IDF fends off overnight drone attacks from Iraq and Lebanon | US soldier dies after being wounded in Gaza pier operation months ago

11:46 - Israel's security cabinet set to meet on Thursday amid rising tensions with Iran

The Israeli security cabinet is set to meet in the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on Thursday, Israeli media reported.

The normally routine meetings of the cabinet have received heightened media attention in recent months, particularly amid periods of rising tensions with the Iranian regime, which is again threatening to attack Israel in the coming days.

Since the dissolution of the War Cabinet, the Security Cabinet once again has the sole authority to approve military actions like Israel's wave of airstrikes in Iran two weeks ago.

10:39 - Israeli Air Force struck around 100 terror targets in Lebanon and Gaza these past 24 hours

The IDF stated that the Air Force struck around 100 terror targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip over the past day.

Among the targets were weapons warehouses, launcher positions for rockets and anti-tank missiles, military buildings and more.

במהלך היממה האחרונה, חיל האוויר תקף כ-100 מטרות טרור בלבנון וברצועת עזה, בין המטרות שהותקפו: מחסני אמצעי לחימה, עמדות משגר, מבנים צבאיים ועוד pic.twitter.com/64fT9qpV1v

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) November 5, 2024

09:04 - Iran-backed militias in Iraq claim to have launched drones at Israel overnight

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of several Iran-backed militias in Iraq, claimed responsibility for launching drones at Haifa overnight.

The IDF reported shooting down a drone approaching Israeli airspace from the direction of Syria earlier in the night.

08:05 - Hostile drone shot down near Metula in Upper Galilee

The Israeli Air Force shot down a hostile drone launched from Lebanon after alerts were triggered in the area of Metula and Kfar Giladi in the Upper Galilee.

07:24 - IDF shoots down hostile drone after unusual alert near Masada

The Israeli Air Force shot down a hostile drone that approached Israeli territory from Jordan.

The drone infiltration triggered drone alarm sirens in the area of the ancient fortress of Masada near the Dead Sea, the first time the area heard siren alarms during the war, except for the two large-scale Iranian missile assaults that triggered sirens across the whole country.

🚨 ✈️ Hostile Aircraft Intrusion [07:24:13] - 1 Alert:

• Dead Sea — Massada

Population: <500 pic.twitter.com/iZzAmXb8gy

— ILRedAlert (@ILRedAlert) November 5, 2024

06:38 - IDF intercepted hostile drone approaching from Syria overnight

During the night, the Israeli Air Force intercepted a hostile drone that crossed into the territory of Israel from the direction of Syria, the IDF stated.

06:37 - Rocket sirens activated in the greater Haifa area, Carmel Mountain, and Zichron Yaakov

The IDF said two rockets launched from Lebanon were intercepted after alarm sirens were triggered across a large area, including Haifa, its suburbs along the Haifa Bay, several towns on the Carmel Mountains, as well as towns surrounding Zichron Yaakov.

🔴 Rocket Alert [06:37:44] - 49 Alerts 🔴:

• HaMifratz — Kfar Hassidim, Ibtin, Rechasim, Usha, Kiryat Atta, Kfar HaMaccabi, Kfar Biyalik, Kiryat Yam, Yagur, Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Biyalik
• HaCarmel — Geva Carmel, Merav Center, Dor, Ein Chod, Ein Carmel, Yemin Orde Youth… pic.twitter.com/2Qo4A1UJRw

— ILRedAlert (@ILRedAlert) November 5, 2024

01:42 - US soldier wounded in Gaza pier operation earlier this year succumbs to wounds

A soldier of the US Army succumbed to critical wounds he sustained during the US operation to install and maintain a floating pier off the Gaza coast earlier this year, the US military stated.

Sergeant Quandarius Davon Stanley was critically injured in a non-combat incident at an unspecified time. The US Army said Stanley had been treated in a long-term care medical center.

Of the three US troops who sustained non-combat injuries in the pier operation, only Stanley suffered serious injuries. The other two soldiers have since returned to duty.