IDF: A short while ago, shots were heard and identified in the area in which IDF troops are operating in Syrian territory, in the area of separation.
The troops operating at the scene responded by firing shots toward the area from which the shots were identified.
No injuries were reported in the incident and the troops are continuing with their activity.
The IDF is deployed in the area and will continue to operate in order to protect the State of Israel and its citizens.
Joint IDF and ISA Announcement:
According to information communicated by the Red Cross, one hostage was transferred to them, and they are on their way to IDF and ISA forces in the Gaza Strip.
IDF: Ofer Kalderon is now taking off in an Israeli Air Force helicopter to the hospital, where he will reunite with members of his family and receive medical treatment.
Yarden Bibas and his family are due to take off soon to fly to the hospital.
IDF: Yarden Bibas is now taking off with members of his family in an IAF helicopter to the hospital, where he will receive medical treatment.
IDF: *IDF Chief of the General Staff during a situational assessment: “Today, we completed the important return of three additional civilians. We continue to maintain a high level of readiness across all fronts, with an emphasis on Judea and Samaria.”*
The IDF Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, conducted a situational assessment at the Hostage and Missing Persons Command Center alongside ISA Director Ronen Bar, Mossad Director Dedi Barnea, and the Head of the Hostage and Missing Persons Headquarters, MG (Res.) Nitzan Alon, during the return of the three civilian hostages from Gaza.
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IDF: A short while ago, interceptors were launched toward a suspicious aerial target that was determined to be a false identification in the area of Nirim in southern Israel. No injuries were reported.
Joint IDF and ISA Announcement:
As part of the counterterrorism operation in northern Samaria, an IAF aircraft, with the direction of ISA intelligence, struck a vehicle with terrorists inside, in the area of Qabatiya. Details to follow.