Lebanon

An IDF attack helicopter operating over southern Lebanon evaded a Hezbollah surface-to-air missile. In Gaza, the IDF struck an armed Hamas cell near the yellow line.

Fragmenting 5.56 rounds for M-16 and "Tavor" rifles, each with five steel pellets, are set to arrive from the U.S. next week. KAN News reported they are designed to expand the hit radius against drones by about 30 meters and have "proven themselves" in the Russia-Ukraine war; after successful U.S. trials, the IDF Ground Forces ordered hundreds of thousands of boxes. Hezbollah drones in southern Lebanon have killed five IDF soldiers and a civilian Defense Ministry employee so far.

With negotiations set for Tuesday, the IDF tightens its siege and applies combined air-and-ground pressure. IDF says roughly 20 militants who observed and opened fire from a hospital window in the town were killed.

The IDF and the Shin Bet said they eliminated Abd al-Rahman Ammar Hassan Khoudri, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative who took part in the October 7 raid on Nir Oz. In Lebanon, Maher Qassem Hamdan, commander of the 'Lebanese Brigades,' was killed near Sidon.

Spain will reopen its embassy in Tehran, prompting a sharp rebuke from Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, who accused Madrid of walking "hand in hand" with Iran's "terror regime." The move comes amid rising tensions after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned IDF operations in Lebanon and urged EU penalties against Israel.

Staff Sgt. Tuval Yosef Lifshitz, 20, from Beit She'an, a fighter in the Golani Brigade's 13th Battalion, was killed yesterday in battle in southern Lebanon. An officer and four other soldiers were wounded in the same incident.

At the Sderot military cemetery, Capt. Noam Madmoni, a team commander in Sayeret Nahal, was laid to rest after falling in combat in Lebanon. Three other fighters from the unit were killed as well.

The IDF says it eliminated Hamza Ibrahim Rakhin, deputy commander of Unit 1800, along with the unit's operations chief; more than 100 Hezbollah-linked towers across Beirut were also destroyed.

Armor officer seriously wounded in the same attack; the IDF says it is pursuing the cell behind the strike as operations intensify in southern Lebanon

Alerts rang out from the Negev to the Galilee after launches from Iran and Lebanon. A strike at a factory in the Neot Hovav industrial zone sparked a fire and left one person lightly injured; hazmat concerns are being checked. Multiple interceptions reported; Route 40 closures in the south.

Revealed Sunday: IDF Alpine Unit soldiers completed a snow-climb, cross-border mission from the Syrian side of Hermon to the Har Dov area in southern Lebanon to sweep the terrain, gather intelligence, and track down terror infrastructure along the Lebanon–Syria frontier.

Two IDF officers were seriously and moderately wounded by an anti-tank missile in southern Lebanon. In a separate incident, an officer was seriously wounded and six soldiers were moderately wounded by rocket fire. The IDF says it killed Ali Hassan Shaib, an Al-Manar 'journalist' it calls a "Radwan Force" operative who exposed IDF positions.

The IDF released footage of Air Force strikes in central Beirut. So far, more than 100 Hezbollah targets have been hit, including high-rise buildings used as command centers for the terror group and its Radwan Force.

The IDF says its forces are conducting wide-ranging offensive operations in southern Lebanon. Dozens of Hezbollah terrorists have been killed in recent clashes with Israeli troops.

A direct rocket hit in Nahariya killed one person and left another seriously wounded. Police and rescue teams are on the scene, urging the public to avoid impact sites and not touch debris.

In an interview, the father of Staff Sgt. Ori Greenberg, who was killed in southern Lebanon, describes an extraordinary son, their final phone call, and what he calls Ori's parting message: "bringing hearts closer closer and love among brothers in the people of Israel."

In the same incident that left one IDF soldier seriously wounded, an officer and two other soldiers were lightly hurt. Fifteen more troops were hospitalized for hypothermia—one in moderate condition. Families of all the wounded have been notified.

Golani Reconnaissance Unit soldier was killed in a close-range clash; troops killed the terrorists, and searches continue for others, the IDF says.

A reserve soldier was seriously wounded by rocket fire targeting IDF forces operating in Lebanon. A battalion commander and another reservist were lightly hurt and evacuated to hospitals. The IDF says the incident is under investigation, and Hezbollah claimed responsibility for more than 60 launches today.

On a Zoom call with Israel's "Confrontation Line" forum, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to expand the security zone and "change the situation in Lebanon from the ground up" as the government approves new aid for border towns.