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Kamala Harris says Israel has a right to defend itself after IDF kills Hezbollah commander. “Israel has a right to defend itself.
Kamala Harris says Israel has a right to defend itself after IDF kills Hezbollah commander. “Israel has a right to defend itself.
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Columbia student group retracts apology of member who said ‘Zionists deserve to die’. Day after Oct. 7 anniversary, Columbia University Apartheid Divest issues explicit endorsement of violence as Khymani James claims he ‘never wrote neo-liberal apology’ in April.
Columbia student group retracts apology of member who said ‘Zionists deserve to die’. Day after Oct. 7 anniversary, Columbia University Apartheid Divest issues explicit endorsement of violence as Khymani James claims he ‘never wrote neo-liberal apology’ in April.
CNN Hides Iran’s Genocidal Ambitions.
As Iran and its terrorist proxies wage war against the Jewish state, CNN owes its audience the truth about Iran’s goal: the destruction of the Jewish state. This is especially so when Iran itself states it publicly.
Yet, in a video report aired on Wednesday, CNN hid Iran’s openly genocidal rhetoric by egregiously mistranslating the regime’s own words. The video report shows an image of a large sign displayed in Tehran. The sign features images from Iran’s October 1 ballistic missile attack against Israel. Over these images, there is text in both Farsi and Hebrew. The narrator describes the text as follows: “‘If you want war, we are the masters of war,’ this poster in Revolution Square Reads, both in Farsi and in Hebrew..
Newton, Massachusetts shooting:
Newton, Massachusetts shooting:
Man who shot anti-Israel attacker loses job.
Man who shot anti-Israel attacker loses job.
Lebanese MP Razi El-Hage: Hizbullah uses Lebanese civilians as human shields for its Commanders and weapons; It should keep its people away from civilian areas, ambulances, and health facilities.
RPGs and weapons located in a school in southern Lebanon.
RPGs and weapons located in a school in southern Lebanon.
'I celebrate God in a different way': Michael Rapaport says ‘more proud’ to be Jewish since October 7.
Murdering their own: Hamas Shooting civilians trying to evacuate Northern Gaza Strip. Palestinian civilians attempting to flee the intense fighting in the northern Gaza Strip are reportedly being shot at by Hamas terrorists trying to stop their escape. Hamas is shooting Gazan civilians who try to evacuate Jabaliya, IDF paramedic says. Cpl. Shai Gilboa photographed providing medical assistance to a Palestinian woman injured in the face by Hamas gunfire while trying to get to a designated safe zone.
Murdering their own: Hamas Shooting civilians trying to evacuate Northern Gaza Strip. Palestinian civilians attempting to flee the intense fighting in the northern Gaza Strip are reportedly being shot at by Hamas terrorists trying to stop their escape. Hamas is shooting Gazan civilians who try to evacuate Jabaliya, IDF paramedic says. Cpl. Shai Gilboa photographed providing medical assistance to a Palestinian woman injured in the face by Hamas gunfire while trying to get to a designated safe zone.
UN’s Francesca Albanese failed to disclose Antisemitic husband worked for PLO Ministry.
What’s behind the ICC sexual scandal and Kamala’s radical pandering?
'It’s been revealed that Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, was accused of sexually harassing one of his employees a few weeks before he requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.'
7 Arab East Jerusalem men arrested in Iran spy plot, including bid to kill nuclear scientist. Ring of suspects aged 19-23, almost all Israeli citizens, marks fifth Iranian spy case revealed since September, and first to profess a desire to hurt Israel as the main motivation.
7 Arab East Jerusalem men arrested in Iran spy plot, including bid to kill nuclear scientist. Ring of suspects aged 19-23, almost all Israeli citizens, marks fifth Iranian spy case revealed since September, and first to profess a desire to hurt Israel as the main motivation.
'They didn't do it for the money - solely to harm Israel'.
'They didn't do it for the money - solely to harm Israel'.
UNRWA partners with org. named after terrorist arms smuggler.
UNICEF continues to fabricate 6,000 imaginary dead children in Gaza based on nothing but Hamas press releases.
Al-Azhar - Sunni Islam's respected religious authority eulogizes Sinwar. Egyptian activist: Al-Azhar's mourning of Sinwar is a threat to Egypt's national security.
Iran unveils ‘No hostage will be released’ blood-splattered mural in Tehran.
