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Two terrorists were neutralized by IDF forces on Sunday afternoon after attempting to carry out a ramming attack near the Ariel Junction in Samaria. The IDF says that the two terrorists in a vehicle arrived from the direction of the Tapu’ah Junction to the entrance of Ariel and accelerated in the opposite direction of traffic. Their vehicle collided with other vehicles and attempted to ram IDF soldiers operating in the area. One person was lightly wounded in the incident and received medical treatment from a Magen David Adom (MDA) team. An initial investigation confirmed that at least one of the terrorists was eliminated. The soldiers eliminated the terrorists and located a military vest and ammunition in the vehicle. As a result of the ramming attack, an IDF soldier was lightly injured and was evacuated to the hospital to receive medical treatment and his family has been notified. IDF soldiers are deployed in the area and are conducting searches. The incident occurred exactly one week after a terrorist murdered Gideon Peri, a resident of Kedumim, in a brutal attack in the Baron Industrial Area. Peri succumbed to his injuries at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

The IDF has reported the death of a reserve soldier during clashes in Gaza City earlier today. The fallen soldier has been identified as Master Sgt. (res.) Shlomo Yehonatan Hazut HY’D, 36, of Ashdod, who served in the Jerusalem Brigade’s 9207th Battalion. Another soldier was seriously injured in the same incident. Preliminary findings from the IDF indicate that the soldiers were struck by an explosive device planted on a road in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

The IDF revealed today that Master Sergeant (Res.) Shlomo Yehonatan Hazut, 36, from Ashdod, was killed in combat in the central Gaza Strip. Hazut, who served in the 9207th Battalion of the 16th Brigade, died when a roadside bomb set by terrorists exploded in the Zaytun neighborhood. Additionally, the IDF reported that during the same incident, a reservist from the 9207th Battalion, 16th Brigade, sustained severe injuries. The injured soldier was transported to a hospital for treatment, and his family has been informed.

Earlier in the day, the IDF confirmed the death of Petty Officer 1st Class David Moshe Ben Shitrit, who was serving in the Israeli Navy’s 914th Fleet. He was killed during combat in northern Israel. The IDF noted that during this engagement, two other sailors from the 914th Fleet were injured, one lightly and one moderately. David, 21, was from the community of Geva Binyamin (Adam). He is survived by his parents and three sisters and is the second soldier from his community to have died in combat in the past week.

As also reported earlier here on Matzav.com, the IDF also reported that Sergeant Amit Tsadikov of the 202nd Battalion, Paratroopers Brigade, was killed in action in the southern Gaza Strip. Sergeant Tsadikov’s death marks the 700th IDF soldier to fall since the conflict began on October 7, 2023.

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The Hamas terrorist group on Sunday praised that day’s Hezbollah attack on Israel as an act of strength and a humiliation for Israel.

“We emphasize that this strong and focused response, which struck deep inside the Zionist entity, is a slap in the face” of the Israeli government, the Shi’ite organization said.

The Israel Defense Forces carried out a preemptive strike on Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon early on Sunday, after detecting preparations by the Iranian proxy to launch an “extensive” attack.

Approximately 100 Israeli warplanes carried out simultaneous strikes on some 40 Hezbollah targets, destroying more than 6,000 missiles and drones before launch, the IDF said.

Hezbollah subsequently fired more than 200 projectiles into Israel.

The terrorist group claimed its attack had been “carried out with the highest precision” and that it had “successfully implemented the retaliatory operation it had planned,” according to its media mouthpiece Al-Mayadeen.

Since joining the war in support of Hamas on Oct. 8, Hezbollah has launched more than 6,700 rockets, missiles and armed drones at the Jewish state, leading to the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents from northern Israel.

Hamas and Hezbollah are part of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” against Israel and the U.S. that also includes the Houthis in Yemen and additional terrorist proxies in Iraq and Syria. JNS

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Israel’s negotiating team was traveling to Cairo on Sunday despite tensions in the north with Hezbollah.

The delegation reportedly consists of Mossad Director David Barnea, Ronen Bar, director of the Israeli Security Agency and IDF Maj. Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon, who heads the Missing and Captive Soldiers Division.

