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IDF Targets Hezbollah Command Centers in Beirut Amid Civilian Warnings
The Israel Defense Forces carried out a third round of airstrikes today, hitting multiple Hezbollah command centers in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
The targeted sites, according to the IDF, were embedded within densely populated civilian areas. The military accused Hezbollah of deliberately endangering civilians by using them as human shields.
Ahead of the strikes, the IDF issued evacuation notices to residents, urging them to leave the area to avoid harm.
Prime Minister’s Office Statement On ICC Arrest Warrants
The Prime Minister’s Office, today (Thursday, 21 November 2024) [translated from Hebrew]:
The antisemitic decision of the International Criminal Court is a modern Dreyfus trial – and will end the same way.
Israel utterly rejects the false and absurd charges of the International Criminal Court, a biased and discriminatory political body.
No war is more just than the war Israel has been waging in Gaza since October 7th 2023, when the Hamas terrorist organization launched a murderous assault and perpetrated the largest massacre against the Jewish People since the Holocaust.
The decision to issue an arrest warrant against the Prime Minister was made by a corrupt chief prosecutor who is trying to save himself from sexual harassment accusations and biased judges who are motivated by antisemitic hatred of Israel.
The ICC prosecutor lied when he told American senators that he would take no action until he had visited Israel and heard its side.
Instead, he cancelled his arrival in Israel last May, several days after suspicions of sexual harassment were made against him, and announced his intention to issue arrest warrants against the Prime Minister and former Defense Minister.
No anti-Israel decision will prevent the State of Israel from defending its citizens.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not give in to pressure. He will continue to pursue all the objectives that Israel set out to achieve in its just war against Hamas and the Iranian axis of terror.
President Isaac Herzog On The ICC Arrest Warrants
President Isaac Herzog:
“This is a dark day for justice. A dark day for humanity.
Taken in bad faith, the outrageous decision at the ICC has turned universal justice into a universal laughing stock. It makes a mockery of the sacrifice of all those who fight for justice – from the Allied victory over the Nazis till today.
It ignores the plight of the 101 Israeli hostages held in brutal captivity by Hamas in Gaza. It ignores Hamas’ cynical use of its own people as human shields. It ignores the basic fact that Israel was barbarically attacked and has the duty and right to defend its people. It ignores the fact that Israel is a vibrant democracy, acting under international humanitarian law, and going to great lengths to provide for the humanitarian needs of the civilian population.
Indeed, the decision has chosen the side of terror and evil over democracy and freedom, and turned the very system of justice into a human shield for Hamas’ crimes against humanity.
This cynical exploitation of the international legal institutions reminds us once again of the need for true moral clarity in the face of an Iranian empire of evil that seeks to destabilize our region and the world, and destroy the very institutions of the free world.”
IDF Uncovers Hezbollah Underground Terrorist Network in Southern Lebanon
The IDF announced the discovery of extensive underground terrorist infrastructure linked to Hezbollah, containing dozens of launchers, rockets, and other weapons.
The 226th Reserve Brigade, operating under the 146th Division, has been conducting targeted ground raids in southern Lebanon aimed at neutralizing threats to Israel’s northern communities. During recent operations, troops uncovered hidden combat compounds, rocket launchers, mortars, and stockpiles of military equipment used in attacks against Israel over the past year.
Among the findings was an elaborate underground network featuring storage areas for weapons, living quarters, and even a kitchen stocked with food supplies. IDF troops have since dismantled these facilities and continue to locate and neutralize additional terrorist infrastructure in the region.
The raids are part of Israel’s broader efforts to counter Hezbollah’s activities and ensure the security of its northern border.
IDF Says They Conducted Multiple Strikes In Dahieh, Lebanon
Over the past few hours, the IAF conducted a series of intelligence-based strikes on Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in the Dahieh area, a key Hezbollah terrorist stronghold in Beirut, where Hezbollah has systematically embedded its terrorist infrastructure amidst the Lebanese civilian population, cynically exploiting them as a human shield.
Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk to civilians, including issuing advance warnings to the population in the area.
These strikes are a part of the IDF’s ongoing efforts to dismantle and degrade Hezbollah’s military capabilities. The IDF is continuing to strike Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure sites in the Dahieh area.
IDF Expands Operations Against Terrorist Targets in Gaza and Southern Lebanon
The IDF has intensified targeted operations in both the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, dismantling significant terrorist infrastructure and weaponry.
