Live updates: Hezbollah continues to launch UAVs and rockets into Israel
IDF strikes over 230 terror targets in Gaza and Lebanon, Hezbollah continues rocket fire on Haifa area and northern border.
Israel National News
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Published: Sep 24, 2024 at 3:47 AM (GMT+3)
Updated: Oct 11, 2024 at 10:07 PM
On Friday, September 13, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered that the safe return of northern Israel's residents to their homes be added to the war's objectives. In the week that followed, dozens of Hezbollah terrorists were killed and thousands were maimed when their communication devices exploded. Israel did not claim responsibility for the explosions, but foreign media reported that the Mossad was behind them.
The following weekend, Hezbollah responded to the elimination of Radwan Force commander Ibrahim Aqil by expanding the range of fire and increasing rocket and UAV launches, targeting the lower Galilee, Haifa Bay, and Jezreel Valley areas. At the same time, the IDF increased its strikes on Hezbollah targets, striking buildings used to store long-range missiles. On Monday, IDF Chief of Staff Major General Herzi Halevi announced that the name of the operation in the northern arena is "Northern Arrows."
On Friday, September 27, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah was eliminated in a large airstrike on a Hezbollah facility in Beirut.
Live Updates:
Friday, October 11:
10:07 p.m.: Sirens sounded in Misgav Am, northern Israel.
10:00 p.m.: Residents of central Israel report hearing explosions, IDF investigating.
9:54 p.m.: Sirens in Herzliya, central Israel, due to suspected hostile aircraft infiltration.
9:25 p.m.: Following the sirens that sounded at 8:50 p.m. in the Upper Galilee area, it was determined to be a false identification, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said.
Following the sirens that sounded at 9:00 p.m. in the Upper Galilee area, several projectiles were fired from Lebanon and did not cross into Israeli territory. No injuries were reported.
9:21 p.m.: Sirens in Margaliot, northern Israel.
9:01 p.m.: Sirens in Kfar Giladi and Misgav Am, northern Israel.
8:50 p.m.: Sirens sounded in the Upper Galilee area.
7:56 p.m.: Sirens in Misgav Am, northern Israel.
6:13 p.m.: Sirens in Kiryat Shmona and Margaliot.
6:07 p.m.: Sirens in Shlomi and Rosh Hanikra in northern Israel.
6:00 p.m.: With the start of Yom Kippur and Shabbat in Israel, Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk will continue to update the site.
5:46 p.m.: Sirens sounded in the Upper Galilee area, northern Israel.
5:22 p.m.: Sirens sounded in northern Israel.
5:11 p.m.: Sirens sounded in Iksal and Tel Adashim, northern Israel.
4:32 p.m.: Sirens sounded in the Central Galilee and Upper Galilee areas, northern Israel.
4:01 p.m.: Sirens sounded in Metula and the area.
3:27 p.m.: Sirens sounded in the Galilee panhandle.
3:02 p.m.: Sirens sounded in the upper and western Galilee.
2:22 p.m.: Sirens sounded in the upper Galilee.
1:59 p.m.: Sky News Arabia reported citing sources that senior Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa was severely wounded in an attempted elimination yesterday and his condition is considered critical.
Safa, Nasrallah's confidant and brother-in-law, was reportedly the target of a rare Israeli strike in western Beirut.
1:56 p.m.: Hezbollah still has a substantial stockpile of weapons, including its most powerful precision missiles which it has yet to use, Reuters reported citing four sources familiar with the terror group's operations.
12:50 p.m.: The IDF announced that an initial inquiry indicates that the civilians who were injured in the area of Yaroun earlier this morning were injured as a result of an explosion of a fallen munition in the area and not by an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon as earlier reported.
10:48: a.m.: Sirens sounded in the Upper Galilee area, northern Israel.
10:35 a.m.: The IAF struck and eliminated the terrorist Araeb el Shoga, a commander in the Hezbollah Radwan Forces’ Anti-tank Missile Unit in the Area of Meiss El Jabal in southern Lebanon. El Araeb was responsible for numerous anti-tank missile attacks on the area of Ramot Naftali in northern Israel.