A foreign source told the Israeli news outlet that it’s still unclear how Hezbollah’s missile and drone attack will affect Sunday’s negotiations.

(According to Al-Madayeen, Hezbollah’s media outlet, the Iran-backed terror group said it had concluded its attack for Sunday, calling it a success. Israel said it successfully preempted the attack.)

Israel’s government has highlighted its efforts to free the remaining 109 hostages captured by Hamas during its Oct. 7 invasion of southern Israel.

“This is a national mission of the highest order,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Aug. 18.

“Up until now, Hamas has been completely obstinate. It did not even send a representative to the talks in Doha. Therefore, the pressure needs to be directed at Hamas and [Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar, not the Government of Israel,” he added, referring to the terror group’s decision not to send representatives to the last round of ceasefire talks.

Hamas’s delegation arrived in Cairo this weekend, according to reports.

Negotiations have been “constructive” and media reports of a “near collapse” of the talks are inaccurate, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby told reporters on Friday.

“The process is actually moving forward. It’s moving forward in the way we had outlined earlier in terms of these next rounds of talks,” he said.

Last week, the IDF recovered the bodies of six hostages who were abducted on Oct. 7, from a tunnel in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

The six men, who were alive when terrorists kidnapped them, were identified as Yagev Buchshtav, Alex Dancyg, Yoram Metzger, Avraham Munder, Chaim Peri and Nadav Popplewell.

Efrat Machikawa, the niece of Margalit Moses, 78, a cancer survivor who was freed from Gaza last November, and Gadi Moses, 79, who is chronically ill and remains in Hamas captivity, spoke to JNS on Sunday while en route to Dancyg’s funeral.

“Four of the six bodies that were recovered by the IDF last week were from Kibbutz Nir Oz. My parents belong to the group of pioneers who established the kibbutz,” explained Machikawa.

“My aunt and others were held with them in the tunnels; we know that they were alive. Yet they returned as bodies and while it gives us some sense of closure, it also angers us to know they could have been saved,” she said.

On Tuesday, Machikawa will also attend Peri’s funeral.

“I am always hopeful, and these days when people ask me what hope is for me, I say it is acting. We should not let the negotiators out of the room unless they seal a deal, and they should be given a full mandate,” she said.

“I am a 100% believer in cultural diplomacy. We have to bridge the gaps among all our cultures and talk diplomacy. This will bring us to an agreement,” Machikawa continued.

Last week, she co-signed a letter addressed to CIA director William Burns, Egyptian intelligence head Abbas Kamel and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, all of whom have played central roles in the hostages-for-ceasefire-and-terrorist-release talks.

“Your previous diplomatic efforts have already resulted in a deal that has set free more than one hundred hostages,” the letter stated in reference to the week-long November deal.

“We back your efforts to bring back all the remaining hostages, end the war in Gaza, prevent regional escalation, and pave a diplomatic path to healing and peace,” it continued.

“Signing a deal will be a decisive step forward on the way out of the disastrous status quo and towards a better future,” the letter added. JNS

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Hezbollah on Sunday morning claimed its missile attack against Israel had been “carried out with the highest precision and success,” and that it had “successfully implemented the retaliatory operation it had planned,” according to its media mouthpiece Al-Mayadeen.

“Israel’s claim of preemptive action thwarting Hezbollah is a military lie, a media falsehood, and an internal deception of its [own] society,” according to the report, adding that Israel was attempting “to achieve an imaginary victory.”

Israel’s “false claims” regarding a preemptive strike “will be refuted in a speech by [Hezbollah] Secretary General Nasrallah later in the day,” according to Al-Mayadeen.

Hezbollah drones (described the “essence of Hezbollah’s response,”) had hit a “high-value military target,” according to the report.

Israel has not confirmed the claim.

“All the drones crossed the border towards the target from several routes, thus completing our military operation for today,” Hezbollah said.

The Iran-backed terror group claimed it had launched more than 300 rockets to distract Israel’s missile defense systems so that its drones could get through, according to Al-Mayadeen.

According to Israeli reports, while Hezbollah’s plan was to strike the Glilot base where the Mossad intelligence agency is headquartered and various Israeli military intelligence units are housed, the strike failed thanks to the Israel Defense Forces’ preemptive action.

