The Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday it had detected “numerous suspicious aerial targets” crossing from Lebanon, prompting Israel to launch multiple interceptor aircraft that shot down the targets to the ground.
The fall was discovered near Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar, according to an IDF press release. This happened after an alarm was heard in Upper Galilee.
The incident resulted in moderate injuries to an IDF officer and soldier, who were both taken to hospital for treatment. The Israel Defense Forces said the families of the injured had been notified.
Israeli fire services are working to extinguish fires sparked in the area during the attack.
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On October 18, 2023, Israeli Army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari addressed the press in Kirya, the seat of the Israeli Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv. (Jill Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images)
The IDF said it determined it was a false identification after sirens were sounded in the town of Shimona and in the Kfar Giladi area.
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said at a press conference that troops are being deployed in multiple areas including Gaza, Lebanon, Judea and Samaria to deter threats against Israel.
In Gaza, the IDF is focusing on finding and eliminating underground infrastructure in the Rafah area and the Philadelphia corridor, Hagari said, adding that dozens of tunnels have been found so far and are being investigated, eliminated and destroyed by the troops .
Hagari said not all of these tunnels are active because some are old and have been taken care of by the IDF, but all are being dismantled.
According to Hagari, two Israeli citizens were killed and two others injured in a knife attack in the city of Holon on Sunday morning. The terrorist was restrained by a police officer at the scene.
The IDF said dozens of tunnels have been found so far and troops are investigating, neutralizing and destroying them. (Israel Defense Forces)
On Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Securities Authority were preparing to respond to alerts about terrorist groups in the West Bank’s Tulkarem region, Hagari said. Hagari said the group was preparing to launch a terrorist attack on the axis or community, but a plane eliminated the five terrorists inside the vehicle.
Later in the day, the IDF and the Israel Security Agency conducted a counterterrorism operation in Tulkarem, where an aircraft killed four terrorists who had opened fire on Israeli forces. Troops also provided assistance from the ground, Hagari said.
After the operation, troops discovered a large cache of guns, ammunition and military-style vests. Many of these weapons were shipped from Iran to Judea and Samaria, Hagari said.
“For many years, Iran has been arming and financing terrorist groups across the Middle East, including smuggling explosives into Israel to carry out terrorist attacks on civilians,” Hagari said. “The Israel Defense Forces and the International Security Agency have foiled numerous “We are determined to continue taking action against Iranian terrorism wherever it occurs.”
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On April 16, 2024, Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari poses next to an Iranian ballistic missile that crashed in Israel at the Julis military base near the southern Israeli city of Malaki. posture. (Getty Images)
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Previously, Hamas terrorists launched an attack on Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping about 250 people. Many hostages are still being held by Hamas.
“Tonight, we also commemorate the 115 hostages held by the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza,” Hagari said. “We are committed to bringing them all home as quickly as possible – those who are alive and those who have passed away. people, can be buried in Israel. This is our goal, and we will continue to act with firm determination to achieve this goal.
Israel-Hamas has killed more than 39,000 Palestinians and injured more than 90,000 Gaza WarThat’s despite the count not distinguishing between civilians and terrorists, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza.
