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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz: “We will respond harshly to any event at the border” • Israeli jets strike Hamas infrastructure in Gaza in response to ongoing arson attacks.
London-based “Asharq al-Awsat” reports that OC IDF Southern Command Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi is in Qatar in an attempt to “restore calm” between Hamas and Israel.
Israeli tanks hit multiple sites in the Gaza Strip after incendiary balloons from Gaza spark nearly 30 fires in southern Israel.
As the fighter jets approached the site in Germany, IAF Commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin said, “From the past’s memory of darkness we carry on our wings a future obligation, forever and ever.”
Hezbollah is “grossly violating international law” while growing in strength and arming itself with precision weapons, says IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi.
Thousands run to shelters after rocket triggers sirens in Ashkelon during a tour by Israel’s education minister • Arson attacks from the Gaza Strip ignite some 40 fires in southern Israel.
Egyptian mediators leave Gaza empty-handed, as incendiary and explosive balloons continue to be launched into southern Israel.
Stepping up pressure on Hamas, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz bars fuel imports to Gaza and restricts its fishing zones.
Leading Middle East expert Professor Uzi Rabi tells JNS that Iran’s infiltration into other countries it views as belonging to the Shi’ite axis cannot be seen by the untrained eye; at the same time, Hezbollah has its back “against the wall” and is facing an unprecedented low point.
IDF source tells JNS of “dizzying rate of change” in naval capabilities, and about how Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are looking to upgrade their attack capabilities “in every domain.”
Abdallah Daghmeh, 38, was charged with involvement in the murder of IDF Maj. Eliraz Peretz and Staff Sgt. Ilan Sviatkovsky 10 years ago.
The clash comes amid heightened tensions with Hamas along Israel’s southern border.
