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🚨🚨BREAKING: HEZBOLLAH CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ROCKETS FIRED AT ISRAEL - Lebanese Hezbollah: We targeted 3 Israeli occupation sites in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms area - 1 min ago - bombing the radar sites, Zibdin, and Ruwaisat Al-Alam with large numbers of artillery shells and guided missiles - 1 min ago Source: Al Jazeera 🚨SPACE STARTING SHORTLY🚨

🚨BREAKING: LEBANON ISRAELI ROCKETS AND ARTILLERY - The Times of Israel is reporting the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has carried out artillery strikes in Lebanon after mortar shells were fired towards Israeli territory: “The IDF has been taking preparational measures for this type of possibility and will continue to operate in all regions and at any time necessary to ensure the safety of the Israeli civilians.” - The IDF believes that the Rockets and Mortars launched towards the Mount Dov Area from Southern Lebanon this morning were attempting to Destroy a Long-Range Radar Installation on the Mountain which can be used to Detect and Track Missiles coming from Lebanon and Syria. - It is unclear whether Hezbollah is behind this (SERIOUS AND MAJOR ESCALATION), or whether this is by independent Palestinian groups in Lebanon (Unlikely to drag Lebanon into the war) - Journalist @HadiNasrallah from South Lebanon: "I have the feeling Hezbollah is involved even if the Palestinians claim responsibility". We have asked Hadi to send us more information on why he has a feeling Hezbollah is involved in this attack, as he was vocal in our space about Hezbollah's lack of involvement to date. MY THOUGHTS: Simple: I really hope Hezbollah is NOT involved, the last thing we want now is to drag another country into this war. Hadi's comments really got me worried, and I hope his feelings are wrong. I will keep updating you all on this matter and we will start a space if Hezbollah is involved. Space link below so you can set your reminder. VIDEO: Footage showing the mortars fired from Lebanon landing in the Mount Dov area in Israel.

🚨JUST IN: Al Aklouk tower in An Nasr was leveled by Israeli airstrikes, West of Gaza city. - 3 mins ago

🚨🚨BREAKING: Rockets fired from Southern Lebanon into Israel's Mount Dov area Israeli Defense Force is currently Responding with artillery fire on targets in Lebanese territories in Kfarshuba Hills and Mariye village, South Lebanon. It is not yet clear whether this attack is by Hezbollah or Hamas sympathizers in Lebanon. Israeli media: The Israeli army issues an order to close resorts near the border with Lebanon.

🚨BREAKING: Unofficial estimates indicate that about 750 Israelis are still missing - Jerusalem Post A senior Hamas leader has said that the group had captured enough Israeli soldiers to be able to free ALL Palestinian prisoners in any prisoner exchange. The total number of Israelis captured by Hamas was "several times greater" than dozens - A spokesperson for the armed wing of Hamas. This will be BY FAR the largest number of Israeli prisoners captured by Hamas IN HISTORY. Here is a list of recent prisoner exchanges between Hamas and Israel: 1996: Israel releases 1,050 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for two Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas. 2004: Israel releases 400 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for an Israeli soldier captured by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. 2011: Hamas releases Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. Based on these numbers, Hamas should be able to release the largest number of prisoners from Israel if a prisoner swap takes place. VIDEO: Pursuit by Israeli forces in Sderot of the Hamas member who barricaded himself in the police station and escaped when it was demolished.

🚨JUST IN: Home of the Head of the ‘Committee for Follow-Up Government Work in Gaza’ was just bombed by the Israeli Air Force. t.co/tKpTn9ro4S

🚨BREAKING: The Zahar family House in Gaza has been leveled as air strikes continue. t.co/jvWSq3cx6f

JUST IN: The Empire State is lit up in blue and white to signal U.S support for Israel. This follows similar action by the EU Commission building and New York City Hall. The Eiffel Tower will do the same tomorrow evening. THOUGHTS?

🚨JUST IN: Image of the damage to the police station in Sderot following armed clashes today. We saw an Israeli bulldozer destroy the building to force the 10 Hamas members out. We then saw reports they may have escaped. Israel then conducted a 'sweep' and eventually killed all those involved. The opration to free the Police station was completed about 2 hours ago. 20 Police Officers were killed. A majority of the Officers are said to have been unarmed and on break when they were attacked.

