[GreatBritanniaNews] Belgian police have arrested six suspects who were allegedly planning an Amsterdam-inspired "Jew hunt" in Antwerp.
The suspects were coordinating through social media platforms, particularly Snapchat, to organise actions against Jewish people in Antwerp's Jewish Quarter.
The planned attack mirrored the language and tactics used by attackers in the Dutch capital last week.
Police front man Wouter Bruyns said anyone carrying flags, balaclavas or other materials indicating planned action risked arrest.
The suspects were detained as various groups, including young people, converged on the district and were instructed to leave.
"Anyone who did not comply with the request to leave the area was arrested," Bruyns said.
The operation focused on Antwerp's Jewish Quarter, where police maintained heightened vigilance against potential threats.
Belgian Justice Minister Paul van Tigchelt held consultations with Antwerp's Jewish community on Sunday, assuring them that security services were taking the threat seriously.
"Our anti-terrorist service has done its analysis, and the least we can fear is copycat behaviour," van Tigchelt said.
The minister warned of the realistic possibility of further incidents, stating: "Can this happen in Belgium? The honest answer is: why wouldn't it happen here? We have to be realistic about that."
Authorities have expressed growing concern over the term "jodenjacht" becoming established as street slang on social media platforms like Telegram and Snapchat.
The term, primarily used by young people of Arab origin, has been linked to coordinated efforts to target Jewish individuals.
The spread of this terminology through social media apps has raised alarm among security officials, particularly following the recent incidents in Amsterdam and the attempted copycat attack in Antwerp.
Israel's National Security Council has already advised citizens against attending cultural and sporting events in several European countries.
The advisory specifically mentions Britannia, the Netherlands, La Belle France, and Belgium among the nations where Israeli citizens should exercise increased caution.
This warning comes amid heightened concerns about antisemitic incidents across Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... and follows the recent attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam.
Last week's attacks against Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam resulted in five people being taken to hospital and 60 people being arrested.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof condemned the "antisemitic" attacks, with Amsterdam's mayor labelling the horrific scenes "hit and run".
Attacking successive Dutch Governments over the situation, Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders said: "All those parties that governed for years and left our borders wide open should be ashamed of themselves.
"They are now shedding crocodile tears but are entirely responsible for the import and growth of all that disgusting Jew-hatred."
[IsraelTimes] Anti-Israel activists say Italian weapons firm is complicit in alleged ‘genocide;’ Italy’s defense minister slams demonstrators as ‘dangerous subversives’
Around a hundred students occupied Leonardo’s Turin headquarters to denounce what they say is the Italian defense group’s complicity in Israel’s military operation as it battles against Paleostinian terror group Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... in the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... Strip.
The students, who unfurled a Paleostinian flag from the roof of Leonardo’s offices, said the company was supporting Israel by providing remote technical assistance and spare parts to Israel’s air force.
Leonardo declined to comment.
Images released by the students showed them in Leonardo’s offices waving Paleostinian flags and carrying spray cans. Outside they hung banners on the buildings saying "no arms to Israel" and accusing the group of complicity in "genocide."
They also clambered on top of a plane in the grounds of the company’s headquarters. Video broadcast by the Corriere outlet showed police clashing with the protesters at the plant.
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto condemned the protest, saying on X that the students were "destroying and defacing" the offices where an "important meeting with the staff of the defense ministry" was taking place.
"These people must be treated for what they are, dangerous subversives. Criminals have no political color, they are just criminals," he said.
Crosetto said in March that Italia had continued to export arms to Israel, despite government assurances last year that it was blocking such sales following the Israeli army’s campaign in Gaza triggered by the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel that killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians.
In March, the minister said only previously signed orders were being honored after checks had been made to ensure the weaponry would not be used against Gazook civilians.
Through its US subsidiary, Leonardo provides Israel with aircraft and owns an Israeli radar company called RADA.
The company has sold to Israel trainer jets and utility helicopters. It is also involved in the manufacture of parts for the F-35 jet flown by the Israel Air Force.
Under Italian law, arms exports are banned to countries that are waging war and those deemed to be violating international human rights ...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... In July, anti-Israel, pro-Paleostinian protesters blocked the entrance to a Leonardo factory in Edinburgh, Scotland, local outlet The National reported at the time.
