Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Hamas leader’s death won’t halt ‘Axis of Resistance’, says Iran Supreme Leader; drone launched at Netanyahu home
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Meanwhile, according to Israel Defence Forces (IDF), as many as 55 projectiles were launched towards Haifa and other northern Israeli cities from Lebanon. The strikes into Israel come as its war with Hezbollah — a Hamas ally backed by Iran — has intensified in recent weeks.
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Chief pathologist Dr. Chen Kugel who autopsied the body of Hamas leader Sinwar told CNN that he was killed by a gunshot wound to the head, even though he suffered other injuries from a tank shell or missile. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday evening announced that Sinwar— who led the October 7 attacks that triggered the war in Gaza — was killed by Israeli forces in Rafah. The Israeli military is still working to learn all of the details of the event, an IDF spokesperson told CNN, on Kugel’s findings.
Where the does the war stand? Following the killing of Sinwar, IDF confirmed that more than 50 rockets have been fired from Lebanon at northern Israel. In a post on X, IDF said “Approximately 55 projectiles have been launched by Hezbollah toward Haifa and northern Israel this morning, causing hundreds of thousands of Israelis to spend their weekend running to shelter.” Additionally, the military confirmed that Thursday night the Air Force intercepted “an unmanned aircraft in the maritime space in front of the country’s coasts”. Meanwhile, quoting Lebanese media, the official news agency of the government of Lebanon National News Agency (NNA) reported, evacuation warnings have been issued by Israel in eastern and southern Lebanon.
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13:01 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel Hamas Conflict Live Updates: 2 more drones crossing into Israel intercepted, no casualties reported
Along with the drone that was launched towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence in Caesarea, two more drones that crossed into Israeli territory were intercepted, the military told news agency Reuters.
According to the report, there were no casualties reported, according to the Israeli ambulance service and police said explosions had been heard in Caesarea, coastal town where Netanyahu has a holiday home.
The drone attack was not immediately claimed by the Lebanese Iran-backed group Hezbollah, which has been trading fire with Israel since last October, or any other militant group. (Reuters)
12:58 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Drone launched towards Israeli PM Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea
A drone was launched towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea on Saturday, news agency Reuters reported, adding that the PM was not present at his residence during the attack.
No casualties were reported, according to Reuters.
This comes a day after Netanyahu said that war could end immediately if Hamas returns hostages and ceases its armed actions, which Hamas refused to agree with as its leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces escalating the tensions.
12:41 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel Hamas Conflict Live Updates: At least 11 killed in Israeli strike on home in central Gaza, WAFA says
At least 11 people were killed in Israeli strike on a home in central Gaza's Al Maghazi refugee camp, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA said on Saturday, adding that there are still missing people under the rubble, news agency Reuters reported.
12:13 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Iran's Araqchi says anyone who knows 'how and when Israel will attack Iran' should be held accountable
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, responding to comments by US President Joe Biden, said on Saturday anyone who knows "how and when Israel will attack Iran" should be held accountable.
Araqchi said on X: "Anybody with knowledge or understanding of 'how and when Israel was going to attack Iran', and/or providing the means and backing for such folly, should logically be held accountable for any possible causality."
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12:11 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Iran's supreme leader says Hamas leader's death will not halt 'Axis of Resistance'
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Saturday said that the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will not halt the "Axis of Resistance" and that Hamas would live on, news agency Reuters reported.
"His loss is undoubtedly painful for the Axis of Resistance, but this front did not cease advancing with the martyrdom of prominent figures," Khamenei said in a statement. "Hamas is alive and will remain alive."
Talking about Yahya Sinwar, he said: "He was a shining face of resistance and struggle. With a steely resolve, he stood against the oppressive and aggressive enemy. With wisdom and courage, he dealt them the irreparable blow of October 7 that has been recorded in the history of this region. Then, with honor and pride, he ascended to the heavens of the martyrs."
The "Axis of Resistance", built up with years of Iranian support, includes Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah group, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and various Shi'ite groups in Iraq and Syria. The groups describe themselves as the resistance to Israel and U.S. influence in the Middle East.
"As always, we will remain by the side of the sincere fighters and combatants, by God's grace and help," Khamenei said. (Reuters)
12:00 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Freedom of expression threatened more seriously in Gaza than in any recent conflict, says UN expert
Freedom of expression has been threatened more seriously in Gaza than in any recent conflict, with journalists targeted in the war-torn territory and Palestinian supporters targeted in many countries, a United Nations expert said on Friday, news agency AP reported.
