Israel At War Monday October 14

Israel at war day 374

- Netanyahu tells U.S. that Israel will strike Iranian military, not nuclear or oil, targets, officials say, suggesting a more limited counterstrike aimed at preventing a full-scale war. The Israeli strike on Iran would be carried out before the U.S. elections on Nov. 5, (Wapo)

- Netanyahu approves Attack on Iran: A senior Israeli security source told Channel 14 that the Israeli attack on Iran will be “significant” and the country should be prepared for rounds of clashes with Iran. The source said that “the reaction will be powerful and not moderate, and therefore we estimate with a high probability that Iran will attack in return, and of course, if this is the case - Israel should be prepared to respond to the additional reaction." The same source emphasized that a harsh Iranian response might cause the US to join the war: "We need to prepare for a significant exchange of blows, which might drag the Americans in, which Iran certainly would not want."

- The IDF and the Shin Bet: We eliminated the terrorist Samer Abu-Daqa, the head of the Hams air force. He was among those responsible for the infiltration plans of the paragliders and UAVs that penetrated Israel on 10/7

- Israeli officials: There was no promise not to attack Beirut but to avoid, if possible in the near future, targeted assassinations with high collateral damage. (Amit Segal)

- Another soldier killed in Gaza bringing death toll to 355 Koren Beitan, 19 from Mash Ha'Ein,

- A Massive Hezbollah underground complex raised by IDF: 800 meters long IDF commando units located and raided the gargantuan underground HQ of Hezbollah's Radwan Force in Southern Lebanon

- A group of Jewish-led protesters in Lower Manhattan just stormed the New York Stock Exchange. They’re calling for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza and to war profiteering by companies like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin

- Iran has informed the United States through Back-Channels, that if Israel’s Response to their latest Ballistic Missile Attack is Limited, they will see this Round of “Tit-for-Tat Exchanges” as Over. Kan11

- Yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and IDF Chief of Staff Major General Herzi Halevi held a secret discussion at an IDF Intelligence Corps base about Israel's counter-attack on Iran. The meeting, in which representatives of the IDF Intelligence Division also participated, shows that these three officials will make the final decision on Iran and that the other members of the political-security cabinet will only be informed about it in general terms.(Ynet)

- 3 ballistic missiles were launched, 2 were intercepted and 1 fell in an open area

after Surface-to-surface missiles were fired from Lebanon toward the center of Israel, red alert in Tel Aviv. This is the first time Hezbollah is using this missile There are no casualties BH

sirens sounded across the coastal plain north of Tel Aviv in more than 182 localities on Monday.

The IDF said several sirens sounded across central Israel and that the details are currently under review.

- Names of Four IDF Soldiers killed I'm a military base by Hezbollah drone attack

Omri Tamari (19) from Mazkeret Batya

Yosef Hieb (19) from Tzippori

Yoav Agmon (19) from Binyamina Givat Ada

Alon Amitay (19) from Ramot Naftali

- In the wake of the deadly strike on a Golani training base last night, the Israeli Air Force has set a goal of completely eliminating Hezbollah’s Unit 127, responsible for its UAV production, maintenance and operation, The Times of Israel has learned. The effort to kill every member of the unit will now take priority in terms of intelligence collection and airstrikes.

- About 10 rockets were launched at Chaifa today by Hezbollah bno injuries there was some  damage reported on a vehicle that caught fire from shrapnel

- The IDF eliminated the commander of the anti-tank system of the Radwan unit in Hezbollah; the launchers from which rockets were launched into the north and center of the country were attacked from the air  

- IDF spokesman published a video from the Chief of Staff's visit to the base that was hit yesterday by Hezbollah's drone after propaganda channels affiliated with Hezbollah put forward a false claim according to which the Chief of Staff was the target of Hezbollah's attack.

-  The IDF strike in Zartra in northern Lebanon, near Tripoli, targeted four apartments where more than 20 people live. 8 deaths were reported

- A report in the Qatari Al-Arabi Al-Jadid newspaper states that the meeting between Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamal ended with the difficulty of forging a cease-fire agreement in Gaza at the current time. According to all indications, negotiations for a deal in Gaza will be frozen until after the US elections in November.

- Last night at 1am a group of boys stood on the side  barrier off rt 9 at the Lake waiving Iisraeli American and Trump flags to passing motorists