🛡️ DUVDEVAN APPREHENDS TERRORIST AFTER AL-AUJA ATTACK: Additional IDF forces pursued the terrorist after receiving the report from the Al-Auja area. Guided by intelligence and surveillance, a Duvdevan force apprehended him at the end of the pursuit.
🎯 IDF TARGETS OCTOBER 7 HAMAS TERRORISTS IN GAZA: Overnight, the IDF struck two Hamas terrorists in Deir al-Balah who infiltrated Israel and participated in the October 7 Massacre. Mohammad Abd al-Nasser Jabr Abu Asaad, a Nukhba terrorist in Hamas’ military wing, was eliminated.
According to the IDF, the terrorists had recently been planning attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians and attempting to rehabilitate Hamas while systematically violating the ceasefire. The military said the strike was carried out to remove the threat.
Separately, the IDF struck a Nukhba platoon commander in Hamas’ military wing in the Khan Yunis area yesterday. He had infiltrated Israel during the October 7 Massacre and later advanced attacks against IDF troops operating in Gaza. Southern Command forces remain deployed in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and continue operating against immediate threats.
✈️ ZAMIR REVIEWS IAF READINESS AND SPECIAL-UNIT OPERATIONS: IDF Chief of the General Staff LTG Eyal Zamir visited Palmachim Airbase with Israeli Air Force Commander MG Omer Tishler and additional commanders, conducting a situational assessment of IAF readiness for defensive and offensive scenarios.
Speaking with special-unit troops, Zamir said their operations in recent years had introduced new battlefield capabilities, involved unprecedented missions that largely cannot be discussed publicly, and extended farther and for longer periods than previous operations. He described those missions as strategically significant and said the IDF remains vigilant and prepared across all arenas. Zamir also emphasized the central role of reservists in sustaining Israel’s ability to confront a multi-front war.
🗳️ NETANYAHU WARNS AGAINST WASTED VOTES: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the election would be decided by individual votes and urged supporters not to vote for small parties that may fail to cross the electoral threshold.
🕯️ NETZAH YEHUDA SOLDIER RECITES KADDISH WHERE FATHER FELL: Two years after Master Sergeant Shaul Moyal fell in Lebanon, his son, a Netzah Yehuda soldier, returned to the location and recited Kaddish for him. May his family be comforted among the mourners of Zion, and may HaShem avenge his blood.
⚓ ALTALENA LOCATED 78 YEARS AFTER 1948 CONFRONTATION: The Altalena was located intact at 12:30 a.m. on August 24 at a depth of 503 meters west of Israel’s coast following a complex maritime search in which approximately ₪1 million was invested. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu announced the search’s completion.
The Irgun ship arrived during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence carrying immigrants, fighters, weapons and military equipment. A dispute over the weapons followed, with the Irgun seeking 20% for its units still operating independently in Jerusalem while the provisional government demanded their transfer to the IDF.
On June 22, 1948, IDF fire struck the vessel off Tel Aviv and it went up in flames, killing 16 Irgun members and three IDF soldiers. Menachem Begin urged his followers not to retaliate, helping prevent the confrontation from expanding toward civil war. About a year later, the burned-out hull was refloated, towed farther offshore and scuttled.
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