IDF Continues Battle On Four Fronts, Striking Lebanon, Syria, Gaza And Jenin

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On a night which demonstrated the immense challenges faced by Israel as it prepares for a ground offensive in Gaza, the IDF was active on four different fronts. In Lebanon, the IDF attacked anti-tank crews who have been targeting the Galilee region (in the last week alone at least 30 such crews have been neutralized), in Syria it responded to shelling by hitting the sources of fire, with Syria reporting 11 soldiers killed. At the same time, the IDF continued attacking hundreds of targets in the Gaza strip, eliminated a group of seaborne terrorists near Zikim and destroyed their base.

Yet the fourth front in Judea and Samaria is still occupying the IDF, even as most of its military strength is massed near Gaza. During arrest operations in Samaria, clashes broke out with terrorists and several of them were injured and eliminated. In the same regiom, terrorists from the Jenin refugee camp attacked IDF forces and threw explosive devices at them. IDF airplanes attacked and eliminated the terrorists. In a separate incident, the IDF eliminated a terrorist in Qalqilya.

In response, the Lions Den terrorist cell in Shechem announced a general strike in Palestinian cities, after 100 terrorists have been eliminated in the region since October 7.

Israel is bracing for a protracted war with Hamas in Gaza, but at the same time it must keep a close eye on Hamas in Judea and Samaria as well as other enemies who will seek to exploit the army’s preoccupation with the south to achieve military successes in other regions.