In southern Lebanon, IDF forces conducted localized strikes on weapons storage facilities and other key terrorist sites using artillery and aerial attacks. Over the last day, troops uncovered and dismantled rocket and anti-tank missile launchers, explosive stockpiles, and command centers. Multiple launchers aimed at Israeli communities were also located and neutralized.
Simultaneously, in Gaza’s Beit Lahia and Jabaliya areas, IDF operations uncovered large weapon caches and eliminated dozens of terrorists through air and ground assaults. A terrorist cell that had launched anti-tank missiles and attacked IDF troops was neutralized, and an airstrike targeted a weapons facility as a terrorist attempted to transfer arms into it.
In total, the IAF struck more than 100 terrorist targets across Gaza and Lebanon in the past day, including launchers, weapons storage sites, command centers, and other key facilities threatening Israeli security.
WATCH: IDF Strikes Islamic Jihad Command Centers and Infrastructure in Syria
The IDF launched airstrikes today targeting key infrastructure and command centers of the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization in Syria, resulting in substantial damage to its facilities and operatives.
Islamic Jihad, alongside Hamas and under the direction of leaders outside Gaza, played a role in the October 7th attack on Israel. The group also supports Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, with ongoing operations aimed at Israel, and acts as an Iranian proxy under direct guidance from Iran. Furthermore, Islamic Jihad operates within Syria, shielded by the Syrian regime.
IDF Destroys Over 140 Hezbollah Launchers in Southern Lebanon
In the past week, the Israeli Air Force has neutralized more than 140 Hezbollah rocket launchers in southern Lebanon, which posed a direct threat to Israeli civilians and IDF troops in the region. Among those targeted were launchers responsible for recent attacks on the Western Galilee and central Israel.
The strikes also eliminated key Hezbollah leaders, including a battalion operations commander, an anti-tank missile commander, and a company commander within Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Forces.
Additionally, IDF operations over the week have led to the elimination of over 200 Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon. The ongoing actions aim to weaken Hezbollah’s capacity to launch attacks on Israel’s northern border, with the IDF reaffirming its commitment to neutralizing threats to Israeli security.
IDF Commando Brigade Conducts Targeted Raids on Hezbollah Positions in Southern Lebanon
IDF Commando Brigade units, including Egoz, Maglan, and Duvdevan soldiers, are carrying out precise ground operations on new enemy targets in southern Lebanon, supported by detailed intelligence. These limited raids are taking place in dense, mountainous terrain, where Hezbollah has set up “combat compounds,” some within civilian villages used to launch rocket attacks on Israel.
During one of the operations, troops discovered a 32-barrel rocket launcher aimed at Israel, as well as a range of additional weapons and combat equipment. All of these items were confiscated and destroyed, while IDF forces continue to eliminate threats from both the ground and the air.
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30 Responses
May הקב”ה save us and bring all hostages and soldiers safely home, and may our teshuva cause a gilui shechinah as the world has till now not yet seen!
Wow finally it’s back
Putting this back up sounds like you’re expecting news; not a good thing…
All the years of bad governance are finally coming down crashing.
We have no one to lean on but our Heavenly Father.
Are you ready for Mashiach?
@thedemcrt
Whats your point?
When you post updates, can you please include the date posted, in addition to the time? (Without the date, it’s hard to tell on which day the news item occured).
Thank you!
Stuff about the Catskills does not belong on a blog about war in Israel.
To: Levi (the 1st comment):
Thank you for a wonderful comment.
Gut Voch to everyone.
Sunday night is the last night for
קידוש לבנה
It is suppose to be a cloudy night, so try to catch the “Levana ” early.
I can save the IDF. The Chofetz Chaim says we need to love everyone to bring Mashiach. Pray whoever you do not love should have the most Olam Haba. Pray everyone else should pray whoever they do not love should have the most Olom Haba. (we do not need to like terrorist)
Say Tehillim in the Public Tehillim Group for our Brothers and Sisters in Israel:
https://www.tehillimforall.com/groups/group/?id=HqZQ&utm_source=l
YWN you overstepped all boundaries, Showing Biden at the beach with a woman in a bikini in the background. Let’s see if YWN takes it down in the next few hours.
I wish there would be a real himeshe USA website with no pictures of women at all like the הלכה requires like there is in Isreal…..
Its the video U.S. Military Operation in Iraq Kills 15 ISIS Fighters, Six U.S. Soldiers Injured
Tell the free palestine guys they should clean up the roads in gaza
Thank you for this live blog….please update more often!
