<p>A combat officer in the Nahal Brigade Reconnaissance Unit was severely wounded in battle today in the southern Gaza Strip.</p><p>The officer was taken for medical treatment at a hospital and his family was notified.</p>

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<p>With the direction of IDF intelligence, the IAF completed a series of strikes on Hezbollah terrorist command centers in the Dahieh, a key Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut. Hezbollah deliberately embedded its infrastructure in these civilian areas, using the Lebanese civilian population as a human shield.</p><p>Prior to the strikes, numerous steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including by collecting prior intelligence, leveraging aerial surveillance, and issuing advance warnings to the civilian population in the area.</p><p>The strikes were directed toward Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure, and are part of the IDF's continuous efforts to degrade Hezbollah's capability to carry out terrorist attacks against Israel and to dismantle the weapons production and storage facilities that Hezbollah established over the years in the Dahieh area.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Following the sirens that were activated between 4:35 p.m. and 4:47 p.m. in the Upper Galilee and Western Galilee areas, approximately 20 launches were identified that crossed from Lebanon. Some were intercepted, and falls were identified.</p><p>Following the sirens that were activated at 4:34 p.m. in the Haifa Bay area, approximately five launches were identified that crossed from Lebanon. Some were intercepted, and falls were identified.</p><p>Following the sirens that were activated at 4:30 p.m. and 4:31 p.m. in the Western Galilee area, approximately five launches were identified that crossed from Lebanon. Some were intercepted, and falls were identified.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>In this episode of the ILTV News Podcast, Jonathan Pollard delivers a sharp critique of a ceasefire with Hezbollah, demands a decisive victory.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>IAF strikes command centers, intelligence infrastructure, weapons storage facilities, an observation post, and additional terrorist infrastructure, many of which belonged to "Aziz" unit, which is responsible for launching projectiles into Israel and for additional terrorist activity.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>