“The banning of Al Jazeera, the tightening of censorship within Israel and in the occupied territories, seem to indicate a strategy of the Israeli authorities to silence critical journalism and obstruct the documentation of possible international crimes,” she said.
Khan also sharply criticized the “discrimination and double standards” that have seen restrictions and suppression of pro-Palestinian protests and speech. She cited bans in Germany and other European countries, protests that were “crushed harshly” on US college campuses, and Palestinian national symbols and slogans prohibited and even criminalized in some countries, AP report quoted.
The UN special rapporteur also pointed, according to the report, to “the silencing and sidelining of dissenting voices in academia and the arts,” with some of the best academic institutions in the world failing to protect all members of their community, “whether Jewish, Palestinian, Israeli, Arab, Muslim, or otherwise.”
She said attacks on the media “are an attack on the right to information of people around the world who want to know what is happening there.” Khan said she has called on the UN General Assembly and Security Council to take measures to strengthen the protection of journalists “as essential civilian workers.” “ Journalism should be seen as essential as humanitarian work,” she said. (AP/PTI)
11:55 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Hezbollah's tunnels could be hindering Israel's mission
Israeli troops are pushing through southern Lebanon using tanks and engineering equipment, and air and ground forces have struck thousands of targets in the area since the invasion began, news agency AP reported.
The military recently said, AP quoted, that it found one cross-border tunnel that stretched just a few meters into Israel but did not have an opening. Israel also, according to the report, exposed a tunnel shaft that was located about 100 meters (yards) from a UN peacekeepers ' post, although it wasn't clear what the precise purpose of that tunnel was.
Israel said the tunnels are stocked with supplies and weapons and are outfitted with lighting, ventilation and sometimes plumbing, indicating they could be used for long stays. It said it has arrested several Hezbollah fighters hiding inside, including three on Tuesday who were said to have been found armed. The Israeli military official said many Hezbollah fighters appear to have withdrawn from the area.
Lebanese military expert, Naji Malaeb, a retired brigadier general, said he assessed that Hezbollah's tunnels were preventing Israel from making major gains. He compared that achievement to the war in Gaza, where Hamas has used its tunnels to bedevil Israeli forces and stage insurgency-like attacks. (AP)
10:50 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Israel unearths Hezbollah's web of tunnels in southern Lebanon
Israeli forces are now focused on dismantling tunnels and other hideouts belonging to Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon, news agency AP reported.
The militant group has turned to underground tunnels as a way to elude Israeli drones and jets. Experts say Hezbollah's tunnels are not limited to the south.
According to AP, Koulouriotis said tunnels stretch under the southern suburbs of Beirut, where Hezbollah's command and control are located and where it keeps a stockpile of strategic missiles. She said the group also maintains tunnels along the border with Syria, which it uses to smuggle weapons and other supplies from Iran into Lebanon.
Southern Lebanon is where Hezbollah maintains tunnels to store missiles — and from where it can launch them, Koulouriotis said. Some of the more than 50 Israelis killed by Hezbollah over the past year were hit by anti-tank missiles.
An Israeli military official said that using prior intelligence, Israel had found “hundreds and hundreds and hundreds” of underground positions, many of which could hold about ten fighters and were stocked with rations. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with military rules, said troops were blowing up the tunnels found or using cement to make them unusable. (AP)
10:18 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: What the killing of Yahya Sinwar means for Hamas and the war in Gaza
The killing of Yahya Sinwar by Israel on Thursday might well be the most significant development in the year-long war in Gaza.
Sinwar had been de facto chief of Hamas since 2017, and its man on the ground in Gaza. He was also in-charge of Hamas’s military operations, and the alleged mastermind of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks on Israel.
Eliminating Sinwar had been a top priority for Israel. How will his killing impact the war in Gaza? We explain.
09:43 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Yahya Sinwar was killed by gunshot wound to head, claims chief pathologist
Chief pathologist Dr. Chen Kugel who autopsied the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar told CNN that he was killed by a gunshot wound to the head, even though he suffered other injuries from a tank shell or missile.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday evening announced that Sinwar— who led the October 7 attacks that triggered the war in Gaza — was killed by Israeli forces in Rafah escalating the Israel-Gaza war.
The Israeli military is still working to learn all of the details of the event, an IDF spokesperson told CNN, on Kugel’s findings.
04:29 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Israeli strikes claim 33 lives in Jabalia refugee camp
At least 33 people were killed and 85 wounded in Israeli strikes on Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza on Friday, with children among those killed, according to medics and the Palestinian official news agency WAFA.