Some 100 Israeli Air Force fighter planes hit Hezbollah targets in the preemptive strike, knocking out 1,000s of Hezbollah rocket launcher pods, the IDF said on Sunday.

Hezbollah warned Israel not to harm Lebanese civilians as “the response will be very harsh.”

The IDF said on Sunday that “Hezbollah’s ongoing aggression risks dragging the people of Lebanon, the people of Israel—and the whole region—into a wider escalation.

“We are operating in self-defense against Hezbollah—and any other enemy that joins in their attacks against us—and we are ready to do everything we need to defend the people of Israel,” it said, adding, “‎‏Israel will not tolerate Hezbollah’s attacks on our civilians.”

Israel’s government has imposed media silence on its coalition members until further notice. The head of Lebanon’s government will hold an emergency meeting at 10:30 a.m. local time, Channel 12 reported.

The Iranian-backed terror proxy said it launched its attack in revenge for the targeted killing of Fuad Shukr, its No. 2 leader, on July 31 in Beirut. Israel took credit for that airstrike, which followed on the heels of the July 28 massacre of 12 children in the Druze town of Majdal Shams by a Hezbollah missile.

Shukr had directed Hezbollah’s attacks since Oct. 8, since which the Iranian proxy group has, according to the IDF, launched more than 6,700 rockets, missiles, and explosive drones at Israel. JNS

The IDF has lifted crowd restrictions issued for Tel Aviv and Haifa as well as many cities and towns in northern Israel that were put in place early Sunday morning during the Air Force’s preemptive strike against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The midday move, which follows the latest security assessment, leaves the IDF Home Front Command guidelines in place in communities along the Lebanon border and in the Golan Heights.

The security instructions are continually updated on the National Emergency Portal and the Home Front Command app.

The pre-dawn Israeli strike foiled a major Hezbollah attack on Israel.

But some mayors from northern communities as well as some Israeli politicians said that the attack was woefully insufficient.

“Beirut needs to be on fire in order for us to return to our homes,” said Metula Mayor David Azulay.

He added that Israel knows where 60-70% of Hezbollah’s weapons are located but has not attacked them over the last 10 and a half months as the Lebanese terrorist group rained down thousands of missiles on northern Israel in support of Hamas in Gaza.

“Why did we attack today? Because there was a planned attack on Tel Aviv,” Azulay said.

Some 60,000 people from northern Israel remain displaced from their homes because of the war. JNS

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Israel’s main international airport resumed operations Sunday morning after briefly closing due to Israel’s preemptive strike on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in the early hours.

Ben-Gurion International Airport reopened at 7:00 a.m. local time, but many flights were delayed or canceled due to the pre-dawn attack, and disruptions were expected to continue throughout the day.

Some international flights were rerouted to Larnaca, Cyprus, or to Cairo, Egypt, while other Israeli-operated flights landed in a southern Israeli airfield during the temporary early-morning closure.

Several international carriers that were scheduled to fly to Israel on Sunday, including Air France, Ethiopian Airlines, the Hungarian–based budget carrier Wizz Air and Greece’s Aegean Airlines canceled flights to and from Tel Aviv amid the uncertain security situation.

The airport, which was closed at about 5:00 a.m., had initially been scheduled to reopen only at 11:00 a.m.

About 50,000 passengers had been expected to pass through the airport Sunday, divided equally among departing and arriving flights, and by late morning Ben-Gurion was again bustling.

Most flights will take off from Tel Aviv today as scheduled, said Ben-Gurion Airport Managing Director Udi Bar-Oz, but passengers should check with their airline before coming to the airport.

“It will be a complicated day. We suggest passengers keep updated with their airline companies and come to the airport three hours before their flight,” said Bar-Oz.

All three major U.S. legacy carriers are currently not flying to Israel. JNS

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An Israeli was lightly wounded during a car-ramming attack outside the city of Ariel in central Shomron on Sunday evening.

The driver and a passenger tried to slam into an IDF post at the entrance to the city. Security personnel opened fire on the two terrorists in the vehicle.

Emergency medics treated a man, a passer-by aged about 40, who was hit by shrapnel, according to the United Hatzalah rescue service.