🚨IMPORTANT: Before anyone in Seattle freaks out, reports of a PASSENGER PLANE CATCHING FIRE are FALSE. The below video has social media buzzing, but it's likely just skydivers with flares attached, maybe another Red Bull ad. Based on radars, there is no emergency response.

JUST IN: A training video replicating today's attacks, posted by Hamas as part of their marketing and recruitment efforts. You can see the same paragliding tactics in the video used today, showing how well prepared Hamas was.

🚨BREAKING: Israel continues to move heavy weaponry to its border with Lebanon as Syria beefs up its military presence on the Israeli border.

🚨JUST IN: An image of the Hamas members who paraglided into Israel at the start of the attack, likely targeting the rave party that was ongoing at the time. This image was released by Hamas on their Telegram. I don’t know what to say, other than this looks like a movie… t.co/4VZFevJDlS

🚨🚨BREAKING: Strikes are continuing in Gaza. An explosion occurred right next to the tower where AP is livestreaming. - 1 min ago t.co/7fyy7Grv22

🚨What do you expect will happen tomorrow? t.co/ArtMOxJbB6

🚨UPDATES: HAMAS ATTACK ISRAELI RAVE PARTY 🚨HUNDREDS MISSING, POSSIBLY KIDNAPPED 🚨FEMALE SOLDIER PARADED WAS NOT A SOLDIER The raid into Israel this morning started with a brutal attack on an all-night nature party near Kibbutz Re'im, close to the Gaza Strip. It has been confirmed that many partygoers were captured, and some were reportedly shot. There are reports that JUST CAME OUT indicating hundreds of partygoers still missing. 🚨THE GIRL TAKEN ON MOTORBIKE: Noa Argamani was one of those captured. She was captured while clinging to her boyfriend's motorcycle. She pleaded for her boyfriend, Avi Nathan, as she was led away. Noa and Avi had been enjoying the rave in the desert, but their celebration took a horrifying turn when they had to flee, only to be captured by the Hamas members who entered Israel. Recent reports indicate Noa has been transferred into Gaza by Hamas. Footage shows her on a mat in Gaza drinking water (below) 🚨THE GIRL PARADED IN HAMAS TRUCK: Also the reports of a dead Israeli female soldier paraded on a Hamas truck early in the conflict is actually footage of Shan, who was a civilian at that same rave. This was confirmed by her boots as well as a tattoo on her leg, which correspond with the latest photo she posted from the rave on her Instagram. MORE UPDATES WILL BE SHARED LIVE IN A FEW HOURS IN OUR SPACE (link below)

🚨🚨BREAKING: ISRAEL SENDING FORCES TO LEBANON BORDER Israeli Forces are shown heading to the Northern border with Lebanon, likely in preparation for any possible aggression by Hezbollah, or preparing for a possible attack against Hezbollah or Palestinian militants in Lebanon. Any escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli border should be taken VERY SERIOUSLY. An Israeli military convoy was spotted, including multiple M109A5 self-propelled howitzers, support vehicles, and Merkeva MBTs. WE WILL SHARE MORE UPDATES IN A FEW HOURS IN THE NEXT SPACE

🚨Space crashed after 18-hours marathon! The situtation is calm at the moment. I will continue posting updates here, and we will restart the space once we have new developments Thoughts on the space and the situation so far?

🚨🚨BREAKING: NETANYAHU SAYS ISRAEL WILL CUT OFF SUPPLIES TO GAZA Israel will stop supplying electricity, fuel, and goods to Gaza - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Much of Gaza was already thrown into darkness by nightfall after electrical supplies from Israel, which supplies almost all of the territories’ power, were cut off earlier in the day. Netanyahu said: - The “first phase” of the counter-operation had ended and that Israel had fought off the majority of Hamas militants. - Vowed to continue the offensive “without reservation and without respite.” Video is of different statements by Netanyahu earlier today LIVE UPDATES IN CURRENT ONGOING SPACE