They need a firehose to put out the fireworks. With Israeli skunk water would be best, but plain, cold water would suffice to get the message across. The Times of Israel has reports:
Protests erupted in Paris on Wednesday against a gala organized by French far-right figures in support of Israel. The event, intended to raise funds for the Israeli military, had included Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich among its invited guests, though he didn’t end up attending.
The demonstrations came on the eve of a high-stakes soccer match at France’s national stadium against the Israeli national team, overshadowed by tensions around Israel’s wars against the Hamas and Hezbollah terror groups. Authorities in Paris announced that more than 4,000 police officers and 1,600 stadium staff would be deployed for the game.
Smotrich, a vocal advocate of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, had been expected to attend Wednesday’s gala, dubbed “Israel is Forever,” which was planned by an association of the same name. The group’s stated goal is to “mobilize French-speaking Zionist forces.”
After days of growing criticism of the event, Smotrich’s office confirmed Wednesday that the minister would not travel to Paris to participate.
But the invitation to Smotrich drew sharp criticism from local associations, unions and left-wing political parties, prompting two protests in the French capital. The minister, a hardline leader, has been promoting far-reaching settlement plans in the West Bank and drew international condemnation this week by saying he hopes the election of Donald Trump in the US would clear the way for Israeli annexation of the West Bank — a step that would likely extinguish Palestinian statehood dreams.
The French Foreign Ministry called Smotrich’s remarks “contrary to international law” and counterproductive to efforts to reduce regional tensions.
Critics also pointed at Nili Kupfer-Naouri, president of the “Israel is Forever” association, who sparked outrage in 2023, after the Israel-Hamas war started, when she tweeted that “no civilian in Gaza was innocent.” Gazan civilians have been found to be holding hostages abducted from Israel in their homes.
On Wednesday night, several hundred protesters marched through central Paris, denouncing the event as a “gala of hatred and shame.”
“Imagine if an association were hosting a gala for Hezbollah or Hamas — there’s no way the police would allow that,” said Melkir Saib, a 30-year-old protester. “The situation is just unfair.” (The EU designates Hamas and the military wing of Hezbollah as terrorist entities.)
Some demonstrators broke windows at a McDonald’s along the route, though the march was largely peaceful.
A separate group, including Jewish leftist organizations opposed to racism and antisemitism, gathered near the Arc de Triomphe chanting slogans against the gala and Smotrich.
French authorities defended the event, with Paris police chief Laurent Nunez stating that the gala posed “no major threat to public order.”
The protests came days after tensions flared in Paris — a massive “Free Palestine” banner was displayed during a Paris Saint-Germain Champions League match against Atletico Madrid last week — and after riots and violence targeting Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam.
ONLY ISRAELI, FRENCH FLAGS AT PARIS SOCCER GAME
French authorities stepped up security ahead of the Israel-France Nations League soccer match in Paris on Thursday, hoping to avoid a repeat of the violent clashes in Amsterdam.
“It’s an exceptional measure, three to four times greater than what we usually mobilize,” Paris police chief Laurent Nunez told RTL radio on Wednesday.
Only French and Israel flags will be allowed inside the stadium, he added.
In a rare move, police will also be deployed inside the stadium. Civilian staff are normally assigned to those roles.
An elite police unit will guard the Israeli team on its journey to and from the stadium and another 1,600 civilian security personnel will also be on duty at the match.
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said after the Amsterdam clashes there was never any question the game would go ahead as planned.
French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Michel Barnier, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, Sports Minister Gil Averous, former President Nicolas Sarkozy, and former French president François Hollande were all set to attend the game in a show of solidarity. Israel’s ambassador Joshua Zarka will also be there.
Still, turnout will likely be low, with just 20,000 fans expected in the 80,000-capacity stadium north of Paris.
Israel coach Ran Ben Shimon said he wanted to separate soccer from the “difficult” context as his side prepared to take on France.
When asked about the context in which Thursday’s game was taking place, Ben Shimon said he remained focused on the match.
Passions over Israel’s war with Palestinian terror group Hamas in Gaza run high in France, home to Europe’s largest Jewish and Muslim communities. Reports of antisemitic acts increased by an “unprecedented” 284 percent in 2023, France’s Human Rights Commission said in June, while anti-Muslim acts rose around a third.
Aurélien Bernheïm, co-founder of the Movement for French Jews, a right-wing Zionist youth group, said around 30 of his organization’s members would attend the Paris match.
