Black Saturday week: Yesterday (Friday), the war continued in the south and north. In the north, the exchange of blows with Hezbollah, in response to the damage to the border barrier in the Hanita area and the air infiltration in the Misgav Am area, Israel attacked targets in Lebanon.
The extensive attacks throughout the Gaza Strip continued, as did the barrages of rockets into the envelope and the center of the country. Yesterday, the IDF Spokesperson reported that military forces had carried out ground raids inside the Gaza Strip, among other things, in an effort to find the bodies of missing persons.
Also yesterday, the American Fox network reported that US government officials are pressuring Israel to delay the ground entry of IDF forces into the Gaza Strip in order to allow the civilian population to complete its evacuation. NBC published documents seized on the bodies of the terrorists, proving that their goal was to kill as much as possible, attack civilian targets and take them prisoner.
Regular updates:
3:30 A.M.: Following an earlier warning in Ma'ale Mikhmas, the Home Front Command announces that this is not a security incident and there is no concern of terrorist infiltration. Residents can leave their homes and move around the area without restriction.
3:06: The IDF Spokesperson announced that the IDF had recently attacked a Hezbollah target in southern Lebanon in response to the infiltration of unidentified vehicles that were intercepted and the firing at an IDF drone.
2:44 a.m.: About an hour ago, the driver of a vehicle traveling from Judea and Samaria to Jerusalem was neutralized, broke through the a-Za'ayem checkpoint at high speed and did not heed the soldiers' calls to stop, the police have now announced. A Border Police team chased him and caught up with him after he did not obey their orders to stop. He was later pronounced dead. The police opened an investigation.
The vehicle after its seizure, photo: Police Spokesperson's Office
02:02: Arab reports: Echoes of explosions in the Galilee finger.
01:43: Extensive IDF strikes throughout the Gaza Strip, several buildings attacked in Khan Yunis.
01:17: IDF Spokesperson: Two unidentified targets intercepted over the city of Haifa, warning not activated according to policy. Another unidentified object was intercepted over Shfar'am, damaging a house in the city.
Damage to a house in Shfar'am after an interception over the city
01:13: Warning of aircraft infiltration in the area of Shfar'am and I'belin. Residents were instructed to enter a protected area. Interception sounds were heard.
00:50: No alarm: Interception off the coast of Haifa, echoes of explosions were heard.
Interception over the sea off the coast of Haifa
00:27 a.m.: An Egyptian source told The Wall Street Journal that Egypt and the United States are close to a deal that would allow foreign nationals to leave Gaza via Egypt.
00:11: Four hits were identified in the city of Sderot after a barrage towards the envelope. One of the fires hit the house directly, setting it on fire. In addition, power outages are felt in the city.
Direct hit on Sderot, photo: Photo: Sderot Municipality
00:06: Al-Arabiya sources indicated that Israeli forces entered the Gaza Strip at short range under the cover of tanks and drones. According to the report, the forces found bodies of missing Israelis in the northern Gaza Strip.
00:00: Reuters reports that Russia has drafted a Security Council resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. The bill condemns all acts of terrorism and violence against civilians.
The proposal calls for the release of all hostages, the provision of humanitarian assistance and the safe evacuation of the entire civilian population. The draft proposal will be forwarded to member states ahead of the closed council meeting later in the day.
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