Hezbollah is intensifying its use of ballistic missiles and targeting Haifa with two surface-to-surface missiles, according to the Israeli Army Radio.
At least 45 Palestinians have been killed since dawn on Tuesday in the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, Al-Jazeera reported, citing medical sources.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said that 170,000 weapons have distributed to Israelis in the last eight months.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza), 42,289 Palestinians have been killed, and 98,684 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.
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Israel carried out a heinous massacre in Deir Al-Balah, throwing incendiary bombs at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital yards and burning displaced Palestinians alive.
Following the successful attack at the Binyamina military training camp on Sunday night, Hezbollah continued to fire rockets toward Israel.
Several Palestinian civilians were killed in Jabaliya since dawn on Monday while an Israeli airstrike on a medical center in southern Lebanon left one killed and one wounded.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza), 42,289 Palestinians have been killed, and 98,684 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.
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At least seven Israeli soldiers were transferred to hospitals due to a ‘difficult security incident’ on the northern border with Lebanon.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Israel’s plan is to besiege and starve Palestinians in northern Gaza.
Huge explosions were heard in Haifa as several rockets were fired from Lebanon to northern Israel.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza), 42,175 Palestinians have been killed, and 98,336 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.
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Several Palestinians were injured as Israeli artillery continued to shell Jabaliya and Khan Yunis, in the northern and southern Gaza Strip respectively.
The Lebanese movement Hezbollah bombed several Israeli military bases, including Ramia.
Meanwhile, a young Palestinian man was seriously injured in clashes between resistance fighters and Palestinian Authority forces in the city of Tubas, in the northern West Bank.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza), 42,175 Palestinians have been killed, and 98,336 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.
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At least one Israeli was killed and another seriously injured as a result of an anti-tank missile fired toward the Yar’on area in northern Israel.
According to Israeli media, no decision was taken by the Israeli security cabinet regarding a possible response to Iran.
Meanwhile, Gaza was classified as a ‘secondary battlefield’ for the first time since October 7, 2023. More resources will be directed to Lebanon, according to Yedioth Ahronoth.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza), 42,126 Palestinians have been killed, and 98,117 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.
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Three Israeli army officers were killed in battles in northern Gaza, per the admission of the Israeli military.
For days now, Israeli troops have been attacking Jabaliya and other areas in the northern Strip. Resistance, however, remained fierce, where several ‘complex ambushes’ have been carried out in recent days.
The latest ambush took place today where Al-Qassam “trapped a mechanized infantry company of the occupation army consisting of 12 military vehicles and a truck loaded with soldiers in a pre-prepared area.”
“Though the Israeli army had claimed to have defeated Hamas in northern Gaza only a few months after the start of the war, the latest incursions indicate that the resistance in those areas remained as stiff as before
Below are the latest statements by the two main Resistance forces in Gaza, and the Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah.
The statements were communicated via their Telegram channels and are published here in their original form.
Al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas)
“Al-Qassam Brigades target a zionist Merkava tank with an explosive device near the Civil Defense west of Jabalia camp, northern Gaza Strip.
“Al-Qassam Brigades destroy a zionist Merkava 4 tank with a high-powered explosive device in Al-Zahraa neighborhood, west of Jabalia camp, northern Gaza Strip.
“Al-Qassam Brigades bombard enemy forces’ gatherings east of Jabalia camp, north of the Gaza Strip, with mortar shells.
“Al-Qassam fighters clashed with a special zionist force at point-blank range, killing and wounding its members, west of Jabalia camp, northern Gaza Strip.
“During a complex ambush east of Jabalia Camp, Al-Qassam fighters trapped a mechanized infantry company of the occupation army consisting of 12 military vehicles and a truck loaded with soldiers in a pre-prepared area.
“Upon the force’s arrival at the killing zone, a Shuath explosive was detonated in the truck carrying soldiers, and a Ra’adiya explosive was detonated in a “Hummer” jeep. Another jeep was targeted with a tandem shell.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: During a complex ambush east of Jabalia Camp, Al-Qassam fighters trapped a mechanized infantry company of the occupation army consisting of 12 military vehicles and a truck loaded with soldiers in a pre-prepared area. pic.twitter.com/pq3sEPgzvW
“Our fighters then advanced towards the ambush area and eliminated the remaining soldiers at point-blank range with light weapons. They also targeted several soldiers who fled towards a house with an anti-personnel explosive, causing deaths and injuries among them.