“But I won’t hide it, many of these young people were scared to go as they had in their heads these appalling images from Amsterdam,” he said.
Walid Attalah, president of the Associations of Palestinians in Ile de France, said the match should have been canceled.
“Russia has been banned because there was the occupation of Ukraine, it was illegal, there were war crimes, but Israel is never sanctioned for what it does,” he said.
Some supporters, however, shrugged off concerns.
“I’m not worried,” said Yannick Vanhee, who leads a French supporters association in Dunkirk. “Authorities have been putting more and more security into these events.”
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[IsraelTimes] Demonstrators chant ‘Amsterdam is saying no to genocide’ and ‘Free Palestine,’ days after Israeli soccer fans in the Dutch city were hunted down by gangs of masked assailants
Police detained anti-Israel, pro-Paleostinian protesters rallying in central Amsterdam on Wednesday in defiance of a ban imposed after violence against Israeli soccer fans last week.
Dozens of demonstrators, some with Paleostinian flags, chanted "Amsterdam is saying no to genocide" and "Free Paleostine."
Police in riot gear encircled the group and they were detained and put on buses.
Violence erupted in the Dutch capital before and after last Thursday’s soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, with Israeli fans hunted down and attacked by gangs of masked assailants.
Police with expanded stop-and-search powers in the Dutch capital have detained or removed hundreds of demonstrators since last week’s festivities under emergency measures imposed until Thursday.
"We say: Free Paleostine. Stop killing innocent people. Stop killing the children," said demonstrator Max van den Berg, 32, calling on the Netherlands to halt its support for Israel.
Less than one percent of Amsterdam’s population is Jewish following the Holocaust, while around 15% is Moslem, mostly second and first-generation immigrants colonists from North Africa and the Middle East.
Additional arrests were made during rioting on Monday night in the predominantly immigrant neighborhood of West Amsterdam where Moroccan-Dutch youths sympathize with Paleostinians in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... .
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"It is the nature of Islam to dominate, not to be dominated, to impose its law on all nations and to extend its power to the entire planet."
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Those who voted for Geert Wilders party, anyway. Too many of the rest would not be so uncultured as to act against their colourful fellow citizens, and might even interfere with those who did.
President Erdogan has exactly this temper tantrum every few years. And then a few years later Turkey needs Israel as a trade partner, or wants Bibi to intervene with the American government, and he makes up to Israel again.
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[France24] Israel will not agree to a ceasefire in Lebanon until Hezbollah withdraws north of Lebanon's Litani River and allows residents of northern Israel to return to their homes, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday. Earlier, Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad on Wednesday released new video footage of Israeli hostage Alexander Troufanov in Gaza, the first in several months. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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SUMMARY
Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad on Wednesday released new video footage of an Israeli national held captive in Gaza, the third featuring hostage Alexander Troufanov.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi was due in Tehran for crucial talks on Iran's nuclear programme, days after Israel warned the Islamic republic was "more exposed than ever to strikes on its nuclear facilities".
Israeli defence minister said Israel will not agree on a ceasefire in Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed and withdraws beyond the Litani River
Hezbollah fired missiles at two Israeli military bases on Wednesday, targeting the HaKirya base, the headquarters of Israel's military, for the second time, and also striking the Glilot base near Tel Aviv with a barrage of missiles pic.twitter.com/fGfRNmssWp
[IsraelTimes] National Security Council lowers threat level for Arugam Bay area from 4 to 2, after suspects arrested in connection with Iranian plot to kill Israelis
Israeli authorities eased a travel warning for Sri Lanka on Wednesday, some three weeks after cautioning tourists at a popular beach town of an imminent terrorist threat.
The National Security Council, which publishes travel advisories, said it was lowering the warning level for Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay area from four, which indicates a highly credible threat, to two, indicating a milder occasional threat.
The high-level threat area had extended across Sri Lanka’s southeastern coast as far as the town of Hikkaduwa.
The rest of the island nation was lowered from level three — moderate — to level two.
The United States, which had also issued a warning for Arugam Bay, rescinded its advisory as well on Wednesday, the embassy in Colombo said.
According to an affidavit filed in US federal court late last week, an Afghani man named Farhad Shakeri, recruited by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps told the FBI on October 28 that he and an accomplice had been ordered to plan a mass shooting attack against Israelis at an unnamed location in Arugam Bay, a popular spot for Israeli surfers chasing an endless summer.
