Daily Briefing Jul 28: Day 296 – Drums of war after Hezbollah rocket kills 12 children
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on the deadly rocket attack on Majdal Shams and IDF readiness for escalation; intelligence that led to the recovery of five hostages’ bodies
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today’s episode.
At least 12 children and teens were killed on Saturday, and dozens more people were wounded, when a rocket fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah hit a soccer field in the northern Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights. We hear about the attack and Fabian discusses IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi’s statements about the IDF’s readiness in case of an increased escalation across the border.
A Hezbollah drone launched from Lebanon and believed to be heading toward offshore gas infrastructure in northern Israel was shot down by the Israeli Navy over Israel’s territorial waters on Saturday morning, the military said. How is the IDF protecting this vulnerable site?
On Saturday morning, the IDF issued fresh evacuation orders to Palestinians in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, including in sections of the Israeli-designated humanitarian zone, citing intelligence that Hamas terrorists were operating in the area. What new area of Gaza is the IDF operating in now?
In a dangerous operation on Wednesday, the bodies of Ravid Katz, 51, Oren Goldin, 33, Maya Goren, 56, Sgt. Kiril Brodski, 19, and Staff Sgt. Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, 20, were recovered by IDF special forces and members of the Shin Bet security agency. Fabian explains how the interrogation of a Hamas prisoner led to the bodies’ location.
On Friday, the coastal city of Ashkelon was targetted by rockets in an attack claimed by Palestinian Islamic Jihad. What do we know about this terror group’s capabilities almost 10 months into the war?
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Discussed articles include:
12 killed, all aged 10-20, as Hezbollah rocket hits soccer field, sparking wider war fears
Hezbollah will pay ‘heavy price,’ PM vows after strike on Druze town kills 12 youngsters
IDF has killed 500 terrorists in Lebanon since beginning of war, says senior officer
Hezbollah drone apparently heading for offshore gas rig downed by Israeli Navy
IDF orders new evacuations for humanitarian zone, hits Hamas HQ in central Gaza school
Bodies of 5 hostages were found in tunnel in Gaza’s Israeli-designated humanitarian zone
Ashkelon targeted by rocket fire from Gaza for first time in a month
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