Journalist: 'Accused sexual predator -- ICC's Islamic Karim Khan-- Deflects by blaming the Jews.'
A video of Israeli missile demolishing a Hezbollah building is worth more than a thousand words. It shows Israel's unsurpassed morality in waging war. Normally, when a building is demolished in a controlled implosion, it takes a team of structural engineers to study it ahead of time and to strategically place many explosives throughout the building to minimize damage.
Here, the IDF clearly had enough intel to know exactly how the building was built, and they used single missile shot exactly at the right place to take it down - not topple it but have it pancake straight down - with practically no damage to the buildings right next to it.
Of course, Israel gave warning beforehand because it was targeting a Hezbollah weapons depot, not people. No one was injured.
Article: 'How Iran-Hamas’ deadly alliance was born — in America.
Over the last few days, Israel has shared a cache of secret Hamas documents that detail Hamas meetings with a member of the Iranian regime in the months leading up to the terror group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
The documents indicate Iran had advance knowledge of Hamas’ plans.
Communications between Hamas and Iran regarding terrorist attacks on Israel should come as no surprise as Hamas and Iran solidified their alliance and commitment to destroy Israel more than 30 years ago.
But what many may not realize is the very first Hamas meetings with Iran were led by a man whose rise within Hamas began on American soil.
College activist.
Mousa Abu Marzook, the current deputy chief of the Hamas political bureau, led the first meetings with the Iranian regime while he was a student at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La.
Marzook was born in Rafah, in 1951. He was educated in Egypt prior to traveling to the United States on a student visa in the 1980s, where he first attended Colorado State University, then sought his post-graduate degree at Louisiana Tech...'
IDF exposes six Al Jazeera journalists as Gazan terrorists. Hamas or Islamic Jihad. Named are: Anas Jamal Mahmoud Al-Sharif, Alaa Abdul Aziz Muhammad Salama, Hossam Basel Abdul Karim Shabat, Ashraf Sami Ashour Saraj, Ismail Farid Muhammad Abu Omar and Talal Mahmoud Abdul Rahman Aruki.
IDF exposes six Al Jazeera journalists as Gazan terrorists. Hamas or Islamic Jihad. Named are: Anas Jamal Mahmoud Al-Sharif, Alaa Abdul Aziz Muhammad Salama, Hossam Basel Abdul Karim Shabat, Ashraf Sami Ashour Saraj, Ismail Farid Muhammad Abu Omar and Talal Mahmoud Abdul Rahman Aruki.
Gaza documents prove the 6 Al Jazeera journalists are Hamas, PIJ operatives. Army shares personnel spreadsheets, lists of training courses and salary papers uncovered in Strip, following denials by Qatari network that its employees are involved in terror.
Gaza documents prove the 6 Al Jazeera journalists are Hamas, PIJ operatives. Army shares personnel spreadsheets, lists of training courses and salary papers uncovered in Strip, following denials by Qatari network that its employees are involved in terror.
Ex-hostage tells UN she was sexually assaulted by Hamas guard ‘in most horrifying way’. Amit Soussana assails ‘overwhelming silence, even denial’ of atrocities in speech to Security Council; Mia Schem: Captor ‘constantly reminded me he saw me without underwear’. "I was not allowed to cry" or show being sad, after rape act was over.
Sen. Lindsey Graham is demanding answers on reporting that British International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan was accused of misconduct at the same time he was pursuing criminal charges against Israeli officials.
"Public reports indicate that allegations of harassment surfaced in early May – just a few days before Prosecutor Khan applied for arrest warrants against the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Israel for alleged violations of law during the defensive Israeli-Hamas War," Graham, R-S.C., wrote in a letter. "The timing of the allegations is troubling, and only compounds the other strong legal, jurisdictional, and prudential objections I have expressed regarding the Prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants."
On May 20, Khan requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh and Mohammed Deif. All three Hamas leaders have been killed in the past year.
Khan’s application was unprecedented – the first time the criminal court had sought arrests for Western-allied officials.
Prior to Khan’s warrants, he along with a group of senators was working to urge Khan to "adhere to the Rome Statute" and have a dialogue with Israeli officials before moving forward with their prosecution.
On that very day, Khan was set to travel to Israel to meet with officials before deciding whether to move forward with the warrant requests. But he never showed up. He publicly announced his warrant requests without any warning to the Israelis who had planned to make their case against them.
