Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 281?
Hamas platoon commander eliminated in IAF strike • Four IDF soldiers wounded from rocket interception
Shrapnel from rocket interception wounds four IDF soldiers in the North
One IDF soldier was seriously wounded, another soldier was moderately wounded, and two more soldiers were lightly wounded as the result of debris from rocket interceptions, the IDF reported Saturday night. The soldiers were evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment, and their families have been informed.
Go to the full article >>Dead or alive, Deif symbolizes the overall Hamas problem - analysis
Deif's survival up until this point shows that the damage has been done and cannot be reversed.
Even if Israel's assassination attempt on Hamas military wing leader Mohammad Deif succeeded, allowing him to live up until now has produced irreversible damage.
Go to the full article >>Inside Hamas: How the terrorist organization uses guerrilla tactics to wage war
Hamas uses civilian homes to stockpile weapons, dresses its fighters as civilians and moves through an extensive tunnel network to sneak up on and ambush Israeli soldiers.
A new New York Times report compiles interviews from Hamas terrorists. IDF soldiers, and reviews of footage to give a look inside Hamas's guerilla warfare tactics that endanger civilians.
Go to the full article >>Rockets wound four, damage property in Kiryat Shmona - report
Initial reports indicate several injuries and property damage in the area of Kiryat Shmona following the activated sirens, the Israel police reported Saturday evening. They are currently handling several sites where shrapnel fell.
Police officers and bomb squad experts from the northern district are currently isolating the impact sites and searching for additional remnants to remove any further risk.
Magen David Adom paramedics, in cooperation with an IDF medical team, are providing medical treatment and evacuating four wounded individuals to Ziv Hospital. Their wounds range from mild to moderate.
Go to the full article >>IDF intercepts two aerial targets in Lebanese territory
IDF air defense soldiers intercepted two suspicious aerial targets in Lebanese territory, the IDF reported Saturday afternoon.
The targets did not cross into Israeli territory, no alerts were triggered, and there were no casualties.
Additionally, several rockets were detected in the past hour heading toward Zar'it, Margaliot, and Ma'ayan Baruch areas. According to army radio, damage was caused to two houses in Margaliot, and no casualties were reported.
Go to the full article >>Fatah against Hamas: 'They are not allowed to hide among civilians'
"Hamas must not hide among civilians. Why was Deif in the Al-Mawasi camp?" a Fatah spokesperson asked rhetorically following the IDF strike Saturday on the refugee camp where Mohammad Deif was allegedly hiding, Maariv reported.
This report comes following a heavy IDF strike in the Khan Yunis area of southern Gaza, which targeted Deif.
Go to the full article >>Hamas blames US for strike, denies Israel was targeting terror leaders
Hamas denied on Saturday that the strike on Khan Yunis had been an elimination attempt on Hamas leader Mohammed Deif and placed blame on the Biden administration for enabling Israeli forces to take such an action.
"The occupation's claims about targeting leaders are false claims, and this is not the first time that the occupation has claimed to target Palestinian leaders, and their lies were later proven, and these false claims are only to cover up the scale of the horrific massacre," Hamas wrote. "This disregard for international law and treaties, and the widespread violations against defenseless civilians, would not have continued, had it not been for the support provided by the US administration to the extremist Zionist government and its terrorist army.
Go to the full article >>Gaza death toll since Oct. 7 reaches 38,443, Hamas-run Gaza health min. says
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry stated on Saturday that the death toll in Gaza has reached Gaza death toll since Oct. 7 reached 38,443, Hamas-run Gaza health min. said since the war started on October 7 of last year.
A further 88,481 have thus far been wounded in the conflict, the Gazan ministry added.
The number has not been independently verified, and the ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its toll.
The Hamas-run ministry has also been repeatedly criticized for distorting casualty figures.
In May, departing from Hamas’s reported figures, the UN halved the number of women and children it had previously reported had been killed thus far in the war.
Go to the full article >>Gaza's Nasser hospital no longer able to function, hospital health officials say
Health officials at Nasser Medical Complex, previously the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza, said on Saturday that the hospital was no longer able to function.
Doctors said they were overwhelmed and could not provide medical healthcare to the large number of casualties because of the intensity of Israel's military offensive and acute shortages in medical supplies.
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IAF strikes Hezbollah terrorists launching projectiles in southern Lebanon
The IAF struck two Hezbollah terrorists preparing to launch projectiles toward Israeli territory in the Deir Mimas in southern Lebanon on Saturday afternoon, the IDF reported.
IDF artillery also fired to remove threats in the areas of Kfarkela and Aalma El Chaeb in southern Lebanon.
Go to the full article >>Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 120 hostages remain in Gaza
- 43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says