IDF: We are currently unaware of IDF fire during daylight hours that corresponds with the footage circulated in the media. The details are under review.

Overnight (Wednesday), IDF troops fired warning shots toward suspects who were advancing while posing a threat to the troops, in the area of the Netzarim Corridor.
This is despite warnings that the area is an active combat zone. The IDF is aware of reports regarding individuals injured, the details are under review.

Joint IDF and ISA announcement:

The IDF and ISA Recovered the Bodies of Hostage Yair Yaakov and an Additional Hostage Whose Name Has Not Yet Been Cleared for Publication

In a joint IDF and ISA operation, the bodies of hostage Yair Yaakov, and an additional hostage whose name has not yet been cleared for publication were recovered from the Khan Yunis area in the Gaza Strip.

Yair Yaakov, a member of Kibbutz Nir Oz, was brutally murdered and abducted from the Kibbutz on October 7th, 2023, by Islamic Jihad terrorists.

Meirav Tal, Yairs’ partner, and two of his children Or and Yagil Yaakov were abducted by the Hamas terrorist organization on October 7th and were released during a previous hostage release agreement.
Yair, a father of three, was 59 at the time of his death.

Additionally, the body of an additional hostage has been recovered. His family has been notified and his name will be clear for release later.

The rescue operation was conducted by IDF troops of the Southern Command.
The operation was made possible by precise intelligence received from the Hostage Task Force, the IDF Intelligence Directorate, and the ISA.

Following an identification procedure carried out by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine in cooperation with the Israel Police, the Hostage Task Force of the IDF’s Manpower Directorate notified the family and the community of Kibbutz Nir Oz.

The IDF and ISA extend their condolences to the families and will continue to make all efforts possible to bring home all the hostages.

IDF: Earlier today (Wednesday), the IDF struck and eliminated a Hezbollah ‘Radwan Force’ terrorist in the area of Beit Lif in southern Lebanon.