9:52 a.m.: A foreign worker was killed in an anti-tank missile attack in Kibbutz Yir'on.
9:44 a.m.: Sirens sounded in Zarit, northern Israel.
8:31 a.m.: Sirens sounded in the city of Akko and surrounding communities, northern Israel.
8:20 a.m.: Sirens sounded in Kiryat Shmona and Margaliot, northern Israel.
6:49 a.m.: Following the sirens that were heard in the Ashkelon area, Magen David Adom stated that so far no calls have been received about injuries except for cases of anxiety and of people who were injured on the way to shelter.
6:46 a.m.: Home Front Command: The incident in the Ashkelon area has concluded.
6:45 a.m.: IDF: Sirens sounded due to a hostile aircraft infiltration in the area of Lakhish, details are under review.
6:38 a.m.: Sirens warning of hostile aircraft infiltration sounded in Ashkelon.
6:37 a.m.: Sirens warning of hostile aircraft infiltration sounded in Be'er Ganim.
5:07 a.m.: The pro-Iranian militias in Iraq claimed early Friday morning that they attacked a vital target in Eilat with UAVs.
Thursday, October 10:
11:54 p.m.: Following the sirens that sounded at 11:34 p.m. in the areas of Metula and Kfar Giladi, it was determined to be a false identification, said the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
11:42 p.m.: As of 11:00 p.m., approximately 190 projectiles that were fired by the Hezbollah terrorist organization crossed from Lebanon into Israel on Thursday.
"The IDF will continue to defend the State of Israel and its people against the threat posed by the Hezbollah terrorist organization," said the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
11:34 p.m.: Sirens in Metula and the area.
11:10 p.m.: The Home Front Command said that the incident of a hostile aircraft infiltration in northern Israel has concluded.
10:59 p.m.: Aerial infiltration in Merom Golan.
9:42 p.m.: The IDF Arabic Language Spokesman Avichay Adraee issued a warning calling on the residents of the Dahieh suburb to evacuate.
"Urgent warning to the residents of the southern suburb of Haret Hreik, specifically in the buildings specified in the two maps and those adjacent to them: You are located near Hezbollah facilities and interests, and the IDF will act against them in the near future. For your safety and the safety of your family members, you must evacuate this building and the buildings adjacent to it immediately and stay away from it for a distance of no less than 500 meters," Adraee wrote.
9:04 p.m.: A short time ago, the IAF intercepted two UAVs that were traveling from the east.
The UAVs did not cross into Israeli airspace and sirens were not sounded.
8:51 p.m.: The IDF released a statement in which it addressed reports that it opened fire at a UNIFIL post in southern Lebanon.
"The Hezbollah terrorist organization operates from within and near civilian areas in southern Lebanon, including areas near UNIFIL posts.
"The IDF is operating in southern Lebanon and maintains routine communication with UNIFIL.
"This morning (Thursday), IDF troops operated in the area of Naqoura, next to a UNIFIL base. Accordingly, the IDF instructed the UN forces in the area to remain in protected spaces, following which the forces opened fire in the area."
8:35 p.m.: Al Araby Al Jadeed reported that a building collapsed in Beirut following an Israeli airstrike. Al Arabiya reported that the strike targeted facilities belonging to Hezbollah's Islamic Health Authority. According to reports the target of the strike was Wafiq Safa, Hezbollah's "Defense Minister" and Hassan Nasrallah's brother-in-law.
8:22 p.m.: IDF Chief of Staff LTG Herzi Halevi and the Head of the ISA, Ronen Bar, conducted a joint situational assessment with the forces fighting in southern Lebanon, along with the Commanding Officer of the Northern Command and the Commanding Officer of the 91st Division.
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8:05 p.m.: Sirens sounded in the western Galilee.
5:33 p.m.: A short while ago, the IAF intercepted a UAV that crossed from Lebanon into the area of the upper Galilee. Sirens regarding missiles and rockets were activated due to the possibility of falling shrapnel from the interception. No injuries were reported.
4:43 p.m.: Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in the upper Galilee area regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration, the IAF intercepted a UAV that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory. No injuries were reported.
4:25 p.m.: Aerial infiltration in Kiryat Shmona.
