Posted on 09/25/24
| News Source: Arutz-7
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, September 13th, ordered that the safe return of northern Israel's residents to their homes be added to the war's objectives. During the next week, dozens of Hezbollah operatives were killed and thousands were maimed when their communication devices exploded. Israel did not claim responsibility for the explosions, but foreign media reported that the Mossad was behind them.
The following Friday, IAF jets guided by the Intelligence Directorate, targeted and eliminated Ibrahim Aqil, head of operations and commander of the Radwan Force of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, during a meeting with Radwan Force commanders in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut. In addition to Aqil, 15 other Hezbollah terrorists were eliminated in the strike, including senior commanders in the Radwan Force chain of command.
Hezbollah responded on Saturday night by expanding their range of fire and increasing rocket and UAV launches, targeting the lower Galilee, Haifa Bay, and Jezreel Valley areas. At the same time, the IDF increased its strikes on Hezbollah targets, striking buildings used to store long-range missiles. On Monday, IDF Chief of Staff Major General Herzi Halevi announced that the name of the operation in the northern arena is "Northern Arrows."
Live Updates:
Wednesday, September 25:
8:40 p.m.: Following the sirens that sounded in the area of the city of Eilat, two UAVs were identified approaching the area of Eilat from the East. An Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 5 class corvette missile ship intercepted one UAV and a fallen UAV was identified in the area of Eilat. The second hit a building in the city.
Firefighters are working to extinguish the fires. Two individuals were lightly injured by falling shrapnel and were treated by MDA teams.
8:30 p.m.: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a shot video statement in Hebrew regarding the campaign in Lebanon.
“I cannot detail everything we are doing, but I can tell you one thing – we are determined to return our residents in the north home safely," Netanyahu stated.
"We are inflicting blows on Hezbollah that it never imagined. We are doing it with might; we are doing it with stratagems. I promise you one thing – we will not rest until they return home,” he added.
8:20 p.m.: Sirens sounded in the southern city of Eilat warning of an aerial infiltration.
6:47 p.m.: The Home Front Command has extended the home front defense policy with no changes until Friday at 6:00 p.m.