Posted on 10/22/23
Jerusalem, Israel:
- The National Security Agency and the Ministry of Defence had announced the mandatory evacuation of the following 14 Israeli communities on the Lebanon border: Snir, Dan, Beit Hillel, Sha’ar Yishuv, HaGoshrim, Liman, Matzuba, Ilon, Goren, Gornot HaGalil, Even Menachem, Sassa, Tsiv’on and Ramot Naftali.
- IDF and Shin Bet say a drone strike was carried out overnight against an underground tunnel at the al-Ansari mosque in Jenin in the Judea and Samaria (West Bank), where a number of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists were gathered, ahead of carrying out a bombing attack. At least one terrorist reported eliminated in the strike.
The airstrike in Jenin overnight is believed to have been carried out by a fighter jet due to the type of munition that was used to target the underground tunnel. The IDF says the strike was carried out by "an aircraft" without specifying if it was a drone, combat helicopter, or fighter jet.
- IDF says it struck a terrorist cell in southern Lebanon that was planning to carry out an anti-tank guided missile attack against the northern community of Avivim.
- IDF says forces eliminated two members of Hamas's Nukhba commando forces near the Gaza border fence last night. At the same time, fighter jets struck dozens of Hamas sites in the Strip, the IDF adds.
- Syrian state-run news agency SANA says Israel targeted the Aleppo and Damascus airports, damaging the runways and putting them both out of service. One eliminated in the Damascus strike, it says.
- Walla News Report: Israeli Air Force will deploy unprecedented number of aircrafts over Gaza during upcoming ground operation; IDF forces will get 24/7 air support plus high-precision artillery support to take out emerging threats.