4:01 p.m.: Following the sirens that sounded in the areas of the upper and western Galilee, approximately 50 projectiles crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Several projectile falls were identified.
The IDF says that as of 4:00 p.m., approximately 105 projectiles that were fired by the Hezbollah terrorist organization have crossed from Lebanon into Israel today (Thursday, October 10th).
3:55 p.m.: Sirens sounded in the upper Galilee.
3:45 p.m.: Sirens sounded in Akko, Nahariya, and surrounding areas.
3:03 p.m.: Sirens sounded in Kiryat Shmona and Manara, northern Israel.
2:50 p.m.: A rocket from Lebanon exploded in the yard of a house in Nahf in central Galilee.
2:22 p.m.: Sirens sound in Karmiel and the surrounding areas in northern Israel
2:21 p.m.: Over the past hour, seven people injured in rocket strikes were evacuated to Ziv Medical Center in Tzfat.
Five of them suffered light injuries, and two others suffered moderate injuries. All are conscious, stable, and undergoing tests.
2:20p.m.: Sirens sounded in Misgav Am, in northern Israel
1:57 p.m.: Sirens sound in Kiryat Shmona and the surrounding areas, northern Israel
1:49 p.m.: A rocket launched from Lebanon has landed near Jenin in northern Samaria. No sirens were sounded.
The rocket fell in an open area, and there are no reports of injuries or damage.
1:35 p.m.: Sirens sounded in Kiryat Shmona and surrounding areas, northern Israel
1:12 p.m.: Im Tirtzu petition protesting UNRWA nomination for Nobel Peace Prize quickly gains 12,000 signatures. "We call on the prize committee not to stain the Prize with the blood found on the hands of UNRWA employees."
11:23 a.m.: IDF forces continue operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, striking over 140 targets in a single day, and destroying tunnels in Rafah and weapons in Lebanon.
11:19 p.m.: Sirens sound in northern Israel
11:15 a.m.: Sirens sound in northern Israel
10:18 a.m.: Following the sirens that sounded in the area of the upper Galilee, approximately 40 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory, some of which were intercepted, and several fell in the area.
10:03 a.m.: Sirens sounded in Kiryat Shmona and surrounding areas, northern Israel
8:37 a.m.: IDF eliminates two Hezbollah terrorists responsible for hundreds of missiles on northern Israel.
8:25 a.m.: US sends message via Saudi Arabia, promising Iran that it will not aid an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities; Iranian lawmakers call for progress on nuclear weapon.
2:42 a.m.: The Lebanese Al-Mayadeen network, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, reported an Israeli strike in the Dahieh suburb of Beirut.
The strike came after Avichay Adraee, head of the Arab media division of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, called on the residents of several buildings in the Dahieh suburb to evacuate.
12:00 a.m.: Following the siren that sounded at 11:24 p.m. in Majdal Shams, it was determined to be a false identification, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said.
Wednesday, October 9:
11:45: A short while ago, the IAF successfully intercepted a UAV that approached Israel over the Red Sea. The UAV did not cross into Israeli territory.
11:31 p.m.: The Home Front Command stated that the incident involving a hostile aircraft in northern Israel has concluded.
11:24 p.m.: Siren warning of suspected hostile aircraft sounded in Majdal Shams.
11:08 p.m.: As of 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, approximately 220 projectiles that were fired by the Hezbollah terrorist organization crossed from Lebanon into Israel. Overall, Hezbollah fired 360 projectiles toward Israeli territory.
"The IDF will continue to defend the State of Israel and its people against the threat posed by the Hezbollah terrorist organization," said the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
9:30 p.m.: The sirens in the Upper Galilee were determined to be a false alarm
9:18 p.m.: Sirens sounded in the Upper Galilee area, northern Israel.
6:40 p.m.: The IDF announced that earlier today, an Israeli Navy missile ship successfully intercepted a UAV outside of Israeli territory that was approaching from Lebanon.
The IAF swiftly struck and destroyed the launcher from which projectiles were fired toward Shlomi and Safed.
