According to two sources familiar with the discussion, ministers were told that Iran's economy had deteriorated sharply under the US-led naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Among the terrorists killed was the commander of Hezbollah’s Nasser Unit, Hajj Salameh. Less than two months after his killing, two of his successors, Mahdi Bazzi and Ashraf Salloum, were killed.
The terrorists, identified as Qasslam Hassan Saleh, Sami Jamil Abu Dalal, and Ubay Mamoun Saleh Farwana, were planning attacks against IDF troops.
In addition, the IDF operated to combat smuggling along Israel's eastern and western borders.
IDF assessments have determined that they can't fully disarm the terror organization but can push them back far enough into Lebanon to significantly reduce the risk to Israeli citizens.
Cmdr. M explained that, since they were among the first to invade, his battalion encountered periodic Hezbollah resistance and engaged in close-range fighting.
The IDF promoted Guy Markizeno and Tal Politis to the General Staff, placing them in two of Israel's most influential security positions amid ongoing regional challenges.
The Yeshivot Heseder leaders believe that mingling between men and women in such a small, secluded space would compromise modesty.
Army Radio reported that IDF forces had been operating in a refugee camp in Jenin. Troops located a suspicious object and picked it up, apparently leading to the explosion.
According to the statement, the IDF also located and seized Kalashnikov rifles, shotguns, and other small arms, as well as RPGs and rockets in a raid on a Hezbollah weapons storage facility.
There is also a separate exhibit item highlighting UNRWA workers who were likewise dual-hat operatives for Hamas, many of whom took part in the October 7 atrocities.
