Israel announced it would kill half of Hezbollah commanders, preparing to attack Rafah

According to Times of Israel, on April 24, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that the country’s army shot down half of Hezbollah commanders in border skirmishes.

“The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have taken out half of the Hezbollah commanders in southern Lebanon, the remaining opponent commanders have had to withdraw. The IDF is stepping up operations at the border,” Mr. Gallant said.

On the same day, Minister Gallant also visited the IDF Northern Command to discuss and assess the situation in the border area of ​​Lebanon and Syria.

Since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out, the IDF and Hezbollah have continuously clashed on the border. These skirmishes left 380 people dead in Lebanon, including at least 72 civilians. On the other side of the front line, the IDF lost 11 soldiers during the fighting.

Israel prepares to attack Rafah

On April 24, Reuters news agency revealed that the Israeli government is completing preparations for a military ground campaign in Rafah, after weeks of negotiations with the US. Rafah is home to about 1.5 million displaced Palestinians, but is also considered by Tel Aviv to be the last stronghold of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Reuters sources said that the Israeli government bought and built 40,000 shelter tents in Khan Younis (5km from Rafah) to shelter Palestinian civilians, each of these tents can accommodate 10-12 people.

According to some Egyptian officials, Israel plans to move civilians from Rafah to Khan Younis within a period of 2-3 weeks. After the evacuation process, the IDF will deploy forces into Rafah, focusing on finding the hideouts of Hamas leaders. This military campaign is expected to last about 6 weeks.

The Israeli government has not yet officially commented on this information. Meanwhile, the international community continues to protest the decision to attack Rafah.

Hamas wants to escalate tensions, Hezbollah raids deep into Israeli territory

Representatives of Hamas’s armed wing called for an escalation of tensions against Israel in the West Bank. Hezbollah used UAVs to attack military bases deep within Israeli territory.

Israel is vigilant on all fronts, Hezbollah shoots down the IDF’s best UAV

Israel announced increased vigilance on all fronts during Passover. Hezbollah claimed to have shot down Israel’s “best” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the world.

Israeli UAV was shot down in Lebanon, Tel Aviv responded to the US planning to punish the IDF

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that one of their unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was shot down while operating over Lebanon on the night of April 21.