The death toll may rise as some people are believed to be trapped under rubble. Israeli forces have been operating in Jabalia for two weeks, targeting Hamas militants and infrastructure, following the October 7 attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people and took 250 hostages.
Residents report widespread destruction, with dozens of houses destroyed daily, and Israeli tanks reaching the heart of the camp. The Gaza health ministry reports at least 39 Palestinians killed across Gaza on Friday, with 20 in Jabalia. Health officials appeal for immediate hospital supplies, food, and fuel for overwhelmed northern Gaza hospitals .
(with inputs from Reuters)
02:30 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Trump says Sinwar death makes peace easier, plans to speak to Netanyahu
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated on Friday that the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could pave the way for easier prospects of peace in Gaza. "I think it makes it easier," Trump said to reporters upon arriving in Detroit for campaign events.
He also mentioned his plans to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu soon, expressing his support for the Israeli leader while criticising President Joe Biden's approach. "He's doing a good job," Trump said of Netanyahu, before adding, "Biden is trying to hold him back... and he probably should be doing the opposite actually."
Trump noted that Netanyahu had reached out to him, and that he plans to speak with him in the near future.
00:45 (IST) 19 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Hamas to choose new leader after Sinwar's death
A senior Hamas official has confirmed to the BBC that the group will soon meet to select a new leader following the death of Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces. The official stated that the selection process would follow the group's established standards and institutional regulations.
Despite Sinwar's death, Hamas's conditions for ending the war and agreeing to a prisoner exchange remain unchanged. These include a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, halting the war, allowing aid access, and initiating reconstruction efforts.
Experts cited by Reuters suggest that Hamas will likely appoint a new leader based outside Gaza. Meanwhile, Sinwar's brother, Mohammed Sinwar, is expected to take on a more prominent role in directing the conflict against Israel within Gaza.
23:49 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Hezbollah targets Haifa with rocket Salvo amid escalating tensions
Hezbollah claimed responsibility for targeting the northern Israeli city of Haifa and nearby areas with a barrage of rockets on Friday. The Iran-backed group announced in a statement that its fighters launched "a salvo of rockets" aimed at Haifa.
One of the rocket salvos was dedicated to the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was reportedly killed in an Israeli strike last month.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that Hezbollah had fired 75 projectiles from Lebanon into Israel, adding that it intercepted three rockets directed at the Haifa bay area.
23:20 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Netanyahu to convene special meeting on hostage negotiations following Sinwar's death
Benjamin Netanyahu is set to convene a special meeting with Israeli government ministers to discuss hostage negotiations in light of the recent killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Details regarding the timing of the meeting and the specific agenda remain unclear, according to AP reports.
Following the announcement of Sinwar’s death on Thursday, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv, urging the government to leverage his killing as an opportunity to restart discussions aimed at securing the release of hostages still held in Gaza.
20:27 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Compromises between Iran and Israel possible but hard to achieve, says Putin
Compromises between Israel and Iran are possible but will be difficult to achieve, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, commenting on concerns about a possible war between Israel and Iran.
Russia is ready to participate in any talks between the two sides if they are interested, he added.
20:10 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Hezbollah has lost around 1,500 men, says Israeli military
Israel estimated Lebanese Hezbollah's death toll at around 1,500 men, its chief of the general staff Herzi Halevi said in an official statement on Friday.
"There is great damage, an entire chain of command is being wiped out, Hezbollah is hiding its fatalities, it is hiding dead commanders. We estimate that we are at around 1,500 Hezbollah operatives killed and our estimates are conservative, I assume there are more we don't know of, (killed) in many airstrikes," Halevi told ground troops in southern Lebanon, as quoted by Reuters news agency.
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19:49 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: At least 42,500 Palestinians killed in Israel's attcks on Gaza since Oct.7, health ministry says
At least 42,500 Palestinians were killed and 99,546 were wounded in Israel's military offensive on Gaza since October 7, Gaza's health ministry said in a statement on Friday.
19:38 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Sinwar's death represents an 'inflection point' for possible Gaza ceasefire, White House says
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was the chief obstacle to securing a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict and his killing by Israel's defense force creates an "inflection point" that could accelerate talks to wind down the war, White House spokesperson John Kirby said.
Sinwar was the mastermind of the group's cross-border raids on Oct. 7, 2023, which became the deadliest day in Israel's history and triggered the Gaza war. His killing marks a huge success for Israel and a pivotal event in the yearlong conflict.
