Iron Sword War - Day 42: On Thursday night, the IDF attacked terrorist targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanese territory. The body of the abducted Yehudit Weiss was rescued by an IDF force from the 603rd Battalion of the 7th Brigade from a building near Shifa Hospital.
Syria reports that loud explosions were heard in the area of the capital Damascus following an Israeli strike and that the air defense system shot down most of the missiles. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken: "The United States has been clear from the beginning that there can be no occupation of Gaza by Israel."
IDF Spokesperson: We hit very senior Hamas figures. Credit: Report
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03:00: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was interviewed on the night between Thursday and Friday (Israel time) on the American ABC network and said that "the United States has been clear from the beginning that there can be no occupation of the Gaza Strip by Israel, and Gaza cannot continue to be a platform for terrorist attacks on Israel. We were clear about this to Prime Minister Netanyahu as well."
"There may be a transitional period under Israeli control, but when it comes to the future of Gaza, it needs to be under Palestinian rule, and appropriate security arrangements," Blinken said. We need to make sure that the Palestinians have political rights, that they can govern the region and make decisions about their future."
02:30 a.m.: According to reports in Syria, loud explosions were heard near the capital Damascus following an Israeli strike. The Syrian opposition claimed that the airstrikes targeted areas where headquarters and military sites belonging to Lebanese Hezbollah are located. According to reports, at the same time as the air defense system attempted to intercept the missiles, ambulances were called to the area that was attacked and there is information about fatalities. The Syrian army announced that at around 2:25 A.M., Israel had launched an airstrike from the direction of the Golan Heights. It was also reported that the attack focused on several points in the Damascus area, with the air defense system allegedly shooting down most of the missiles. It was also reported that destruction had been caused at the site.
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