Eli Feldstein, an IDF spokesman attends the funeral of Yehuda Dimentman, in Homesh, in the West Bank, on Dec. 17, 2021, Dimentman died in last night shooting attack near Homesh. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90
19:59 – Israel confirms striking Hezbollah targets in Syrian capital in unusual statement
In an unusual statement, the IDF claimed responsibility for an airstrike on Hezbollah targets in the Sayda Zeinab suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus earlier on Monday.
“Infrastructure and assets of Hezbollah’s intelligence staff in the Damascus area were attacked,” the IDF stated.
“The Intelligence Staff is the central intelligence body in Hezbollah that is responsible for building the organization’s intelligence image, leads the direction of intelligence activities in the organization, and is the center of collection and detection capabilities,” the IDF said.
It added that the unit operates a branch in Syria including “a collection and assessment system.”
“To the best of my recollection, this is the first time in several years that the IDF has taken responsibility for an attack in Damascus,” commented Army Radio’s military correspondent, Doron Kadosh.
19:06 – IDF struck Hezbollah headquarters in Damascus suburbs – report
Israel’s Army Radio confirmed earlier reports that the IDF struck Hezbollah headquarters in the Saiyda Zeinab suburb south of Damascus, a known stronghold of the Iranian regime and its proxy militias.
The IDF so far hasn’t officially commented on the strikes.
17:50 – SOHR reports Israeli strikes near Damascus
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Israel launched 3 strikes targeting 3 separate farms in the south and southeast of Sayda Zeinab in Rif Dimashq governorate near Damascus.
The organization says the farms were formerly used as rest houses and camps by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Hezbollah.
17:24 – IAF intercepts Hezbollah drone in Galilee
The IDF announced that following sirens that sounded a short while ago in the Western Galilee, the IAF successfully intercepted a UAV that infiltrated from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
15:28 – Around 60 Hezbollah projectiles launched into Israel so far
The IDF spokesman’s office said that as of 15:00, approximately 60 projectiles fired by the Hezbollah terrorist organization have crossed from Lebanon into Israel today (Monday, November 4th).
“The IDF will continue to defend the State of Israel and its people against the threat posed by the Hezbollah terrorist organization,” the IDF said.
15:05 – IDF finds Hezbollah missile storage complex in southern Lebanon near border
IDF troops conducting limited, localized, targeted raids in thicketed terrain along the border fence in southern Lebanon, located terrorist infrastructure, military sites, weapons stockpiles, a missile storage facility, and compounds designated for infiltrating into Israeli territory.
13:40 – Another suspect arrested in secret documents leak case
The Shin Bet detained an IDF soldier, an officer, also suspected of leaking secret documents from the Prime Minister’s Office. This arrest brings the total number of detainees to five, although one was released to house arrest yesterday.
13:26 – IDF eliminates Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon
Acting under the direction of IDF intelligence, the IAF struck and eliminated the terrorist Riad Rida Ghazzawi in the area of Sultaniyeh in southern Lebanon. Ghazzawi served as a commander in the Hezbollah Radwan force’s anti-tank missile system, and planned and executed a significant amount of terrorist attacks, including firing anti-tank missiles at Israeli civilians and at IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon.
13:11 – IDF shoots down more hostile drones launched from Iraq
The IDF shot down several more drones approaching Israel “from the east.”
The military said no sirens were triggered according to policy, meaning the drones and the interceptions posed no danger to Israeli citizens.
12:46 – Israeli soldier seriously wounded in northern Gaza battle
A soldier in the Givati Brigade reconnaissance unit was seriously wounded in battle on Monday morning, the IDF reported. He was taken to a hospital for medical treatment, and his family has been informed.
11:54 – IDF strikes rocket launchers used to fire 30 rockets at Upper Galilee, 30 more rockets fired at Acre and Nahariya
After a 30-rocket barrage triggered alarm sirens in the Upper Galilee, including Safed, Rosh Pina, and communities near the border around 9:30 a.m., the IDF said it destroyed the launcher used in the attack.
The military also reported another 30 rockets fired at Acre, Nahariya and several more coastal towns in the north. Some of the rockets were intercepted and the rest fell in open areas.
בסגירת מעגל מהירה, כוחות צה״ל תקפו את המשגר ממנו זוהו כ-30 שיגורים שחצו מלבנון בשעה 9:25 במרחב הגליל העליון, חלקם יורטו והשאר נפלו בשטחים פתוחים.
בהמשך להתרעות שהופעלו במרחב הגליל המערבי בשעה 11:00, זוהו כ-30 שיגורים שחצו מלבנון, חלקם יורטו והשאר נפלו בשטחים פתוחים pic.twitter.com/JErIIBzj8T
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) November 4, 2024
11:30 – Lebanese media reports IDF strikes near Sidon
Hezbolla-affiliated Al Mayadeen news agency reported IDF strikes in the vicinity of Sidon.
10:40 – Eli Feldstein identified as Netanyahu affiliate suspected of leaking hostage deal intelligence
Eli Feldstein, a spokesman indirectly employed by the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (PMO), was identified as the central suspect accused of leaking sensitive intelligence connected to the hostage deal negotiations with Hamas after a gag order was lifted.
The court withheld the names of three more suspects but it confirmed they are connected to the defense establishment.
According to Kan News, Feldstein wasn’t technically an employee of the PMO but was working for the director-general after failing the security clearance required to work at the PMO.
Feldstein was formerly an officer in the IDF Spokesperson Unit, serving as spokesman for the religious Netzah Yehuda Battalion and the West Bank Division. Later, he briefly worked as a spokesman for Otzma Yehudit party leader, Itamar Ben Gvir, who now serves as Israel’s national security minister.
