who are being treated in the trauma room for further evaluation. An additional 28 wounded were taken to various hospitals by ambulance.Ran Boker of Ynet reported that following the attack Israeli television channels would continue to broadcast the news and would not move to broadcast scheduled primetime programming. בשל האירוע הקשה באזור בנימינה - הערב ערוצי הטלוויזיה ימשיכו בשידורי החדשות ולא ישודרו תוכנית הפריים טיים שתוכננו 2024Four soldiers were killed and around 60 others were wounded on Sunday in a drone strike on a military base in central Israel's Binyamina area all 19-year-old trainees on track to become infantry fighters The Israeli security apparatuses are investigating the type of kamikaze drone that Hezbollah used on Sunday evening to hit a Golani Brigade base near Binyamina south of Haifa killing four soldiers and wounding about 90 others including 12 soldiers with serious injuries a security expert at the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said that from the limited details currently available a UAV manufactured in Iran and widely used by Hezbollah which also produces it in large quantities in Lebanon “The model’s flight path can be programmed to frequently change altitude and direction making it difficult to detect and track,” Ben-Yishai said “It has a range of up to 100 kilometers (62 miles) and is small with a very low radar signature compared to larger Its detection relies on the heat emitted by the engine which is also challenging to identify via optical means,” he added the military is examining all possibilities which hit a critical target and caused many casualties wasn't only a specialized model but also Hezbollah managed to overwhelm or disrupt the Israeli army’s detection systems by launching a mixed salvo of rockets and two other drones aimed at the Western Galilee Ben-Yishai noted that the UAVs continued toward the sea off the northern coast and the Iron Dome system intercepted one The Israeli army dispatched fighter jets and combat helicopters to track the remaining UAV The expert said it is possible that the UAV was pre-programmed to sharply descend toward the ground or the sea and continue flying at low altitude exploiting the coastal terrain and then the hills of the coastal plain to evade interceptors “Hezbollah has gained considerable experience in operating UAVs over the past year successfully causing numerous casualties among civilians and primarily IDF soldiers at remote bases,” Ben-Yishai wrote adding that over half of the drones launched by Hezbollah are intercepted either by the Israeli army fighter jets sent to engage them or by the Iron Dome and David's Sling systems due to the UAV's small size and very weak radar signature the Iron Dome's fire control radars and the optical sensors on fighter jets and helicopters often lose track of them especially in hilly areas where radar echoes from the terrain are dominant and misleading Ben-Yishai revealed that the Israeli army and defense industries have been trying to find a solution to this issue at least since the current war began but there is still no effective detection and interception solution He said the sophisticated UAVs manufactured by Iran are equipped with inertial navigation systems in addition to satellite navigation enabling them to stay on course and strike their targets even when faced with GPS jamming but Iran and Hezbollah sometimes bypass the American GPS jamming by using unique satellite navigation systems developed by Russia or China,” Ben-Yishai said An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation has alarmed many in the region Families of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza are terrified that the possibility of a ceasefire is slipping further away “What’s left for you to bomb?” asked Moaz Kahlout a displaced man from Gaza City who said many resort to GPS to locate the rubble of homes wiped out in the war Israeli officials said Monday that Cabinet ministers approved the plan to seize Gaza and remain in the Palestinian territory for an unspecified amount of time — news that came hours after the military chief said the army was calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers Details of the plan were not formally announced and its exact timing and implementation were not clear It may be another measure by Israel to try to pressure Hamas into making concessions in ceasefire negotiations The war began after Hamas-led group attacked southern Israel on Oct Israel’s ensuing offensive has killed more than 52,000 people in Gaza who don’t distinguish between combatants and civilians in their count displaced us and killed us,” said Enshirah Bahloul a woman from the southern city of Khan Younis Some Israelis are also opposed to the plan Hundreds of people protested outside the parliament Monday as the government opened for its summer session Families of hostages held in Gaza are afraid of what an expanded military operation or seizure could mean for their relatives “I don’t see the expansion of the war as a solution — it led us absolutely nowhere before It feels like déjà vu from the year ago,” said Adi Alexander The father is pinning some hopes on US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East Israeli leaders have said they don't plan to expand the operation in Gaza until after Trump’s visit but he and other American officials have frequently spoken about Edan Alexander the last American-Israeli held in Gaza who is still believed to be alive the oldest hostage still believed to be alive said the family was concerned about the plan “We hope it’s merely a signal to Hamas that Israel is serious in its goal to dismantle its governmental and military capabilities as a leverage for negotiations but it’s unclear whether this is an end or a means,” he said dozens of Palestinians gather outside a charity kitchen that distributes hot meals to displaced families in southern Gaza pushing and shoving in a desperate attempt to bring food to their families a 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serious to moderate condition The wounded were evacuated to several hospitals across central Israel via helicopters and ambulances The IDF announced late at night that the site of the attack was the dining hall in the Golani Brigade's training base which was filled with young soldiers taking their evening dinner during their basic training in the base reported that the drone was part of a wave of drones launched from Lebanon While several drones were intercepted near Acre at least one evaded Israel's defense system Israeli media reported that the drone flew at a very low altitude making its detection and interception more difficult Several media outlets cited unconfirmed witness reports suggesting that the drone may have fired a missile before exploding on impact leading to the unusually high number of casualties Hezbollah later claimed responsibility for the launch of a swarm of drones ostensibly targeting an army base near Binyamina which was among the most serious mass-casualty events caused by Hezbollah drones during the war came amid a wave of similar attacks on Sunday evening the IDF announced that another drone was shot down off the northern coast drone infiltration alarms were activated in towns along Israel's northern Mediterranean coast from Nahariya near the Lebanese border to Acre on Haifa Bay Kan News reported that the political leadership ordered the IDF to halt strikes on targets in Beirut pushes for a ceasefire in southern Lebanon The last airstrike in Beirut occurred on Thursday afternoon which Hezbollah had declared a 'red line' warranting severe retaliation was reportedly discussed during the recent phone call between U.S President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu The Israeli Air Force has been conducting daily strikes on Hezbollah weapons depots The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel "\/liveblog_entry\/idf-says-four-soldiers-killed-51-wounded-in-hezbollah-drone-strike-near-binyamina\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=C5kgG7.Kt0qfTgTWmoDOpAiztfwnmLhA.kti1kAC0JU-1746541487-1.0.1.1-4NN.skV4Xpr4ujcseRMD4XibIKqv6fbaawdUCf7ET_s" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null A UAV crashed in the area of Binyamina in northern Israel A helicopter arrived at the scene to evacuate the wounded.  The UAV was sent from Lebanon under the cover of a rocket barrage Hezbollah has been allegedly faced with severe financial difficulties as a result of Israeli military actions that have targeted their funding sources according to an exclusive Friday VOA report.  Approximately 40% of Israelis know a bereaved partner of a fallen IDF soldier according to survey data published by the “They Left a Partner Behind” on Sunday They Left a Partner Behind stated that the organization works with and advocates for the rights and well-being of the unmarried bereaved partners of fallen IDF soldiers US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin authorized the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in Israel along with American military personnel to operate it the Department of Defense stated on Sunday Take a look at the 146th Reserve Division’s operations past week: over 100 terrorists neutralized dozens of tunnels and rocket launchers destroyed in southern Lebanon 25 IDF soldiers were hospitalized after being wounded in combat in southern Lebanon The IDF stated that as of Sunday afternoon over 115 projectiles were fired at Israel by Hezbollah The United Nations' refusal to remove UNIFIL from the area of conflict in southern Lebanon renders UNIFIL soldiers "Hezbollah hostages," Netanyahu said addressing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres The IDF carried out 200 air strikes against Hezbollah targets across Lebanon over the last 24 hours while also maintaining four divisions destroying the terror group's south Lebanon infrastructure it still failed to substantially reduce rocket fire on the home front Over Yom Kippur, Hezbollah pounded Israel with over 150 rockets sending one million Israelis into safe rooms and bomb shelters Hezbollah also succeeded at striking a residential area in Herzliya with a drone engaged in close-quarter combat and killed Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon several rocket sirens sounded in Haifa and its bayside suburbs the military noted that five rockets had crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon and had been intercepted by the IDF.  TEHRAN - Hezbollah highlighted its military prowess and startled Israel into a state of panic by carrying out a surprise drone attack on a military base near the port city of Haifa on Sunday night Several Israeli troops were killed and dozens of others injured in the attack that hit the facility and its cafeteria in the Binyamina area.  Hezbollah said in a statement that it fired dozens of rockets toward Nahariya and Acre to engage Israel’s air defense systems during the attack by “squadrons” of drones It said the unmanned aerial vehicles were able to “get past Israeli air defense radars without being detected” and hit the target.  “These drones broke through Israel’s defense radars without detection and reached its target at the training camp of the elite Golani Brigade in Binyamina,” the statement said Hezbollah added that the drones “exploded in the rooms where dozens of officers and soldiers of the Israeli enemy were present”.  The Lebanese resistance movement called the drone attack a retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut on Thursday that claimed the lives of nearly two dozen people.  Hezbollah drones successfully penetrated Israel's defense radar systems hitting an army base near Haifa. It vowed to intensify retaliatory operations if the regime does not stop aggression against Lebanon The movement said Sunday’s drone operation caused more than 110 casualties and constituted only a minor attack in the face of Israel’s atrocities against Lebanese people.  Hezbollah said the troops that were targeted in the Binyamina area were preparing for aggression against the Lebanese territory Hezbollah continued missile strikes against Israeli positions on Monday inflicting more losses on the regime   Aircraft sirens were heard in central Israel following the attack   Hezbollah also hit the Israeli naval base in Haifa Israeli sites in the occupied Shebaa Farms were also targeted    Hezbollah and Israel began trading fire a day after the regime launched war on Gaza on October 7  Hezbollah has hit Israeli military positions in solidarity with Palestinians in the enclave.  Tens of thousands of people have been displaced in northern Israel and southern Lebanon amid the exchanges of fire between the two sides over the course of the Gaza war which has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians.  CNN: There were no reports of alerts in the Binyamina area at the time of Hezbollah’s drone attack on Sunday. Israel launched a massive bombing campaign in Lebanon on September 23  The regime also assassinated Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a massive airstrike on a neighborhood in southern Beirut on September 27 Israel launched a ground offensive in southern Lebanon which has killed more than 2,200 people in Lebanon since October last year has said the ground offensive is aimed at removing Hezbollah from the border area and allowing evacuated Israelis to return to northern Israel.  Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem rejected the Israeli dreams in a speech last week He stressed that the Lebanese resistance group will continue striking Israel until there is a ceasefire in Gaza.  Israel claims that it has one of the most sophisticated defense systems in the world which is primarily designed to counter short-range rockets and artillery But the Hezbollah drone attack once again turned the spotlight on the movement’s military strength and revealed the regime’s vulnerability.  there were no reports of alerts in the Binyamina area at the time of the attack raising questions of how the drone was able to penetrate so deep into Israel without being spotted The American news channel described the Hezbollah drone attack as one of the bloodiest on Israel since the beginning of the Gaza war.  Daniel Hagari pledged to conduct an investigation to determine how the drone was able to penetrate the base without triggering any alarms.  “We will learn from and investigate the incident The threat of UAVs is a threat we are dealing with since the beginning of the war We need an improvement to our defense,” he added.   Israeli military Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi also described the Hezbollah drone attack “difficult and painful” “We are at war and an attack on a training base on the home front is difficult and the results are painful,” he said.  the Israeli emergency service acknowledged the severity of the Hezbollah drone attack “We declared it a mass casualty event and treated patients suffering from blast injuries and shrapnel and we evacuated the injured to hospitals as quickly as possible for further medical treatment.” Israel has maintained the misconception that the assassination of Nasrallah and senior Hezbollah commanders has diminished the strength of the resistance group.  Israel's army chief described Hezbollah drone strike on the military training base near Haifa as "difficult and painful".Under such erroneous beliefs Israel assassinated Nasrallah’s predecessor Sayyed Abbas Al-Mousawi in 1992 But Nasrallah turned the movement into a more powerful political and military force.  It has also increased its stockpile of missiles from 14,000 in 2006 to about 150,000 and has developed precision-guided missiles and its drone programs.  Israel waged war on Lebanon in 2006 but Hezbollah forced the regime’s army to retreat after 34 days.  Israel has also assassinated other regional resistance leaders and commanders in an attempt to cripple their movements. Nonetheless the Hezbollah drone attack on Israel’s elite military unit in Binyamina has demonstrated that its military capabilities are intact and assassinations of its leaders remain counterproductive Four Israeli military personnel have been killed and 67 others injured in drone strikes by the Lebanese Hezbollah on an army base near Haifa in central Israel Hezbollah said its "swarm of drones" had targeted a camp belonging to the elite Golani Brigade in Binyamina The attack was one of the biggest on an Israeli position in more than a year Binyamina is located between Tel Aviv and Haifa and has a population of around 16,000. It is approximately 70km south of the border with Lebanon The Golani Brigade is one of the five infantry brigades of the regular Israeli army It is highly trained and its soldiers go into combat areas They are regarded as one of the elite units of the Israeli army They were moved further up to engage on Israel’s northern front in the war on Lebanon the Army Radio said Hezbollah succeeded in deceiving the air defense system and fired a barrage of missiles to cover the drone The drone fired a missile at Binyamina south of Haifa before exploding Hezbollah said that the attack was carried out “in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their valiant and honorable resistance Hezbollah issued a warning advising "Israeli settlers" living in northern Israel not to stay near Israeli army bases.  The Hezbollah attack in Binyamina shows that attacking Lebanon carries a heavy price for Israelis too We are at the beginning of the war in Lebanon And everyone so enthusiastic about this war should know that it will carry a very heavy price,” he said The attack on the Golani Brigade post that wounded at least 67 people “is a message that Hezbollah is alive and kicking” “This will not be a picnic and is going to be a very bloody business,” he added adding that the Israeli public should also be aware that today’s military operations into southern Lebanon will be far worse than the 2006 war as the group is much stronger today The Israeli Home Front Command said that sirens are sounding in Kiryat Shmona This comes after sirens did not go off ahead of the Hezbollah drone attack on Binyamina You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Credit: Amir Levy/Getty ImagesHezbollah drones have evaded Israel’s Iron Dome killing four soldiers and injuring 67 others in Binyamina north It is one of the bloodiest attacks in Israel in a year of war The Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group claimed responsibility for Sunday’s strike Get the first look at the digital newspaper curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox Get the NewsletterBy continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.Hezbollah said the strike was retaliation for two Israeli strikes in Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 people Israel’s Iron Dome is an advanced air defence system that usually fends off any attacks nor were air sirens used ahead of the strikes It is unclear how many drones struck the IDF base Israeli media claimed that two drones were launched from Lebanon and Israel’s military said one was intercepted The strike came on the same day the United States announced it would send a new air defence system to Israel to help bolster its protection against missiles Israel is now at war with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon - both Iran-backed militant groups - and is expected to strike Iran in retaliation for a missile attack earlier in October Iran has said it will respond to any Israeli attack Israel continues to strike what it says are militant targets in Gaza nearly every day One strike in Gaza late on Saturday hit a home in the Nuseirat refugee camp Israel’s operations in Gaza have killed more than 42,000 Palestinians At least 2255 people have been killed in Lebanon since the start of the conflict including more than 1400 people since September which does not say how many were Hezbollah fighters At least 54 people have been killed in rocket attacks on Israel Latest EditionEdition Edition 6 May 20256 May 2025Will the last person to leave the Liberals please turn out the lights An Israeli ambulance near the scene where a drone attack killed four Israeli soldiers Link copiedShareShare articleA Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers and severely wounded seven others in the deadliest strike by the militant group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago which bypassed Israel's Iron Dome defence system and hit the Israeli Defense Forces base near Binyamina The IDF camp near Binyamina is about 55 kilometres from the Lebanese border 60km north of Tel Avivand about 30km south of the coastal city of Haifa Hezbollah said the target hit on Sunday was a Golani Brigade training camp The IDF regards the Golani Brigade as one of its elite infantry units Haifa is home to another military base which has also been the target of Hezbollah drone attacks Video footage broadcast on Israeli TV showed wounded people being ferried from helicopters into ambulances Haifa's Rambam Medical Centre released video of a wounded person on a stretcher being quickly wheeled inside The IDF said four soldiers were killed in the attack and seven more were severely injured Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service said the total number of injured people Israeli volunteer rescue service United Hatzalah reported that its teams in Binyamina assisted "over 60 wounded people" who were suffering from mild to critical injuries Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said the attack was carried out by a "squadron of attack drones" and warned of more strikes to come Hezbollah described the operation as "complex" and said it had launched dozens of missiles to "keep Israeli defence systems busy" while the drones were in the air The drones "exploded in the rooms where dozens of officers and soldiers of the Israeli enemy were present" Times of Israel diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman said the attack featured two drones launched by Hezbollah and that Israel's warning systems had failed "It was the same type of suicide drone that Hezbollah has been firing for a year now," he told ABC News Channel "I can say one of the drones was shot down the other one Israel chased with fighter planes [and] with helicopters and it dropped off the radar Berman said Israeli authorities would be investigating the failure of the warning system to make sure this "doesn't happen again" A military helicopter drops off wounded patients in Haifa The IDF said the families of the dead and wounded had been notified and said it would release their names later "The IDF shares in the grief of the bereaved families and will continue to accompany them," it said in a statement Hezbollah also said it launched missiles at an IDF "maintenance and rehabilitation base" The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel reignited a year ago after the Lebanese militant group began firing missiles and rockets into northern Israel in the wake of the October 7 terror attack by Hamas in the south of the country Sunday's drone attack came against the background of continuing fighting in southern Lebanon between Israeli and Hezbollah forces and Israeli attacks on what it says are Hezbollah targets elsewhere in Lebanon Hezbollah has warned Israelis to stay away from defence bases for the foreseeable future while the IDF has warned people in Lebanon to leave areas where Hezbollah is operating Hezbollah is listed as a proscribed terrorist organisation in Australia Israel's Iron Dome has been described as one of the most effective air defence systems on the planet. It is designed to fend off short-range rocket and missile attacks from neighbouring militant groups by firing its own interceptor missiles to take them out. But firing missiles and launching drones simultaneously can overwhelm the system. University of Sydney senior lecturer on human rights, international peace and security Eyal Mayroz said drones were hard for the Iron Dome to detect. "They're small and they fly usually low, much lower than rockets and missiles … but [they are] also harder to intercept because they don't have a set course," Dr Mayroz said. "They're operated from the distance so they can change course and they can change height." So far, Israel has been able to intercept most drones that have been used since they won — one of the day war, but some have gotten through. Counter-terrorism expert and senior fellow at the Washington Institute Matthew Levitt said the success of the attack came as a surprise to experts because the Iron Dome had been "so successful to date". "Part of the brilliance and also the Achilles heel of the system is it identifies targets quickly … but it can be overwhelmed with volume," he said. "The big fear of the Hezbollah war with Israel is that [Hezbollah] will shoot 500, up to 1,000 rockets at a time. "We haven't seen that yet. But in this episode one of the drones got through —others were shot down — with devastating effects." Dr Levitt said it was too early to know why sirens and warnings were not triggered by the drones. "We have come to anticipate that the Israeli system will work every single time. No system works every single time." Dr Mayroz said the attack did not necessarily mean there was a flaw in the Iron Dome, which he said was not designed to deal with drone incursions. An investigation into the attack will aim to uncover why Israel's defence systems were not activated. "We will study and investigate how an unmanned aircraft penetrated without warning," an IDF spokesperson said in a statement. Topic:Food and Beverage Processing Industry CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Strike on base near Binyamina city is deadliest since Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon and follows rare US commitment to deploy Thaad battery to Israel A Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers and severely wounded seven others on Sunday in the deadliest strike by the militant group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago Hezbollah called the attack near Binyamina city a retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 people It later said it targeted Israel’s elite Golani brigade launching dozens of missiles to occupy Israeli air defence systems during the assault by “squadrons” of drones Israel’s national rescue service said the attack wounded 61. With Israel’s advanced air-defence systems, it is rare for so many people to be hurt in aerial attacks, but Israel has struggled to deal with Hezbollah’s newly deployed Iranian-made drones in the past 12 months; they are small and hard to detect as they emit only weak radar signals Hezbollah and Israel have traded fire almost daily in the year since the war in Gaza began, and fighting has escalated. Read moreThe attack followed news that the US is sending a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) missile defence battery to Israel deepening American involvement in the crisis-hit region The last time the US sent such a missile system to the Middle East was in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’s attacks on Israel on 7 October last year The Pentagon said a Thaad was deployed to southern Israel for drills in 2019 the last and only time it was known to be there When asked why he had decided to give permission for the deployment which is weighing an expected retaliation against Iran after Tehran fired more than 180 missiles at Israel on 1 October The Pentagon spokesperson Maj Gen Patrick Ryder described the deployment as part of “the broader adjustments the US military has made in recent months” to support Israel and defend US personnel from attacks by Iran and Iranian-backed groups US officials did not say how quickly the system would be deployed to Israel and an Israeli army spokesperson declined to provide a timeline for the arrival of the system 0:43CCTV catches moment rocket hits northern Israeli town during Hezbollah attack – video Iran’s foreign minister warned earlier on Sunday that the US was putting the lives of its troops “at risk by deploying them to operate US missile systems in Israel” “While we have made tremendous efforts in recent days to contain an all-out war in our region I say it clearly that we have no red lines in defending our people and interests,” Araghchi posted on X A Thaad battery usually requires about 100 troops to operate Early on Monday, Hezbollah threatened Israel with more attacks if its offensive in Lebanon continues the group described the Binyamina attack as a “complex” operation in which dozens of missiles were launched towards Nahariya and Acre “with the goal of keeping Israeli defence systems busy” some of which were being used for the first time” which were able to “get past Israeli air defence radars without being detected” and hit the training camp in Binyamina south of Haifa They “exploded in the rooms where dozens of officers and soldiers of the Israeli enemy were present” The IDF said the drone struck the dining room at the site during the evening meal In Lebanon, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, on Sunday denounced attacks that have injured several peacekeepers, his spokesperson said, after a UN peacekeeping mission, Unifil, said two Israeli tanks destroyed a gate and forcibly entered a base in the south of the country said: “Unifil peacekeepers remain in all positions and the UN flag continues to fly “The secretary general reiterates that Unifil personnel and its premises must never be targeted Attacks against peacekeepers are in breach of international law the Israeli military said a Merkava tank had been trying to evacuate injured soldiers and had backed into the Unifil post accidentally while under fire amid a smokescreen In a videoed statement addressed to Guterres on Sunday reiterated Israeli calls for Unifil troops to evacuate “The time has come for you to withdraw Unifil from Hezbollah strongholds and from the combat zones,” he said “The IDF has requested this repeatedly and has met with repeated refusal which has the effect of providing Hezbollah terrorists with human shields.” He later said on X: “Israel will make every effort to prevent Unifil casualties and will do what it takes to win the war.” The incident in Ramyah on Sunday morning was the latest in a string of violations that Unifil the UN force deployed since 1978 to southern Lebanon has blamed on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Israeli tank shelling killed at least 20 people including children at a school on Sunday night The school in Nuseirat was sheltering some of the many Palestinians displaced by the war explosions hit early on Monday in the courtyard of al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah killing at least four people and wounding 40 Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report Following the trend, American commentator Jackson Hinkle posted on X that Halevi was assassinated, according to unconfirmed reports. Hinkle added that Halevi's assassination was conducted through the usage of "advanced Friber-Optic Drones." BREAKING: Unconfirmed reports that HEZBOLLAH ASSASSINATED Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, using advanced Fiber-Optic Drones. pic.twitter.com/uvsoTcBn1H BINYAMINA, Israel — Rachel Dancyg never thought she would see her dog again after it disappeared in the Hamas attack that sparked the ongoing war with Israel Her ex-husband and brother were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel and killed She thought her beloved pet had suffered the same fate So when a soldier called the family on Tuesday night telling them that Billie had been found alive in Gaza “It's a miracle,” Dancyg told The Associated Press on Wednesday hours after being reunited with her now 3 1/2-year old Cavalier King Charles spaniel “It doesn’t make sense … People didn’t survive The reunion brought a rare touch of joy in Israel after 18 months of devastating war Hamas attack killed some 1,200 people and resulted in more than 250 others being kidnapped more than half of whom are believed to be dead An Israeli offensive launched after the attack has killed more than 51,000 Palestinians U.S.-led efforts to broker a ceasefire and bring home remaining hostages appear to be at a standstill Nir Oz was one of the hardest hit communities, with nearly a quarter of the approximately 400 residents killed or captured in the 2023 attack. For Israelis, it stands out as the embodiment of their country’s vulnerability that day Some families have said they saw Hamas militants killing or kidnapping animals she hid in the safe room with her family for eight hours But she fled so quickly there was no time to find the dog the community looked everywhere for Billie Dancyg’s daughter received a phone call from a soldier who had just returned from Gaza The soldier said he found Billie in Gaza's southern city of Rafah — about 9 miles (15 kilometers) from the Kibbutz — days earlier and she immediately gravitated toward his troops It might have been because Billie heard them speaking Hebrew reserve soldier Aviad Shapira said he found Billie among the rubble and called out to her “I said ‘shalom’ and she jumped on me,” he said He had a feeling that she didn't belong in Gaza and that there was a story behind her He brought the dog to a veterinarian and found the family’s contact information on a chip inside the animal Dancyg says it will take time to see how the odyssey has affected her but she seems disoriented and has lost weight While Israeli media happily reported Billie's return the Nir Oz community reminded people not to forget what the family went through the kibbutz called the reunion a “little light in a lot of sorrow.” The body of Dancyg's ex-husband, Alex, 76, was recovered by the army and returned in August. The body of her brother Itzhak Elgarat, 68 was returned earlier this year as part of a ceasefire Billie's return gives her some sense of closure Yet she said it is bittersweet knowing there are hostages still in Gaza “I can’t get out of this trauma as long as they are there,” she said 2024Get email notification for articles from Amos Harel FollowOct 15 2024The drone strike on Sunday against the Golani Brigade training base in Regavim in central Israel is the worst attack of its kind by Hezbollah since the war began over a year ago in which four Golani soldiers were killed and dozens of their friends were wounded exposed the challenges in the system for detecting and providing protection from drones as compared to the many successes chalked up by the aerial defense system in dealing with rockets and ballistic missiles Hezbollah was able to hit the Israel Defense Forces' soft underbelly – a base for new recruits and training near Binyamina in the Wadi Ara region – and exploit the lenient directives which enable many soldiers to be together in the same place The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them TEL AVIV — Israel's military said that four soldiers were killed and seven others were seriously injured in a drone attack by Hezbollah targeting an Israeli army base near the central city of Binyamina Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militant group backed by Iran, claimed responsibility for the attack. Hezbollah said Sunday's attack near Binyamina was retaliation for Israel's strike on Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 people and injured more than 100 Israel’s rescue services said the attack wounded 61 people in all All of the injured were transferred to hospitals for treatment Israeli media said two drones were launched and that Israel’s anti-missile system intercepted one of them It was not clear why the other one was not intercepted The U.S. said earlier on Sunday that it will send an air defense system known as a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to help Israel defend itself, along with the personnel needed to operate it, following an Iranian missile attack on the country almost two weeks ago The Pentagon gave no details on when the system would arrive Hezbollah and Israel have been regularly exchanging fire across Lebanon's border for over a year, but the conflict quickly escalated starting in September Become an NPR sponsor Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker A drone strike wounded at least 67 people including four who were in critical condition five in serious condition and 15 more in moderate condition Kan News reported that the drone was part of a wave of drones launched from Lebanon at least one evaded the defenses and made its way to Binyamina 18:43 - Hostile drone alarms along northern Mediterranean coast Drone alarm sirens were activated in towns along Israel's northern Mediterranean coast including from Nahariya near the Lebanese border down to Acre 17:06 - Gantz: 'Ground operation in Lebanon must continue and expand' National Unity chairman and former defense minister Benny Gantz urged to continue and expand the ground offensive in southern Lebanon "The ground operation in Lebanon must continue and expand - so that the residents will return and never have to evacuate again," he said during a visit to northern Israel "The Hezbollah organization is a cancerous growth that has been growing and oppressing you for years.. but this is your time to remove the Iranian chokehold so that you can breathe and develop." 14:59 - Netanyahu asks UN Secretary General Guterres to remove UNIFIL troops 'from the combat zones' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement Sunday afternoon calling on U.N. Secretary General António Guterres to withdraw the UNIFIL soldiers from "the danger zone." "I would like to appeal directly to the UN Secretary General: The time has come for you to withdraw UNIFIL from Hezbollah strongholds and from the combat zones," Netanyahu said "The IDF has requested this repeatedly and has met with repeated refusal which has the effect of providing Hezbollah terrorists with human shields Your refusal to evacuate UNIFIL soldiers has turned them into hostages of Hezbollah This endangers both them and the lives of our soldiers."  "We regret the harm to UNIFIL soldiers," the premier continued "and we are doing our utmost to prevent such harm But the simplest and most obvious way to ensure this is simply to withdraw them from the danger zone."  get the UNIFIL forces out of harm's way 14:06 - 17 IDF soldiers wounded to varying degrees in southern Lebanon battles The Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya announced that 17 soldiers were brought in for treatment after sustaining wounds in the fighting in southern Lebanon on Sunday Four of them were in moderate condition and the rest received light wounds 14:01 - Rocket alarms in numerous towns across central Galilee Rocket alarm sirens were activated across numerous towns in the Galilee region There were no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage 11:56 - Two IDF soldiers seriously wounded in southern Lebanon fighting Two IDF soldiers were seriously wounded during the fighting against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon They were evacuated to hospitals in Israel for treatment and their families were updated 11:50 - IDF captures Hezbollah terrorist in Southern Lebanon operation Israeli forces recently conducted a successful operation in southern Lebanon resulting in the capture of a Hezbollah terrorist The mission uncovered a sophisticated underground network used by the terrorist organization The operation began when IDF units located a hidden entrance leading to a subterranean complex they discovered an elaborate tunnel system extending about 7 meters below ground with a 50-meter stretch serving as a concealed living quarters Israeli troops encountered a Hezbollah terrorist who had entrenched himself The area was stocked with weapons and supplies indicating it was set up for prolonged stays underground This suggests the facility was designed to support extended terrorist operations or as a long-term hideout the Hezbollah terrorist surrendered to the IDF without resistance Israeli forces immediately took him into custody and conducted an initial on-site interrogation The IDF then transferred the captured terrorist to a detention facility inside Israel to continue the interrogation process 09:46 - IDF strikes around 240 terror targets in Gaza and Lebanon over the past day the IAF struck approximately 200 Hezbollah targets deep in Lebanon and southern Lebanon As part of its operations in southern Lebanon IDF troops located weapons including launchers The soldiers also discovered a terror tunnel under a house IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip struck around 40 Hamas terror sites and eliminated dozens of terrorists Troops operating in the area of Jabaliya destroyed a launcher used to fire rockets towards Ashkelon on Saturday 09:44 - Rocket warning sirens sound in Upper Galilee 09:17 Alarm sirens in Haifa - 5 launches from Lebanon were intercepted by IAF Following the sirens that sounded between 8:59 and 9:01 in the areas of the Upper Galilee the IDF said that approximately five projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory and were successfully intercepted by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) 07:05 - Sirens throughout the Western and Upper Galilee 06:50 - Lebanon reports claim at least 15 dead in Israeli strikes in Baalbek region Lebanese media said on Sunday morning that at least 15 people were killed during IAF air raids on the region of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon and the coastal city of Sidon Austin expresses concern to DM Gallant over reports IDF troops fired on UNIFL positions in Lebanon Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed deep concern to Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant on Saturday regarding reports that IDF soldiers fired on UN peacekeeping positions in southern Lebanon Austin said the safety and security of UN forces in Lebanon 03:45 - IDF shoots down ‘suspicious aerial target’ from Lebanon off the coast of Nahariya The IDF announced that the IAF intercepted a suspicious aerial target that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory in the coastal area of Nahariya no alarm sirens were activated during interception as the target did not pose an immediate threat to residential areas חיל האוויר יירט לפני זמן קצר מטרה אווירית חשודה שחצתה מלבנון לעבר שטח הארץ, במרחב הימי מול חופי נהריה.