🚨BREAKING: Israel's former Mossad chief: "We didn't have an inkling of what was going on" The former chief of Mossad, Efraim Halevy, has told CNN: - "We had no warning of any kind, and it was a total surprise that the war broke out this morning.” - “This is beyond imagination from our point of view, and we didn’t know they had this quantity of missiles, and we certainly didn’t expect that they would be as effective as they were today.” - “We didn’t have an inkling of what was going on” He suspects the rockets were manufactured in the Gaza strip after being "smuggled in by sea" and that Hamas “probably” was able to perform “trial training,” without letting Israeli forces discover their plans. MORE UPDATES IN CURRENT LIVE SPACE

🚨BREAKING: 'The security mini-ministerial council agreed to destroy the military capabilities of Hamas and Islamic Jihad' - Netanyahu 🚨JUST IN: Lots of rockets from Gaza coming out now towards Israel

🚨BREAKING: National Islamic Bank in Al-Nasr Neighbourhood in Gaza was targeted in an Israeli airstrike.

🚨BREAKING: Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades released a video of rocket barrages against Israel from Gaza

🚨BREAKING: Mark Esper, the former U.S. Secretary of Defense, called the Palestinian surprise attack on Israel an intelligence failure and suggested it will have a lasting ripple effect. “I was a surprise, it caught the Israelis completely off guard and you can’t say anything but it was an intelligence failure." “I think, look, we’re dealing with a tactical situation on the ground, which is terrible and tragic for both Israeli citizens and the Israeli military, but this is going to ripple in multiple ways, being such a failure.”

🚨HAMAS ATTACK FOOTAGE: Hamas published footage showing the attacks on the “Kfar Azza” military site in Israel, east of Gaza. The attack was launched just after sunrise, during a Jewish Public Holiday. Around 40 to 50 men seem to be involved in what appears a highly coordinated attack. This is prior to Israel declaring the State of War, and one of the events that triggered this declaration. WARNING: SENSITIVE CONTENT

🚨BREAKING: STATEMENTS JUST IN FROM HAMAS Military spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida: - The entity is facing a deep crisis after witnessing the heroism of our men - Threatening Gaza and its people is a losing game and a broken record - The Israeli army fell like locusts in front of our fighters - The number of Israeli prisoners is many times greater than what Netanyahu believes - Threatening Gaza and its people is a losing game and a broken record - Operation Al-Aqsa Flood continues in defense of Al-Aqsa and the prisoners Below Footage: From Khan Younis in Gaza after IDF airstrikes. Loud explosions can be heard.

🚨BREAKING: Netanyahu asked Biden to obtain emergency US funding to strengthen Iron Dome defense system, according to an Israeli official. 🚨BREAKING: The Israeli army is sending additional ammunition for the Iron Dome, to Tel Aviv (vid below)

🚨🚨BREAKING UPDATES: INTELLIGENCE FAILURES | POLICE STATION UPDATES - 20 Police Officers are said to have been Killed in the Sderot Police Station this morning when it was Stormed by Hamas members. a Majority of the Officers are said to have been Unarmed and on Break when they were Gunned Down. AMERICAN OFFICIAL ON INTELLIGENCE FAILURES: - The Hamas attack was a surprise to the United States - Washington is considering enhancing intelligence exchange with Israel - We have not received any warnings that Hamas is preparing to attack Israel - Hamas’s ability to attack Israeli towns without detection has raised concerns about weak points - We monitored data indicating escalating tension, but there was no tactical intelligence information - The data that was recently available was not sufficient to alert our officials that an attack of this magnitude would occur Video below: An Merkava Mark lV Tank with the Israeli Defense Force on the move in the Southern City of Sderot where at least 1 Hamas member is still missing.

🚨BREAKING: LARGE NUMBER OF ISRAELI TANKS ARE BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE SOUTH OF GAZA Notes: It is unsure whether these tanks will enter Gaza, or conduct operations from the Israeli border.

🚨BREAKING: The commander of the Nahal Infantry Brigade, Col. Yonatan Steinberg, was killed this morning during clashes with Hamas in the Kerem Shalom area - Times Of Israel military correspondent Analyst: This is a senior ranked officer. It is unusual for such a High Ranking Officer on the field and involved in combat. This is very unexpected, likely due to the current Jewish Holiday as the Commander could be on the ground to allow one of the Officers to spend time with their family. This last point is speculation. MORE UPDATES LIVE IN CURRENT SPACE