October 11, 2024 | Israel at War Situation Report
Israel SitRep: October 11, 2024
October 11, 2024 Israel at War Situation Report
Israel SitRep: October 11, 2024
Today’s Issue: | Commander of 205th Brigade, Operating in Lebanon: ‘The Mission Is Clear, Important, and Urgent’ | IDF Eliminates Radwan Force Anti-Tank Missile Commander in Southern Lebanon | IDF and Shin Bet Eliminate Head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Nur Shams Refugee Camp | IDF, Border Police, Shin Bet Arrest More Than 70 in West Bank Operations This Week | Latest FDD Analysis
Commander of 205th Brigade, Operating in Lebanon: ‘The Mission Is Clear, Important, and Urgent’: The IDF reported on Friday that troops from the 205th Brigade began a targeted ground operation in southern Lebanon on Monday. The soldiers located dozens of terrorist infrastructures as well as tunnels and found and destroyed compounds with large amounts of weaponry spread across the border. Since the start of the operation, troops have eliminated terrorists and destroyed dozens of terrorist targets on the ground, with artillery, and from the air. The report includes footage of the brigade’s operations and of the destruction of a weapons depot in Lebanon. The brigade’s commander, Col. Yoav Schneider, noted that its mission is to destroy Hezbollah infrastructures that threaten communities in northern Israel, adding: “Commanders and soldiers, we have a difficult battle ahead of us, but the mission is clear, important, and urgent.”
IDF Eliminates Radwan Force Anti-Tank Missile Commander in Southern Lebanon: The IDF announced on Friday that Israeli Air Force fighter jets, directed by the 91st Division, eliminated Gharib al-Shujaa, a commander in the anti-tank missile unit of Hezbollah’s Radwan Forces in the Mis al-Jabal area in southern Lebanon. Shujaa was responsible for many anti-tank missile attacks targeting the area of Ramot Naftali, near the Lebanese border. Troops also destroyed launchers with missiles ready to be fired at IDF troops and at Israeli territory. In addition, soldiers from the 228th Infantry Brigade directed fighter jets that eliminated terrorists operating from a building near Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, which led to many secondary explosions, indicating the presence of weapons. Last night, IAF fighter jets, directed by the Northern Command, struck Hezbollah launchers, observation posts, military buildings, and weaponry in southern Lebanon.
IDF and Shin Bet Eliminate Head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Nur Shams Refugee Camp: The IDF on Friday announced that Muhammad Abdullah, head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem in the West Bank, was killed last night in a drone strike during a joint IDF-Shin Bet operation, along with another terrorist. On August 29, Abdullah’s predecessor, Muhammad Jabar, was killed by the Yamam counter-terrorism police. Abdullah was involved in many terrorist attacks in recent months, including detonating explosive devices targeting IDF troops in Tulkarem. The soldiers seized M-16 rifles and flak jackets that were on the terrorists, along with the car they were using.
IDF, Border Police, Shin Bet Arrest More Than 70 in West Bank Operations This Week: The IDF reported on Friday that this week, IDF troops, Border Police, and the Shin Bet made more than 70 arrests in West Bank operations, also destroying explosive devices and seizing some 15 weapons and tens of thousands of shekels in terrorist funds. Soldiers exchanged fire with terrorists during the operations, killing a man armed with an M-16 in Aqqaba and confiscating eight cartridges in his possession. In Beit Anan, six improvised explosive devices were destroyed, and a Hamas flag and a pistol were confiscated. In Hebron, a man was arrested, and an M-16 was seized. In the area of Al-Fara, troops arriving in helicopters surrounded the area, confiscated weapons, interrogated suspects, and made an arrest.
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