The accomplice, whom the filing identified as one of three people arrested by Sri Lankan authorities a day after the warning was issued, had agreed to provide AK-47s and other weapons for the attack, according to the complaint. The accomplice was unnamed, but was said to have served prison time with Shakeri in the US.
According to Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror, three others have since been arrested. No details were available on the suspects.
Israel had advised its nationals in Arugam Bay and nearby areas to leave immediately on October 23, citing the "threat of terrorist attacks against several targets, including popular terrorist locations in Arugam Bay and the south and west coastal areas of Sri Lanka."
Israelis remaining in the country were advised to go to Colombo, where there were more local security forces, and to hide anything that might identify them as Israelis or avoid gathering in large numbers.
The decision to downgrade the warning came two days after Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry asked the US to cancel its warning. According to the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankan authorities had bolstered security for tourists following the warnings and on Sunday Defense Secretary Sampath Thuyacontha visited the area around Arugam Bay to assess the security situation.
Israel’s National Security Council cautioned travelers Wednesday to remain vigilant while visiting the country, leaving in place the advisory against wearing Jewish or Israeli symbols.
Protests by local Moslem groups against Israel’s war against Hamas ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,... in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... and Hezbollah in Leb ...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... have drawn support from the wider community in the predominantly Buddhist South Asian nation.
Israelis accounted for less than 1.5 percent of the 1.5 million tourists who visited the island in the first nine months of this year — or around 20,000 people altogether.
But Arugam Bay, a hotspot for surfing around 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Colombo by road, is a popular destination for Israeli tourists.
Shakeri, the IRGC agent named in the US court filing, remains on the lam and is thought to be in Iran. According to the complaint, aside from allegedly plotting to attack Israelis at Arugam Bay, he had also plotted attacks for Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... against US President-elect Donald Trump ...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons... , as well as attempted liquidations of Jewish businesspeople in New York and a prominent Iranian exile.
Armed locals in Rashaya, Lebanon, intercepted a van carrying anti-tank missiles and other munitions reportedly heading south. Footage shows the seized weapons. pic.twitter.com/zgIqOFA7Oo
[IsraelTimes] IDF says troops died during gun battle with terror group members; air force hits Hezbollah in Beirut as Iran-backed group claims to target army’s HQ; Syria claims bombed by Israel
Six Israeli soldiers were killed in a clash with Hezbollah forces, the IDF announced Wednesday, as Israeli troops pushed deeper into southern Leb ...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... amid an intensification of violence, even as officials expressed cautious optimism on ceasefire talks.
The clash came as troops moved into the second line of villages across from the border as the IDF said it had further expanded its ground operation in southern Lebanon, It was one of the heaviest single-day losses in the operation that began in late September against Hezbollah.
The slain troops were named as:
Cpt. Itay Marcovich, 22, from Kohav Ya’ir
Staff Sgt. Sraya Elboim, 21, from Mehola
Staff Sgt. Dror Hen, 20, from Gan Haim
Staff Sgt. Nir Gofer, 20, from Dimona
Sgt. Shalev Itzhak Sagron, 21, from Sderot
and Sgt. Yoav Daniel, 19, from Nahariya.
They all served in the Golani Brigade’s 51st Battalion, the IDF said in a statement.
According to an initial IDF probe, the soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with at least four Hezbollah operatives inside a building in a village in southern Lebanon. At least one other soldier was moderately maimed in the incident.
All four of the Hezbollah members were eventually killed, the Kan public broadcaster reported.
It was the second deadliest day for the IDF operation after eight soldiers were killed on October 2.
In addition to the expanded ground operation, Israeli fighter jets continued to strike Hezbollah targets in the southern suburbs of Beirut after the IDF issued evacuation warnings ahead of Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... s, a method that has intensified in recent days. The military said the targets included weapons depots and a command center.
Later in the evening, the IDF issued new evacuation orders for Lebanese civilians in the vicinity of two buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language front man, published maps alongside the announcement, which called on civilians to distance themselves at least 500 meters from the sites.
Syrian state media claimed an Israeli attack also targeted the area of al-Qusayr in the southern countryside of Homs province in central Syria. The IDF later confirmed the strike, saying it hit land crossings between Lebanon and Syria, which were being used by Hezbollah to bring weapons into the country.
