Lebanon
“Hezbollah operates and fires in the vicinity of UNIFIL positions, using peacekeeping missions as a cover for its terrorist activities.”
The IDF continued its intense fighting in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip over the weekend, with no serious injuries reported.
The American defense secretary “strongly emphasized the importance of ensuring the safety and security of UNIFIL forces and Lebanese Armed Forces.”
In an emergency U.N. Security Council session, ambassador Danny Danon said in Arabic that “the land of Lebanon belongs to the Lebanese, not the Iranians.”
Israeli media had reported the 27-year-old foreign worker from Thailand was hit by a Hezbollah anti-tank missile.
The projectile was aimed at Israel’s densely populated coastal plain.
A man was lightly injured in the Upper Galilee and a house in Margaliot took a direct hit, while one rocket hit near Jenin in Samaria.
Military intelligence knew before the battle, but didn’t tell the elite unit.
Joshua Tartakovsky was reportedly freed under American pressure.
Egypt and Qatar have rejected the American plan to push Hezbollah out of power as “unrealistic and even dangerous.” However, the Saudis support it.
Sgt. Maj. (res.) Ronny Ganizate is the 12th IDF soldier killed since the start of Israel’s ground operation in Lebanon • 360 projectiles launched at Israel in a single day, killing two and wounding six.
More than 1,000 U.S. citizens, their family members and permanent residents have fled the country on U.S.-organized flights since late September.