The victim was evacuated to Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah in stable condition with superficial wounds to the abdomen.

At least one of the Palestinian terrorists was reportedly killed by the gunfire.

“We provided initial medical treatment at the scene to a man of about 40 who sustained light injuries from shrapnel when security forces fired at the two assailants in the vehicle,” said Adiel Agassi, head of United Hatzalah’s Ariel branch.

“Additionally, we treated a man and a woman for mild shock resulting from the incident and the sound of gunfire,” he added.

The capital of Samaria, Ariel is located 25 miles east of Tel Aviv.

Last week, an Israeli bus driver sustained light wounds when suspected Palestinian terrorists threw rocks at cars traveling on a main highway in Samaria, near Jerusalem.

Also last Monday, Israeli security personnel neutralized an improvised roadside bomb near the town of Havat Gilad in northern Samaria. There were no casualties in the attempted terrorist attack.

On Wednesday, Israel Defense Forces Col. Ariel Gonen assumed command of the military’s Samaria Regional Brigade during a handover ceremony on Mount Gerizim, near Nablus (Shechem).

“When I was informed that I would take over command of the Samaria sector, I was very excited,” Gonen said. “Firstly, because of the enormous privilege and responsibility given to me for the most important heritage and historic areas, in which our people have lived and existed for about 3,000 years, as well as the responsibility for the residents.

“We are in one of the most challenging and complex periods of the State of Israel,” he continued. “We must continue to act with strength, in defense and attack, to stand together with our partners in every task. The path is not always easy, but the goal is clear: security and victory.” JNS

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Israel’s preemptive strike against Hezbollah this morning, aimed at thwarting the launch of 6,000 rockets and drones, came with a hefty price tag—about $120 million. Despite the significant cost, a senior official in Israel’s defense industry emphasized that the strike ultimately saved the country from far greater expenses.

In the largest assault on Lebanon since the war began last October, around 100 combat aircraft successfully obliterated thousands of launch sites targeting Israel. The official broke down the costs, noting, “The attack against Hezbollah probably costs about $120 million.” He explained that using approximately 4,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bombs, each priced at $25,000, accounted for $100 million alone. Additionally, the operation of around 100 aircraft for six hours added an estimated $18 million, while the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for 12 hours cost $1.08 million. These figures don’t even factor in expenses such as army reserve duty.

Though $120 million is a considerable sum, it pales in comparison to the potential damages avoided. If Hezbollah had succeeded in striking key Israeli infrastructure—like the Glilot area, home to the Mossad headquarters, or other civilian targets across the country—the costs would have been exponentially higher. Furthermore, the expense of deploying Israel’s air defense systems on a large scale would also have been substantial.

In a recent attack on April 14, Iran launched 185 drones, 110 ballistic missiles, and 36 cruise missiles at Israel, but only 1% reached their intended targets. This was due to Israel’s advanced multi-layered air defense network, which includes the Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 systems for long-range threats, and Rafael’s David’s Sling and Iron Dome for mid- to short-range defenses. The costs of these systems are notable: each Iron Dome interception missile costs $30,000, David’s Sling intercepts at $700,000 per shot, Arrow 2 at $1.5 million, and Arrow 3 at $2 million.

In the ongoing rivalry between Israel and Iran, the competition between their defense industries plays a crucial role, though it’s not always highlighted. Israel is recognized as a global leader in this field, but Iran is also making significant strides. During the recent “Army 2024” defense exhibition in Moscow, Iran introduced the Bavar B1, a new reconnaissance and assault drone. This drone is designed to target stationary or moving objects at short ranges. Notably, if a mission is aborted, the Bavar B1 can return to its launch site for another attempt.

The Bavar B1 drone, weighing 7 kilograms, can carry a payload of up to two kilograms. Its warhead is equipped with either 40 metal rods or 200 fragments weighing 1.5 grams each to maximize impact. The electro-optical camera is positioned beneath the warhead, while the detachable battery is located at the rear. According to Iranian claims, it takes just five minutes to assemble the Bavar and send it on a mission. The drone is capable of vertical takeoff and landing, and in swarm attacks, up to ten units can be deployed simultaneously.

