Israel At war Tuesday October 1

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אם ה' לא יבנה בית שוא עמלו בוניו בו אם ה' לא ישמר עיר שוא שקד שומר

- The first wave of missiles from Iran has ended. Over 450 ballistic missiles were launched at Israel, and most of them were intercepted. There are NO serious injuries in Israel. The IDF expects additional launches shortly; citizens are asked to stay in the shelters.

- Direct hit in Arab village of Ararat

- Update death toll from Terror attack in Yaffo 8 Killed R"L

- Iran: "In response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah, and Abbas Nilfroshan, we attacked military bases in Israel with dozens of missiles. If Israel reacts, we will strike with force."

- Senior Israeli official: "There will be an extreme reaction to this attack."

- Over 400 ballistic missiles have been launched so far at Israel from Iran. Direct hits in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Hod Hasharon, and Beer Sheva. No reports of injuries yet.

- Rockets seen flying  from Geula mea shearim,, yeshivos in Yerushalayim open bunkers for bochurim

- Direct hit on a building in North Tel Aviv

- Interceptions over Chevron Ashdod and Yerushalayim 

- So far 102 missles were launched from Iran toward Israel, NYT reports this visit first of two waves. Travel time is 13 minutes

12:30pm Iran Has Launched Ballistic Missles at Israel. Home front command tells residents in target areas to seek shelter 

- Update The 2 terrorists have been eliminated by the security forces

4 civillians killed in Terror Shooting attack in Tel Aviv/Yafo, at least 10 injuries reported, 2 terrorists with automaric rifles shot bystanders  4 in critical condition The terrorists came out of the light rail train station on Jerusalem Boulevard in Jaffa near Tel Aviv. Reports of casualties and serious injuries.

- US officials say the Iranian attack will be wider with more targets than the previous 

- Iran is aiming at three air force bases and an intelligence headquarters in the center of Israel NYT

- Israel clears army bases and entire fleet of refueling planes are airborne 

- IDF Spokesperson General Hagari: "An Iranian attack on the State of Israel will have consequences. I won't say more than that."

- The U.S. Embassy in Israel has issued a High-Level Alert to its Diplomatic Staff and Employees, ordering them to return to their Homes and remain near Bomb Shelters.

- The new Homefront Command instructions for all residents of Israel are NOT because of Lebanon. These restrictive guidelines were implemented due to a threat and developing "situation" in the wider Middle East.

- NYT is reporting that the Iranian attack is expected to occur within the next 12 hours. 

- Senior American officials are saying they have intelligence that Iran is preparing to launch a wave of missiles and drones at Israel in the near immediate future (24-48 hours). 

A senior American official warns Iran: "We are actively supporting the defensive preparations to protect Israel from this attack. A direct military attack by Iran against Israel would have serious consequences for Iran." (Amit Segal)

- Selichos gathering at the kosel canceled after home front command issues restrictions for public gatherings which could also effect Rosh Hashana davening of large minyanim.The Home Front Command issued new directives for central Israel and Yerushalayim on Tuesday. Gatherings are limited to 30 people in open spaces and 300 people in closed spaces. The directives will be in effect until October 5 at 8 p.m. 

- IDF: 3,000 terrorists were waiting to attack north after Oct. 7; special forces carried out 70 raids on Hezbollah since then

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- IDF troops over past months silently reached around 1,000 Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, some of them several kilometers from the border fence, including tunnels and bunkers where the terror group stored weapons. The IDF said the sites were located both inside Lebanese villages and in forested areas..

- According to IDF assessments, some 2,400 Radwan terrorists and another 500 Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists — trained by Radwan — were waiting in southern Lebanon villages to attack Israel in the days after Hamas’s October 7 onslaught.

- IDF forces destroyed a large number of offensive tunnels in Lebanese territory, through which Hezbollah planned to invade Israeli territory in a 10/7 style attack. Some tunnels were destroyed from the ground, and some from the air.

- Israeli security official "We are talking about limited and local operations in Lebanon, in accordance with specific intelligence, in areas near the border where Hezbollah has embedded itself - Beirut is not on the table”

-A man in his 50s is moderately wounded in the Hezbollah rocket attack on central Israel, medics say he was hit by shrapnel in the head.

- Rocket alert sirens sounding across central Israel and Sharon area in apparent major barrage. Reports of a rocket imapct near the Horeshim Interchange in central Israel, following rocket fire from Lebanon.

- IDF: Hezbollah was planning to use homes in southern Lebanon as ‘staging grounds for Oct. 7-style invasion’

- Houthi spokesman  claims the Yemeni rebels targeted Israeli military posts in Tel Aviv and Eilat with drones today, in a televised speech.

The claim of responsibility appears to be related to a drone intercepted by the Israeli Air Force early this morning over the Mediterranean Sea.

-IDF announces launch of limited ground raids of Hezbollah sites across Lebanon border

Incursion aimed at removing terror group’s infrastructure along Blue Line; US official say We understand desire for limited op, but are concerned about mission creep 

- "Every IDF soldier who crosses the border fence into Lebanese soil knows that he is doing so to protect the citizens of Israel. May Hashem protect our soldiers."

Israeli officials and ministers have expressed their support and blessings for Israel's ground operation in southern Lebanon, which began on Monday night as tensions between Hezbollah and Israel continued to escalate.