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Israel-Hamas war: What happened on day 360?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF soldiers conduct training exercises near the northern border and at command headquarters, September 30, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers conduct training exercises near the northern border and at command headquarters, September 30, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Lebanese army making moves regarding invasion, IDF says

Following extensive strikes in Beirut and Lebanon, the IDF believes Hezbollah is even more damaged than expected.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 IDF soldiers conduct training exercises near the northern border and at command headquarters, September 30, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
IDF soldiers conduct training exercises near the northern border and at command headquarters, September 30, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)

The IDF and the Lebanese army started making moves around 9:00 pm. regarding the imminent Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

The IDF at 8:39 p.m. took additional last-minute concrete measures leading toward an invasion, declaring closed military zones at Metulla, Misgav Am, and Kfar Giladi.

Shortly after, the Lebanese army started withdrawing from several positions in southern Lebanon.

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White House hints Israel has invaded Lebanon; evidence lacking

IAF jets conduct targeted attacks in Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF prepares Battalion 11 with training in Israel's North, September 6, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF prepares Battalion 11 with training in Israel's North, September 6, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF soldiers entered southern Lebanon as part of a ground assault on Monday night as the conflict with Hezbollah continues to escalate, AFP reported. However, evidence of such an invasion was lacking, and the supposed announcement from the White House was taken out of context.

The article ran under the headline, "Israel 'currently conducting' limited operations inside Lebanon: US State Department." This was based on a quote given by US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.

"Israel is 'currently conducting' limited operations targeting Hezbollah inside neighboring Lebanon, the US State Department said Monday," the article stated.

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IAF jets eliminate Hezbollah commander overseeing medium-range rocket arsenal

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
  (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

Israel Air Force fighter jets struck and eliminated the Hezbollah terrorist Eid Hassan, the commander of Hezbollah's medium-range rocket array, the military said on Monday. 

Hassan had served as Hezbollah's commander of the surface-to-surface rocket unit. 

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Israeli forces conduct small-scale incursions into Lebanon - report

The purpose of these operations was to glean information in preparation for a possible invasion, the sources reportedly told the WSJ, which could begin as soon as this week.  

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF reserve troops take part in a military maneuver of their battalion in Golan Heights, on April 1, 2024. (photo credit: Michael Giladi/ Flash90)
IDF reserve troops take part in a military maneuver of their battalion in Golan Heights, on April 1, 2024.
(photo credit: Michael Giladi/ Flash90)

Israeli forces have been conducting small-scale incursions into southern Lebanon, including into Hezbollah's tunnels, ahead of a possible Israeli ground operation in the area, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources.  

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Amid terror threats: Security forces conduct counterterror op. in West Bank

The IDF said its troops, Shin Bet, and border police officers carried out two operations in the West Bank, in Nablus and Silwad.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF troops operate in the West Bank. September 30, 2024.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in the West Bank. September 30, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF troops, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and border police officers have begun two counterterrorism operations in the West Bank overnight, in Nablus and Silwad, the military said on Monday. 

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Hezbollah fires some 35 rockets at northern Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
  (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

Hezbollah fired some 35 rockets into northern Israel in the past hour, the IDF said on Monday.

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IDF to conduct military exercises in firing zones over High Holidays

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  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF is set to conduct military exercises in firing zones over the High Holidays, the military announced on Monday.

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Hamas says its leader in Lebanon was killed in Israeli strike

By REUTERS
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(photo credit: FLASH90)

Hamas said its leader in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was killed, along with his wife, son, and daughter, in a strike that targeted their house in a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern city of Tyre in the early hours of Monday.

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IDF raises alert levels in West Bank ahead of High Holidays

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  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)

The IDF has raised the alert levels in the West Bank ahead of the High Holidays, Walla reported Monday. 

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IDF intercepts drone over Israel's maritime space

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  (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

The IDF intercepted a drone that crossed into Israel's nautical "economic zone" in northern Israel Monday morning, the military said. 

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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 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
  • 101 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says