“As part of the continuation of the pre-prepared “area” ambush east of Jabalia camp, Al-Qassam fighters successfully targeted two zionist Merkava tanks with a Tandem shell and a Shuath explosive device, which were deployed with the rescue force to the location.
“09:30 – Al-Qassam fighters successfully targeted an enemy reconnaissance patrol consisting of two jeeps and four zionist soldiers with a suicide drone east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
“Al-Qassam Brigades target a zionist Merkava tank with a tandem shell near Umm Al-Mu’minin Aisha Mosque in Jabalia camp, northern Gaza Strip.
“The IOF admits that three of its soldiers, including an officer, were killed in the complex Al-Qassam ambush in Jabalia camp, northern #Gaza Strip amidst the ongoing siege of the area.
“Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades fighters, in cooperation with fighters in Saraya Al-Quds, managed to snipe a zionist soldier east of Jabalia city, north of the Gaza Strip.”
Al-Quds Brigades (Islamic Jihad)
“Our fighters sniped a zionist soldier in the Al-Tawam area, northwest of Gaza City.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We targeted a gathering of enemy vehicles with anti-tank shells and clashed with the soldiers at zero distance in the invasion area near the Riyad al-Salihin Mosque in the middle of the Jabalia camp. pic.twitter.com/ZccGgLJ4Hf
“We targeted a gathering of enemy vehicles with anti-tank shells and clashed with the soldiers at zero distance in the invasion area near the Riyad al-Salihin Mosque in the middle of the Jabalia camp.
“We bombarded a gathering of enemy soldiers and vehicles that had penetrated the Civil Administration area east of Jabalia camp with mortar shells.”
Hezbollah
“In support of the steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and in support with their brave and honorable resistance, and in defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic Resistance carried out several operations against attempts by the Israeli enemy to advance along the Lebanese-Palestinian border, as well as several operations against positions, bases, and the deployment of the Israeli enemy army and settlements in northern occupied Palestine on Thursday, 10-10-2024, as follows:
HEZBOLLAH: "Scenes from the Islamic Resistance confronting infiltration attempts of the Israeli enemy forces on the southern Lebanese borders – eastern sector." pic.twitter.com/RjL7VTWkP4
“1- At 10:00, targeted the settlement of Kiryat Shmona with a large rocket barrage, in response to the brutal Israeli violations of cities, villages, and civilians.
“2- At 10:00, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in the vicinity of the Al-Marj site with a rocket barrage.
“3- At 10:00, targeted a gathering of enemy Israeli soldiers in Beit Hillel with a rocket barrage.
“4- At 10:00, targeted a gathering of enemy Israeli soldiers in Mayan Baruch with a rocket barrage.
“5- At 11:15, targeted a gathering of enemy Israeli soldiers in Kfar Giladi with a rocket barrage.
“6- At 11:45, targeted an Israeli tank with guided missiles as it advanced towards Ras Al-Naqoura, resulting in its destruction and causing its crew to be killed and wounded.
“7- At 13:15, targeted a force of Israeli enemy soldiers while they were attempting to evacuate casualties from Ras Al-Naqoura area with a barrage of rockets, hitting them directly.
“8- At 14:00, targeted a force of Israeli enemy soldiers while they were trying again to withdraw casualties from the targeted vehicle in the Ras al-Naqoura area with a rocket barrage.
“9- At 14:00, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in Kfar Giladi with a rocket barrage.
“10- At 14:25, targeted the settlement of Karmiel with a rocket barrage, in response to the brutal “israeli” violations of cities, villages, and civilians
“11- At 15:00, targeted a movement of Israeli” enemy soldiers in Al-Majdal hill in Meis Al-Jabal with a rocket barrage.
“12- At 15:15, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in Khallet Al-Shindiba, west of the Manara Gate, with a rocket barrage.
“13- At 15:30, targeted Israeli enemy soldiers as they advanced towards the Church area between Meis al-Jabal and Muhaibib with a rocket barrage.
“14- At 15:40, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in Kfar Giladi with a rocket barrage.
“15- At 15:45, targeted the Zevulun area, north of Haifa with a large rocket barrage, in response to brutal Israeli violations of cities, villages, and civilians.
