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IDF chief Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir visits wounded troops in Haifa, praising their resilience and vowing continued support for soldiers injured in combat.
An 11-year-old girl was critically injured.
Israel’s wartime restrictions on the country’s airspace are tentatively in place through April 16.
Israeli forces arrested the Hezbollah-linked field commander near Mount Dov after an intelligence-led operation, the military said.
The embassy offered bus service to Jordan after El Al canceled additional outbound flights due to strict departure limits.
“I call on the U.N. Security Council to unequivocally condemn Hezbollah and designate the Iranian terror proxy as a terrorist organization,” the Israeli foreign minister stated.
“We call on the Lebanese government to take practical and meaningful measures against Hezbollah, whose representatives still serve as ministers within it,” the Israeli foreign minister said.
Channel 12 report alleges Ziv Agmon made racist remarks about Moroccans and disparaged Likud MKs and the prime minister’s family, prompting calls for his dismissal.

“Imagine you are at home. You have three children. Which one do you take with you first?” the Israeli envoy told the council. “Do you go back for the others?”
The terrorists were conducting military drills and posed “a threat to IDF soldiers and to the State of Israel,” according to the Israeli military.
Israel’s foreign minister and his Greek counterpart discussed the war, regional tensions and Israel’s military successes against Iran on Greek Independence Day.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir authorized new “quality strategic targets” in Iran and Lebanon.
A 14-year-old Israeli boy allegedly carried out paid tasks for suspected Iranian operatives, filming sensitive sites and spraying pro-regime graffiti.
“At a time when Israel and the U.S. stand shoulder to shoulder in the campaign against the Iranian terrorist regime, this decision carries special significance.”

National Security Council urges travelers to stay alert and avoid unsecured holiday events.
Rescue forces were dispatched to several impact sites in the Sharon coastal region.
Three additional suspects were detained and transferred for further questioning by Israel’s security agencies.
Twelve people remain hospitalized in serious condition.
The arrest was made as part of “ongoing cooperation and efforts to thwart provocative activity,” police said.
New Regavim report warns that P.A. has 65,000-strong ‘shadow army’ threatening Israel.
The missile assault was the 12th in a series of 13 salvos fired at the Jewish state throughout the day
At a U.S. State Department gathering of first spouses, Netanyahu urged leaders to condemn online harassment of minors.
The Israeli military said that Golani troops also uncovered an arms cache during a targeted ground operation in southern Lebanon.
Most compensation claims were filed by residents of the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality.
The account has bet $15,517.18 that Israel will attack Iran before Jan. 31.
Jacob McGee vowed to advance “peace and security” at the site where Hamas terrorists murdered hundreds of revelers at a music festival.
“One would expect a channel funded by the Jewish state to recognize that the entire West Bank belongs to the people of Israel,” the minister said.
Troops will “continue to operate to thwart terrorism and maintain the security of the residents in the area and the civilians of the State of Israel.”
Technical preparations are finished to enable the opening of the Gaza-Egypt border, an Israeli official said.
The crude passes through Turkey, despite the Anatolian nation’s trade ban.
The proposed deal would have left Rafael a minority shareholder, but security officials are wary of foreign control.
“It will serve as an example of what’s possible in other parts of the world,” the U.S. secretary of state said at Davos.
The bipartisan bill “ensures U.S. diplomacy keeps pace” as the region emerges as a “central hub for energy and infrastructure,” said Rep. Brad Schneider.
As part of his visit to Judea, Zamir toured the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, the second-holiest site for Jews.
“We’ll start with workforce housing, which we think could be completed in two or three years,” the former White House senior adviser said.
The Israeli president said that he respects U.S. President Trump “tremendously,” but that his decisions will not bypass Israel’s legal system.