"It has now come to my attention through media reports that Prosecutor Khan was facing allegations of misconduct around the same time, and the resolution of this matter remains a mystery," the senator wrote in the letter. "The abrupt decision to cancel this visit to Israel, along with these contemporaneous allegations needs to be explained, and I request full transparency on the matter to ensure there is no conflict of interest."
Graham said he was "shocked" to learn Khan never showed up for his trip to Israel. "It was a complete change of what we were told that was going to happen, and we never really understood what happened – never made sense to me."
But last week, the Mail reported that around the same time, a female employee with the court informed senior managers about harassment claims made by another female employee against Khan. The woman "was so upset she was in tears."
Report: Warrants for Israeli leaders a smokescreen for ICC prosecutor's sex scandal. Wall Street Journal report says Karim Khan, when confronted with sexual harassment allegations, initially said he'd 'have to resign' but instead allegedly threatened victim and witnesses; days later, he announced warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. Also: 'Anti-Israel animus is sufficient to explain Mr. Khan’s pursuit of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant—especially while leaving untouched their political rival, Benny Gantz, who was the final member of Israel’s war cabinet and also signed off on its decisions.'
Poll: Gaza war ranks low on priority list for average American voter.
Report: 'The Terrorists who cite Francesca Albanese.
Francesca Albanese knowingly supports Hamas and other terrorist groups. In November 2022, Albanese participated in an official conference of Hamas, a designated terrorist group in the U.S., Canada, European Union, Australia and other countries. Speaking by video, she told the assembled terrorists, “You have a right to resist this occupation.” She added: “Israel says ‘resistance equals terrorism,’ but an occupation requires violence and generates violence.”
Albanese participated in the Hamas conference together with Ghazi Hamad, former Hamas Deputy Foreign Minister; Abd al-Latif al-Qanu, Hamas spokesperson; Ahmad al-Mudallal, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader; Khadr Habib, PIJ leader in Gaza; as well as Basem Naim and Isam al-Da’alis from Hamas. (November 2022).
Likewise, Albanese is well aware that her reports and statements are regularly used and relied upon by terrorist groups and their sponsors to justify terrorist attacks against Israelis and Jews.'
Article: 'On Simchat Torah, We Mourn — But Also Hope..
In his 2016 book Essays on Ethics, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote, “A people that can know insecurity and still feel joy is one that can never be defeated, for its spirit can never be broken nor its hope destroyed.”
This year, as Simchat Torah draws near, we are painfully reminded that joy and suffering often coexist. While it is a staple of the human condition for Jews, this paradox echoes relentlessly throughout our history.
In the Diaspora, we will feel this contrast differently. Shmini Atzeret — a day marked by solemnity with Yizkor and the prayer for rain — falls on the anniversary of October 7th. Only the second evening transitions into the joy of Simchat Torah.
In Israel, however, the two days merge into one, with the solemnity of Shmini Atzeret intertwined with the joy of Simchat Torah. This year, embracing the usual high spirits will be incredibly challenging for Israelis. The weight of national grief hangs heavy; indeed, no Simchat Torah will ever be the same again.
When we danced with the Torahs last year, despite knowing that a terrible attack was unfolding, the full extent of the horror was not yet clear. It was only after Simchat Torah ended that the devastating truth began to emerge: 1,200 people tortured, murdered, and mutilated; families torn apart; and hostages dragged into Gaza.
In the months since, every painful detail has come to light, making it nearly impossible to embrace the unrestrained joy that typically defines Simchat Torah. How can we celebrate when every smile is shadowed by memory, and every song tinged with sorrow?
And yet, my late mother’s story comes to mind — her first Simchat Torah after the Holocaust, celebrated in the city of her birth: Rotterdam, Holland. It offers a profound lesson for us today.
My mother was born in 1941, a year after my grandparents married during the Nazi occupation. The Nazis invaded Holland in May 1940, and began deporting Jews to concentration camps in 1942.
Fearing for their lives, my grandparents went into hiding, spending more than two years in a cramped space behind a closet in the home of a gentile friend. My grandfather, active in the Dutch resistance, emerged only at night to carry out covert missions against the Nazis — knowing the risks but refusing to submit to despair.
Meanwhile, my mother was taken in by a Christian couple who raised her as their own, shielding her from the terrors outside. After the war, they returned her to her parents.