Rotem May-Tal, CEO of Asgard Systems, a company that specializes in AI applications and technology for defense, describes the situation as a “competition” between Israel and Iran in developing real-time defense systems. He explains, “On one side, Israel has its defense industry’s production capabilities and procurement from the U.S., including JDAM conversion kits for aerial weaponry. On the other side, Iran has its vast network of military industrial cities, a developed supply chain, and numerous underground rocket and UAV production facilities in Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. In this resource competition, which pits preemptive airstrikes against continuous Iranian and Lebanese production, the outcome depends on financial resources, aid dollars, and Persian rials.”

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The IDF announced today that Petty Officer 1st Class David Moshe Ben Shitrit, a sailor in the Israeli Navy’s 914th Fleet, lost his life during a combat operation in northern Israel this morning. According to the IDF, the incident also left two soldiers from the Navy’s 914th Fleet with injuries—one with minor injuries and the other with moderate injuries.

David, aged 21, was from the community of Geva Binyamin. He leaves behind his parents and three sisters. His death marks the second loss from his community in combat within the past week.

An investigation by the Navy and IAF revealed that an Iron Dome missile was launched in response to a Hezbollah UAV. It is believed that a rare malfunction caused the interceptor missile to shift its target mid-flight, hitting the naval vessel instead of the UAV. The missile struck the aft deck of a Dvora-class patrol boat. Debris from the missile, which apparently did not fully explode, was recovered from the deck of the ship.

Kadosh mentioned that the IDF is also considering the possibility that the interceptor successfully destroyed the UAV at a low altitude over the ship, and the resulting debris fell onto the vessel and its crew.

Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya reported that David Moshe arrived at the hospital in critical condition. He was immediately taken to the trauma room and placed on a respirator before undergoing surgery. Despite the medical team’s best efforts, he was ultimately pronounced dead.

Yisroel Ganz, chairman of the Binyamin Regional Council, expressed his sorrow, stating, “With great pain, we learned this morning that David, son of Shimon and Iris, a council employee and brother of Tamar, Shir, and Hodiya, fell while serving in the navy during the fighting in the north.”

“David loved the country and was determined to serve the people of Israel and fight for it. This is a hard blow for all of us and especially for the community of Adam, which last week buried the soldier Mordechai Ben Shoam.”

He continued, “I would like to offer my condolences to the parents and sisters – we are all with you! And also to strengthen the residents of Adam. Thanks to our heroic soldiers, the nation of Israel will win!”

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IDF forces open fire on Palestinian terrorist who attended to ram a military post at the Ariel Junction in the West Bank.

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian who allegedly tried to ram his vehicle into military posts at the Ariel Junction in the West Bank, according to the IDF. The incident reportedly resulted in the death of at least one suspect.

A Russian court has sentenced five men to prison over a mass antisemitic riot last October at an airport in the predominantly Muslim Dagestan region of Russia.

The men received sentences ranging from six to nine years in the first convictions related to the incident.

At least 80 people were detained and more than 150 suspects identified last year after pro-Hamas rioters stormed Makhachkala Uytash Airport seeking to lynch Jewish travelers.

A plane from Tel Aviv had landed in the North Caucasus city amid the Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip sparked by the Palestinian terrorist group’s Oct. invasion and massacre of some 1,200 people.

More than 20 people were injured during the riot, including nine police officers, two of whom were hospitalized.

Video footage showed rioters with PLO flags shouting Allahu akbar (“God is great”) as they hunted through the terminals for Israeli passengers.

Police at one point reportedly agreed that rioters could board the plane to check for Jews, but stopped them after they insulted authorities.

The mob converged on the airport after a message on Telegram urged Dagestanis to confront the “uninvited guests.” The channel, which was later banned by Telegram, referred to the plane’s Jewish passengers as being “unclean,” according to Reuters.

In June, more than a dozen police officers and several civilians were killed by terrorists who opened fire at a synagogue and a church in the coastal city of Derbent in Dagestan.

