Israel At War Sunday Dec 10

Israel  at war day 65

6:00pm

- Initial Reports that Israel has given the Lebanese Government and Military a “48-Hour Ultimatum” to begin Negotiations on an Agreement to return Hezbollah to their Positions which were agreed upon by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, or else the IDF will launch a Military Operation to Destroy any and all Hezbollah Infrastructure in Southern Lebanon up to the Litani River.

- Another soldier killed in Gaza bringing the toll of slain troops to 98.  Nethanel Menachem Eitan, 22, from Yerushalayim.

-IDF spokesman: Any soldier violating morals to be punished, military did not circulate surrender photos

- Belzer rebbe instructs his chasidim not to congregate outside of shul or in hallways during davening 

-Netanyahu says the surrendering of Hamas terrorists is the beggining of the end

- Hamas spokesman says no hostage will leave "alive" unless group's demands met (Arab media)

IDF now updates injuries from Gaza ground operation 559 injured soldiers including 127 in serious condition. 97 killed hyd

- Israel warns Hezbollah it will bomb and destroy all electricity grid in Lebanon if it does 

not stop the attacks. Analyst say after Hamas Israel will continue full force against Hezbolllah

- Senior IDF officer says that in recent days the military has identified “signs of Hamas breaking” in Gaza, There are areas in the Gaza Strip that Hamas no longer controls militarily,” t

“Despite the achievements, we are not close to the end of the fighting and about half of the 24 Hamas battalion commanders have been eliminated in airstrikes and other operations. 

- The IDF says tanks and a fighter jet struck several more Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon in response to repeated attacks by the  on the northern border after 6 soldiers were injured in a drone strike.

- Netanyahu in 50 minute call with expresses annoyance’ over Russian backing for a ceasefire at the UN but asks for help to pressure the Red Cross