💥 IDF STRIKES HEZBOLLAH COMMAND CENTERS IN LEBANON: A short while ago, the IDF completed several waves of strikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut and southern Lebanon. The strikes targeted several Hezbollah command centers from which Hezbollah terrorists operated to advance attacks against the State of Israel and its civilians.
The IDF says Hezbollah systematically embeds its infrastructure within civilian areas across Lebanon. According to the military, this is another example of the organization’s exploitation of Lebanese civilians for terrorist activity.
🪖 IDF CONTINUES FORWARD DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON: The IDF says it is maintaining a forward defensive posture to protect residents of northern Israel. Over the past week, troops carried out targeted night operations in Hezbollah compounds in southern Lebanon and dismantled terrorist infrastructure belonging to the Radwan Force unit.
During the operations, IDF troops and the Israeli Air Force used precise fire and artillery against Hezbollah infrastructure. The IDF also says forces identified and dismantled a Hezbollah launcher as it launched rockets toward the State of Israel.
Yesterday, according to the IDF, forces located and dismantled dozens of Hezbollah launchers and terrorists as they were launching rockets toward the State of Israel.
💥 IDF BEGINS WIDE-SCALE STRIKE WAVE IN TEHRAN: Initial reports indicate that the IDF has begun a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime across Tehran.
🛩️ CENTCOM REPORTS KC-135 CRASH IN IRAQ DURING OPERATION EPIC FURY
US Central Command says a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq in an apparent accident involving another tanker.
"The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing. Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the second landed safely," CENTCOM says in a statement.
CENTCOM also says the incident was "not due to hostile fire or friendly fire."
⚖️ MAG WITHDRAWS SDE TEIMAN INDICTMENT AGAINST FIVE IDF RESERVE SOLDIERS: Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Itai Ofir ordered the withdrawal of the indictment against five reserve soldiers accused of severely abusing a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention facility in 2024.
According to the MAG, the decision followed significant developments that affected both the ability to prosecute the case and the defendants’ right to a fair trial. Factors cited included complexities in the evidentiary record, exceptional circumstances involving the conduct of certain senior officials within the Military Advocate General’s Corps, and difficulties transferring relevant investigation materials from an Israeli police inquiry. The fact that the former security detainee is currently in the Gaza Strip was also cited as affecting the evidentiary basis.
The MAG stated that the accumulation of these exceptional circumstances required withdrawing the indictment. The office emphasized that the military justice system will continue enforcing the law and holding violators accountable. The Chief of the General Staff was briefed on the decision and instructed that lessons be learned and measures implemented to prevent similar situations in the future, while reaffirming the professional independence of the Military Advocate General’s Corps.
Defense Minister Israel Katz welcomed the decision, saying justice had been done and criticizing the previous prosecution as having been initiated improperly. He stated that the military justice system’s role is to protect IDF soldiers fighting in the war while maintaining accountability, and expressed confidence that the decision would lead to a new path forward.
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