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An IDF soldier was moderately hurt by gunfire in unclear circumstances in the central Gaza Strip earlier today, the military says.

The soldier was taken to a hospital and his family was notified.

The source of the gunfire is not yet clear, and the IDF has launched an investigation into the incident.
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Amid the historic meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese envoys to the US in Washington, Hezbollah appears to have stepped up its rocket attacks on northern Israel.

Sirens have been sounding across the Galilee for the past half an hour, warning of rocket fire from Lebanon.

There are no immediate reports of injuries.
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Commander of US Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper, is again in Israel for meetings with the Israeli military's top brass.

Cooper and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir today held a meeting with Holocaust survivor Bella Haim for Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Haim, the grandmother of hostage Yotam Haim -- who was mistakenly killed by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip -- was born in the Polish town of Stoczek and survived the Holocaust by fleeing with her family to Russia.

The IDF says the two military chiefs heard Haim's "testimony and personal story."

Cooper and Zamir are also expected to discuss the campaign in Iran and plans for if the war resumes.
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The IDF says it carried out a wave of airstrikes against numerous Hezbollah sites in the southern Lebanon town of Aadshit last night.

The strikes were carried out after the IDF says it had identified "increased activity by the Hezbollah terror organization identified in the village."

Since hostilities escalated on March 2, Hezbollah has fired some 130 rockets from Aadshit at troops in southern Lebanon and at Israel, especially Kiryat Shmona, the military says.

Among the sites hit in the town were weapon depots, rocket launchers, and Hezbollah headquarters, the army says.

The IDF says the strikes also killed several Hezbollah operatives who had planned attacks on Israel.
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Three Hezbollah operatives, including a member of the terror group's elite Radwan Force, surrendered to IDF troops in the southern Lebanon town of Bint Jbeil yesterday, the military says.

The IDF says that soldiers of the Givati Brigade had exchanged fire "from a close range" with a Hezbollah cell in Bint Jbeil, hitting the terror operatives.

"At the end of the battle, three terrorists threw down their weapons and surrendered to the troops," the IDF says, adding that they were taken to Israel to be interrogated by the Military Intelligence Directorate's Unit 504, which specializes in human intelligence.
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Israeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar will end his tenure on May 5, after an initial handover date was delayed due to the war in Iran.

The new date was agreed upon during a meeting Bar held today with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the military says.

Brig. Gen. Omer Tischler is set to replace Bar after over four years in the role.

"The chief of staff emphasized that the rotation is conditional on an operational situation assessment," the IDF says.

The IAF handover was initially set for this month.
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The commander of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion was severely wounded during "operational activity" in southern Lebanon earlier today, the military announces.

The IDF says the circumstances under which the officer, a lieutenant colonel, was seriously hurt are under investigation.
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The IDF says it struck a Hamas pickup truck with armed members of the terror group in it, in the central Gaza Strip yesterday.

According to the military, the Hamas gunmen planned "imminent" attacks on Israeli troops stationed in the area.

"Immediately after the identification, the troops struck the armed terrorists to remove the real threat," the IDF says.

Palestinian media reported yesterday that four people were killed in an IDF strike on a Hamas police vehicle in Gaza City.
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Israeli troops operating in southern Lebanon located a Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile launcher that was aimed at Israel, the military says.

Reservists of the 8th Armored Brigade, operating under the 91st "Galilee" Regional Division, found that alongside the launcher were several anti-tank missiles, as well as other weapons and equipment.

The IDF says the division in recent days also directed airstrikes on buildings in southern Lebanon that were being used by Hezbollah, including a command center, and killed several members of the terror group.
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Hezbollah fired more than 20 rockets at the Galilee Panhandle this morning, triggering sirens in the border city of Kiryat Shmona and nearby communities.

According to the IDF, eight of the rockets were intercepted by air defenses while the rest were allowed to hit open areas.

No injuries are reported.
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Hezbollah fired more than 20 rockets at the Galilee Panhandle this morning, triggering sirens in the border city of Kiryat Shmona and nearby communities. According to the IDF, eight of the rockets were intercepted by air defenses while the rest were allowed…
Another barrage of some 10 rockets was fired by Hezbollah at the Western Galilee a short while ago.

According to the IDF, three of the rockets launched from Lebanon were intercepted while the rest were allowed to hit open areas.
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Another five rockets were fired by Hezbollah at the Galilee Panhandle a short while ago, with two being intercepted and three striking open areas, according to the IDF.

Since this morning, nearly 40 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon at northern Israel.
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A man is lightly injured following Hezbollah's rocket barrages on northern Israel this morning, medics say.

Magen David Adom says the 61-year-old was hit by shrapnel near the city of Tamra.
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Lebanese media reports that at least two vehicles were targeted in Israeli strikes on a coastal highway south of Beirut.

The vehicles were struck near the seaside towns of Jiyeh and Saadiyat, some 70 kilometers north of Israel's border, according to the reports.

There is no immediate comment from the IDF.
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The IDF reiterates its wide-scale evacuation warning for southern Lebanon, as the fighting against Hezbollah continues.
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Following the injury of the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade's 52nd Battalion in southern Lebanon yesterday, Lt. Col. Daniel Ella, a previous commander of the battalion, will return to the role temporarily, the military says.

Ella, as the 52nd Battalion commander, was moderately wounded during fighting in Gaza in July 2024.

He was replaced by Lt. Col. Yehuda Shalev, who was later severely wounded in October 2024. Ella then briefly returned to serve as acting battalion commander until the latest commander -- seriously wounded yesterday -- entered the role.

Now, Ella will again serve as acting commander of the battalion.
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A Palestinian who allegedly attempted to stab an Israeli man at a West Bank farming outpost was shot and "neutralized," the military says.

The IDF says troops were dispatched to the Emek Doron farm, near the settlement of Revava following "a report of a terrorist who tried to carry out a stabbing attack."

Aside from the suspect, no other injuries are reported.
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The IDF says troops stationed in the northern Gaza Strip killed a Palestinian terror operative who crossed the ceasefire line earlier today.

Soldiers of the Gaza Division's Northern Brigade "identified a terrorist who crossed the Yellow Line and approached the troops in a manner that posed an immediate threat," the IDF says, adding that "immediately after the identification, the troops eliminated the terrorist to remove the threat."
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