Lebanon
Hezbollah claims senior officer killed in Israeli airstrike • IDF chief: Israeli preparedness “at its peak” in the north.
Jerusalem did not inform Washington before killing Hamas No. 2 Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut.
Despite the elimination of a top Hamas leader in Beirut and thousands of terrorists in Gaza, “we have not forgotten for a moment that one of the top national goals is the return of the hostages,” said IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari.
The explosion rocked the Dahiyeh suburb, a Hezbollah stronghold.
One struck near an apartment building • IDF attacks Hezbollah targets in Yaroun • Military strikes source of rocket launches that wounded five.
The wounded soldiers were evacuated for medical treatment.
The terror army is operating behind civilians in the village of Ramyah, “a center for its terrorist activity and attacks against Israelis,” the army said.
The Israeli Air Force continues to strike multiple Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon.
“The ratio of casualties between the IDF and the terrorist group is 1-13.”
Meanwhile, the Israeli military is gaining valuable intelligence from security cameras in Hamas’s tunnels as part of its pursuit of the terror group’s leadership, its spokesman says.
There are reportedly about 30 Jews left in the country.