“16- At 16:15, targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in the vicinity of the Yaroun cemetery with a rocket barrage.
“17- At 16:40, targeted gatherings of Israeli enemy soldiers south of Yir’on with a rocket barrage.
“18- At 17:00, targeted a force of Israeli enemy soldiers while they were trying for the third time to withdraw casualties from the targeted vehicle in the Ras al-Naqoura area with a rocket barrage.
“19- At 20:05, targeted a force of Israeli enemy soldiers while they were trying for the fourth time to withdraw the wounded from the targeted vehicle in the Ras Al-Naqoura area with a rocket barrage.
“20- Targeted the Yiftah barracks with a rocket barrage.”
“Israel is detaining and prosecuting an American journalist for doing journalism. Will his media colleagues defend him?”
Israeli forces assaulted and detained five journalists, including American investigative reporter Jeremy Loffredo, who is reportedly being charged with “aiding the enemy” following his report on Iran’s ballistic missile attack on targets in Tel Aviv and other parts of the country.
“Today I was beaten, kidnapped, blindfolded and taken to a military base by the Israeli Occupation Forces, together with 4 other journalists,” Andrey X, a Russian journalist posted on X on Wednesday.
“Two of us were held for 11 hours without charges, my phone was confiscated (stolen), and one of us is still in custody,” he added.
Today I was beaten, kidnapped, blindfolded and taken to a military base by the Israeli Occupation Forces, together with 4 other journalists.
Two of us were held for 11 hours without charges, my phone was confiscated (stolen), and one of us is still in custody.
According to the Israeli YNet news, 28-year-old Loffredo a reporter for US-based The Grayzone News “was arrested by police on suspicion of endangering national security after reporting on where missiles landed in the attack launched by Iran earlier this month including in the IDF’s Nevatim Air Base and an intelligence base in central Israel.”
‘Diplomatic Incident’
The paper claimed that Loffredo said, “that attacks on Gaza were launched from the Nevatim base and said that government’s private jet used by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was located there.”
“The charges against him include aiding the enemy during wartime and providing information to the enemy,” the report added.
According to Israel’s @ynetnews, Israel is charging US journalist Jeremy Loffredo with “aiding the enemy during wartime and providing information to the enemy” for reporting on the Israeli military targets hit by Iran earlier this month.
His arrest “has raised concerns of a potential diplomatic incident between Israel and the U.S. because of his status as a foreign journalist.”
US embassy representatives attended “a hearing on the request of the police to extend his detention.”
No Attempt to ‘Hide Anything’
The paper quotes Loffredo’s attorney as saying that he “published the information openly and fully, without attempting to hide anything. If this information constitutes aiding the enemy, many other journalists in Israel, including Israeli reporters, should also be arrested.”
“A spy would not have acted so publicly and transparently,” Leah Tsemel added.
Max Blumenthal, the editor of the Grayzone, posted on X: “I’ve just learned that @loffredojeremy was among the journalists arrested by the Israeli military and is still in jail. His phone has been confiscated. That is all I’m able to say for now.”
Fellow Grayzone journalist, Aaron Maté, said “Israel is detaining and prosecuting an American journalist for doing journalism.”
“Will his media colleagues defend him?” he asked on X.
???Military arrested journalist Jeremy Loffredo @loffredojeremy ?
His last video posted on X reports the damage Iran did to Israel’s strategic locations. Damages the mainstream media did not report. Now @X has locked his acct from repost. pic.twitter.com/YKM2wzWDUi
Loffredo’s arrest reportedly follows his report published by The Grayzone on the extensive damage to Israeli military bases struck by Iran in its ballistic missile attack on October 1.
According to a Press TV report, Loffredo, who is based in New York City, traveled to Israel to document “several impact sites that had not been reported by Israeli authorities, including areas near the Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv.”
His suspicious behavior reportedly led to his arrest in the Dahieh district of Beirut.
An Israeli citizen who holds a British passport was arrested in Lebanon after entering the country as “an investigative journalist” and subsequently deported to the United States following American pressure, according to reports.
Joshua (Shoki) Tartakovsky, “a former ultra-Orthodox resident of Jerusalem”, the Israeli YNet News reported, was arrested in Beirut on Tuesday “after entering Lebanon recently saying he is an investigative journalist.”
