📰 Israel Not Publishing Iron Dome Performance Data

There is every reason to think that Israeli missile defense is performing well, as usual. But because this looks to be a long war, Israel is managing public and international expectations. Full participation by Hezbullah would be a game-changer, as its rocket and missile arsenal dwarfs that of the Gaza factions and includes large numbers of precision-guided munitions that could potentially knock out key Israeli infrastructure.

In such an eventuality, the Israelis can be expected to dedicate the bulk of their Iron Dome and David’s Sling batteries to the defense of key military bases, power plants, airports, and seaports, which could leave other parts of the country exposed. In that scenario, Israelis would be asked to act especially diligently about taking cover in bomb shelters when the sirens sound. So, it would be wise to disabuse Israeli civilians of the idea that they can rely indefinitely solely on active air defenses

By: Mark Dubowitz from pro-Israel FDD think tank

Update: An Israeli soldier was wounded while operating on the border fence with Gaza.

🌹 Hezbullah mourns the death of Ibrahim Mohammed Kashmar from Deirkifa village, who died during his line of duty.

Google reportedly turned off display of traffic conditions in Israel and Gaza at the request of the Israeli army.

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🌹 Hezbullah mourns the death of Mustafa Hussein Nazha from Nabi Othman village (Beqaa), who died during his line of duty.

Heavy gunfire from the Misgav Am military site towards open Lebanese lands south of Odaiseh village after the Israeli army suspected movement in the area.

French President Macron landed in Israel today and met the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his office in Jerusalem.

Video of Al-Nusayrat camp and Market that was extensively attacked overnight by the Israeli army in Gaza.

Footage of the violent Israeli airstrikes that took place near the HQ of the Red Cross in Gaza.

According to the ministry of health, 13 hospitals are out of service alongside 32 medical centers.

📰 Director General of the Ministry of Defense, Major General (retired) Eyal Zamir, visited Tel Nof Air Base, as part of the joint effort of the IDF and the Ministry of Defense to provide the IDF with advanced weapons for various combat operations.

Zamir met with the technical crews of the base and told them: "We are facing a cruel enemy and it is our duty to eliminate it. It will be a long campaign and we will be victorious."

He added that: "Each of you has a significant contribution to the war machine that operates so intensely in the South (Gaza) and the North (Lebanon), in the short and long term."

"Israel is prepared to postpone the ground invasion for a few days in order to discuss the release of many hostages from Gaza." - Barak Ravid

Supporting the above, the IDF announced it dropped leaflets in the Gaza Strip asking Palestinians to provide information on hostages being held by Hamas.

The IDF promises those who provide information with "security, as well as a financial reward."

They promise they will whitelist their houses if they provide information, and not destroy them by airstrikes.

🌹 Hezbullah mourns the death of Najib Mohammed Ali Zahr from Beit Yahoun village, who died during his line of duty.