Yom Shabbat
Saturday
26 Kislev 5784
December 9 2023
It is already the 3rd night of Chanukah here in Israel (Image courtesy of rotter.net).
UPDATE 10:00 PM
Five More Soldiers Have Fallen In Battle
Maj. (res.) Liav Atiya, 25, from Be’er Sheva, a fighter in Battalion 6623, designed ‘Spearhead’ (55), fell in battle in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Maj. (res.) Omri Ben Shachar, 25, from Givatayim, a fighter in Battalion 6623, the ‘Spearhead’ formation (55), fell in battle in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Sgt. Maor Cohen Eisenkot, 19, from Eilat, a fighter in the 12th Battalion, Golani Brigade, was killed in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
Sgt. Jonathan Dean Jr. Haim, 25, from Ramat Gan, a fighter in the 603rd Engineering Battalion, formation ‘Saar Megolan’ (7), fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
Sgt. Haim Meir Aden, 20 years old, from Rehovot, a fighter in the 13th Battalion, Golani Brigade, died of his wounds today (Saturday) after being seriously wounded on October 7th.
May the memories of these brave soldiers always be for a blessing.
424 IDF soldiers, policemen, and first responders have fallen in battle since October 7th.
97 of these are IDF soldiers who have died in the ground offensive in Gaza.
On the Ground in the South in the last five hours
The attacks of the IDF have been widespread. Some of the locations: Khan Younis, Nuseirat, Zeyton, A-Derge, Sabra, Shujayieh, Al B0reig, Deir Al-Balah. Numerous terrorists have been eliminated.
*There has been another mass surrender of HamISIS terrorists in northern Gaza–this time by terrorists in the Jabaliya Battalion.
On the Ground in the North in the last five hours
The IDF Spokesman:
A short time ago, fighter jets of the Air Force completed an attack on Lebanese territory, during which targets of the terrorist organization Hezbollah were attacked. Among the targets that were attacked, a number of military positions from which launches were made into the territory of the country, military sites where the organization’s terrorists operated and other terrorist infrastructures.
UPDATE 5:00 PM
With all the world’s focus on providing “humanitarian” needs for the “poor Palestinian civilians” in Gaza, it is worthwhile remembering what Palestinian senior leader and spokesman Ghazi Hamad said on television in an interview on November 1:
“We will repeat the October 7th attack again and again until Israel is annihilated. We are the victims. Everything we do is justified.”
It is also worthwhile remembering that “poor Palestinian civilians” were among those who poured across the fence on October 7th wielding knives and machetes and participated in the butchery in the Israeli communities. Those “poor Palestinian civilians” also lined the streets of Gaza cheering ‘Allahu Akbar’ when the hostages were brought back to Gaza in pickup trucks–and climbed onto the backs of those pickup trucks and beat the live and dead hostages with iron rods. And those “poor Palestinian civilians” are also among those who have brutally held hostages over the last two months.
On the Ground at this Hour
Soldiers in the Nahal Brigade’s combat team are currently engaged in face-to-face combat with HamISIS terrorists in Jabaliya. Numerous terrorists have been killed.
More terrorists have been eliminated by IDF fighters of the 931st Battalion at another location in Jabaliya.
Missile and Mortar Fire Since Our Last Update
In the South
Nirim, Ein HaShlosha (16:00); Magen, Nir Oz (14:00); Kfar Aza (12:00); Nir Yitzhak (11:15); Magen (10:00).
[Note the times of these launches. As we pointed out last month, the launchers in Gaza are on automatic timers set to fire on the hour, half hour, and quarter hours.]
In the North
Alkosh (15:28); Misgav Am (12:03).
In Judea and Samaria
*A Palestinian terrorist who carried out a stabbing attack on an IDF soldier near Horsa was shot and killed. The soldier was moderately wounded.
*A Palestinian terrorist ran over a civilian at the Zirifin Junction in the past few minutes. There is no further information at this time.
UPDATE 9:00 AM
May This Chanukah Festival of Light
Bring Victory To Our Soldiers and Freedom To Our Hostages!
Happy 2nd night and day of Chanukah! (image: rotter)
A Wonderful Photo From The Middle of Gaza City Last Night
On the Ground Overnight and This Morning
In the South
*The IAF has hit 450 targets overnight.
*Another night of massive firepower directed toward Khan Younis–especially on the launch sites in the city. Soldiers from Division 98 in conjunction with artillery and air support are battling HamISIS battalions in the eastern and northern neighborhoods.
*IDF tanks have reached the police station in the center of Jabaliya. Palestinians say that this means the entire north of Gaza has fallen.
*Targeted strikes on the houses of HamISIS leaders in Nuseirat (2 killed) and Rafah (5 killed).
*Missile and mortars fired at southern Israel by Palestinian terrorists at: Nir Am (04:02); Nahal Oz (03:21); Ptolemy (21:04).
In the North
*Missile fire from Lebanon at Malachia (01:28).
*Hezbollah announced that 3 of its members (aka terrorists) were killed in an IAF strike at Quneitra (Syria).
HamISIS Documents Its Own Torture
HamISIS released a video yesterday showing 25-year-old Saar Baruch, kidnapped on October 7 from Be’eri. In the 2-part video we first see Saar with no wounds speaking from a tunnel in which he says that he has been held for 40 days. Then the video moves to the gruesome scene of his bloodied dead body with arms and legs broken and a gouged out eye.
By the way, breaking arms and legs and gouging out eyes are trademarks of HamISIS butchery.
Thank You To The Biden Administration!
Here at OneIsrael we criticize the Bidenites regularly, but today we thank the President for the U.S. veto of the one-sided Security Council Resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. In last night’s update we printed Israel Ambassador Gilad Erdan’s eloquent speech against the resolution, but its defeat was solely because of the U.S. veto (13 in favor, 1 abstain (the United Kingdom), and 1 against (the U.S. veto).
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.