"We believe, continue to believe, that finding an end to the war is critical, and we also believe that Mr. Sinwar's death ... can provide an inflection point to getting there," Kirby said.
Despite the US optimism, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised on Friday to press on with Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon, suggesting the Sinwar killing will do little to halt the fighting, at least in the short term.
(Reuters)
19:07 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Sinwar was chief obstacle to Gaza ceasefire, White House says
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was the chief obstacle to securing a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict and his killing by Israel's defense force creates an "inflection point" that could accelerate talks to wind down the war, White House spokesperson John Kirby said.
Sinwar was the architect of the group's cross-border raids in 2023 which became the deadliest day in Israel's history.
18:25 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Israeli hostages will not return until Gaza 'aggression' stops, Hamas official says
Israeli hostages in Gaza will not return until "the aggression" on the besieged Palestinian enclave stops and Israeli forces withdraw, Khalil Al-Hayya, deputy Gaza Hamas chief and the group's chief negotiator, said on Friday, as quoted by news agency Reuters.
17:56 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: 'Yahya Sinwar's death provides opportunity to achieve a lasting ceasefire,' says US Defense Secretary
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's killing opens a major opportunity to negotiate a lasting ceasefire, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters on Friday, after attending a NATO defence ministers' meeting in Brussels.
He added that US Forces in the Middle East stand ready to support Israel's defence.
"Sinwar's death also provides an extraordinary opportunity to achieve a lasting ceasefire, to end this awful war, and to rush humanitarian aid into Gaza", he said, as quoted by the Reuters news agency.
17:07 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Israeli military says it is calling up additional reserve brigade in northern Israel
The Israeli military said on Friday it is calling up an additional reserve brigade for operational missions in northern Israel, according to a military statement.
In a post on X, the IDF said, "In accordance with the assessment of the situation, it was decided to recruit an additional reserve brigade for the operational tasks in the northern sector."
The IDF added, "Its mobilization will allow the continuation of the fighting effort against the terrorist organization Hezbollah and the achievement of the goals of the war, including the safe return of the residents of the north to their homes."
17:04 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: 'Hope Hamas leader's death opens door to ceasefire,' says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed hope on Friday that the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar would open the door to a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages.
He spoke in Berlin alongside US President Joe Biden, whose visit Scholz described as a strong signal of transatlantic unity. Scholz promised strong support to Ukraine but stressed that NATO must not become a party to the war against Russia.
16:33 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Senior Hamas official says militant group 'cannot be defeated'
A senior Hamas official said that the group ‘cannot be defeated’ simply by eliminating its leaders after the Israeli military reported Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's death in Gaza, news agency Agence France-Presse reported.
“Hamas is a liberation movement led by people looking for freedom and dignity, and this cannot be eliminated,” Basem Naim, senior member of Hamas’s political bureau, said, as quoted by AFP.
He added, "It seems that Israel believes that killing our leaders means the end of our movement and the struggle of the Palestinian people. Hamas each time became stronger and more popular, and these leaders became icons for future generations to continue the journey towards a free Palestine."
Naim did not confirm Sinwar's death. Sinwar's killing comes after the death of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Tehran in July.
16:05 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: UN denounces Israel's use of war-like tactics in West Bank
The United Nations humanitarian office on Friday denounced Israel's use of what it described as "war-like" tactics against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, saying nine Palestinians had been killed there in a week.
"Israeli forces have been using lethal, war-like tactics in the West Bank, raising serious concerns over excessive use of force and deepening people's humanitarian needs," spokesperson Jens Laerke told reporters at a Geneva press briefing, saying that nine people had been killed between Oct. 8-14, including one child.
Laerke added that Israeli forces had accused most of those killed of being involved in attacking Israelis.
Since October 7, 2023, more than 750 people have been killed in the occupied West Bank with more than 6,250 injured, and at least 11,200 Palestinians imprisoned, according to an Al Jazeera report.
(With inputs from Reuters)
15:46 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: The bloody history behind how Israel, and Palestine, came into existence
The conflict between Israel and Palestine began just under a century ago, but the significance of the land precedes even Biblical times. The area in question covers a tiny swathe of the Southern Levant, bordering Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. With perpetually shifting borders, accusations of segregation, and claims of historical significance, the region has served as a fierce battleground between Jews, Arabs, and Palestinians, backed by a rotating cast of states including the UK, America, France, Iran, and Turkey.
