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Capt. Dr. Uri Yosef Sylvester, z"l, 30, of Tel Aviv, the battalion physician for the Shaked Battalion of the Givati Brigade, was killed by an explosive drone strike in southern Lebanon. The battalion commander and six officers and soldiers were wounded in the incident.

A Hezbollah explosive drone struck around 1:00 a.m. near Golani Brigade combat forces operating in southern Lebanon. As a result of the hit, Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati was killed, and three other soldiers were wounded — one seriously and two lightly.

IDF forces operated overnight in Hebron, where the attacker who carried out the car-ramming attack at Gush Junction lived. As part of the operation, troops raided his home and questioned suspects believed to be close to him.

The IDF cleared for publication that Staff Sgt. Michael Tyukin, a Givati reconnaissance soldier from Ashkelon, was killed in a Hezbollah explosive drone strike in southern Lebanon. Four other soldiers were lightly wounded in the incident in which Tyukin fell.

The IDF spokesperson released initial footage from the activity of IDF forces on the Beaufort Ridge and in Wadi as-Sulouqi. At this hour, the IDF is striking Hezbollah infrastructure in the Tyre area and in additional parts of southern Lebanon.

The IDF said it carried out a targeted strike in Beirut a short while ago. Earlier, the military confirmed it had expanded its operations in Lebanon, hitting dozens of Hezbollah targets in the Beqaa Valley and southern Lebanon, including launch sites, a training camp, and other terror infrastructure.

Sgt. Rotem Yanai, a welfare NCO in the Givati Brigade, was killed in a Hezbollah explosive drone attack on the Shomera outpost. Rotem, of blessed memory, is the 12th fallen soldier since the Lebanon ceasefire took effect.

The IDF said last night it had targeted a building in northern Gaza where two senior Hamas figures were staying. This morning, a security official confirmed the operation in northern Gaza succeeded and that the two officials — Hamas Gaza Brigade commander Izz al-Din Beik and his deputy Imad Aslim — were killed.

Israel’s Police Internal Investigations Department says it questioned an officer serving in Lahav 433 on suspicion of maintaining contact with an Iranian intelligence agent. He was released under restrictive conditions.

The attacker had taken cover last week inside a church building in one of the villages in southern Lebanon and opened fire on a Maglan unit. Maj. Itamar Sapir, z"l, was killed in the attack. The IDF now says the attacker was located and eliminated. The military also carried out strikes tonight in the Tyre area.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir spoke at the ceremony welcoming the strategic refueling aircraft "Gideon" to Nevatim Airbase, the first of six purchased in the U.S., and addressed the Iranian front: "The evil structure of the ayatollah regime has been significantly cracked."

Muhammad Oudeh, who took over the terror group’s military wing just 10 days ago after Izz al-Din Haddad was killed, was reportedly eliminated last night in a safe apartment in Gaza. At the same time, a senior Hamas intelligence official was struck and critically wounded.

A Hezbollah operative was killed in Lebanon while collecting an unmanned aerial vehicle. Overnight, for the first time, an early warning alert was activated for rocket fire from Lebanon toward the Galilee panhandle.

In a joint operation deep inside Qalqilya, IDF forces, the Shin Bet, and the Gideonim unit arrested a terrorist who took part in the 2007 shooting attack in the village of Funduq, in which Ido Zoldan הי"ד was murdered. The suspect had been released after serving time in a Palestinian prison. His two accomplices had been held in Israeli prison and were freed in the latest deal in exchange for Israeli hostages in Gaza.

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir announced that former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi will be dismissed from the IDF. At this stage, the process does not include a rank reduction.

Palestinian reports said Israel carried out a "precise" strike in Gaza. According to those reports, the terrorist Hassani Hamdan, Hamas’s head of supply who was involved in the October 7 massacre, was killed.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held a situational assessment with Northern Command. Addressing the possibility that a U.S.-Iran agreement may not be signed, Zamir said: "The IDF is prepared to return to intense fighting immediately." Separately, a terrorist involved in the October 7 attack on Zikim Base was killed in Gaza.

Sgt. Nehorai Leizer was killed when an explosive drone made a direct hit on a *Namer* armored personnel carrier near Bint Jbeil, and his commander was seriously wounded. His sister, Mai, mourned him through tears: "We woke up to a morning of a new life, with a piece taken from our hearts. And we will rise from this with Hashem’s help."

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