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IDF Updates – April 18th

IDF: Overnight, IAF fighter jets struck Hezbollah terror targets in the area of Khiam, including a number of terrorist infrastructure, as well as two additional military structures.
Furthermore, IDF soldiers fired in order to remove an imminent threat in the area.

Moreover, an IAF aircraft eliminated two Hezbollah terrorists identified in the area or Kfarkela.

Attached is video footage of the strikes: https://bit.ly/3xD0g1j


IDF: IDF and ISA forces eliminated a terrorist cell in central Gaza; the terrorist responsible for investigations in Hamas’ Internal Security Department was eliminated in the area of Beit Hanoun

This week, following operational information gathered by the Southern Command, an IAF aircraft struck and eliminated the terrorist Yussef Rafik Ahmed Shabat, responsible for investigations in Hamas’ Internal Security Department in Beit Hanoun.
Shabat served as a security officer in Hamas’ military intelligence wing of the Beit Hanoun Battalion, and his elimination significantly damages the terrorist organization’s investigations department.

In addition, following precise intelligence information, the IDF and ISA directed an airstrike on a vehicle in which there were 10 terrorists.

Yesterday (Wednesday), IAF fighter jets struck a mortar shell launcher in the area of Rimal from which a number of launches at IDF troops who were operating in the area were launched.

Furthermore, over the past day, the IAF struck dozens of terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip, including terrorists, observation posts, military structures, and additional terrorist infrastructure.

Attached is video footage of the IDF strikes in the Gaza Strip: https://bit.ly/3Q6HRk4

Attached are photos from the IDF’s operational activity in the Gaza Strip: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC1804202439487645


IDF: The Commanding Officer of the 91st Division and the the Commanding Officer of the 146th Division met with heads of authorities and councils in the north before Passover: “Our commitment is to be here until the reality changes”

The Commanding Officer of the 91st Galilee Division, BG Shay Kalper and the Commanding Officer of the 146th Division, BG Yisrael Shomer met yesterday (Wednesday) with the heads of the local authorities, councils, and the security officers in the north of Israel.
As part of the meeting, a conversation was held with the heads of the authorities, in which they were presented with the situational assessment so far, as well as the processes to accelerate the readiness for continued fighting in the north of Israel.
The commanding officers of the divisions expressed their appreciation to the heads of the local authorities, councils, and the security officers for demonstrating true leadership and dedication over the past six months. He thanked them for playing an integral role in maintaining security in the region.

From the words of the Commanding Officer of the 91st Galilee Division, BG Shay Kalper: “We are all writing a chapter in the history of the Galilee. We are determined and ready to win and in our generation we were privileged to take part in this matter. The period we are in symbolizes the connection between our generations, from the Seder night when we will delve into the history of our people, through Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaZikaron and Independence Day that remind us why we are here and why we need to preserve and protect our existence.”

From the words of the Commanding Officer of the 146th Division, BG Yisrael Shomer: “I want to say thank you and express great appreciation for the resilience and leadership. Every day, I learn from you what leadership is. I see the resilience and the firm stand, when you stand for your values ​​and all of our values and represent the residents. My personal commitment and that of my subordinates is to be here until the security reality changes.”

Attached is a related video: https://bit.ly/3vTzKAt

Attached are related photos: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC17041


IDF: Sirens sounded in northern Israel.


IDF: Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago concerning a hostile aircraft infiltration into the Western Galilee, it was determined to have been a false identification. Additionally, a launch was identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. No hits were identified.

Earlier today, IDF soldiers identified several Hezbollah terrorists via a drone. The terrorists operated in a military compound in the area of Blida in southern Lebanon. Upon the identification of the terrorists, IAF fighter jets struck the compound from which they operated.

Attached is a video of the strike: https://bit.ly/49GWuBl


IDF: Locating and destroying underground tunnel routes and rocket production facilities; Expanding the operational hold on the Karni Corridor: footage from the targeted operation of the 162nd Division in the central Gaza Strip

Over the past week, the soldiers of the 401st Brigade combat team, together with forces of the Yahalom Unit, cleared and destroyed more than 100 terrorist infrastructure sites and eliminated more than 40 terrorists in close quarters combat and airstrikes. Among the terrorist infrastructure destroyed – several military targets of the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, among them, a facility used for the production of rockets and weapons of the Hamas terrorist organization; and a facility used for the production of long-range rocket missiles of the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization.

The soldiers conducted an operational raid on an underground combat control center located under Wadi Gaza designed to prevent IDF forces from crossing Wadi Gaza. Many weapons belonging toHamas terrorists were found in the combat compound.

During the operation, 17 tunnel shafts were destroyed, including offensive shafts. In addition, the forces located a number of launchers and launching pits used by the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip.

Before the troops entered the area and during the operation, the 215th Fire Control Brigade eliminated many terrorists. The forces of the brigade, IAF fighter jets and aircraft targeted dozens of targets. The artillery units targeted terrorist infrastructure in the central Gaza Strip.

At the same time, the Nahal Brigade combat team has been carrying out operational activities in the area of ​​the Karni Corridor for the past three months. The corridor is a route that separates the northern and southern Gaza Strip, from which the forces have carried out targeted raids.
During the divisional operation this week, the forces, acting on intelligence information, eliminated terrorists with precision missiles; located weapons and tunnel shafts; and destroyed an underground route in the area.
So far dozens of targeted raids have been carried out, more than 1,000 terrorists have been eliminated in the area, and more than 20 kilometers of underground tunnel routes in the area of ​​the corridor have been destroyed.

Attached is an animated infographic of footage of the underground tunnel routes and their destruction: https://bit.ly/4aXwId7

Attached is footage of the location and destruction of the tunnel shafts in the area by the 401st Brigade combat team: https://bit.ly/3Uoc93d

Attached is footage from the activity of the Nahal Brigade combat team in the Central Gaza Strip: https://bit.ly/3xDtg9s

Attached is footage of the strikes of the 215th Brigade in the Central Gaza Strip: https://bit.ly/4aCkgjf

Attached is an animation of the activity of the Nahal Brigade combat team in the Karni Corridor: https://bit.ly/3vXahpF

Attached are photos of the tunnel shafts that were located: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC09528


IDF: Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Mefalsim, a community near the Gaza Strip.

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