Israel At War Motzei Shabbos Naso

 Israel at war day 253

- IDF: To increase the volume of humanitarian aid entering Gaza and following additional related discussions with the U.N. and international organizations, a local, tactical pause of military activity for humanitarian purposes will take place from 08:00 until 19:00 every day until further notice along the road that leads from the Kerem Shalom Crossing to the Salah al-Din Road and then further north. 

-2 more soldiers killed in North Gaza

Both had served in the 8th Reserve Armored Brigade’s 129th Battalion.

3 of those killed in Rafah blast were talmidim of Yeshivat Sha'alvim

The names of the seven IDF soldiers who fell in battle have been released. The families have been notified. 

- Eitan Koplovich, 28, from Yerushalayim 

- Elon Waiss, 49, from Psagot

- Eliyahu Moshe Zimbalist, 21, from Beit Shemesh

- Itay Amar, 19, from Kokhav Ya'ir-Tzur Yigal

- Stanislav Kostarev, 21, from Ashdod

- Orr Blumovitz, 20, from Pardes Hanna-Karkur

- Oz Yeshaia Gruber, 20, from Tal Menashe

- Wassem Mahmoud, 23

-  8 soldiers were tragically killed Shabbos morning in an explosion in Rafah, southern Gaza, marking the deadliest incident for the IDF in Gaza since January.  Bringing death toll in Gaza to 308.

The troops were killed inside a Namer armored combat engineering vehicle while driving in a convoy following an overnight operation against Hamas. The explosion occurred as the vehicle was heading to a captured building for the troops to rest. The military is investigating whether the blast was caused by a pre-planted bomb, an explosive device placed on the vehicle by Hamas operatives, or explosives stored on the outside of the CEV.  Captain Wassem Mahmoud, 23, was named as one of the victims, while the names of the other 7 soldiers are to be released later.

- Hezbollah strikes north in latest revenge attacks for commander killed by Israel

Missiles launched by terror group hit Mount Meron air traffic control base but IDF says ‘no harm to the unit’s capabilities’; Israeli strike targets terror operative in Lebanon

- Naftoli Bennett used the tragic death of 8 soldiers by calling on the army nit to give any deferment to yeshiva bochurim. He was blasted for his remarks.

IDF says rockets launched Friday night from Gaza ‘humanitarian zone’Rockets fired by Hamas at southern Israel last night were launched from the Israeli-designated “humanitarian zone” in the Gaza Strip, the military says. Five rockets were launched in the barrage, two of which crossed the border, impacting open areas near Kibbutz Kissufim. The other three fell short in the Strip.