Posted on 10/11/23
| News Source: Arutz-7
Live Updates:
Wednesday 5:35 p.m.: The Israel Police Force has reported that over 100 Hamas terrorists are in Israeli custody.
Wednesday 5:20 p.m.: Reports of a direct missile hit at a school in Sderot, no injuries were reported.
Wednesday 5:16 p.m.: IDF forces have eliminated three terrorists near Zikim north of the Gaza border, residents are asked to remain in their homes.
Wednesday 4:20 p.m.: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Unity Party chairman MK Benny Gantz reached an agreement at the end of their meeting on the establishment of an emergency unity government in light of the Hamas-launched war against the State of Israel.
Wednesday 4:15 p.m.: Missile sirens sounding in central Israel, Tel Aviv.
Wednesday 3:27 p.m.: Missile sirens in central Israel.
Wednesday, 2:33 p.m.: Israel's government has reported that beginning on Sunday, all Israeli students will begin school remotely.
Wednesday, 1:58 p.m.: Shooting has been reported near the "tunnel route" in southern Jerusalem. One victim, who suffered moderate injuries, is receiving initial medical treatment.
Initial reports said that the shooting had been directed at security forces, and that the terrorist was neutralized and his condition is unknown.
Wednesday, 1:53 p.m.: A spokesperson for Magen David Adom has reported that following the sirens in the Ashkelon area, paramedics are providing medical aid to victims and evacuating them to Barzilai Medical Center. Two people suffered light injuries: A man of about 60, who was hit by shrapnel, and a woman of about 40.
Wednesday, 1:32 p.m.: Air raid sirens sound in Ashdod.
Wednesday, 1:28 p.m.: Air raid sirens sounded in Ashkelon and communities near the Gaza border. In northern Israel, the Ziv Medical Center has begun taking steps to protect its emergency room.
Wednesday, 1:12 p.m.: The IDF struck at Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon, in response ot the antitank missile fired towards Israel earlier on Wednesday.
"IDF aircraft struck terror targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon; Artillery fire was carried out toward the origin of the launch," the IDF said in a statement. "In response to the anti-tank missile fired at IDF soldiers a short while ago, an IDF aircraft struck a military observation post belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in southern Lebanon. Furthermore, IDF artillery struck the area from which the launch originated."
Wednesday, 12:12 p.m.: Sirens sound in Ashkelon and its environs.
Wednesday, 12:01 p.m.: Sirens sound in the western Galilee and southern Israel.
Wednesday, 11:34 a.m.: The IDF has attacked the Islamic University in Gaza, located in Gaza City. The unversity serves as a central training center for Hamas engineers.
Wednesday, 10:34 a.m.: Forces identified that an antitank missile was fired from Lebanon towards an Israeli military position.
Wednesday, 10:29 a.m.: An IDF spokesperson has reported that the bodies of 1,000 terrorists have been found. It is estimated that there are hundreds more.
Wednesday, 9:35 a.m.: Following the rocket fire on Sderot, Magen David Adom has provided first aid to a 40-year-old man who suffered moderate injuries.
In addition, there have been four direct hits on buildings in Sderot.
Wednesday, 9:19 a.m.: There are no reports of injuries thus far, following a barrage of rockets fired towards Israeli communities on the Gaza border just after 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, 6:20 a.m.: The IDF Spokesperson has confirmed that more than 1,200 people have been murdered and fallen since the beginning of the war.
He added that the Hamas terrorist organization has launched more than 4,500 rockets at Israel, and in response Israel has so far attacked 2,329 targets in Gaza.
Tuesday: 9:00 p.m. The death toll from the Hamas massacre on Saturday has surpassed 1,000.
Tuesday: 7:50 p.m. The Health Ministry announced that as of 7 p.m., 535 people who were injured in the Hamas massacre on Saturday remain hospitalized. Among the injured - 1 person is in critical condition, 105 people are in serious condition and 262 people are in moderate condition. The total number of injured since the start of the massacre has risen to 2,901.
Tuesday: 7:30 p.m. Red alert sirens activated in Ashkelon.
Tuesday: 7:02 p.m One terrorist infiltrator killed in Kibbutz Mefalsim. Security forces searching for additional infiltrators.
Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. Red alert sirens activate again in Ashkelon.
Tuesday: 6:44 p.m. Mayors of Israel's southern communities demand that Prime Minister Netanyahu immediately form an emergency unity government to deal with the Hamas threat.
Tuesday: 6:40 p.m. Security forces are reportedly fighting terrorists in Sderot and Kibbutz Mefalsim.
Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Red alert sirens activated again in Ashkelon.
Tuesday: 5:30 p.m. Red alert sirens activate in the western Galilee. A fresh volley of rockets is launched at Ashkelon.
Tuesday: 5:00 p.m. Hamas launches 10-minute long rocket barrage at Ashkelon and other communities in the south. Red alert sirens are activated for the first time in northern Samaria.
Tuesday: 4:46 p.m. Red alert sirens activate in Tel Aviv and many other communities in central Israel.
Tuesday: 4:31 p.m. Red alert sirens activated in numerous communities in the south.
Tuesday: 4:20 p.m. The IDF reports that 2 senior Hamas leaders in Gaza, Zachariah Abu Ma'amar and Jawad Abu Shamala, have been killed in airstrikes.
Tuesday: 3:50 p.m. Hamas warns residents of the southern coastal city of Ashkelon to evacuate by 5 p.m., NBC News reports.