Israel at War: Day 97
January 11 marks the 97th day of the war in Israel. Here is an overview of all the events.
22:00
In Deir al-Balah, an IDF attack killed Muhammad al-Adini, released under the "Gilad Shalit" deal and serving a terrorism sentence.
In Jaba, south of Jenin, the "Jaba battalion" commander Majhi Fashafsheh, a former inmate, was killed in a shootout with Israeli soldiers. The report claims he ran out of ammunition.
Nuseirat faced intense artillery fire, causing a fire at the camp's eastern entrance.
19:00
Border police operations in Shu'afat, Jerusalem, dispersed a crowd using special means. In the central Gaza Strip, combat operations involved artillery.
17:00
An explosion hit a "civilian vehicle" in Al-Salam, south of Khan Yunis, reportedly killing at least eight people.
The son of Israel's Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Ophir Sofer, was wounded fighting in Gaza.
16:00
IDF targeted Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah fired rockets at Qiryat Shemona, causing damage and partial power loss.
Repeated shelling occurred in Qiryat Shemona, Margaliot, and Tel Hai.
15:00
The "Tseva Adom" alarm sounded in Qiryat Shemona and Margaliot. Missile launches from Lebanon recorded in Metula.
The IDF struck targets near Khiam, Lebanon.
14:00
IDF struck a house in Khan Yunis, Gaza.
Alerts in Upper Galilee; airspace intrusion intercepted.
IDF targeted Lebanon; casualties reported at a medical center in Kafr Hanina.
13:00
IDF killed a wanted terrorist in Jaba, Samaria. Another suspect detained.
Majdi Fashafasha, Islamic Jihad commander, was shot dead.
10:00
Renowned photojournalist Muhammad al-Talathini killed in an IDF strike in Gaza City.
Rocket attacks from Gaza; first shelling of the day.
On January 11, IDF forces, in collaboration with the General Security Service (Shin Bet) and Border Police (MAGAV) officers, arrested 24 terrorist suspects in Judea and Samaria. The detainees were transferred to Shin Bet investigators for questioning.
Operations were conducted in Jenin, Nablus, Ramallah, as well as in the villages of Qaryut and Anabta. In Ramallah, the residence of one of the terrorists involved in the recent attack in Binyamin (01/07), resulting in a man's death and a woman's serious injury, has been marked for subsequent demolition.
There were no casualties among the Israeli military during the operations in Judea and Samaria. (Note: Hamas media's prior report of IDF casualties in Jenin is false.)
08:00
The IDF has released updated information on the ground military operation in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours. The IDF confirms ongoing combat in the Al-Maghazi area (center of the sector) and Khan Yunis (south of the sector).
In the Al-Maghazi region, Golani brigade soldiers observed three armed militants emerging from a tunnel, subsequently neutralizing them with an airstrike.
A weapon stash was discovered in a house where one of the militants resided. In the same area, soldiers from the 11th Iftah Brigade encountered eight militants advancing towards a school, repelling them with sniper fire as the school building was being used for terrorist activities.
In Khan Yunis, Givati brigade fighters detected three militants leaving a building housing a weapons depot, eliminated by an airstrike.
Special forces discovered two militants planting a mine along the Israeli military route, promptly neutralizing them via airstrike.
Additionally, two more militants monitoring the army from a rooftop were killed. Soldiers from the 4th brigade in Khan Yunis targeted enemy firing positions, including those launching anti-tank missiles.
06:00
Clashes persist between IDF and militants in eastern Jenin.
05:00
The IDF is operating in Da'eishe, near Bethlehem. Palestinian sources report IDF activities in Al-Bireh, northern Ramallah.
04:00
IDF activities reported in Jenin, Qalqilya, and Nablus.
01:00
Wafa al-Bas, a member of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Battalions, died in an IDF strike.
The IDF resumed shelling Al-Bureij and Al-Maghazi camps.
Hospital reports 25 casualties after an attack on the Abu Namus family home in Khan Younis.
00:00
Last Gaza attacks recorded at 4:52 PM on January 10. Hamas usually ceases rocket firing at Israeli territory overnight.