10:25 – Palestinian Authority blasts Israel’s termination of relations with UNRWA
Israel’s official notification to the UN about the termination of relations with UNRWA is “a violation of conventions, international treaties, international decisions and international humanitarian law,” stated Nabil Abu Rudeinah, the spokesman for Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas,
Abu Rudeinah also said that Israel continues to harm UNRWA’s ability to eliminate the refugee issue, erase the right of return, and disrupt UNRWA’s activities and its role.
The PA called on the international community to take serious and concrete steps against Israel on the ground, noting that Israel would bear full responsibility for the “dangerous consequences” of the decision.
10:19 – Four hostile drones shot down within half an hour by IDF air defenses
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) shot down four hostile drones attacking Israel within half an hour on Monday morning, the IDF stated.
Two of the drones were launched by Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, while another two drones came “from the east,” an IDF signal that they were launched by Iranian terror proxies in Iraq.
The IDF said two of the drones crossed into Israeli territory before being intercepted.
הבוקר חיל האוויר יירט בהצלחה ארבעה כלי טיס בלתי מאויישים שעשו את דרכם לשטח ישראל, חלק מהכלים חצו מלבנון וחלקם מכיוון מזרח, שני כלים יורטו בטרם חצו לשטח הארץ.
הופעלו התרעות על פי מדיניות pic.twitter.com/70T9JD82Wh
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) November 4, 2024
09:27 – Israel Police investigating report of settler arson near Ramallah
The Israel Police have opened an investigation into an arson attack on vehicles in al-Bireh, near Ramallah. According to Palestinian reports, the attack was carried out by Israeli settlers. Near the scene of the arson attack, police found graffiti with the phrase: “On Judea and Samaria – War.”
משטרת מחוז ש”י ושב”כ פתחו בחקירה בעקבות דיווח שהתקבל על מספר רכבים פלסטינים שהוצתו במהלך הלילה בעיירה אל בירה הסמוכה לרמאללה. לפי החשד – בידי ישראליים.
חוקרי ימ”ר ש”י וזיהוי פלילי החלו באיסוף ממצאים וראיות בזירת האירוע pic.twitter.com/Qt72o29gQo
— שלומי הלר | Shlomi Heller (@Heller_shlomi) November 4, 2024
08:57 – IRGC Brigade commander dies in plane crash in Iran
According to Arab reports, a brigade commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards ground forces, Hamid Mazandarani, was killed this morning along with his pilot following a plane crash during training.
08:25 – IDF intercepts suspicious aerial targets in Golan Heights and Galilee
The IDF spokesman’s office said that following sirens that sounded between 07:42 and 07:47 in the southern Golan Heights, the IAF intercepted a suspicious aerial target that crossed into Israel from the east, as well as an additional suspicious aerial target approaching Israeli territory from the east.
Additionally, a short while ago, a suspicious aerial target in the Upper Galilee area that crossed into Israel from Lebanon was intercepted by the IAF. An additional target was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory. Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.
07:30 – IDF says it eliminated a Hezbollah commander responsible for rocket attacks
The IDF Spokesperson’s Office announced that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck and eliminated Abu Ali Rida, the Hezbollah commander of the Baraachit area in southern Lebanon. Abu Ali Rida was responsible for planning and executing rocket and anti-tank missile attacks on IDF troops and oversaw the terrorist activities of Hezbollah operatives in the area.
In the Gaza Strip, the IAF struck and eliminated the terrorist Ahmed Al-Dalu, a member of the Islamic Jihad’s Military Intelligence Unit. Ahmed Al-Dalu took part in the Oct. 7 massacre last year in the Israeli community of Kfar Aza. An additional terrorist was eliminated alongside him. Throughout the war, Al-Dalu was involved in planning and executing terror attacks against the citizens of the State of Israel.
06:20 – Israel informs UN that 1967 agreement that recognizes UNRWA is no longer valid
Following the passing of legislation severely limiting the operations of UNRWA in Israel, in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Foreign Ministry sent a letter to the United Nations announcing that Israel is withdrawing from the 1967 agreement that recognized the agency.
Foreign Ministry Dir.-Gen. Jacob Blitshtein sent an official letter to UN General Assembly President Philemon Yang of Cameroon, which read: “Israel will continue to work with international partners, including other United Nations agencies, to ensure the facilitation of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza in a way that does not undermine Israel’s security. Israel expects the United Nations to contribute to and cooperate in this effort.”
Following the legislation on UNRWA, the State of Israel officially notified the President of the General Assembly of the termination of cooperation with the agency. Despite the overwhelming evidence we submitted to the UN that substantiate Hamas’ infiltration of UNRWA, the UN did… pic.twitter.com/UUti6zZrOT
— Danny Danon 🇮🇱 דני דנון (@dannydanon) November 4, 2024
00:35 – Hamas IED explodes near Kamal Adwan Hospital, injuring 6 children
The IDF reported that in coordination with COGAT, a humanitarian convoy enabled the evacuation of patients and staff from the Kamal Adwan and Al-Awda hospitals to other hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday.
“As the convoy passed by the Kamal Adwan Hospital, a report was received from the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the detonation of an explosive device, only a few hundred meters away from the hospital. As a result of the explosion, the convoy was hit by shrapnel. No injuries were reported among the convoy’s personnel,” the IDF spokesperson said.
“Following the incident, officers from COGAT’s Gaza Liaison and Coordination Command contacted the head of the WHO and clarified that it was an IED belonging to the terrorist organizations. Additionally, six children in the hospital were injured from the same explosion.”
00:25 – Sirens sound in Yesud HaMa’ala, northern Israel.
00:16 – Sirens sound in the Upper Galilee area, northern Israel.
00:03 – Sirens sound in the Upper Galilee and Central Galilee areas, northern Israel.