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November 1, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: November 1, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IAF Overnight Strikes in Beirut and Nabatieh Target Hezbollah Command Centers, Weapons Production Sites | IAF Strikes More Than 200 Hezbollah and Hamas Targets; Lebanon and Gaza Ground...

October 31, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

7 Israelis killed by Hezbollah rocket fire as Israel hosts US envoys

Seven Israelis were killed on October 31 by Hezbollah rocket fire, one of the worst days for civilian casualties in northern Israel since Hezbollah’s rocket attacks began on October 8, 2023. Five people,...

October 29, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israeli forces uncover Hezbollah bunkers and tunnels in southern Lebanon

Israeli forces have been operating on the ground in southern Lebanon for a month. During the final days of October, the four divisions in Lebanon continued to move forward methodically, excavating bunkers...

October 28, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF clears hospital of terrorists in northern Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) completed an operation to clear a hospital in Jabaliya in northern Gaza of terrorists, the Israeli military said on October 28. The IDF stated it had conducted...

October 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

13 IDF soldiers killed on two fronts

On October 24 and October 25, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the names of 13 Israeli soldiers killed in several days of fighting. Ten soldiers were killed in clashes in southern Lebanon and...

October 24, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah continues to fire large barrages of rockets at Israel

On the morning of October 24, Hezbollah launched 50 rockets at northern Israel, one of the largest barrages in recent days. Hezbollah continues to launch between 100 and 200 projectiles a day, mostly rockets...

October 22, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Multi-front drone threats against Israel increase

On October 21, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intercepted five unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that were detected flying over an area of the Mediterranean Sea. The IDF did not disclose where it intercepted...

October 21, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel executes waves of strikes on Hezbollah financial institution

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted airstrikes on the Al-Qard al-Hassan Association, a group the IDF said is “used to finance Hezbollah’s terror activities.” The strikes occurred as the IDF...

October 18, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF releases details on clash that led to Hamas leader’s death

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a fight with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers that unfolded from October 16 to October 17. The IDF released new details on how the clash occurred, shedding light...

October 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Killing of Sinwar is huge achievement but no magic wand

The death of the Hamas leader is no guarantee that the war will end

October 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF strikes 490 Hezbollah targets in ground and air operations

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out almost 500 strikes on various Hezbollah targets in three days of fighting between October 14 and October 17. The IDF said that troops “dismantled more than...

October 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

The Russia-Iran axis is transforming the nature of Middle East danger

Russia’s siding with Iran will make it harder for peace to be achieved in Lebanon, or for a ceasefire to be achieved on the multiple fronts that Israel is facing

October 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF pushes to weaken Hamas in north Gaza

Israeli forces are seeking to uncover Hamas’s terrorist infrastructure in Jabaliya in northern Gaza while also trying to cut off the group in other areas. The current challenges facing the Israel Defense...

October 14, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah drone strikes IDF base as Israeli forces uncover weapons in Lebanon

On October 13, a Hezbollah kamikaze drone struck an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) training base near the Israeli town of Binyamina, south of Haifa. The drone killed four IDF soldiers and severely wounded...

October 9, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF Targets Hezbollah Command and Control Centers

The Israel Defense Forces have carried out strikes on Hezbollah’s underground command centers, the IDF said on the evening of October 8. The strikes are some of around 185 targets struck in...

October 8, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF locates Hezbollah tunnel and weapons as Lebanon operation expands

The Israel Defense Forces increased operations in Lebanon on October 7 and October 8, sending more forces across the border on raids and finding more weapons stored by Hezbollah in southern Lebanese villages....

October 7, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel faces attacks on multiple fronts on the anniversary of the October 7 attack

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October 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF returns to northern Gaza’s Jabaliya neighborhood

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expanded operations in northern Gaza overnight between October 5 and October 6, sending tanks and infantry into Jabliya, a suburb of Gaza City. It is the third time the...

October 3, 2024 | |

Israel Helps Yazidi ‘Bride’ Escape Gaza

Israeli forces enabled the escape from Gaza of a Yazidi woman who had been brought there as a sex slave from Iraq, the Israeli military revealed on October 3. Fawzia Amin Sido...

October 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF suffers first casualties in Lebanon as 2nd Division begins ops

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the deaths of nine soldiers killed in fighting in southern Lebanon in operations between October 1 and 2. The first eight deaths happened during one of the opening...