17 April 2024, Israel, Yitzhak ben Moshe –
A commander within the IDF, under condition of anonymity, spoke to us regarding a planed strike in response to Iran’s actions.
“We will strike,” says the commander. “We will retaliate for the act of aggression from Iran. We will not do as the United States government advises.”
The commander also said that the current Prime Minister needs to stand up to the West and defend Israel at all costs.
“If Netanyahu doesn’t act, he is giving Iran permission to launch more drones and missiles at us.”
Earlier today, IAF aircraft struck Hezbollah military structures and terrorist operatives in the areas of Ain Baal, Aalma El Chaeb, Hanine, and Yaroun in southern Lebanon.
Throughout the day, numerous launches were identified crossing from Lebanon into several areas in northern Israel. No injuries were reported. IDF soldiers struck the sources of the launches.
Earlier today, an IAF aircraft struck and eliminated Ismail Yusaf Baz, the commander of Hezbollah’s coastal sector, in the area of Ain Ebel in Lebanon.
Ismail served as a senior and veteran official in several positions of Hezbollah’s military wing. His current rank is equivalent to a Brigade Commander.
As part of his position, Ismail was involved in the promotion and planning of rocket and anti-tank missile launches toward Israel from the coastal area of Lebanon.
In addition, during the war, he organized and planned a number of terror attacks against Israel.
Dozens of interceptions within minutes: Managing the defense of Israel’s skies during the dramatic moments of the interceptions
On Saturday night, fighter jets, aerial defense batteries and partners from foreign countries intercepted hundreds of aerial targets aimed at the territory of the State of Israel.
The management of the aerial situation was carried out in the Aerial Control Unit and Israeli Air Force Operations Center.
The Control Units and the Control Desk in the Operations Center, are responsible for the routine protection of the State of Israel’s skies, maneuvering between the intelligence assessments and the aerial situation, to management of fighter jets.
During those 12 dramatic hours, the Control Unit and the Control Desk personnel, worked at full capacity, sent dozens of aircraft on challenging interception missions, managed the launch of dozens of missile interceptors, distributed warnings to the public, and controlled the aerial situation to ensure maximum protection of the State of Israel’s skies.
Shortly after the first discoveries, the unit and the desk began to build a picture of the aerial battle, and together, responded to every hostile target detected.
The Chief of the General Staff to the Aerial Defense soldiers: your readiness and high alertness enable almost complete routine in the Home Front
Today (Tuesday), The Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi visited the “Arrow” Aerial Defense System Battery of the 136th Battalion in the Aerial Defense Array with the Commanding Officer of the Aerial Defense Array, BG Gilad Biran.
During the visit, the Chief of the General Staff spoke with the soldiers of the battalion, both in regular and reserve duty, who took part in the interception of surface-to-surface missiles in the Iranian attack against Israel as part of the “Iron Shield” operation.
Attached is his full statement: “I am now finishing a visit here, and beforehand I also saw the results, processes and decisions that were made at the Interception Management Center, and also came to understood a little about your jobs and the connection between the training you do, the very high level of preparedness you maintain and the very good results that were seen on Saturday night.
All of this together is led first and foremost by excellent people and technological superiority, we need you at a very high level of preparedness, knowing how to act again and again, to maintain this readiness over time at a very high level of alertness, with very good preparedness.
We are just before Passover and we are enabling a policy this week in the home front to allow civilians to live with almost complete normalcy because we trust you very much and the level of readiness and alertness you maintain. And I tell you truly, all the civilians of the State of Israel trust you very much.”
The IDF eliminated the Commander of the Rockets and Missiles Unit of Radwan Forces’ Western Region
In the area of Kfar Dounine, an IDF aircraft struck and eliminated the terrorist Muhammad Hussein Mustafa Shechory, the Commander of the Rockets and Missiles Unit of Hezbollah’s Radwan Forces in Lebanon’s central and western region.
As part of his role, Muhammad planned and promoted rocket and missile launches toward Israeli territory from the areas of Lebanon’s central and western regions.
During the strike, Mahmoud Ibrahim Fadel-Allah, a terrorist operative of Hezbollah’s Rockets and Missiles Unit was also eliminated.
