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defense-news13 days ago•7 min saved

Israel escalates Lebanon strikes to blunt Hezbollah amid Iran tensions

Israel’s IDF has stepped up strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon as it prepares for a potential war with Iran, aiming to cripple Hezbollah’s infrastructure and its ability to aid Tehran. In the latest week, four Hezbollah militants were killed in southern Lebanon’s Tallouseh, and since February the IDF has killed 12 Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad operatives in the country. The 2024 ceasefire with Hezbollah remains in effect but has been violated on multiple occasions, and the IDF has previously said it killed more than 370 Hezbollah fighters since the ceasefire began, with about 1,900 ceasefire infractions noted.

via The Jerusalem Post|

#ceasefire #defense-news #hezbollah

defense-news29 days ago•12 min saved

Silent Heroes: The IDF’s YASAR unit brings the fallen home

The Jerusalem Post profiles IDF’s YASAR unit, which bravely enters hostile territory to locate, identify, and return dead soldiers to their families. Since the war began, the unit has retrieved more than 600 bodies; in a landmark mission they unearthed 250 remains to positively identify Ran Gvili, the last hostage, ending years of national anguish and delivering closure to grieving families.

via The Jerusalem Post|

#defense-news #fallen-soldiers #gaza

defense-news1 month ago•5 min saved

IDF kills three of eight Rafah tunnel attackers as search widens

The IDF says eight terrorists emerged from Rafah tunnels and were struck by airstrikes, killing three; additional strikes targeted escape routes as the hunt for the remaining militants continues, amid ongoing plans to reopen the Rafah Crossing and Hamas disarmament talks.

via jpost.com|

#defense-news #hamas #idf

defense-news1 month ago•10 min saved

IDF puts Gaza death toll at ~70,000, rejects starvation-death claims

The IDF says roughly 70,000 Gazans have died in the Israel-Hamas War, disputes UN civilian casualty figures, and asserts that no healthy Gazans died from starvation. It also notes massive humanitarian aid movements (112,000 trucks, 1.7 million tons of food, 1.8 million tents) and estimates about 25,000 of the dead were Hamas militants, while indicating ongoing efforts to differentiate civilians from combatants.

via jpost.com|

#civilian-casualties #defense-news #gaza

defense-news1 month ago•7 min saved

IDF hits Hezbollah sites across Lebanon in response to ceasefire breaches

Israel's IDF says it struck Hezbollah infrastructure across Lebanon— including a weapons-production site in Bir al-Sansal and targets in the Bekaa Valley— in response to Hezbollah ceasefire violations, and it says the operation killed Jawad Basma, who operated at the weapons site, and Muhammad al-Husseini, Hezbollah's Head of Artillery.

via jpost.com|

#airstrikes #ceasefire #defense-news

defense-news1 year ago•1 min saved

Israeli Forces Kill Senior Palestinian Militant in Nablus

Undercover Israeli police, guided by Shin Bet intelligence, killed a senior wanted terrorist in Nablus during a high-stakes operation that also resulted in injuries to several other armed terrorists. The mission, conducted in collaboration with the Shomron Brigade and Nachshon Battalion, faced significant resistance, including gunfire and explosives from nearby terrorists. The killed terrorist was identified by Palestinians as Adam Salah Faraj.

via i24NEWS|

#defense-news #israeli-police #nablus