While 165 member states of the United Nations refer to the region as Israel, the remaining 30 do not recognise Israeli statehood and refer to the land as Palestine. Of the states that recognise Israel, all accept that the Jewish settlements and segregationist policies constitute a form of forced occupation.
At present, most of the West Bank is administered by Israel although approximately 42 per cent of it is under various degrees of autonomous rule by the Palestinian Authority. The Gaza Strip, a 41-kilometre-long and 10-kilometre-wide strip of land located between Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea, is currently under the control of Hamas which is designated as a terrorist organisation by the United States and European Union.
14:12 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: IDF says 'two terror operatives' killed in Dead Sea area after infiltration from Jordon
IDF in a post on X stated that they engaged in a counter-terrorism operation after identifying terrorists who crossed from Jordan into Israel south of the Dead Sea.
Upon arrival at the location, IDF troops neutralized two terrorists who opened fire on them. The area is currently under surveillance as IDF forces continue to scan for any additional threats.
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13:51 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Israel reports launch in northern Israel from Lebanon
A recent update from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported that a launch was detected crossing into Israel from Lebanon, landing in an open area in northern Israel without triggering any alerts. This incident follows an earlier alert activated in Rosh Hankara at 09:41, during which the Air Force successfully intercepted a suspicious aerial target that had entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon.
This development comes amid heightened tensions, with reports indicating that 15 rockets were allegedly fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel, leading to military actions against Hezbollah positions in the region
13:46 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Watch: How Israel eliminated Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar?
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13:33 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Who was Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar killed by Israel?
Yahya Sinwar was born in the Khan Younis refugee camp in south Gaza in 1962, back when the region was under Egyptian control. His parents were expelled from Ashkelon by Zionist forces in 1948 during the Palestinian Nakba (“catastrophe”), which saw mass-scale ethnic cleansing of Arabs amidst the formation of Israel.
Sinwar was active in the Muslim Brotherhood in the early 1980s and was arrested for protesting Israeli occupation while a college student at the Islamic University in Gaza. He is credited with founding Hamas’s Internal Security Force Al Majd, responsible for managing internal security matters, investigating — and allegedly brutally eliminating — suspected Israeli agents and Palestinian collaborators and tracking down Israeli intelligence and security services officers.
Sinwar is also credited with founding the fearsome al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and the largest militia operating in Gaza prior to last year’s October 7 attacks.
13:15 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Israeli Foreign Minister criticised UN Secretary General for promoting 'extreme anti-Israel and anti-Jewish agenda'
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz criticised UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for remaining silent following the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, and accuses him of promoting an “extreme anti-Israel and anti-Jewish agenda.”
In a post on X Katz said, Guterres “did not welcome the elimination of arch-terrorist Yahya Sinwar, just as he refused to declare Hamas a terrorist organization after the October 7th massacre,”
He further added that the foreign ministry will “continue to designate him as a persona non grata and bar his entry into Israel.”
13:10 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Israeli police arrests East Jerusalem resident over plan of attack on families of hstages
The Israel Police and Shin Bet on Friday stated that a resident of East Jerusalem has been arrested after he was found to be planning a terror attack against families of the hostages, Times of Israel reported.
In a joint statement, the police said that the suspect, a 22-year-old from Sheikh Jarrah, had been planning to attack civilians at one of the weekly Tel Aviv rallies in support of the hostages as an act of revenge for the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
According to the security forces, the suspect had attempted to make contact with Hamas operatives in the West Bank and with the Jenin Brigades terror group to assist him with planning the attack and acquiring the necessary weapons.
The investigation into the suspect was launched last month by the Shin Bet and Israel Police Jerusalem division and an indictment is expected later today.
(With Times of Israel inputs)
12:58 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: PM Netanyahu to conduct meeting to discuss hostage deal negotiations
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene a special security meeting with the participation of government ministers and security officials at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Fridayfollowing the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, quoting Hebrew media reports, Times of Israel reported.
The meeting will focus on the possibility of progress in hostage deal negotiations in light of his death, reports add.
12:54 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Watch: Final moments before Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed
In a raw footage, being referred to as the last moments of Sinwar before he was eliminated, an injured Sinwar is seen sitting alone on a couch in the destroyed building. The video is posted by Lt Col Nadav Shoshani, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson, on X.
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11:47 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israeli military confirms airstrike targeted at Hezbollah commander Muhammad Hossein Ramal
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that the Hezbollah commander of the A-Taiba compound Muhammad Hossein Ramal was targeted in a recent airstrike by the Israeli military.