5:40 p.m.: The IDF announced that following the sirens that sounded between 16:41 - 16:49 in the areas of the Upper Galilee, Western Galilee, and southern Golan Heights, approximately 90 projectile launches were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Some of the projectiles were intercepted by the IAF, fallen projectiles were identified.
Additionally, the IAF struck and destroyed the launcher from which the projectiles were launched at the area of Kiryat Shmona at 14:17.
Israeli Fire and Rescue services are currently operating to extinguish fires in the area.
5:28 p.m.: Sirens sounded in northern Israel.
4:42 p.m.: Sirens sounded in northern Israel.
4:05 p.m.: Sirens sounded in Metula and Misgav Am, northern Israel.
3:36 p.m.: Sirens sounded in northern Israel.
3:28 p.m.: Sirens sounded in Margaliot and Misgav Am, northern Israel.
3:15 p.m.: Sirens sounded in northern Israel.
2:50 p.m.: A man and woman were killed in a rocket barrage on Kiryat Shmona.
2:16 p.m.: Sirens sound in Kiryat Shmona, Tel Hai, and Manara, northern Israel
2:04 p.m.: Sirens sound in Kiryat Shmona, Beit Hillel, and Hagoshrim, northern Israel
1:36 p.m.: IDF report: "Following the sirens that sounded in the areas of the Upper Galilee and the Haifa Bay, approximately 40 projectile launches were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Some of the projectiles were intercepted by the IAF, a number have fallen in the area."
1:17 p.m.: Initial reports: Two injured by shrapnel at Kiryat Ata Interchange
1:12 p.m.: Sirens sound in Akko, northern Israel
1:11 p.m.: Sirens sound in the Haifa Bay area
12:57 p.m.: Sirens sound in northern Israel
12:56 p.m.: IDF dismantles Hezbollah weapons storage facility measuring 7 meters deep, hidden inside residential building in southern Lebanon village, eliminates terrorists who killed Captain Ben Zion Falach.
12:43 p.m.: Sirens sound in Avivim, northern Israel
12:42 p.m.: In Gaza and Lebanon, IAF strikes over 230 terror targets in a single day, continuing operations in Lebanon, eliminating terrorists in close-quarters combat and from the air, and neutralizing launchpads.
11:58 a.m.: Jerusalem has asked the US to try to push for new elections in Lebanon, in the hopes that Hezbollah will lose part of its political power.
11:21 a.m.: Sirens sound in northern Israel
9:45 a.m.: The IDF distributed flyers in the Al Mawasi region of Gaza, with a message to Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar: "Sinwar, there is no tunnel too deep. Ask Nasrallah!"
9:04 a.m.: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has ordered that the suicide bombings which characterized the Second Intifada be restarted, WSJ reports.
9:02 a.m.: Sirens sound in Manara and Margaliot, in the Upper Galilee
8:44 a.m.: Following the sirens that sounded in the areas of Menashe, HaMifrats, and Carmel, two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory were successfully intercepted.
8:29 a.m.: Sirens sound in the Carmel region in northern Israel
8:27 a.m.: Sirens sound in Zikhron Ya'akov, Binyamina, Caesarea, Atlit, and nearby areas in northern Israel.
8:22 a.m.: Sirens sound in Avivim, northern Israel
8:10 a.m.: Recent barrage from Lebanon included around 20 launches, no one injured
7:51 a.m.: At least ten rockets land in northern Israel after recent barrage
7:37 a.m.: Sirens sound in Betzet, northern Israel
7:37 a.m.: Sirens sound in Shlomi and Hanita, northern Israel
5:56 a.m.: Sirens sounded in Metula, northern Israel.
4:53 a.m.: Sirens sounded in Shlomi and Betzet, northern Israel.
2:30 a.m.: A short while ago, a UAV that was fired from the east was intercepted by the IAF.
No sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.
12:51 a.m.: During the day on Tuesday, 18 casualties from the fighting in Lebanon and the northern border were evacuated to Ziv Hospital in Tzfat.
All the victims are suffering from minor injuries. Two remain hospitalized for continued treatment, Eight were discharged to their homes/back to action and eight victims are still undergoing tests in the emergency department.
Tuesday, October 8:
