The Houthis vowed revenge after Israel killed their prime minister in a Sanaa strike. Now, the IDF is reinforcing air defenses in anticipation of missile and drone retaliation.
Israeli officials said they are optimistic Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida was killed in the strike. However, his death has not been confirmed.
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The number of people in the city who must begin evacuating south is around 800 thousand, according to the report.
The Houthi-owned Al-Masirah news source claimed around the same time that there were several killed and wounded at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip as a result of the strikes.
Israeli forces carried out raids in southern Syria, detaining suspects and uncovering weapons amid reports of strikes near former Iranian positions.
The special localized ceasefires will still apply to the al-Muwasi area and certain zones in central and southern Gaza.
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As the Jewish state has attained a new level of power, quality, and volume in satellite use, the Defense Ministry said that Israel has also radically altered how it uses them.
The kilometer-long tunnel was discovered during an operation led by the 7th Brigade Combat Team and subsequently demolished.
"The state of Israel will not surrender to Hamas," Smotrich said.