When the Nazis were defeated by the Allies in May 1945, Jewish life in Rotterdam began to re-emerge, although only a fraction of the community remained — 75% of Dutch Jewry, more than 100,000 people, had perished in Auschwitz, Sobibor, and other camps.
That fall, the synagogue reopened, and Simchat Torah was celebrated once more. The Torah scrolls my grandfather had hidden with gentile friends were retrieved. Miraculously, Rabbi Levie “Lou” Vorst, who had survived Bergen-Belsen and the infamous “Lost Train,” stood at the helm of the diminished community.
But the celebration was bittersweet. Almost everyone in the synagogue had lost parents, siblings, spouses, or children. My grandparents had lost their parents, siblings, and their second child, my uncle Yitzchak, who had died of malnutrition during the war.
And yet, they danced. Survivors — many without homes or families — clung to the Torah scrolls as if their lives depended on it. My mother, only four years old, stood quietly in the synagogue, receiving candy from weeping survivors. With each piece placed in her open mouth, the message was clear: the future must be sweet, even when the past has been unbearably bitter...'
Article: 'Simchat Torah 5785: Sinwar will not take the holiday from us again. Sinwar robbed us of our lives, but we must not let him rob us of our holidays, the source of our strength as a nation. This year, we all have to dance twice as hard and make up for the joy that was taken from us last year.'
Germany’s Eurovision contestant calls out ‘So Much Hate’ against Israeli singer Eden Golan during competition.
Hezbollah fires 85 rockets at Israel in lead up to Simchat Torah.
Khamenei praises late Nasrallah and Sinwar, calling them key figures in regional resistance.
IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Tyre.
Hezbollah confirms Hashem Safieddine, heir apparent to Nasrallah, killed in Israeli attack.
IDF strikes Gaza school being used as Hamas compound.
Four rockets from Lebanon cause sirens across central Israel.
Hezbollah affiliated media station building struck in Beirut - report.
Nasrallah's replacement died three days after the attack - report.
Hezbollah fired over 135 projectiles into Israeli territory on Wednesday.
Christian Zionists defy war to stand with Israel. Many fewer Christians attended the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem event than in previous years, but those who did express how powerful it was to pray for Jerusalem while in the city itself. Dozens of vibrant flags adorned the gates of Jerusalem’s Tower of David courtyard on Sunday, marking the arrival of one of the largest and most international delegations of Israel supporters since the October 7 massacre last year. Over 500 Christian Zionist delegates from nearly 60 countries arrived in Israel last week for the annual event organized by the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem (ICEJ). The event marks the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, known by Christians as the Feast of Tabernacles.
Israeli manufacturers petition French court to overturn naval expo ban on firms.
Some 20,000 have left Gaza’s Jabaliya, 150 terrorists detained in latest op. Palestinians say 42 killed in past day, as airstrike hits former school in Gaza City used as Hamas command post; second round of polio vaccine drive completed.
IDF targets Beirut's Dahieh after rocket volley to central Israel. Lebanese media reports wave of airstrikes in Hezbollah's stronghold in the country after terror group fired four rockets toward Tel Aviv and surrounding area.
Americans, British strike Hodeidah, Yemen, Houthi aligned media says - report.
* Oct 24, 2024:<br>
Explosion heard over Syria's Damascus, state news agency says.
Arab report reveals Sinwar's instructions for holding the hostages. notes written by former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar with instructions, names, and locations of over 70 hostages. That "they are an important card" in freeing terrorists. And he quoted from Quran.
US Senator Graham says Israel-Saudi deal possible before year-end.
IDF arrests terror suspects in West Bank cities Nablus and Hebron.
"Close cooperation": The IDF reveals - this is how the relationship between Hamas and the Al-Jazeera channel was conducted. In the documents revealed by the IDF spokesman in Arabic, it is possible to see how Hamas directed the media coverage in favor of its own interests.
After the involvement in terrorism of 6 Al-Jazeera channel journalists was revealed, now the IDF is revealing additional documents that indicate close cooperation between Hamas and the channel. Among the findings that were revealed are a ban on the channel from criticizing the organization, through hiding cases of failed rockets to the establishment of a line Secure communication between Hamas and Al Jazeera.
US, Qatari negotiators to meet Israeli team in Doha for hostage talks ‘in coming days’.
In Doha, Blinken announces another $135m. aid for Palestinians.
