Mannie's War Room

The IDF says the two strikes in the Gaza Strip within an hour earlier today targeted two terror operatives who were advancing attacks. A member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad was targeted in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, and a Hamas operative was targeted in Nuseirat in the Strip's center, according to the military. "The terrorists advanced terror attacks and were struck in precise aerial strikes to remove the threat," the army says.

In a second strike today, the military says it targeted a terror operative in the central Gaza Strip a short while ago. Palestinian media reports that the strike in Nuseirat injured several people. Further details are expected to be provided by the IDF later.

The IDF carried out a strike targeting a terror operative in the southern Gaza Strip a short while ago, according to the military. Palestinian media reports that the strike hit a tent in the Khan Younis area, injuring several people. Further details are expected to be provided by the IDF later.

A senior Hezbollah commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanon town of Deir al-Zahrani yesterday, the military announces. The IDF says the strike came in response to a Hezbollah explosive drone attack early Saturday that seriously wounded three soldiers. Lebanese media reported that the Deir al-Zahrani strike on Saturday morning killed two people. Among those killed was Ali Muhammad Fakhr al-Din, also known as Abu Hassan Alaa, who is identified by the IDF as a "senior commander" in Hezbollah's Badr regional division. The regional unit is tasked with the area north of the Litani River. The IDF says that as part of his role, Hassan Alaa took part in numerous attacks on Israeli troops in southern Lebanon. The elimination of Hassan Alaa is in addition to the killing of another senior Hezbollah commander in an Israeli strike yesterday. The IDF announced earlier that it had killed Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, a battalion commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force, in a strike in the town of Ansar, also in response to the drone attack.

Residents of the Upper Galilee have been notified by local authorities that explosions are expected to be heard due to IDF activity in Lebanon overnight. A statement from the Upper Galilee Regional Council says there will be artillery shelling, airstrikes, and other explosions throughout the night. There are no changes in guidelines for civilians.

The three soldiers who were seriously wounded in southern Lebanon overnight were hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah, according to the military. At around 2:30 a.m., Hezbollah launched the drone at troops operating at the Ali Taher Ridge area. The drone exploded near soldiers of the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, seriously wounding an officer and two soldiers. The soldiers were taken to a hospital and their families were notified, the army adds. In response, the military struck Hezbollah sites in Nabatieh and Ansar, killing a senior commander in the terror group.

An IDF tank was struck by a Hamas explosive device in the southern Gaza Strip a short while ago, the military says. The IDF says the incident took place during operations of the Givati Brigade near the "Yellow Line," and no injuries were caused. In a separate incident, soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade spotted two terror operatives who crossed the Yellow Line "in an attempt to sabotage weapons belonging to IDF troops," the military says. The IDF says the pair approached troops "in a manner that posed a threat," and the soldiers opened fire and killed them. The IDF says both incidents are a "violation of the ceasefire" and it views them "gravely," indicating that the military intends to respond.

Three IDF soldiers were seriously wounded in a Hezbollah attack in the Ali Taher ridge area of southern Lebanon overnight, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announces in a statement. "This morning Hezbollah violated the ceasefire in Lebanon by attacking our soldiers in the security zone, which protects Israeli communities just across the border. The Hezbollah attack seriously injured three of our soldiers," the Prime Minister's Office says. "The IDF responded by striking the Hezbollah terror headquarters which ordered the attack," the PMO says, referring to a strike in the town of Ansar, which according to Lebanese media killed seven people. "Only later did the IDF learn that Hezbollah deliberately put civilians in that military compound," the statement adds.

A Hezbollah commander was killed in an Israeli strike in the town of Ansar, north of Tyre, overnight, the military announces. According to Lebanese media, the strike in Ansar killed seven people, including women and children. The IDF says it targeted a central Hezbollah command center in Ansar in response to an attack by the terror group on troops in the Ali Taher ridge area overnight. "The headquarters was used by the Hezbollah terror organization to command its activities in the area," the military says. According to the IDF, the strike killed Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, a battalion commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force, along with several more Hezbollah operatives involved in advancing attacks on troops. "At the time of the strike, Hassan’s family was also present with him inside the military headquarters and, according to the claim, was harmed in the strike. It should be emphasized that the family members were not the target of the strike. The strike was specifically directed at Hassan, who was a lawful target under international law. The terrorist used his family as human shields, hiding alongside them inside the military headquarters," the IDF says in a statement.

Lebanese media reports a new Israeli strike in Deir al-Zahrani, north of Nabatieh.

Lebanese media reports a new Israeli strike in Deir al-Zahrani, north of Nabatieh.

The Israeli military confirms launching airstrikes in southern Lebanon overnight, saying they came in response to an attack by Hezbollah on troops. The IDF says it struck Hezbollah infrastructure in the Nabatieh area and in Ansar, north of Tyre. A strike in Ansar killed seven and wounded three, according to Lebanese media. A series of strikes were also reported in Nabatieh, including heavy attacks on the Ali Taher Ridge, beneath which Hezbollah has a major underground facility. "The strikes were carried out following an action by the Hezbollah terror organization against our forces in the Ali Taher Ridge area, which is located within the security zone where IDF troops are operating," the military says, without immediately providing details on the Hezbollah attack.

Lebanese media reports six dead in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon before dawn. The deadly strike took place in the town of Ansar, north of the coastal city of Tyre, according to the reports. Additionally, a series of airstrikes took place in the…

Lebanese media reports six dead in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon before dawn. The deadly strike took place in the town of Ansar, north of the coastal city of Tyre, according to the reports. Additionally, a series of airstrikes took place in the Nabatieh area, the reports say, including some of the heaviest strikes yet on the Ali Taher Ridge, beneath which Hezbollah has a major underground facility. The IDF has not yet commented on the reports.

A Hamas company commander who was advancing attacks against Israeli troops was struck and killed in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, the IDF announces. The military says the Thursday strike in Khan Younis killed Hudhaifa Khaled Suleiman Qawari, a commander in Hamas's Khan Younis Brigade. During the war. Qawari had been involved in training Hamas terrorists, transporting weapons, and acting to restore the group's capabilities, according to the IDF. The IDF justifies the strike amid the ceasefire by saying that Qawari had recently been advancing attacks on troops. "The terrorist posed a threat to our forces and was eliminated in an aerial strike," the army adds. Earlier, the IDF announced that a strike two weeks ago in northern Gaza killed Muhammad Bassam Mushtaha, a commander in Hamas's Al-Shati battalion, who invaded Israel on October 7 and held multiple Israelis hostage.

A Hamas commander who invaded Israel during the October 7, 2023 onslaught, was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City earlier today, the military says. The military names the commander as Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil. Recently, according to the IDF, Abu Kamil was advancing attacks against troops, and he was targeted to "remove a threat."

The IDF confirms carrying out a strike in southern Gaza's Khan Younis a short while ago, saying it targeted and killed a Hamas company commander who was advancing attacks. The Hamas commander was planning attacks on Israeli forces in the Strip and was targeted "to remove the threat to the forces," the military says.

Palestinian media reports one dead in an Israeli strike targeting a motorcycle in southern Gaza's Khan Younis.