight, to give, and to persist; until we succeed and we return all the hostages. This strength will not cease and will continue to fight Hamas with all might and wisdom. We will not forget, and we will not stop. We will bring victory, of which the return of the hostages is an essential part.
Course commanders, you have led a professional and ethical training program during wartime. You understand well that our force-building rests first and foremost on people, and for that, we extend our deepest gratitude. You have built exemplary officers.
And you, the families, are the heart and support of the graduates. From you, they draw the strength and encouragement to shoulder the burden of command and its accompanying responsibilities. Your influence on every choice they made is substantial, and we greatly appreciate it.
Dear officers,
I am proud of your choice to be commanders in the IDF at this critical time for the future of the State of Israel. Be brave, know the right measure, think of it—not drought or flood, but command that brings blessing. Rise and succeed!”
IDF: “Hamas entered and took everything – they see UNRWA vehicles as a form of defense” – Footage from an UNRWA Employee’s Testimony
Attached is footage of a testimony of an UNRWA employee in the northern Gaza Strip, in which he testifies how Hamas exploits UNRWA facilities and vehicles: https://bit.ly/3Yq6A6d
IDF: The IDF struck Hezbollah Command and Control Centers in Al Housh, southern Lebanon
A short while ago, with the direction of the IDF Intelligence Directorate and Northern Command, the IAF struck command and control centers, terrorist headquarters and additional terrorist infrastructure belonging to a number of units in the Hezbollah terrorist organization, including the ‘Aziz’ Unit and the Radwan Forces, in the area of Al Housh in southern Lebanon. From these compounds, the Hezbollah terrorist organization planned terror attacks against the State of Israel and IDF troops.
Hezbollah systematically takes control of civilian areas and infrastructures throughout Lebanon, and embeds commanders and operatives in civilian areas in order to plan and carry out terror attacks, placing Lebanese civilians in danger.
Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk to civilians, including issuing advanced warnings to the population in the area.
These strikes are part of the IDF’s continuous efforts to dismantle and degrade Hezbollah’s capabilities and restricting the organization’s ability to restore them.
