The IDF reported responding to two separate threats originating from within Lebanon on Friday.
Depth, speed, and decisiveness. When it comes to Lebanon, Israel no longer seems to have any of that.
Diplomatic efforts face significant complications, and many observers see a serious risk of an escalation in fighting. Israel has said its army will act if diplomacy cannot restore security.
Hamas fires 50 rockets at the South, but no casualties
On October 17, Hezbollah was using rockets, anti-tank missiles, and gunfire, but was limiting its anti-tank missile attacks to military targets; now, Hezbollah is firing on civilian locations.
This survey was conducted with the participation of 700 Jewish Israeli respondents and 200 Arab Israeli respondents.
It was unclear if Jawad, a reportedly significant figure within Hezbollah, had been killed as part of ongoing exchanges of fire between the IDF and Hezbollah or whether he was specifically targeted.
An hour after the first wave of alerts, numerous additional hostile aircraft intrusion alerts sounded in another part of the Israeli north, including areas such as the Golan Heights.
The government must take action – not by bringing the peripheral settlements closer to the country’s central region, but by reinforcing these areas.
The tour was part of a sustained campaign by the foreign ministry to put pressure on the international community to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
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