Israel At War Thursday Sept 26

 Israel at war day 356

- The IDF has confirmed that a Houthi ballistic missile was intercepted outside of Israel's borders at an extremely high altitude. The alerts were for the debris burning up as it re-entered the atmosphere.

- The IDF has confirmed that the launch was a single ballistic missile from Yemen. It was intercepted at a high altitude, seemingly by the Arrow.

-  Alerts of a barrage toward the center of Israel, including Tel Aviv.

- Bibi, upon landing in NYC: "During the flight, I authorized a strike, and "other things," on the head of Hezbollah's UAV unit, and he was killed. Our policy is clear - we will continue to hit Hezbollah with full force, and we will not stop until we achieve all our goals."

- Behind the scenes of the Biden/Harris ceasefire charade: Over the past 24 hours, what happened with this ceasefire debacle has become apparent. Initially, it looks like Bibi gave the Americans general approval of a ceasefire IF Nasrallah agreed. This is important because Israeli intelligence assessed that Nasrallah couldn't and wouldn't agree to this deal. After all, it would break the conception of tying Gaza to Lebanon.

Biden and Harris have been exerting immense pressure on Bibi by withholding arms shipments and threatening not to veto a UN vote on the issue. The Americans took Bibi's general approval and purposely twisted it to say he fully accepted this ceasefire, all while Bibi was on his plane and couldn't respond. This follows a known pattern from Biden/Harris of taking advantage of circumstances in which Bibi's ability to respond is limited (Shabbat, for example) and using the international media and certain notorious Israeli reporters to try to trap Bibi as if he has agreed to concessions.From Biden and Harris's perspective, this strategy is a win-win; either Bibi gives in to the diplomatic and media pressure, or he will pay the public and diplomatic price as someone who "prevents" a deal. However, this time, it backfired because no one in Israel would have ever agreed to this ceasefire, not on the Left, not in the opposition, and certainly not in Bibi's coalition. (Raylan Givens on x)

- The IDF carried out a targeted assasination in Beirut and has confirmed that Muhammad Hussein Saror, the Commander of Hezbollah's Aerial Unit, was killed in the strike today in Beirut.

- An Arab diplomatic source for the Lebanese LBCI channel: Israeli Minister Ron Dermer informed the American envoy Amos Hochstein that Israel will continue fighting in Lebanon and does not agree to the proposals presented.

- If Kamala wins, the White House plans to impose a number of penalties to push 2 state solution and tie the hands of the Israeli govt during BIden's lame duck session, especial if Harris wins including sanctioning Israeli officials such as smotrich and Ben Gvir and opening a US consulate for Palestine in Jerusalem. and stopping expansion of settlements in the west bank (Times of Israel)

-Israel carried out a special operation last month in Iran where they killed several members of the IRGC and stole documents." The BBC reported this today based on intelligence sources and quotes from an Iranian news anchor on a network known for its ties to the IRGC.

- Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz: "There will be no ceasefire in the North. We will continue to fight against the terrorist organization Hezbollah with all our might until victory and the safe return of the residents of the North to their homes."

- More than 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel in the past hour, the IDF says. According to the military, one rocket was fired at the Upper Galilee at 1:25 p.m., setting off sirens in Safed and Rosh Pina. The projectile was intercepted by air defenses, the IDF says.

- Israel rejects U.S.-backed Lebanon ceasefire proposal

-Western diplomats said to accuse Katz, Netanyahu of sabotaging truce talks

- Israeli Prime Minister's Office: The news about a ceasefire is incorrect. This is an American-French proposal, to which the prime minister did not even respond. The news about the so-called directive to moderate the fighting in the north is also the opposite of the truth. The Prime Minister instructed the IDF to continue the fighting with full force, and according to the plans presented to him. Also, the fighting in Gaza will also continue until all the goals of the war are achieved

- As of last night, Nasrallah refused any proposal for a cease-fire that does not involve a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. 

In Israel, they hope for one of two things: 

If Nasrallah agrees, he will already be dragged into a permanent truce in the north based on the withdrawal of Radwan forces and without the war in Gaza being over. If he disagrees - there will be legitimacy for the continuation of the war  (Amit Segal)

- Senior officials in the Biden administration told Sky News: "The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah will take effect in the next few hours"

- In the last few minuts: statement from Netanyahu's coalition members - Smotrich, Ben Gvir and even likud ministers: "We oppose the ceasefire"

- One Biden administration official is quoted as saying: “The ceasefire will be for 21 days along the Blue Line. During those 21 days, the parties will negotiate towards a potential resolution of the conflict that has been ongoing since Hezbollah launched the attack on October 8, and to reach a comprehensive agreement along the Blue Line that allows for residents to return to their home in both Lebanon and Israel.