Lebanese media reported that Joshua Tartakovsky, a 42-year-old Israeli citizen who also holds a British passport, was arrested on Tuesday in Beiruthttps://t.co/5ctGlsX7oJ
“His behavior aroused suspicion among the Lebanese authorities, and when he was caught, they discovered he had an Israeli passport,” the report stated, adding that according to his social media accounts, it was not his first visit to Beirut.
Citing the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar and Israeli officials, the Israeli Haaretz newspaper reported that the 42-year-old “is also listed as American on several websites that he has contributed work to.”
YNet cited Al-Akhbar as reporting that he was an Israeli “born in the United States who works for a weekly publication.”
The report further said that he had been arrested in the Dahieh district, two weeks after his arrival in Beirut and that he had entered the country with other journalists, “but his suspicious behavior led to his arrest.”
Illegal Entry
It is illegal for Israelis to enter Lebanon under both Israeli and Lebanese law.
?| ?????? NEW: Yehoshua Tartakovsky, the Israeli spy who was arrested yesterday in the southern suburb of Beirut, was released today and sent back to the United States after American officials intervened.
Haaretz said Tartakovsky, “who describes himself as an independent journalist, is a graduate of Brown University in Rhode Island and the London School of Economics, according to his author page on the Vision Magazine website.”
His former places of employment include the International Defense and Security Team at Transparency International in London, the Global Public Policy Institute in Berlin and the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs in Israel.
Served in Israeli Army
Haaretz said that in an article Tartakovsky “wrote for his student newspaper in 2014, he identified himself as a ‘Brown alum who also served in the Israeli Occupation Forces’” But at the same time also a “supporter of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel.”
YNet said his friends described him as a “peculiar character” often shifting his political stances.
“One noted his frequent shifts in political stance, characterizing him as someone who could be far-right one day and far-left the next,” the report said.
Another reportedly said “I’d be surprised if he has a journalist’s credentials; he was writing blogs and giving interviews on TV in various countries. He’s a polyglot.”
There are at least four profiles listed under Tartakovsky’s name on X.
Hezbollah meanwhile said it successfully thwarted multiple infiltration attempts by Israeli forces at various points in the south since early on Tuesday.
The Israeli military announced the death of at least one soldier in southern Lebanon on Thursday, confirming that the reservist was the 12th soldier killed in the ground offensive against Lebanon, according to Israeli media.
Citing the Israeli military, the Times of Israel said the sergeant major was of the Alon Brigade’s 5030th Batallion, while another reserve soldier of the same unit was injured in the clashes.
On Wednesday, Israeli media reported a total of 38 injuries among soldiers in 24 hours, al-Mayadeen reported.
Hezbollah meanwhile said it successfully thwarted multiple infiltration attempts by Israeli forces at various points in the south since early on Tuesday.
On Thursday morning, the movement said it targeted an Israeli tank with guided missiles as it advanced toward Ras al-Naqoura, resulting in casualties. It later targeted soldiers attempting to rescue wounded soldiers from the site.
Seven wounded soldiers were transferred from the combat zone in the north to Ziv Hospital, the Israeli Army Radio said pic.twitter.com/gdqkNcMi11
Israeli forces also fired at the headquarters of the UN Interim Force (UNIFIL) in Naqoura where Italian troops are stationed, prompting Rome to summon the Israeli ambassador.
“UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters and nearby positions have been repeatedly hit,” the UN mission said in a statement.
“This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall.”
IDF attacks UN peacekeeping positions, injuring 2 UNIFIL peacekeepers.https://t.co/JrNcEyinfA
“We remind the IDF and all actors of their obligations to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property and to respect the inviolability of UN premises at all times,” the UN mission said.
Soldiers Vow to Stop Fighting
Meanwhile, more than 100 Israeli soldiers have threatened to stop serving in the army unless the government works to secure a ceasefire and the release of captives in Gaza.
Signatories of the letter, which was signed by 130 soldiers and addressed to Israeli Cabinet ministers and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff, included reservists and draftees from various military units, such as the Armored Corps, Artillery Corps, Home Front Command, air force, and navy.
“It is now clear that continuing the war in Gaza does not only delay the hostages’ return from captivity but also endangers their lives: Many hostages have been killed by IDF strikes, many more than those who have been rescued in military operations to save them,” the letter read, according to a Haaretz report on Wednesday.
