Lebanon: Weapons found near UN posts
The IDF said Oded Brigade troops found two stockpiles containing dozens of weapons and other equipment in Meiss El Jabal during the 91st Division’s operations in southern Lebanon’s security zone, which it says aim to remove threats to Israel.
One was in a civilian home about 200 meters from a UN post; the other was in a storage facility about 100 meters from a UN post.
The finds included rifles, RPG launchers and rockets, a machine gun, grenades, an explosive device, ammunition, communications and surveillance equipment, alongside humanitarian aid boxes and Amal and Hezbollah emblems.
In Et Tiri, Kfir Brigade troops found an apartment about 250 meters from a UN post that the IDF says Hezbollah used for military purposes. It held surveillance equipment, combat gear, living supplies and Hezbollah emblems.
The IDF called the discoveries further evidence of UNIFIL’s failure and accused terrorist organizations of exploiting its inaction.
Judea and Samaria operations
The IDF said forces captured 10 wanted Palestinian Islamic Jihad suspects in Arraba, near Jenin, early Monday morning, raiding 10 buildings simultaneously and making all arrests within half an hour. It said they sought to establish a network to attack Israeli civilians in northern Samaria.
Paratroopers reconnaissance troops, Duvdevan and Border Police acted on Shin Bet intelligence in the Menashe sector. The suspects were transferred to the Shin Bet and Israel Police.
In a separate Sunday-night operation in Zababdeh, troops fired at a terrorist holding a Molotov cocktail who intended to throw it at them, the IDF said. Troops identified a hit. The IDF reported no casualties among its forces.
The 98th Division headquarters completed its assignment overseeing the Judea and Etzion Regional Brigades on November 8, having deployed September 25 to reinforce command and defensive and offensive operations.
The IDF reported more than 1,500 counterterrorism operations, approximately 35 weapons found and over 140 suspects apprehended under its command.
The headquarters adapted lessons from Gaza, Lebanon and other fronts.
Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem were killed in an encounter during its Judea Brigade deployment; the IDF said their actions and sacrifice prevented a serious attack against Israeli civilians.
The division will resume its General Staff reserve role and prepare for future scenarios.
New IDF battalions and exercise notice
The IDF is establishing Golani’s 11th “Alon” Battalion and Nahal’s 935th “Nofekh” Battalion as reconnaissance-strike infantry units to locate and destroy targets in real time.
Approved by Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir after Ground Forces and Personnel Directorate planning, they will specialize in drones, robotics, surveillance, visual intelligence, advanced weaponry and precision-guided munitions. Final details remain unfinished.
In its November 9 announcement, the IDF scheduled an exercise from Monday through Wednesday evening in the Galilee and several areas near Beersheba. It said increased security-force and vehicle movement would not indicate a security incident.
The IDF attributed Nir Oz sirens on the night before its November 9 report to a false identification.
European flight disruptions
More than a dozen flights across Europe received fake bomb threats in the several days preceding the November 8 report, prompting emergency landings and sometimes military escorts. The perpetrators and their objectives remain unknown.
Bat Yam’s lawsuit against Iran
Mayor Tzvika Brot served a senior member of Iran’s UN delegation with a NIS 250 million lawsuit in Manhattan, seeking compensation for damage to Bat Yam during Operation “Rising Lion.”
