Alarms sound across Israel's northern communities after missile and drone launches | IDF continues operations against terror targets in Lebanon and Gaza

10:27 - US Marines complete first live-fire training with integrated Iron Dome interceptors

The U.S. Marine Corps completed its first live-fire training exercise using an Air Defense System with an integrated Iron Dome interceptor, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced.

"The system is based on an American radar and command-and-control center, combined with the Iron Dome (Tamir) interceptor and a mobile launcher developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon as a prime contractor."

"During the training, the Marines fully operated the system, leading to the successful interception of targets. Additionally, the continuous launch capability of the Iron Dome interceptors from a mobile launcher, developed specifically for the Marines, was tested."

"The successful training demonstrated the forces’ proficiency in fully operating the system, the performance of the mobile launcher developed for the Marines, and the capabilities of the Iron Dome interceptor in relevant and challenging interception scenarios," the statement read.

09:04 - Three hostile drones shot down in the last hour, IDF says

The Israeli Air Force shot down three hostile drones within the span of 20 minutes, the IDF said.

Alerts were activated in the western Galilee region on 08:02, 8:10 and 8:19.

No casualties were reported from the drone attacks, which caused a fire near Gesher Haziv.

08:05 - Alarms sound in the Western Galilee

Alarms warning of a possible drone infiltration sounded in Nahariya and in other communities of the Western Galilee. Alarms were also sounded in the North Reserve Industrial Zone.

08:00 - IDF struck over 100 terror targets in Lebanon yesterday

According to the IDF spokesman's office, the IAF struck over 100 Hezbollah terror targets and eliminated dozens of Hezbollah terrorists throughout Lebanon over the past 24 hours. Among the targets struck was the launcher used to fire at Ma'alot-Tarshiha in northern Israel yesterday (Tuesday).

Over the past day, IDF troops continued limited, localized, targeted raids against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. The troops located large quantities of weapons, dismantled tunnel shafts, eliminated terrorists and destroyed Hezbollah launchers embedded in civilian areas and aimed at Israeli communities.

06:40 - IDF says alarms in Sharon and Galilee due to surface-to-surface missile from Lebanon

The IDF Spokesman's office announced: Following the sirens that sounded a few minutes ago in the areas of the Central Galilee, HaMifrats, HaAmakim, the Upper Galilee, the Sharon and Menashe, a surface-to-surface missile was identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
The missile fell apart in mid-air. No changes were made in the Homefront Command's defensive guidelines.

06:25 - Alarms throughout the Sharon and Galilee regions

Alarms warning of rocket and missile fire were activated in Netanya, Hadera, Beit Yitzhak, and several other communities throughout the Sharon region, as well as many communities in Western and Central Galilee.

05:55 - IAF intercepts a drone coming from Lebanon

The IDF announced this morning that following sirens that sounded between 5:39 and 5:40 in the Western Galilee area, a UAV that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory was intercepted by the IAF.

The military also said that during a previous incident, between 5:13 and 5:14 in the Western Galilee area, a UAV that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory was also intercepted by the IAF.

Regarding the drone strike in Nahariya, the IDF said the UAV was discovered in IDF systems a short while prior to the fall. It is investigating why alarms were not activated.

05:45 - Alarms sound in the Western Galilee area

Alarms warning of a hostile aircraft infiltration sounded in the communities of Rosh Hanikra, Liman, Betzet, Metsova, Shlomi, and the North Reserve Industrial Zone in the Western Galilee.

04:45 - Explosion reported in Nahariya from apparent drone strike

After an explosion was heard in the northern part of the city, the Nahariya municipality said the explosion was an apparent drone attack, hitting an industrial building without prior warning. The municipality said, "the matter is under investigation, security forces are searching the area."

01:35 - IDF strikes Hamas & PIJ terrorist operating in humanitarian zone at Khan Younis

A short while ago, based on IDF and ISA (Shin Bet) intelligence, the IAF conducted a precise strike on Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists operating within the Humanitarian Area in Khan Younis, the IDF spokesman's office announced.

The military said that prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence.

The IDF Spokesman said, "This is a further example of the Hamas terrorist organization’s systematic abuse of civilian infrastructure and use of the humanitarian area as cover for their terrorist attacks and in violation of international law."