A senior defense official said the sites were chosen because the IRGC stores the types of munitions there that were used in the strikes against US bases and troops. The two officials briefed reporters after the strikes on condition of anonymity to provide details on the mission that had not yet been made public.
Video circulating on social media showed the students hiding behind closed doors in the school library with pro-Palestinian protesters banging on the doors.
Questions about the need for aerial softening, tunnel warfare, and defining the goals of the operation are being hurled into the air, and many find it altogether difficult to imagine how a large IDF ground operation in the Gaza Strip would look.
The connection between Erdogan and Hamas has been long-standing. The Turkish president and the murderer Saleh al-Aruri, linked to the October 7 massacre, have been buddies for years, with Hamas having unfettered freedom to plot attacks from Turkish soil.
No injuries reported in the first two, but one injured in Rishon LeZion in the latest one just before 8 p.m. local time, as cities in greater Tel Aviv and Judean Foothills sustain damage. IDF says it managed to hit terrorist squads on northern border.
Mubasher was behind the March 2002 infiltration in the community of Azmona in the Gaza Strip, in which five students were killed and dozens injured.
The heavy metal legend says no one gets to tell Israel how to respond to the murderous Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, because the terror group "crossed a line."
Biden speaks with Netanyahu, says “When this crisis is over, there has to be a vision of what comes next." Relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas meet with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Wednesday to speak about their anguish and raise awareness for their loved ones' plight in Gaza.
According to the report, which cites people with access to intelligence, around 500 terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad participated in exercises in September led by officers from the Quds Force. The Quds Force chief was also present.
The areas hit include Rishon LeZion, where images showed an apartment building hit on its top floor .