Harris says Trump ‘is a fascist’ after ex-aide said he wanted generals like Hitler’s. Vice president calls her rival ‘a danger to the well-being and security’ of US, saying his reported suggestion the Nazi leader ‘did some good things’ shows who he ‘really is’.
Task force says UCLA let antisemitism fester amid pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests. Report says Jewish and Israeli students, faculty and staff were assaulted and threatened; panel says administrators should have taken more action against campus rules violations.
3 arrested in Sri Lanka over threats to Israelis; Chabad House named as potential target. One of the terror suspects is reportedly based in Iraq; intelligence said to have been provided from India; police spokesman says security increased in Arugam Bay surf resort area.
Israel said to have delayed Iran strike after US intel leak of attack plans. Report by UK’s Times says Israel has developed an alternative course of action but must war-game it before proceeding due to the need to ‘change certain strategies and components’.
Ex-foes Iran and Saudi Arabia hold joint naval exercise in Sea of Oman.
More than 125 missiles to North:
Two moderately and three lightly injured on Simchat Torah.
Hezbollah drone operative killed in south Lebanon.
Lebanese army says 3 troops killed in Israeli strike; IDF says Hezbollah building hit.
Intense barrage of 50 rockets from Lebanon wounds 3 in northern Israel.
2 moderately hurt and one sustains light injuries from shrapnel near Nahariya.
Israeli jets target Hezbollah military sites in Beirut's Dahieh; 'Another example of terror group's cynical exploitation of Lebanese civilians and facilities,.'
Israeli music guru Yoav Kutner says artists are muzzled over fears of political fallout. The media man’s tumultuous life, which includes losing his memory and a bout with cancer, didn’t strip him of his optimism even as he fears for Israel and bemoans conformist artists.
3 soldiers fall in battle in Lebanon.
Lod Mayor, Binyamin Regional Council, and Samaria Regional Council announce that Mordechai Amoyel, Aviad Neiman, and Shuval Ben Natan fell in battle in Lebanon.
Chief of Staff: 'Sinwar's elimination wasn't planned, but it wasn't by chance'.
Harris dodges q. of whether she'd be more pro-Israel than Trump.
Donald Trump: 'Iranian regime ‘wouldn’t have to’ end if I was president'.
Donald Trump: 'Had Israel followed Biden advice, they'd be waiting for a bomb'.
IDF has seized 3,200 explosives, 2,500 missiles in Lebanon. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari says, 'In the past month alone, we have struck more than 3,200 targets in southern Lebanon, including approximately 350 weapons storage facilities.'
Hezbollah's "plan to occupy the Galilee" massacres which they have built for years - is being revealed.
Hezbollah converted villages in southern Lebanon to command centers, IDF says. IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari says Hezbollah built underground command centers for the Radwan unit, with entrances intentionally placed beneath residential buildings.
IDF names 5 fallen soldiers in southern Lebanon battles. The incident occurred as the forces approached a Shiite village in the western sector of southern Lebanon and were attacked by terrorists who emerged from a tunnel shaft.
'Biden-Harris White House just promoted suspected Iranian spy. Ariane Tabatabai, founding member of the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Iran Experts Initiative and subject of multiple congressional inquiries, was promoted to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense.'
IDF eliminates Hamas terrorist, employee of UNRWA involved in Oct. 7 attack. IDF says Mohammad Abu Itiwi and the terrorists under his command threw grenades into the shelter where partygoers from the Nova music festival were hiding; also directed multiple terror operations against IDF forces operating in Gaza.
UNRWA confirms Hamas Nukhba force commander killed in IDF strike was a staff member. Muhammad Abu Attawi, was eliminated by an Israeli strike in Gaza the day before, after Israel named him as a Hamas Nukbha force commander.
The IDF and Shin Bet said that Muhammad Abu Attawi, who led the killing and kidnapping of Israelis from a roadside bomb shelter near Kibbutz Re’im on October 7 last year, had been employed by UNRWA since July 2022 while serving as a Nukbha commander in Hamas’s Bureij Battalion.
Blinken, while in Qatar calls for 'careful' investigation into (Qatari) Al Jazeera journalists linked to Hamas.
Sen. Tom Cotton: 'Biden's support for UNRWA funds terrorism, prolongs war'.
Republican Senator writes to President Biden urging him to impose terrorism sanctions on UNRWA over its extensive ties to Hamas and to enforce legislation passed by Congress against UNRWA.