In a post on X, IDF said "In the territory of Lebanon, an Air Force aircraft directed by the 98th Division attacked the terrorist Muhammad Hossein Ramal, the commander of the A-Taiba compound in the terrorist organization Hezbollah. Muhammad al-Hakawin indicates many terrorist attacks against the State of Israel and the IDF forces in the field"
Ramal is responsible for planning and carrying out terror activities against Israel.
11:43 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: IDF troops join in northern Gaza as ground operation renewed
The military says that troops of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)’s Givati Brigade joined the 162nd Division in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza overnight as part of the renewed ground operation, Times of Israel reported.
In a post on X, said, "During the night, the combat team of the Givati Brigade joined the expansion of the activities of Division 162 in the Jabaliya area. During the last day, the forces of the division and the air force planes eliminated dozens of terrorists in incidents and airstrikes, and destroyed terrorist infrastructures in the region"
It says that dozens of terror operatives were eliminated in fighting and airstrikes across northern Gaza over the last day, while in central Gaza, troops of the 252nd Division targeted a building that had been used by Hamas operatives.
IDF in the post further added, "In the center of the Gaza Strip, forces of Division 252 attacked a military building from which terrorists were operating during the last day. During the last day, the Air Force attacked about 150 targets in Gaza, in the depths of Lebanon and in aid of maneuvering, including munitions warehouses, launch shafts, sniping and observation positions, and terrorists in the area."
(With Times of Israel inputs)
11:32 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Israel issues evacuation warnings amid ongoing airstrikes
Israel's military has mandated evacuations in multiple villages, including Nabatieh and others in the Bekaa Valley, citing ongoing airstrikes and ground incursions. These warnings have affected approximately 1.2 million people since the onset of intensified hostilities, the official news agency of the government of Lebanon National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Despite Israeli claims of territorial gains, Hezbollah has denied that any villages have fallen under Israeli control. They assert that their fighters are actively engaging Israeli forces to counter airstrikes and ground assaults. Hezbollah's MP Hassan Fadlallah emphasised that the resistance is well-prepared to confront Israeli advances and criticised Israel's "scorched earth" tactics aimed at establishing a buffer zone, NNA reported quoting sources and Lebanese media.
(With NNA inputs)
11:24 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Israeli evacuation warnings leave Lebanese towns confused
The Israeli warnings to evacuate large areas in Mount Lebanon, its south and east have allegedly confused the Lebanese arena, in a measure launched by the Israeli forces, coinciding with the escalation of the aerial bombardment, which accompanied Israeli attempts to penetrate the border area by land. However, Hezbollah denied that the Israeli forces had taken control of any village, “despite the massive raids,” stressing that “the resistance on the ground is assessing how to confront in the field.”, quoting the National - Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, the official news agency of the government of Lebanon National News Agency (NNA) reported.
The Israeli army opened a new phase of issuing evacuation warnings, targeting areas in the south and the Bekaa, eastern Lebanon, and the town of Wardaniyeh on the Chouf coast in southern Mount Lebanon, followed by air strikes on targets identified by the army.
These warnings allegedly caused confusion and the areas to which the displaced people had taken refuge, as they were forced to evacuate those areas in a hurry, which was documented by photos that spread on social media, after an evacuation request was issued in the Wardaniya area.
(With NNA inputs)
11:04 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: IDF says Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon killed in airstrike
The Israeli military on Friday says that it killed the commander of Hezbollah’s Taybeh compound Mohammad Hussein Ramal in an airstrike in southern Lebanon, Times of Israel reported.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) says Ramal was responsible for planning and carrying out terror activities against Israel and was killed in the airstrike.
Meanwhile, 15 rockets have been allegedly fired from Lebanon at northern Israel, quoting Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Times of Israel report.
At the same time, troops of the 7th Armored Brigade located and destroyed several rocket launchers primed for launch toward northern Israel, quoting the military, Times of Israel reported.
10:57 (IST) 18 Oct 2024
Israel-Hamas Conflict Live Updates: Lebanon fires15 rockets at northern Israel says IDF
Following the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah stated that it is moving towards a “transition to a new and escalating phase in the confrontation with Israel”.
Meanwhile, 15 rockets have been allegedly fired from Lebanon at northern Israel, quoting Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Times of Israel report.
The military added that Israeli Air Force intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle off the coast overnight. As per the IDF’s protocols, no sirens were sounded during the incident, as per Times of Israel.
There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage as a result of the rocket fire.
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