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Israel Iran War Live: Four Israeli soldiers have been killed and more than 60 people injured in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central-northern Israel, according to first responders and the Israeli military. The incident late Sunday local time is one of the bloodiest attacks on Israel since the beginning of the war last October.The security cabinet called by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not taken “any decisions” on the Israeli response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack on the country last week, The Times of Israel reported quoting a source. “There were no big decisions” made by ministers, said the source, according to The Times of Israel, adding “There is a desire from the Israelis to coordinate with the Americans” over the response, and that strategic discussions continue between the sides. The IDF said in a post that Hezbollah fired nearly 135 projectiles into Israel Tuesday. Meanwhile, Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, said that “all civilised countries” should be standing firmly by Israel’s side as it “fights the forces of barbarism” led by Iran, as he dubbed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for an arms embargo against Israel a “shame.” The Israeli Air Force on Saturday struck a Hezbollah command centre in southern Lebanon. Earlier it eliminated a top Hamas leader in fresh airstrikes in the northern city of Tripoli. The IDF has expanded its airstrikes to northern Lebanon as bombings continued in Beirut and southern cities. Meanwhile, the US military has said that it hit Houthi targets in Yemen Friday. Israel has said that it has killed 250 Hezbollah militants since the beginning of its ground operation. Meanwhile, Iran has warned that it will retaliate harshly if Israel attacks it. The United States has called Iran’s missile attack on Israel a ‘significant escalation’ and pledged consequences for Iran. However, it has unequivocally said that it does not support an attack on Iran’s nuclear sites. Follow timesnownews.com for latest updates.
Israel Lebanon War Live: Four Israeli soldiers have been killed and more than 60 people injured in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central-northern Israel, according to first responders and the Israeli military. The incident late Sunday local time is one of the bloodiest attacks on Israel since the beginning of the war last October. Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has urged “all civilised countries” to standing firmly by Israel’s side as it “fights the forces of barbarism” led by Iran, as he dubbed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for an arms embargo against Israel a “shame.” The Israeli Air Force on Saturday struck a Hezbollah command centre in southern Lebanon. Earlier it eliminated a top Hamas leader in fresh airstrikes in the northern city of Tripoli. The IDF has expanded its airstrikes to northern Lebanon as bombings continued in Beirut and southern cities. US military has said that it hit Houthi targets in Yemen Friday. Israel has said that it has killed 250 Hezbollah militants since the beginning of its ground operation. Meanwhile, Iran has warned that it will retaliate harshly if Israel attacks it. The United States has called Iran’s missile attack on Israel a ‘significant escalation’ and pledged consequences for Iran. However, it has unequivocally said that it does not support an attack on Iran’s nuclear sites. Israel on Tuesday closed its airspace and diverted incoming flights to airports outside the country after Iran launched hundreds of missiles at Israel. Millions of Israelis took shelter as air raid sirens sounded, and explosions could be heard in Tel Aviv and near Jerusalem. Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Naim Kassem, has pledged to continue fighting Israel, stating that the group is prepared for an extended conflict despite losing much of its leadership, including its chief, Hassan Nasrallah. In his first public address since Nasrallah’s death, Kassem warned that Hezbollah fighters are ready to defend Lebanon if Israel initiates a ground invasion.
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has intensified, with Hezbollah launching missile strikes on northern Israel, forcing over a million Israelis into shelters. In response, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) targeted 120 Hezbollah positions and destroyed a Hamas tunnel network in Gaza.
Israel Iran War LIVE: 2 Men Wounded, 1 Critically, In Apparent Shooting Attack Near Ashdod
A man is critically hurt and another is in moderate condition in a suspected shooting attack on Route 4 near Ashdod. Preliminary reports indicate a shooter fired at a cop before being shot dead.
Israel Iran War LIVE: Israel Faces Potential Shortage Of Missile Interceptors
Amid the escalations, Israel is facing a potential shortage of missile and rocket interceptors in its air defense array, the Financial Times reported. This comes amid Israel is preparing for a possible escalating conflict with Iran.
Israel Iran War LIVE: Palestinians Say 15 People Killed In Gaza Strikes, Including Women And Children
Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 15 people overnight, including six children and two women, according to Palestinian officials in the Hamas-run Strip who do not differentiate between combatants and civilians, AP reported.
Israel Iran War LIVE: Man Killed, 5 Others Hurt In Crash On Route 443 Near Jerusalem
A man has been killed and five others injured in a crash between several cars and a truck on Route 443 north of Jerusalem, Times Of Israel reported.
The victim is reported to be around 60 years old. One person, aged around 20, was moderately hurt and four others were lightly injured, medics say.
The crash led to heavy traffic in the area.
Israel Iran War LIVE: Netanyahu Told Biden That Israel Will Not Attack Iranian Nuclear, Energy Sites, Says report
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden that Israel’s retaliation against Iran for its ballistic missile attack will not include strikes on non-military sites, according to a report Monday suggesting the Israeli premier had curtailed planned action to avoid interfering with the US election, The Washington Post report said.
Israel Iran War LIVE: UN Peacekeepers To Stay In All Positions In Lebanon, Says UN Peacekeeping Chief
Amid Israel and Hezbollah escalation, United Nations peacekeepers would stay in all positions in Lebanon despite Israeli calls for them to move, the UN peacekeeping chief said.
“The decision was made that UNIFIL would currently stay in all its positions in spite of the calls that were made by the Israel Defense Forces to vacate the positions that are in the vicinity of the Blue Line,” said UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix, AFP reported.
