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As part of the military operation, the IDF is “turning over every stone to bring the hostages home,” said spokesman Brig. Gen. Ephraim “Effie” Defrin.
“The suspect attempted to flee and damaged an army vehicle,” the military told JNS.
The IDF aims to dismantle Hamas’s last stronghold.
Over the past week, the Israeli Air Force downed five unmanned aerial vehicles and two surface-to-surface missiles.
The Israeli military said it had “identified a suspicious presence in the area,” prompting its soldiers to fire stun grenades to remove the threat.
As some 76% of northerners return home, a new security reality is taking shape, defined by the IDF’s proactive “forward defense” doctrine.
One of the terrorists was identified as Abd al-Manaam Musa Suwaydan, a Hezbollah operative in Southern Lebanon’s Yatar Municipality.
In addition to “Atalef” drones, companies will also be assigned reconnaissance drones, according to the military.
The weapon used to fire on the Irgun vessel was nicknamed the “holy cannon” by Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion.
Musbah Salim Musbah Dayyah, who recruited operatives in Judea and Samaria, is the fourth leader of the Mujahideen organization to be killed by the IDF in recent months.
One hundred and ninety-eight enlisted in combat roles and 42 in combat support as the September recruitment cycle opened.
While the IDF prepares for a final assault on Gaza City, former defense officials tell JNS that only a military takeover of Hamas’s last stronghold can achieve a decisive victory.
