Hamas resumes rocket fire from Gaza on southern Israel

An anti-tank missile was fired at the northern Israeli moshav Shtula, near the Lebanese border, the IDF said.

Hezbollah took responsibility for the launch. IDF said artillery forces targeted the source of the fire.

The IDF was also striking targets in southern Lebanon after another anti-tank missile was fired at an Israeli military position in the North, it said.

At least four civilians were reportedly wounded in the incident, with one man in his 40s murdered following failed resuscitation attempts, Magen David Adom said. MDA added it rushed the other wounded civilians to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya for further treatment.

Two more men in their 40s are considered in moderate condition, MDA added.

Israel to evacuate northern border towns

The IDF announced the evacuation of towns four kilometers or less away from the northern border on Sunday morning, saying that entry to this area is strictly forbidden.

Residents of the northern moshav were told to seek shelter immediately. Later, the Kiryat Shmona municipality also told the border city's residents to seek shelter following exchanges of fire on the border

Residents of the nearby kibbutzim of Yiftach, Menara, Maayan Baruch, Misgav Am, Yeron, Bar'am, Tzivon, Dan, Daphna, Snir and Kfar HaGiladi were all told to seek shelter later on Sunday morning. 

This is a developing story.

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid arrived at the town of Sderot on Saturday afternoon - which has come under heavy fire from Hamas rockets.

"We are all together until we eradicate Hamas and guarantee a peaceful life for the residents of Sderot and surrounding Gaza border communities," he said.

Lapid received an overview from the town's mayor, Alon Davidi, on the evacuation procedures from the city that will begin soon, as well as needs of the city and its residents, which is under fire even at this time.

He also heard from Davidi about the battle he led when the terrorists entered the city, where his hand was injured from one of terrorists' shots.

Later, Lapid visited the city's police station which was completely destroyed during the fighting in the city.

"I went to Sderot to hug the residents, and to hear the mayor and his people," he said.

Qatar said on Saturday that it categorically rejects any attempt to forcibly displace the Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip.

A statement from the Qatari foreign ministry said that the state of Qatar "call on lifting the siege of Gaza Strip, and provide full protection for the Palestinian civilians according to the international and humanitarian laws".

The IDF, Shin Bet, and Border Police operated in many centers throughout the West Bank on Friday night, arresting 56 wanted persons suspected of involvement in terrorist activities.

25 were confirmed to be active in the terrorist organization Hamas, including two senior officials from the city of Nablus: Adnan Azfur, 59, and Ahmed Awad, 49.

Weapons were also confiscated, including two pistols, two M16 rifles, military equipment, and ammunition.

During operations in ​​Kfar Kalil in the Shomron Division, forces caught a suspect with a gun.

In the village of Azon, forces destroyed a laboratory that was used for the production and storage of explosives and other explosives by Hamas operatives. As Israeli forces were leaving the village, stones were thrown at them and the Israeli forces responded by firing into the air.

In recent days, businesses from the villages of Silwad and Birzeit, also in the West Bank, have published ads that incite and encourage terrorism. Following this, the General of the Central Command signed an order to close the businesses, according to the law.

There were no Israeli casualties in the operations.

Ben-Gurion Airport is operating as scheduled and open for takeoffs and landings, a spokesperson announced on Saturday.

The flight schedule is being updated in light of the additional rescue flights and changes in outgoing and incoming flights.

The Airport Authority recommends that the public keep up-to-date on flight times.

The IDF attacked Hamas terrorists who launched a missile towards an Israeli aircraft in the Gaza Strip. 

This is a developing story.

The Tanabura family, a Palestinian family who were originally from Gaza and now live in Israel, said that Gaza should be “flattened” after their loved one was killed by Hamas in Sderot, according to an interview published by Sky News on October 14.

Amir Tanabura, 20, was murdered by Hamas terrorists in a filmed attack when he left the family home to buy cigarettes. The attack was then shared online, which is how the Tanabura family discovered the news of their loved one’s death.

Gazan-Israeli family want territory 'flattened' after brother shot dead by Hamas 👇 https://t.co/eGv78edRhR

— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 14, 2023

Amir’s body was later discovered with multiple gunshot wounds. His family reported sneaking out to recover his body.