Israel Iran War LIVE: UN Security Council Voices Concerns Over Fire On Peacekeeper Positions In Lebanon
The United Nations Security Council has voiced “strong concerns” over incidents in which UN peacekeepers in Lebanon have been injured amid Israel’s military offensive against the Hezbollah terror group, AFP reported.
“Against the backdrop of ongoing hostilities along the Blue Line, the members of the Security Council expressed their strong concerns after several UNIFIL positions came under fire in the past days. Several peacekeepers have been wounded,” says the council’s rotating presidency, currently Switzerland’s UN ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl.
In the statement, which does not single out Israel, the 15 council members “urged all parties to respect the safety and security of UNIFIL personnel and premises. They recalled that UN peacekeepers and UN premises must never be the target of an attack.”
Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah members near peacekeeper positions, insisting that the Blue Helmets temporarily seek shelter away from the fighting. The force has said it will remain across southern Lebanon.
The council’s statement follows two closed-door meetings on the deteriorating situation in Lebanon.
Israel Iran War LIVE: AAPAC Backs Out On Supporting US Presidential Candidate, Cites Duo’s ‘Blind Support’ For Israel
The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) said it would not endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris or Republican former President Donald Trump in the upcoming election. The group cities that duo’s “blind support” for Israel. This is for the first time the group will not support either of the candidate.
Israel Iran War LIVE: Retaliation Plans To Iran Missile Attack Depends Upon Israel’s Needs: Netanyahu’s Office
The Prime Minister office of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that the plan on retaliating against Iran for October 1 attack depends upon country’s need. office a decision on its plans to retaliate against Iran for the October 1 ballistic missile attack will be made based on Israel’s needs.
“We listen to the American government’s thoughts, but will make our final decisions based on Israel’s national security needs,” an official, who did not want to be named, told Washington Post.
Israel Iran War LIVE: UN Security Council Expresses “Strong Concern” Over Attack On UN Peacekeepers In Lebanon
The United Nations Security Council on Monday expressed “strong concern” over the Israeli airstrike that wounded several members of the UN peacekeeping body UNIFIL in Lebanon last week. As per a report by the Associated Press, the statement was released by the Security Council in consultation with Lebanon, and it did not name either Israel, Lebanon or Hezbollah.
Claims That Israel Attacking US Peacekeepers Deliberately Is ‘Completely False,’ Netanyahu Says
Benjamin Netanyahu said that claims about the Israeli military attacking United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), a peacekeeping group, in Lebanon in completely false.
“It’s exactly the opposite,” Netanyahu said in a video statement on Monday. He claimed that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) had asked the peacekeepers to ‘temporarily leave the combat zone.’
Israel Iran War LIVE: Israel Asked For Advanced Missiles, Defence System From US Weeks Ago: Report
CNN reported citing sources that Israel, amid the ongoing war in Gaza and Lebanon, requested the United States to provide advanced missiles and defence systems weeks ago. The request came before the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah commander Hassan Nasrallah.
Iran Israel War LIVE: Israel Vows Complete Annihilation Of Hezbollah’s UAV Unit After Sunday’s Deadly Drone Strike
Israel has vowed to completely eliminate Hezbollah’s Unit 127 – the unit responsible for the production, maintenance and operation of its UAVs – after the deadly attack on the Golani training base on Sunday night which resulted in four casualties and many injuries. The Times of Israel reports that it will now become Israel’s top priority “in terms of intelligence collection and airstrikes” to “kill every member of the unit”.
Israel Iran War LIVE: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant Briefs US Counterpart Lloyd Austin On Hezbollah Drone Attack
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday briefed his US counterpart Lloyd Austin on the lethal Hezbollah drone attack hours before, Gallant’s office told Israeli media Monday. Gallant “highlighted the severity of the attack and the forceful response that would be taken against Hezbollah”, the Israeli Defense Ministry said, as per a Times of Israel report.
Israel Iran War Live: IDF Kills Head Of Hezbollah Anti-Tank Missile Array
An Air Force aircraft attacked in the Nabatia region of Lebanon, killing the terrorist Muhammad Kamal Naim, the commander of the anti-tank missile system in the Radwan unit of the Hezbollah terrorist organisation, the IDF said Monday.
Israel Iran War LIVE: IDF Announces Names Of 4 Soldiers Killed In Hezbollah Drone Attack
Four IDF soliders were killed and 58 others wounded after a Hezbollah drone hit a military base in Binyamina in north-central Israel on Sunday night. The drone hit around 7 pm, the IDF said. The drone reportedly struck a dining hall as the troops were gathering to eat inside the base, the Times of Israel reported. The IDF has named the four soldiers who died: Sgt. Alon Amitay, Sgt. Omri Tamari, Sgt. Yosef Hieb, and Sgt. Yoav Agmon.
IDF Says It Eliminated Hamas Anti-tank Missile Force In Gaza
The IDF killed terrorists in close-quarter firefights and airstrikes in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, it said. In one of the attacks, a Hamas squad fired an anti-tank missile at a force from the Gaza Division, which called in an airstrike that eliminated the Hamas operatives, says the army.
IDF Chief Visits Base Hit In Hezbollah Drone Strike
Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Herzi Halevi visited the Golani base that was hit in a deadly Hezbollah drone strike. The general praised troops for how they handled the attack in which four soldiers were killed and another 58 wounded.
Israeli Airstrike Kills 20 People In Central Gaza
An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 20 people at a school in central Gaza, according to local hospitals, reports AP.
4 Israeli Soldiers Killed In Hezbollah Drone Attack In Binyamina Area
Four Israeli soldiers have been killed and more than 60 people injured in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central-northern Israel, according to first responders and the Israeli military. The incident late Sunday local time is one of the bloodiest attacks on Israel since the beginning of the war last October.