The state-run RIA Novosti outlet reported that both buildings caught fire, adding that the synagogue, one of the last in Dagestan, burned down. (JNS)

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman This article was written l’ilui nishmas (for the elevation of the soul ofl) the author’s mother, Sarah bas HaRav Eliyahu, whose seventeenth yartzeit is tonight, 22 Av. It is the custom within the community, Klal Yisroel, to light a Yahrzeit candle on the day that a relative had passed away.  This article will discuss the reasons for it, but first – a tefillah: The lighting has no accompanying blessing, and I am sure that many people find themselves looking for something appropriate, some way to express themselves in a prayer when lighting the candle.  This is not only true on a Yahrzeit but whenever Yom Tov comes as well and Yizkor is said. The author of the Peleh Yoetz, Rabbi Eliezer Papo (1785–1828), did in fact compose such a prayer.  Rav Papo was the Rabbi of the city of Selestria in Bulgaria.  Bulgaria was a part of the Ottoman Empire at the time.  The Tefillah of the Pelehe Yoetz is reproduced in Hebrew and translated below, as a public service.    הריני מדליק נר זה למנוחת ולעילוי נשמת אבי מורי (אמי מורתי) ____ בן ____ תפילה הנמצאת בספר אלף המגן  מבעל הפלא יועץ על פרשת ויצא עמוד כ”ד יהי רצון מלפניך ה’ אלקינו ואלקי אבותינו, שתקבל ברחמים וברצון כל מעשה הטוב שאני עושה, בין במחשבה, בין בדיבור, בין במעשה ויהיה הכל לזכות ולמנוחת ולעילוי לנשמות עמך ישראל, ובפרט לנפש רוח של (אמי/אבי/נפטר) _____.  יהי רצון שתהיינה נפשותיהם צרורות בצרור החיים.   Behold I am lighting this lamp for the rest and uplifting of the soul of my father (or deceased), my teacher _______ the son of _______. May it be Your will before you, Hashem our G-d and the G-d of our forefathers, that all my good deeds whether in thought, speech or action be done for a merit and a resting and an elevation of the souls of your nation Israel.  It should be especially for the soul of my mother/father/ deceased _____.  May it be Your will that their souls be bound in the bond of life. THE REASONS Please note that much of the information below is found in Rav Aharon Levine’s wonderful sefer called “Kol Bo L’Yartzeit (Vol. I Chap. 1).” • It is a fulfillment of the Mitzvah of V’ahavta l’rayacha kamocha. Rav Yitzchok Isaac Sherr zatzal Leket Sichos Mussar (p 329) cites three sources for the application of this Mitzvah to parents. The Zohar (Raya Mehemnusa Dvarim page 281a) writes that we are obligated to love our parents as we do ourselves, for their love is equated to the love of Hashem. The Sefer Chareidim 9:37 writes that loving them is part of the Mitzvah of honoring them. The Chayei Odom 67:1 also writes that we are obligated in loving them. The matter is of some debate, however, as the Maharal in his Chidusshei Agados 31a seems to be of the opinion that there is no greater obligation to love parents more so than other Jews. • It is a fulfillment of Kivud Av v’aim. The Gemorah Kiddushin 31b explains that the Rabbis taught- You honor him in his lifetime and you honor him after death. Both Dayan Weiss (Minchas Yitzchok Vol. III #136:9) and the Tzitz Eliezer (Vol XII 59:3) are of the opinion that Kivud Av v’Aim after death is also biblical. • It is an obligation of Hakaras HaTov – […]

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted a precise strike in Gaza, eliminating Taha Abu Nada, a high-ranking Hamas terrorist responsible for producing military equipment and weaponry. This weaponry is used by Hamas to target Israeli territory and IDF troops in the Gaza Strip. In a separate operation, IDF troops launched a targeted assault on terrorist infrastructure in Gaza City, adjacent to the Central Gaza Strip Corridor. The operation has resulted in the elimination of multiple terrorists and the dismantling of terrorist infrastructure sites. In the Tal as Sultan area of Rafah, IDF troops engaged in close-quarter combat, eliminating dozens of terrorists over the past day. The IAF also conducted strikes in the area, targeting terrorists operating near IDF troops. Additionally, a large cache of weapons was discovered, including mortars, explosive devices, and explosive materials. The IDF also struck terrorists operating near troops and dismantled a weapons storage facility in the area. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

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