Gaza Strip
Seven captives have already been released with three more slated to return on Thursday followed by another three on Saturday.
The attack marks the seventh day of “Operation Iron Wall,” aimed at countering terrorist infrastructure in the Jenin area of Samaria.
“Children aged 8 and 4 were cursing ‘the Jews,’” Liri Albag said.
The release of the first seven Israeli hostages brought the U.S. president to tears, said his Mideast envoy.
The outposts are being reinforced with troops redeployed from the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza.
“We will not allow a return to the reality of the 7th of October,” the Israeli defense minister wrote.
The Lebanese army’s intelligence chief for Southern Lebanon reportedly handed Hezbollah secrets from inside a war room run by the U.S., France and UNIFIL.
The city is a magnet for weapons, Iranian and Hamas-fueled terrorism, and gunmen who are increasingly using deadly IEDs
Civilian Arbel Yehud, IDF soldier Agam Berger and another captive are to be freed from the Gaza Strip ahead of the scheduled releases over the weekend.
The Lebanese, Israeli and U.S. governments “will also begin negotiations for the return of Lebanese prisoners captured after Oct. 7, 2023.”
Arab media outlets said she would be freed on or before Saturday. An Israeli source said no deal has yet been reached.
Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher are expected to move to a nearby hotel for continued medical follow-up.