Israeli rescue workers work to remove dead bodies from near a destroyed police station that was the site of a battle following a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, southern Israel, October 11, 2023 (credit: REUTERS/VIOLETA SANTOS MOURA)

Amir’s brother, Younes, recounted his brother’s final moments saying: "Three terrorists chased him, but he was unable to escape. They murdered him like that, for nothing, a good man who saw an injured person and wanted to help.”

The brothers of Amir Tanabura

All of Amir’s brothers described what a kind man he had been.

"He had a heart of gold," said 17-year-old Avraham. "As they say, 'God takes only the best'. Next month, he should have turned 21."

"There was no mercy," Avraham told Sky. "They could have shot him once but no - they shot him several times, well after he died. He got a bullet, here, here, here."

"Hamas are murderers, they are terrorists. We should erase everybody, Gaza should be flattened. I have family in Gaza but I think Gaza should be flattened."

The Israeli army said on Saturday it was investigating an incident in southern Lebanon in which a Reuters journalist was killed. A Reuters witness at the scene has said he was struck by missiles fired from the direction of Israel.

"We are aware of the incident with the Reuters journalist," army spokesman Lt Col Richard Hecht told a regular briefing. "We are looking into it. We already have visuals. We're doing cross examination. It's a tragic thing," he said.

Lebanon said on Saturday said it would submit a formal complaint to the UN Security Council on "Israel's deliberate killing" of Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah, a Lebanese national, state media reported.

Abdallah was with a group of journalists from other organizations, including Al Jazeera and Agence France-Presse, when he was killed on Friday while providing a live video signal for broadcasters.

Smoke rises after Israeli shelling, as seen from Lebanese side, near the border with Israel, in Alma Al-Shaab, southern Lebanon, October 13, 2023. (credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)

The group was working near the village of Alma al-Shaab, close to the Israel border, where the Israeli military and Hezbollah have been trading fire in border clashes.

Maher Nazeh, who was wounded in the same incident along with his Reuters colleague Thaer Al-Sudani, said they were filming missile fire coming from the direction of Israel when one struck Abdallah as he was sitting on a low stone wall near the rest of the group. Seconds later, another missile hit the car being used by the group, setting it aflame.

While other news outlets, including the Associated Press and Al Jazeera, said the shells were Israeli, Reuters could not establish whether the missiles had actually been fired by Israel.

Agence France-Presse and Al Jazeera each said two of their journalists were wounded in the incident.

Israel has suffered more that 1,300 deaths as a result of the war with Hamas, but life in Israel has continued to find a way to thrive and survive, as two new parents welcomed the birth of baby Barry two days ago.

Baby Barry, or Be'eri, was born in the south under heavy rocket fire, sirens and the weight of the last week of fatal events. Her name was selected to honor the memory of Kibbutz Be’eri that suffered extreme losses from Hamas terrorists. 

The announcement of baby Barry has received over 1,500 likes with many commenters sending their blessings to the newborn.  

“Be'eri - Welcome to the world. You’re so beautiful & precious. May you give LIGHT into the darkness for those who were lost. May He give you strength, love & compassion to those who need a smile,” one woman wrote.

The destruction caused by Hamas Militants in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 11, 2023. (credit: OREN BEN HAKOON/FLASH90)

“Bless to this baby girl! Born in this time means God is rising a new generation with hope and faith that better days is coming!

We stand [with] and [are] praying for Israel,” another Facebook user wrote.

The attack on Kibbutz Be’eri

Be’eri was heavily attacked by Hamas terrorists last Saturday, with over 100 of the kibbutz’s residents brutally murdered. Many children who were kidnapped from the kibbutz still remain hostages of Hamas in Gaza.

CCTV footage was able to catch the moments that Hamas launched their deadly attacks on Israeli civilians and the bodies removed thereafter. 

"They massacred everybody here, 112 residents of this kibbutz were murdered. We can see just the level of the destruction of what happened here," Maj. Libby Weiss of the Israel Defense Forces told Muir. "People were asleep. They surprised them in their homes. Some were butchered in their beds."

Sofie Berzon MacKie, a survivor of Be’eri, described the attack as a “pogrom.” 

An IDF aircraft, under the intelligence guidance of the Shin Bet, eliminated Ali Kachi on Saturday, who was a commander in the Nakhaba force of the terrorist organization Hamas.

Kachi led a terrorist attack in the communities surrounding Gaza last weekend.

In 2005, he was arrested following the kidnapping and murder of Israelis and was returned as part of a deal to release Gilad Shalit.