The Lebanese terrorist organization remains battered, bruised and struggling to rebuild itself after the blows dealt by Israel. But the working assumption in the IDF Northern Command is that, unlike during Operation Rising Lion, Hezbollah will not stay on the sidelines this time.
IDF forces operating east of the Yellow Line also uncovered rockets and additional weapons during operations to clear terrorist infrastructure. Four terrorists who endangered the troops were eliminated yesterday in the Yellow Line area.
The US visit by IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and other senior officials was meant to sharpen coordination with the Americans and present Israel’s interests. While Israel's security establishment fears a US strike carried out merely to “check the box, the wait could last several more weeks.
Senior military official told reporters 70,000 killed in Gaza, inadvertently validating terrorist organization's disputed numbers. Israel's own data to be released soon.
Senior IDF officials are warning that the Gaza Strip is being saturated with far more humanitarian aid than it actually needs, enabling Hamas to rebuild its civilian and economic power. Without a sharp reduction in aid volumes and strict oversight, officials caution, the threat will only grow.
After 843 days deceased hostage Ran Gvili was recovered to Israel from Gaza; after identification process, Israel declares no hostages remain in Hamas custody.
The IDF announced on that the body of Ran Gvili had been located during a complex engineering operation carried out by the Alexandroni Brigade.
The IDF has launched a large-scale operation to search for the last hostage in the Gaza Strip, with assessments indicating that Ran Gvili was buried in a cemetery in Shujaiyya, east of the Yellow Line. Among the efforts to locate him are dental identification searches.
The terrorist organization claimed that it had passed on information about the location of Ran Gvili, the last hostage to remain in the Gaza Strip, and that the IDF are conducting searches based on that information.
According to details revealed by The Wall Street Journal, Israel is supplying weapons, intelligence and logistical support to armed groups fighting Hamas. The Israeli Air Force is providing drone cover, and wounded Palestinians have been evacuated to hospitals in Israel. IDF officials warn: “These weapons could ultimately be turned against us.”
