⚠️ IDF PREPARES TO EXPAND OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON AS HEZBOLLAH MISSILE AND DRONE THREATS CONTINUE AND ISRAEL ADVANCES OCTOBER 7 TERROR PROSECUTION LAW
🛡️ Sirens warning of rocket fire sounded in Neve Yam, in the Carmel region south of Haifa. The IDF later clarified that an interceptor was launched toward a suspicious target, and the alert was activated due to concern over interceptor debris.
The IDF said an interceptor was launched toward a surface-to-air missile fired at an Israeli Air Force aircraft in the area where IDF soldiers are operating in southern Lebanon. No damage or IDF injuries were reported. Missile and rocket alerts were triggered due to the interception attempt.
‼️ Israeli military officials confirmed that a Hezbollah drone struck an Iron Dome system, according to Israeli Army Radio. The report added that the IDF is seeking to eliminate Hezbollah drone operators, though fewer than 10 have reportedly been eliminated so far.
⚔ Israeli Channel 12 reported that the IDF is preparing to expand ground operations in southern Lebanon due to continued Hezbollah ceasefire violations.
🚘 Following an evacuation order issued by the IDF spokesperson, thousands of residents from Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley are reportedly fleeing toward Beirut and northern Lebanon.
🚨 The Knesset is moving today to pass the Nuhba Law in second and third readings. The legislation establishes a legal framework to prosecute October 7 terrorists for crimes against humanity through military tribunals under full transparency, and prohibits the future release of convicted terrorists in exchange deals.
❗️ The European Union reached agreements on new sanctions against what Reuters described as “violent settlers” in Judea and Samaria. In the same update, the European Union’s foreign minister also referenced sanctions against Hamas terrorists.
🇮🇱 IDF Chief of Staff LTG Eyal Zamir said during the IDF General Staff Forum meeting marking Jerusalem Day that “the story of Jerusalem represents the story of the entire State of Israel,” describing the capital as a city where “people live side by side, not against one another.”
Zamir said the IDF reflects the same principle as “the people’s army,” bringing together all parts of Israeli society around the shared mission of defending the state and securing Israel’s future. He also announced ongoing efforts to establish a dedicated recruitment office and an IDF museum in Jerusalem.
🇮🇱 Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion said the relationship between Jerusalem and the IDF is “deep and inseparable,” and praised plans to relocate additional IDF and defense establishment bases to the capital as a “significant and Zionist step.”
❗️ Iran executed Erfan Shakourzadeh, a 29-year-old aerospace engineering graduate student who worked on satellite projects. Iranian authorities accused him of cooperating with the CIA and Mossad, transferring classified satellite and personnel information, and receiving cryptocurrency payments after communicating through LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and Google calls.
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