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Number Of Hezbollah Casualties In Pages Explosion Rises To 3,800“
Halevai but casualties means deaths
Coffee addict;
Casualties mean injuries or death.
only one dead and was a Palestinian tyh
oy, the punishments of zionism
@somejewiknow:
You remind me (& all of us) of that person from the town of Chelm, who went to the big city to acquire wisdom. When he arrived to the town square he stopped at one of the stalls in the market. He started a conversation with the merchant. Telling him that hails from Chelm and he came to acquire wisdom. the merchant told him that for Ten rubles he is ready to teach him a trick. the chelm’er gladly paid the Ten Rubles. The merchant put his own hand down on the table. he told the Chelm’er to punch him hard with his fist. The Chelm’er complied. When the merchant pulled his hand away quickly the Chelm’er got his knuckles hurt.
Chelm’er goes back home. His friend asked him…NU, What did you learn in the big town. First get me a table. Friend says there’s no table. Chelm’er puts his hand up against his nose…Punch my hand hard. Chelm’er pulls his hand away auickly. He got his nose punched very hard…!
The story is a bit long. But everyone gets the point. If you’re happy that the “Zionists got punished”, you’re only hurting yourself. Your own nose is knocked out of shape…LOL…!
Shoot them out of the sky. They are potentially in the act of committing a henious crime. This is war time: first shoot and them investigate.
To Sketch Master:
You wrote a nice comment there.
I have a funny feeling that some of the people that can write nasty comments about Zionists getting killed, they are the same guys who travel to Iran and kiss all the top people in the government. I don’t know for sure if this guy is connected to Iran, but in general when you meet someone who tells you that he is excited that Jews are getting beheaded and burnt alive in the ovens, this guy is one day going to get it big. Even the 80% who never left Mitzraim, they were 100 billion times better than these rotten animals who go to Iran and kiss and hug all the big terrorists.
To the people who are writing comments against the Israeli army:
I read in a Sefer different stories about the
חורבן בית שני
To make a long story short, during the Churban while the gentiles were tearing us to pieces, there were a number of Jewish people that were attacking other Jewish people, literally simultaneously, the gentiles were smashing us and common sense would tell us that all the Jewish people should unite and fight together one common enemy. Instead what happened, some Jewish people chose to attack other Jewish people at the exact same time when the gentiles were attacking us.
From the comments above I can see very clearly that history repeats itself.
Let us not forget, that when Hitler killed 6 million Yidden, he took everyone, he didn’t care if you were Satmar, Lubavitch, Bobov, Belz, Gur, Breslov, Nusach Ashkenaz, Nusach Sefard, he couldn’t care less, if you had Jewish blood, you were shoved into cattle cars, once you got shoved into a cattle car, you were not physically able to hurt another Yid. So I ask you, was it really worth it to hurt so many Yidden during the past 30 years and now you find yourself in a cattle car on the way to Auschwitz????????????
This is what happened by the
חורבן בית שני
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This is what happened in Europe during the years of 1936, 1937,1938 and etc. Kristal Nacht was the first punishment.
This is exactly was is happening today 2024- history repeats itself.
@Avraham:
Harav Amnon Yitzchak once, in an argument with one of these criminally insane animals predicted that one day their Arab friends will (ch”v)kill them .ו
Israel is making every mistake in the book we have no right to bomb Iran nukes or to not surrender for prisoner exchange with gaza and to keep on killing purely innocent people if their leaders believe in a monetary and better life conflict on the Moslem belief that they are now the Jews with rights to the land that was stolen from them and they are getting discriminated from a paper dirty USA money that is haughtiness but the people that will be there in the last and end when the state of Israel is no longer maybe are the anti zionist that hurt nothing and nobody but peoples wrong dreams cause the evil state will not bring us close to any moshiach only bad stuff no neshamah will come to the geulah with a smell of the state of hellinisum and these people that know they are Jewish and can get killed might be the last people in Jerusalem that they will let stay there and this is saving those children that come from arab marriage that no person can talk about but recently saw a video on YouTube of the Israeli army carrying a dead body out of a old house in a Palestinian village probably from a kidnapping
This had to write in separate comment on the last thing realize that in the mikvah the people but on the tzitzose and shirt first underwear come after that
I’m sick of these people. I mean, like I’ve been sick of them from day one, but it’s enough already. 😞
It’s not that many people
First wait for Trump to fight Iran
Then you will feast
And say Israel forever
Chofetz Chaim says forgiveness brings Mashiach.