Israel News for 11-7-2024
News Update
The IDF executed a precision airstrike on Hezbollah sites in Beirut’s Dahieh district, targeting command centers, weapons storage facilities, and critical terrorist infrastructure, which were embedded within civilian areas. Meanwhile, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi suggested that Israel could expand its ground operations in Lebanon.
Sgt. Ariel Sosnov, 20, with the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion, from Jerusalem, was killed yesterday in a Hezbollah rocket barrage at the border community of Moshav Avivim.
Sivan Sadeh, 18, from Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk, was killed by a Hezbollah rocket strike while working in a field in Western Galilee. He had been set to join the IDF combat forces upon his drafting into the army.
The Air Force conducted a precision strike against a terror cell in the Palestinian town of Tulkarm, in Samaria, early this morning.
Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke last night with US President-elect Donald Trump, making one of the first calls to congratulate him on his election victory.
A terrorist attempting to ram his vehicle into Border Police officers in East Jerusalem was neutralized. No Israelis were harmed.
The Defense Ministry signed a $5.2 billion agreement with Boeing yesterday to purchase 25 advanced F-15IA fighter jets, funded by U.S. military aid. The deal includes an option for 25 additional jets in the future. According to the ministry, jet deliveries will begin in 2031, with 4–6 planes arriving annually. The jets will include new Israeli technology.