Israel requests urgent UN investigation for UNRWA employee involvement on October 7. It requested urgent clarification from senior UN officials regarding UNWRA employee involvement in the October 7 Hamas attack. In addition, the IDF called for an "urgent investigation" into the UNWRA employees.
* Oct 25, 2024:<br>
One Year of War: 1,590 bereaved parents, 306 widows, 645 orphans. More than 5,200 family members have been bereaved, including approximately 1,590 bereaved parents, 306 widows, 645 orphans, and over 2,730 bereaved siblings.
Sinwar's instructions for holding the hostages revealed. Arabic media publishes notes written by former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar with instructions, names, and locations of over 70 hostages.
IDF eliminates Abbas Adnan Moslem, Radwan Force Aitaroun commander. Moslem was responsible for conducting terror activities against Israel's North and IDF troops, the military added.
US calls on citizens to avoid protests near US, Israeli 'facilities' worldwide.
The US State Department published a statement on its website on Friday warning its citizens to avoid protests near US and Israeli "facilities" worldwide, following social media posts calling for such events to take place.
IDF intercepts drone that crossed into Israel from Syria.
Lebanon grey-listed by financial watchdog FATF, two sources say. Lebanon has been placed on a grey list of countries under special scrutiny by financial crime watchdog FATF, two financial sources said.
Two underground terrorist compounds destroyed in Lebanon. Among the compounds was a weapons storehouse intended to equip Hezbollah forces invading Israel.
Hopeful for UK’s Conservative Party leadership runs on a firmly pro-Israel platform.
Israel set to pass laws Monday that will heavily restrict UNRWA in Gaza, West Bank.
2 dead, dozens wounded in rocket fire to Galilee. Hassan Suad, 21, and Arjwan Manaa, 35, were killed by rocket shrapnel following a Hezbollah rocket barrage on -- Druze town -- Majd al-Krum; IDF says barrage included some 30 rockets.
Senior Hamas "official" rejects reported partial deal for Gaza. Osama Hamdan says Israel attempts to work around basic demands to withdraw its troops and end the war.
ICC chief seeking arrest warrant for Netanyahu facing sexual misconduct accusations.
Resolutely rooted war-time farmers work together to douse Hezbollah rocket flames.
TikToker charged for tearing down Greek flags she thought were Israeli at NJ eatery.
IDF names 3 fallen soldier in northern Gaza Strip battles.
ICC replaces on health grounds judge mulling request for Netanyahu arrest warrant.
Mandela’s grandson denied UK visa over his support for Hamas.
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A little over a year (on the Hebrew calendar) since the Oct 7 attack on Simchat Torah: Israel strikes Iranian precise military targets in hours-long waves of attacks. Responding to its aggression. Zero interceptions by Iran.
IDF says in a statement that Israel's defensive capabilities are fully mobilized.
The IDF said Israel began was conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran.
"The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel since October 7th – on seven fronts – including direct attacks from Iranian soil. Like every other sovereign country in the world, the State of Israel has the right and the duty to respond," the military said in a statement. "Our defensive and offensive capabilities are fully mobilized. We will do whatever necessary to defend the State of Israel and the people of Israel.
'Israeli strikes attempt to reestablish deterrence but not provoke war.'
Explosions were also heard in the Damascus countryside and central region, according to Syrian state TV. The UK-based Syrian opposition site Observatory for Human rights said Israeli planes were seen in the sky over Damascus and Homs, targeting air defenses.
Tehran downplays Israeli strike
This could be seen as an effort to avoid the need to retaliate.
Amos Hochstein to visit Tel Aviv for ceasefire talks, may visit Beirut.
Biden-Harris Admin Sued for Stonewalling Investigation Into Iran-Tied Pentagon Official. Lawsuit 'should shine useful light' on role that 'pro-Iranian apologists' have played in admin, official says. America First Legal, a nonprofit oversight group run by former Trump administration officials, filed its lawsuit against the Pentagon on Tuesday, accusing the agency of stonewalling its probe into Tabatabai and other senior U.S. officials for the past year.
Trump: "I rebuilt our military, I rebuilt our nuclear.. I got to realize how powerful that nuclear is... one bomb, Israel is gone. Forget it. One bonb could take out the entire east coast."
'The worst thing I've ever heard': Holocaust survivor blasts Harris for comparing Trump to Hitler. 'She owes my parents and everybody else who was murdered by Hitler an apology,' the Auschwitz survivor says in a clip advertised by Trump ad.
