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On June 30, 2024: The 268th day of Operation “Iron Swords” by the IDF against terrorist organizations in Gaza, Judea, Samaria, and Lebanon.
As reported by: newsru.co.il IDF continues its ground operation in Gaza, destroying Hamas infrastructure and eliminating militants. Clearing operations are ongoing in the Shuja’iya area, with battles in Rafah. Military and border police are active in Judea and Samaria. In response to rocket fire and UAV attacks, the Israeli army strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
Timeline of events on June 30, 2024:
- 10:00 AM: Palestinian sources report Israeli military detained eight suspects in Yatta (south of Hebron) and in Nablus (from the Palestinian Authority).
- IDF reports ongoing ground operations in Shuja’iya (east of Gaza City, northern sector) and Rafah (southern sector of Gaza). The 98th Division is active in Shuja’iya, with dozens of targets attacked with air support, militants neutralized, and weapons discovered. The 162nd Division continues operations in Rafah, destroying Hamas militants and fortified positions. A mortar position camouflaged at a tunnel exit was eliminated. The 99th Division conducts raids and destroys terrorist infrastructure in the central Gaza sector (IDF report).
- 9:00 AM: Gaza sources report IDF struck a building in the Ad-Darraj neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, resulting in casualties (report from Gaza).
- “Al-Manar”: IDF Air Force targeted a site in Hula, southern Lebanon (Al-Manar report).
- 8:00 AM: Overnight, Israeli Air Force attacked Hezbollah targets in Taibe and Rab al-Talatin in southern Lebanon, according to IDF spokesperson.
- 7:00 AM: Gaza sources report IDF artillery strikes targeting Shuja’iya in eastern Gaza City (report from Gaza).
- 5:00 AM: Palestinian Authority sources report IDF UAVs over Tubas (Palestinian Authority report). Gaza sources report Israeli military demolished several buildings in Tal as-Sultan area in western Rafah, southern Gaza sector (report from Gaza).
- 4:00 AM: Gaza sources report IDF airstrikes in At-Tuffah and Shuja’iya neighborhoods in eastern Gaza City (report from Gaza). IDF artillery strikes central Rafah city, southern Gaza sector (report from Gaza). Gaza sources report clashes in Tal as-Sultan and As-Saudi areas in western Rafah (report from Gaza).
- 3:00 AM: Gaza sources report IDF artillery strikes in Rafah city (report from Gaza). Palestinian Authority sources report IDF forces entered Talfit, south of Nablus (Palestinian Authority report).
- 2:00 AM: Palestinian Authority sources report clashes in Tulkarm. Initially reported as a possible Israeli special forces operation, later confirmed as a firefight between militants of one group and Palestinian security forces. At least one militant was critically injured in the head (Palestinian Authority report). Palestinian Authority sources report IDF forces entered Nablus, with ongoing clashes and suspects detained (Palestinian Authority report).
- 1:00 AM: Sirens heard in Sufa and Holit villages near Gaza border, initially reported as a possible Gaza rocket attack, later confirmed as a false alarm (IDF report). Palestinian Authority sources report IDF forces entered Jit, east of Qalqilya (Palestinian Authority report). Lebanese sources report IDF Air Force struck near Nabatieh, southern Lebanon (Lebanese sources).
- 12:00 AM: Palestinian Authority sources report IDF forces entered Sarru, west of Nablus (Palestinian Authority report). Gaza sources report explosion in central Rafah (report from Gaza). Palestinian Authority sources report IDF forces entered Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya (Palestinian Authority report). Gaza sources report IDF artillery strikes in Shuja’iya (report from Gaza). Gaza sources report battles in western Rafah (report from Gaza).
Late evening of June 29: At Kalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem, an elderly man reported his car was pelted with stones. Magen David Adom paramedics provided first aid and transported the 84-year-old to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem with minor injuries and trauma (Magen David Adom report).
The last rocket alert from Gaza towards Israeli territory was recorded on June 28 (a false alarm). The last rocket alert near the Lebanese border was at 12:46.
