Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 406?
Around 10 rockets cross from Lebanon toward Haifa Bay area • IDF raids underground Hezbollah weapons cache
Commanding three fronts simultaneously: Navy commander describes war from a battleship
In an interview, Cmdr. Omer Karmi, the outgoing flotilla commander, shared his perspectives on naval operations and the evolving challenges.
Iran has escalated its support for its allies in the "Axis of Evil", exemplified by the December 2023 attack when Yemen's Houthis launched a cruise missile and drone toward Israel. As the IDF advanced its ground operations in Gaza, the Israel Navy undertook a complex maneuver: transferring a Sa’ar 6-class missile ship from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea via the Suez Canal. This sensitive operation, despite Egyptian military security, posed significant challenges due to its proximity to hostile coasts.
Commander (Cmdr.) Omer Karmi, commander of the Sa’ar 6 missile boat flotilla, personally supervised the mission, ensuring readiness for any contingencies. Following the operation, Cmdr. Karmi immediately traveled north to oversee missile ship deployments near Lebanon, safeguarding vital offshore gas rigs.
In an exclusive interview, Cmdr. Omer Karmi, the outgoing flotilla commander, shared his perspectives on naval operations and the evolving challenges.
Go to the full article >>Israeli air force strikes Hezbollah sites in Beirut suburb Dahiyeh
The Israeli air force conducted a series of strikes on Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure sites in the Dahiyeh area, the IDF announced in a statement Saturday morning.
Dahiyeh is a key Hezbollah terrorist stronghold in Beirut, where Hezbollah has systematically embedded its terrorist infrastructure amidst the Lebanese civilian population, according to the IDF.
Go to the full article >>IAF intercepts drones launched from Lebanon
The IAF intercepted two drones launched from Lebanon launched at 8:18 am and 8:21 am on Saturday morning, the military said in a statement.
Sirens were sounded in the Western Galilee to warn residents of the risk of shrapnel falling.
Go to the full article >>Italy protests to Israel over unexploded shell hitting Italian base in Lebanon
The Italian statement said Gideon Sa'ar had "guaranteed an immediate investigation" into the shell incident.
Italy on Friday said an unexploded artillery shell hit the base of the Italian contingent in the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and Israel promised to investigate.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani spoke with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar and protested Israeli attacks against its personnel and infrastructure in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, an Italian statement said.
Go to the full article >>Syrian front beginning to intensify without much notice
The IDF explained that the operation was intended to reduce Hezbollah's ability to harm Israel by striking arms transfers and intelligence centers in Syria.
Israel's attacks in Syria have become more frequent in recent days; on Friday, for the second day in a row, Israel attacked the Mezzeh suburb of Damascus, according to the Syrian news agency SANA.
On Thursday, 15 people were killed in the Israeli attack on the suburb and on the Qadisiyah neighborhood. Reuters had stated these areas in Damascus were once the residences of senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials and are now used by representatives of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah.
Go to the full article >>How does the IDF designate and demolish targets in the midst of civilian infrastructure?
The IDF broke down the process of identifying, analyzing, approving, and eventually striking buildings in central Beirut without damaging surrounding civilian structures.
The IDF explained the process the military goes through before authorizing a building for an airstrike in an IDF announcement.
The IDF broke down the process of identifying, analyzing, approving, and eventually striking buildings in central Beirut without damaging surrounding civilian structures.
"Our two main goals are to damage Hezbollah's capabilities to produce precision missiles and to dismantle its weapons depots - most of them in the heart of the civilian area in Dahiyeh," a commander in the IDF's Beirut department said.
Go to the full article >>Israel at 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