Johnson and McConnell: Harris calling Trump ‘fascist’ could invite assassination attempt.
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20 different targets were hit, though Tehran downplayed the situation in the morning, given warnings they received from the U.S. against a possible response.
Israeli precise strikes on Iran completed. It went on for over 3 hours, across three separate waves, dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets and aircraft targeted military complexes, air defense systems - first, S-300 air defense battery at Tehran airport, then missile production facilities, and surface-to-surface missile launchers in Tehran, as well as in the Khuzestan and Ilam provinces in western Iran. In all 20 targets were hit. At least 3 IRGC missile bases targeted; Israeli drones attacked secret Parchin military base, at least one hit. On NYT reported from IRGC Israeli attack on Parchin base in Iran, aside from developing missile & suicide drone tech, site was also used for nuclear work; bombing Parchin could disrupt Iran’s ability to carry out nuclear tests.
The Islamic Republic, after first downplaying it, it then decided to threaten retaliation.
Named op.: 'Days of Repentance':
US was notified ahead of op.
IRGC reportedly also targeted.
About missile manufacturing facilities used to produce the missiles. "These missiles posed a direct and immediate threat to the citizens of the State of Israel." Simultaneously, the IDF struck surface-to-air missile arrays and additional Iranian aerial capabilities, that were intended to restrict Israel's aerial freedom of operation in Iran.
Israel avoided attacking targets that could drag the region into an all-out war including Iran's oil production and nuclear sites.
Mission accomplished all returned without harm.
Israel warned Iran before the attack: "Do not respond."
After overnight strikes, IDF warns Iran (again) not to ‘make mistake’ of further escalating.
A source for Sky News Arabia: "Russia provided Iran with intelligence information about the military operations of Israel and the United States..."
A White House official expressed hope that Iran would not retaliate for the Israeli strike and threatened "consequences" if it does. This should be the end of the direct exchange.
Report: Israel designed attack so Iran could 'deny major damage'.
Timeline:
About 900 miles from Israel, in the early hours of Saturday, precisely 25 days after Iran's ballistic missile attack, reports of explosions in Iran began to emerge at 2:00 AM - Israel time, signaling the start of Israel's counterattack.
-The first wave began, as mentioned, at 2:00 AM (Israeli time) with reports of explosions in Tehran, as well as in Syria and Iraq, leading to the closure of their airspace. Reports indicated that this wave primarily targeted air defense systems in all three countries, likely to allow Israeli Air Force aircraft the freedom to proceed with their strikes. However, at the time, the situation was unclear: with the sound of explosions, frightened residents in Iran took to the streets, fearing that airports in the Iranian capital might have been hit.
-Shortly afterward, around 2:30 AM, the IDF spokesperson officially confirmed: "The IDF is carrying out precise military strikes in Iran, in response to the ongoing attacks by the Iranian regime against the State of Israel in recent months, in accordance with the directive of the political echelon."
IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stated in an English-language declaration to the foreign media that Israel "has the right and obligation to respond" to Iran, "like any other sovereign country in the world." He noted the strike is a response to months of Iranian actions against Israel since October 7, including those by its proxies.
At this stage, the Iranians focused on downplaying the events, with reports from the country stating that the source of the explosion sounds was the air defense systems intercepting the IDF attack. BBC noted shortly afterward that it was unclear which sites were hit in Iran, as Tehran claimed that routine life continued, and Israel did not disclose what it was targeting other than "military targets."
-Around 3:00 AM, it was reported that President Joe Biden was "closely updated" on the developments. About half an hour later, the Pentagon clarified that the U.S. was not involved in the strike in Iran, although it was informed about it. Israel, in fact, shared with the U.S. what it planned to do and did not surprise it despite Pentagon document leaks.
-At 4:15 AM, further reports indicated that President Biden and Vice President Harris were updated on the attack.
Documenting the damage south of Tehran
Despite this, until almost 4:00 AM, global media continued to report it was still unclear what was hit and where, also noting Syria reported Israeli airstrikes hitting military sites in its center and south. Then, reports of another wave of attacks in Iran surfaced, along with footage of interception attempts in the skies.
