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An Israeli Air Force plane carrying equipment for the delegation of Israeli firefighters already in the country will also be dispatched.
The suspect, a 23-year-old woman from Abu Dis, was evacuated to the hospital for treatment • No Israeli casualties were reported.
The rocket-launching site was located in a civilian area, “once again emphasizing how Hamas endangers Palestinian civilians,” says the Israeli military.
The firing of 19 rockets at open areas near Kiryat Shmona was a calculated step by Hezbollah designed to indicate that it will not “allow” Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon to go unanswered; the scope of Israel’s retaliation will determine the next stage of this controlled standoff.
The Israeli military vows to “continue and even intensify” its response in Lebanon to ongoing terror attacks.
While the reason for the attack isn’t clear, Israel’s firepower response was more extensive than July’s reply to a similar attack, though still calculated to avoid a broader deterioration in security.
Two of the projectiles landed in Israel, while a third came down in Lebanese territory, according to the Israeli military.
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Dr. Sasson Hadad, a former financial adviser to the Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff, said a gap exists of two billion to three billion shekels between the Defense Ministry’s request and the approved budget of 58 billion shekels.
The system, Network Enabled Operations Support (NEOS), supports airborne, naval and ground platforms.
Outgoing attaché to Washington: The connection between the Israel Defense Forces and U.S. militaries is unprecedented in scope and depth.
Saudi media reported that Jerusalem and Moscow have in recent years “maintained a hotline that allowed the Israeli military to alert Russian forces of incoming strikes,” but now, “communication through the Israel-Russia deconfliction mechanism has effectively ceased.”
It rests on the ongoing ability of Israeli security forces to thwart nonstop Hamas terrorism recruitment and orchestration efforts.
