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On 18 October 2024, the Iron Swords War has lasted 378 days. Israel continues active military operations against terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria. Following the confirmation of the elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinuar, Israeli forces are launching new strikes against terrorist targets. This was reported by newsru.co.il.
Hostilities in Lebanon and Gaza
The IDF continues operations in southern Lebanon. The Israeli Air Force is conducting air strikes on Lebanese territory in response to Hezbollah’s continuous rocket attacks and drone attacks. At the same time, the IDF is conducting ground and air operations in the Gaza Strip, destroying terrorist targets.
Timeline of events: 18 October 2024:
10:00
The Tzeva Adom alert was sounded in the northern Golan Heights in the settlements of Sha’al, Ramat Trump and Matzok Orvim. The Israeli military reported that a rocket was fired from Lebanon and landed in an open area in northern Israel, but the alert was not activated. At the same time, suspicious aerial targets, possibly UAVs, were intercepted near Rosh Hashanah and in the Western Galilee.
09:00
Alarms sounded in the area of Rosh Hashanah and in the Lebanese border villages of Ya’ar, Eilon and Idmit. IDF artillery shells Hezbollah positions in Maroun al-Ras and Yarun in southern Lebanon.
08:00
According to information from Gaza, the IDF is active in the northern parts of the Strip, in particular in Jabaliya and Zaytun, as well as in the south in the Al-Mawassa area near Rafah. Israeli artillery is also shelling positions in southern Lebanon. The IDF air force strikes targets in Ansar and al-Du’ayra near Nabatiyeh.
07:00
An important event of the day was the elimination of Hezbollah field commander Muhammad Hassin Rimal, who was in charge of the terrorists’ activities in the At-Taybeh complex. IDF units discovered significant stockpiles of weapons, including Burkan rockets.
06:00
Alarms were sounded in Eilat and Eilot, which were later found to be false.
05:00
IDF artillery strikes targets in Zaytun and Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli Air Force also attacked houses associated with terrorist groups.
04:00
Lebanese sources report that the death toll in Lebanon has risen to 2,412 as a result of Israeli strikes.
03:00
IDF conducts operations in Tubas, Qalqilya and Jericho, detaining suspected terrorists.
02:00 – 00:00
In the centre of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Navy shelled targets in Nusairat, and the air force struck terrorist homes in Shata in western Gaza.
Israel continues large-scale military operations on several fronts, destroying terrorist targets and terrorist group commanders. The elimination of Yahya Sinuar was an important achievement for the IDF, but the fighting in Gaza and Lebanon continues with renewed intensity.