In this wave, Israel hit Iranian surface-to-surface missile production facilities, with an informed Israeli source stating, "The intelligence provided by the Military Intelligence Directorate in this event is science fiction beyond all imagination. The hit on factories producing surface-to-surface missiles was precise, to ensure significant impact. This is 16-digit precise intelligence (full coordinates) on an irreplaceable factory, with a precise Air Force strike, neither near nor approximate."
As pilots were still in enemy territory, offices of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant began releasing photos of them in the Operations Directorate's command bunker.
NYT reported that the strikes in the additional wave concluded about half an hour after they began, around 5:00 AM, targeting air defense systems, missile production facilities, UAVs, and launch sites.
"If Iran makes a mistake - we will respond."
-At 6:00 AM, IDF announced that the Air Force jets had returned safely to the country after striking air defense systems and surface-to-surface missiles in Iran, stating that the operation was named "Days of Repentance."
"Air Force jets attacked, with intelligence guidance, missile production means that Iran launched toward the State of Israel in the past year. Simultaneously, surface-to-air missile arrays and additional aerial capabilities of Iran were attacked, which were intended to limit Israel's aerial freedom of action in Iran. IDF has many offensive operational capabilities, some of which were carried out today in striking strategic arrays deep within Iran. The State of Israel reserves the right and duty to protect its citizens if the Iranian regime continues its attacks against Israel and its citizens."
"The extent of the damages and results will be revealed later, but already there is broader freedom of action for the IDF," they said. "We are focused on the objectives of the war in Lebanon and Gaza, and Iran is pushing for regional escalation. We are at peak readiness in defense and offense, with no change in the Home Front Command instructions at the moment. We are in ongoing intelligence and operational assessment. We have proven that we can strike at any point in the Middle East."
-About 20 minutes after the IDF's announcement, in a conversation with reporters, a senior White House official stated the U.S. fully backs Israel and warns Iran of "consequences" if it responds to the IDF strike — which was defined as "self-defense." According to the official, "We deployed a missile battery and acted to strengthen Israel's air defense systems in anticipation of tonight's response. President Biden and Vice President Harris have clearly demonstrated that we will always help protect Israel from Iran and its terrorist organizations."
-After attempting throughout the night to downplay the results of the strikes, at 6:30 AM, it decided to admit for the first time that "minimal damage" (sic) was caused at several sites, but falsely claimed that its air defense systems supposedly "succeded" in confronting "Israeli aggression (sic)."
Yet, Iran admitted two soldiers killed, including an officer equivalent to the rank of major.
Israel targeted 'critical component' of missile manufacturing.
Israel hit an important factory that is used for the production of Iranian ballistic missiles. A factory for the production of solid fuel that is used to propel the Khaibar and Qasem ballistic missiles, which were launched at Israel in the Iranian attack on October 1.
Four women participated in the Israel attack on Iran.
After Israeli strikes, West urges Iran to stand down as Muslim nations slam Jerusalem. Washington says Islamic Republic must end ‘cycle of fighting,’ as official signals approval of Jerusalem’s ‘targeted and proportional’ response to Iran’s Oct. 1 missile attack.
Opposition in Israel pans failure to exact ‘heavy price’ from Iran - Liberman dismisses ‘PR actions', "we have returned to the concept" (of Oct 6), "buying quiet for the short term".
US welcomes limited strike. Gantz congratulates, Lapid says not attacking strategic and economic targets ‘was wrong,’ Yair Golan lauds military, White House for persuading government to hold back.
At least 8 injured, 2 critically in Druze town Majd al-Krum after Hezbollah rocket attack.
Iran reopens airspace following Israeli strike.
Israeli forces kill Hamas operative in Tulkarem plotting ‘imminent’ attack. Islam Odeh planned ‘major terror attack’ for Oct. 7 anniversary with other members of terror group; troops find bomb parts in his car.
Under a Lebanese border village, IDF finds huge Hezbollah base primed for invasion.
In southern Lebanon: IDF destroys tunnel using 400 tons of explosives.
Israel under fire: Hezbollah fires some 80 projectiles into Israeli territory.
In southern Lebanon: IDF destroyed 130 launchers over the past week.
Within less than an hour, the IDF struck the launcher which was used in the rocket strike on Majd al-Krum, avenging the deaths of two citizens and the injury of seven others.
Revealed: Hussein Ahmad Karaki, the head of the Hezbollah operations in Latin America, is the man behind the 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, and the 1994 bombing of the Jewish community center in the city.
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==Nasrallah - eliminated==
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