Israeli fighter jets struck several routes in Syria that the IDF says were in use by Hezbollah’s Unit 4400, which is tasked with delivering weapons from Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... to Lebanon. Syria’s state-run SANA news agency, citing a military source, says the strikes caused "significant damage" to several bridges on the Orontes River and other roads on the Syrian-Lebanese border in the al-Qusayr area. According to the IDF, the strikes are a major blow to the capabilities of Hezbollah’s Unit 4400.
The IDF in recent months has ramped up strike against attempts by Hezbollah to bring in weapons, including by targeting border crossings with Syria as well as the shipments themselves.
Hezbollah meanwhile, continued to fire barrages of rockets and drones into northern and central Israel. Hezbollah said that it had fired ballistic missiles at the IDF’s headquarters as it claimed a series of attacks against high-profile Israeli targets. The pro-Iranian group said in a statement that it had targeted the site in the commercial hub of Tel Aviv, which houses both the defense ministry and the headquarters of the Israeli military, with Qader-2 missiles. Hezbollah had already announced earlier in the day that it had targeted the same site with explosive drones.
It then later said that it had fired a salvo of missiles at another site near Tel Aviv which it said was owned by the Israeli Weapons Industries (IWI) arms manufacturer. Hezbollah said it was the first time that it had targeted the site. IWI is a major supplier of the Israeli military.
The IDF said earlier it had intercepted two drones from Lebanon in northern Israel. There was no indication that any drones reached central Israel or came near army headquarters. Later, the IDF said around five rockets were launched from Lebanon toward the Haifa area and central Israel. It said some of the rockets were intercepted while others impacted on the ground. There are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
’WE WILL NOT TAKE OUR FOOT OFF THE GAS’
The violence came as efforts continue in Washington and Beirut to find a negotiated end to combat between Israel and Hezbollah. However,
women are made to be loved, not understood... new Defense Minister Israel Katz promised that the IDF will keep fighting until all of Israel’s goals are achieved.
"We will not make any ceasefire, we will not take our foot off the gas, and we will not allow any arrangement that does not include the achievement of the war’s goals," Katz said during a visit to IDF Northern Command with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi.
He listed the aims as disarming Hezbollah, pushing it beyond the Litani River, and allowing the residents of northern Israel to return safely to their homes. Video of his statement appeared to show Halevi reacting in surprise to Katz identifying disarming Hezbollah as a goal of the war, since such a move has not been decided by the cabinet.
Hezbollah is barred by UN Security Council Resolution 1701 from maintaining a military presence south of the Litani. The Shiite terror group has blatantly violated that resolution and regularly launches attacks on Israel from near the border.
Katz stressed that Israel will continue to insist on its "right to enforce [any deal] on its own and to act against any terrorist activity and organization."
"Now we need to continue to hit Hezbollah with all our strength," he said.
NAVY JOINING THE FIGHT
Also Wednesday, the IDF revealed the extent to which the Israeli Navy has been involved in the fighting, with much of the previous headlines taken by airstrikes and the ground operation.
The military revealed that the navy has carried out dozens of missile strikes in Lebanon amid fighting against Hezbollah, including the liquidations of a top commander in the terror group’s drone unit and a senior Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... member.
On October 5, a Navy Sa’ar 6-class corvette launched a missile at an apartment in the Beddawi Paleostinian camp near the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... , killing Saeed Atallah Ali.
Another missile strike carried out by a Navy corvette, on November 3, killed Ali Barakat, a top commander in Hezbollah’s aerial forces, known as Unit 127, which is responsible for drone and cruise missile attacks on Israel.
Navy corvettes and missile boats have also launched dozens more strikes in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah sites and assets, including rocket launchers and weapon depots, in addition to supporting ground troops operating in the south of the country.
The military said that Navy vessels are used for certain strikes in Lebanon, instead of the traditional fighter jets or drones, due to their constant availability at sea and because the attacks can be launched more discreetly.
Navy submarines have also been used for their observational capabilities amid the fighting in Lebanon.
The corvettes and missile boats have also been used to intercept projectiles launched at Israel, mostly drones but also some rockets, using the ship-mounted version of the Iron Dome, known as C-Dome.
Separately, the IDF released footage of a recent strike carried out by fighter jets in Beirut, targeting Hezbollah’s main naval base. According to the military, the base was used by Hezbollah to store fast boats, carry out tests, and train its naval forces.
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