IDF Updates – December 17th

IDF: Following Three Months of Combat in Southern Lebanon, the 98th Division Prepares for Combat in Gaza

The 98th Division completed their mission in the northern arena last week (Wednesday), after approximately three months of continuous combat against Hezbollah’s terrorist strongholds, and conducting their defensive missions following the ceasefire agreement.

The soldiers of the 98th Division are currently preparing for their next mission in the Gaza Strip.

Attached is footage of the activity of the 98th Division in southern Lebanon: https://bit.ly/3DeXxho

Attached are photos from the activity of the 98th Division in southern Lebanon: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC1612202498365465


IDF: Following the siren that sounded at 07:14 in Netiv HaAsara, it was determined to be a false identification.


IDF: Attached is an IDF announcement regarding the name of a fallen soldier whose family has been notified: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC171220246849845

Additionally, attached is a link to the IDF website, where updates on fallen soldiers are published: https://www.idf.il/59780

During the incident in which Major (Res.) Moshiko Maxim Rozenwald fell, an additional soldier whose family has been notified has fallen. His name has not yet been cleared for publication and will be published later.


IDF: A Tunnel Shaft Where Terrorists Were Barricaded Inside Was Located and Destroyed by the IDF in Jabaliya

The Givati Brigade Combat Team continues to operate in the Jabaliya area as part of the 162nd Division’s operation against terrorist infrastructure and operatives in the area.

Following intelligence information, the Givati Brigade located an underground tunnel shaft where a terrorist cell had barricaded itself inside and the terrorists were eliminated. During the operation, three soldiers from the 460th Brigade Combat Team fell in combat – MAJ (res.) Netanel Hershkovitz, MSG (res.) Tzvi Matityahu Marantz, and MSG (res.) Ori Moshe Borenstein. The IDF expresses its condolences to the bereaved families and will continue to accompany them.

The tunnel shaft was located near an underground tunnel route that was investigated by soldiers from the Yahalom Unit. The tunnel shaft, approximately half a kilometer long and dozens of meters deep, included living quarters and passageways. The tunnel route, the tunnel shaft, and all findings were destroyed by the soldiers of the unit.

Attached are photos of the weapons and the tunnel shaft located by the Givati Reconnaissance Battalion: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC74674987

Attached are photos from the activities of the troops of the Givati Brigade in Jabaliya: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC4898554


IDF: Attached is an IDF announcement regarding the name of a fallen soldier whose family has been notified: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC171220244684684

Additionally, attached is a link to the IDF website, where updates on fallen soldiers are published: https://www.idf.il/59780


IDF: Earlier today (Tuesday), a Hezbollah terrorist was identified loading a vehicle with weapons in southern Lebanon, in violation of the ceasefire agreements between Israel and Lebanon. The IAF struck the vehicle in order to eliminate the threat.

The IDF is operating in accordance with the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon. The IDF remains deployed in southern Lebanon and will operate against any threat posed to the State of Israel and its citizens.

A Message from Shalom