It continued: “We, who serve and have served with dedication and while risking are lives, hereby announce that if the government does not immediately change course and work toward a deal to bring the hostages back home, we will not be able to continue serving.
The soldiers added, “For some of us, the red line has been crossed already; for others, it is rapidly approaching: the day is approaching when we will, with broken hearts, stop reporting for duty.”
Hezbollah Showing ‘Organization’ – Russia
Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Hezbollah has not lost its chain of command despite Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
“According to our assessments, Hezbollah, including the military wing, has not lost its chain of command and is demonstrating organization,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told reporters on Wednesday.
In response, the Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto summoned the Israeli ambassador to Italy over the incidents at UNIFIL bases.
Two UN peacekeepers were injured on Thursday after Israeli forces fired at the headquarters of the UN Interim Force (UNIFIL) in south Lebanon where Italian troops are stationed, prompting Rome to summon the Israeli ambassador.
“UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters and nearby positions have been repeatedly hit,” the UN mission said in a statement.
“This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall.”
IDF attacks UN peacekeeping positions, injuring 2 UNIFIL peacekeepers.https://t.co/JrNcEyinfA
In response, the Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto summoned the Israeli ambassador to Italy, the Italian Ansa news agency reported, over the incidents at UNIFIL bases where Italian soldiers operate.
“These incidents are intolerable and must be carefully, decisively avoided,” Crosetto reportedly said. “For this reasons, I protested to my Israeli counterpart and to the Israeli ambassador to Italy.”
Crosetto blasts 'intolerable' attack on UNIFIL. Defence minister complains to Israeli counterpart, ambassador #ANSAhttps://t.co/q47pVaneWE
The agency quoted Crosetto as saying he sent “a formal communication to the United Nations to reiterate the unacceptability of what is happening in Southern Lebanon and to ensure Italy’s full, constructive collaboration in all military initiatives aimed at promoting a de-escalation of the situation and the restoration of international law.”
The ambassador said, “The safety of the Italian soldiers deployed in Lebanon remains an absolute priority for me and for the entire Italian government, so that the Italian peacekeepers continue their work of mediation and support for peace and stability in Lebanon and the entire region.”
Earlier Attacks
On Wednesday, UNIFIL said, Israeli forces deliberately fired at and disabled the position’s perimeter-monitoring cameras.
We remind the IDF and all actors of their obligations to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property and to respect the inviolability of UN premises at all times. UNIFIL peacekeepers are present in south Lebanon to support a return to stability under SC mandate.
The occupation forces also deliberately fired on UNP 1-32A, where regular Tripartite meetings were held before the conflict began, damaging lighting and a relay station, according to a UN News report.
“In the past days we have seen incursions from Israel into Lebanon in Naqoura and other areas,” the UN mission said, confirming that the Israeli forces have clashed with Hezbollah fighters on the ground.
Israeli forces also fired on UN position 1-31 in Ras Naqoura, hitting the entrance to the bunker where peacekeepers were sheltering and damaging vehicles and a communications system, the report added.
An Israeli military drone was also observed flying inside the UN position up to the bunker entrance.
“We remind the IDF and all actors of their obligations to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property and to respect the inviolability of UN premises at all times,” the UN mission said.
UN peacekeepers are present in south Lebanon to support a return to stability under a 2006 Security Council mandate. UNIFIL said any deliberate attack on peacekeepers is a grave violation of international humanitarian law and Security Council resolution 1701.
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Israel continued to carry out massacres in Gaza. (Photo: via social media) 
Israel committed a heinous massacre in Deir Al-Balah. (Photo: via social media) 
Many Israeli soldiers were killed and wounded due to a drone launched from Hezbollah. (Photo: video grab) 
Israel continued to carry out massacres in Gaza. (Photo: via QNN) 
Israel continued to bomb Lebanon. (Photo: via social media) 
An Al-Qassam fighter in Gaza. (Photo: video grab) 
Grayzone journalist Jeremy Loffredo was detained by Israeli forces. (Photo: video grab) 
An Israeli citizen who holds a British passport was arrested in Lebanon after entering the country. (Photo: via social media) 
Hezbollah fighters at the Lebanese-Israeli border. (Photo: Hezollah military media) 
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto (R) with Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Israel Katz in Rome. (Photo: via Italian Ministry of Defense) 
