IDF troops continued operations in the Jabaliya area on Sunday, resulting in the elimination of dozens of terrorists. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) targeted multiple sites, including Nukhba terrorists and underground infrastructure. Ground forces uncovered weapons caches, including grenades and explosives, and engaged in close-quarters combat. In one incident, two terrorists were killed by tank fire after an exchange of gunfire. Additionally, the IAF struck the origin site of rocket fire targeting Ashkelon. Operations against terrorist infrastructure in the area are ongoing.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is scheduled to visit Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for meetings with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and top military officials at the Pentagon. The discussions will focus on current security developments in the Middle East.

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Attached is a translation of the message from the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, to IDF soldiers and reservists: IDF Soldiers and Commanders, We are fighting! For a year now, we have been in the midst of a complex, multi-front war, with many significant and extensive achievements. Many challenges still lie ahead. IDF soldiers are deployed and fighting with strength on all fronts without stopping. This is a long war, measured not only by capabilities but also by the willpower and perseverance over time. For our enemies – every month, every week, and every day is worse than the one before. Even after the campaign ends, we will need to maintain our achievements, and our enemies will know, beyond any doubt, there will be no revival for those who seek to destroy us.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Sunday, 6 October 2024), spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron. The Prime Minister reiterated Israel’s position that given Iran’s support for all parts of its axis of terrorism, Israel expects its friends to stand behind it and not impose restrictions that will only strengthen the Iranian axis of evil. Prime Minister Netanyahu emphasized that Israel’s actions against Hezbollah are creating an opportunity to change the reality in Lebanon in favor of stability, security and peace in the entire region. The two leaders agreed to advance dialogue on the issue during the visit of the French Foreign Minister, who is scheduled to come to Israel.

Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon have uncovered significant stockpiles of weapons left behind by Hezbollah, according to the IDF. Officers report that Hezbollah had concealed arms in nearly every house within certain villages. Recent operations by the 188th Armored Brigade under the 36th Division have revealed multiple weapons caches, tunnels, and a command center used to orchestrate rocket attacks on Israel. Colonel Or Vollozinsky, the brigade commander, emphasized their ongoing efforts to dismantle Hezbollah’s infrastructure to ensure the safety of northern Israeli residents.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Sunday, 6 October 2024), visited an IDF base on the northern border where he held a security assessment with Head of Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Ori Gordin and 36th Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Moran Omer. The Prime Minister was briefed on the deployment of forces in Lebanon, the operational achievements to date and future objectives. Prime Minister Netanyahu heard from Maj.-Gen. Gordin about the destruction of Hezbollah’s capabilities that has been achieved during the ground effort and the use of intense fire. During the briefing, the Prime Minister spoke with 36th Division brigade commanders about the intense combat on multiple fronts which they have been taking part in for almost a year.

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi has sent a stark message regarding a potential retaliatory attack on Iran, warning that Israel has the means to “strike any target in the Middle East.” Visiting the Tel Nof Air Base on Wednesday, Halevi said Israel knows how to “locate important targets” and will respond to Iran’s attack with strikes of “precision and power.” “We have the capabilities to reach and strike any point in the Middle East. And those of our enemies who have not yet understood this, will soon understand,” Halevi said in a video clip filmed at the base.

“I would like to send my heartfelt condolences to the families of our heroes who fell today in Lebanon, may God avenge them, and may their memories be a blessing…. “We are in the middle of a tough war against Iran’s axis of evil, which seeks to destroy us. This will not happen…. Because we will stand together, and with God’s help — we will win together…. “We will rescue our hostages in the south, we will return our residents in the north, we will guarantee Israel’s eternity.”

The Binyamin Regional Council has reported that Lt. Harel Ettinger HY”D, a resident of Eli, was killed during combat in southern Lebanon. He is the third soldier killed overnight, as the ground war to destroy Hezbollah begins. Tragically, in 2019, YWN reported that his father, Rabbi Achiad Ettinger HY”D was one of two victims killed by a Palestinian terrorist at the Ariel Junction. He leaves behind a mother and 11 siblings. Two other IDF Soldiers were killed overnight in Lebanon.