לא הופעלו התרעות על פי מדיניות pic.twitter.com/QySKkE00IU 0:14 Government set to approve a National Day of Mourning for victims of Oct The coalition government is set to approve a proposal by Transportation Minister Miri Regev to declare Oct 27 as a national day of mourning to honor the victims of the Hamas massacre and the fallen soldiers in the resulting war 27 corresponds this year to the Hebrew date of 25 Tishrei the same day on the Hebrew calendar when the Hamas invasion took place The proposal calls for closing entertainment venues holding educational remembrance activities in schools and military bases Regev would oversee the state memorial ceremonies confirms deployment of anti-ballistic missile system and crew to Israel ■ Anti-tank fire wounds 25 IDF soldiers in two incidents in Lebanon ■ Netanyahu to UN chief: Remove UNIFIL forces from Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon ■ Iran has 'no red lines' in defending its people and interests For updates for day 374, click here. Hezbollah militants used Mirsad drones to strike Israel on the evening prior One of the drones was not intercepted and struck a gathering of people in the Binyamina area resulting in nearly 70 injuries and 4 fatalities according to the results of an initial investigation into the strike Hezbollah militants launched two drones on Sunday evening which entered Israeli airspace from the sea Preliminary data indicates that these were Mirsad drones The Times of Israel notes that this model of drones is the main suicide drone used by Hezbollah According to the Israeli research institute Alma Center which specializes in security issues in the northern part of the country this drone has the following specifications: both drones were tracked by Israeli radar as they responded to the aerial attack One drone was intercepted near the coast north of Haifa prompting sirens to sound in the western Galilee region The second drone was pursued by aircraft and helicopters from the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) but disappeared from radar Israeli authorities suspect that the drone's signal was lost likely due to its flying very close to the ground as it was assumed the drone had either crashed or been intercepted after it vanished However, this Hezbollah drone struck individuals in the Binyamina area Additionally, as stated by the IDF in a statement released that night the drone launched by the terrorist organization Hezbollah struck a military base adjacent to Binyamina "Four IDF soldiers were killed in the incident and an additional seven were severely injured," the Israeli military command stated It was also noted that an investigation into the incident is underway with the incoming drone not setting off an air-defense alert The IDF said that the Hezbollah-launched unmanned aerial vehicle hit the army base in northern Israel about 7 p.m The four soldiers killed in the strike were all 19 Magen David Adom which makes it one of the bloodiest strikes in Israel in over a year The militant group also said its drones penetrated the Israeli air-defense radars undetected Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, a spokesperson for the Israeli military, said in a video statement that the IDF would investigate how the drone was able to strike the army base without triggering a warning "The threat of the unnamed aerial vehicle is a threat we have faced since the beginning of the war," he said which killed one person and injured 10 others In one attack in April, Israel, with international support, intercepted the vast majority of the 300 or so drones and missiles Iran launched at it But Hagari said in Monday's video address that the IDF needed to provide "better protection" and that Israel's military would learn from Sunday's drone attack and "improve." He added: "Our duty is to better protect our soldiers and the citizens of Israel." Israel's Iron Dome is highly effective at using radars to detect and intercept short-range rockets fired at the country It's also very expensive. The Tamir missiles it fires are estimated to cost about $50,000 each a professor of modern Israeli studies at the University of Sussex said that despite Israel's successes with its Iron Dome the IDF finds it far more challenging to trace and intercept drones making them hard to detect," Tal told Business Insider He added that Israel's interception systems were not well suited to deal with drones though he said he believed the IDF was already working out a solution "The Israeli defense industry is developing a laser-based system that could be more effective BI previously reported that Israel was examining the feasibility of using six-barrel M61 Vulcan cannons to counter drones are capable of firing 6,000 rounds a minute Tal said that "even if interception methods improve the challenge of tracking drones will remain." which has developed a system for farming marine species without sea water says that the 10,000 red drum it stocked into its inland farm in July are thriving is “world's first commercial fish farming systems operating as 100 percent recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)” The fish were stocked into the tanks in July and are expected to be sold locally when they reach market size with a target of taking under six hours to travel from farm to plate “We've proven it works. 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