IDF soldiers locate huge stock of weapons inside mosque in southern Lebanon | Two missiles fired from Lebanon shot down over Tel Aviv and Lower Galilee

12:07 - IDF reservists find Hezbollah weapons depot in mosque in southern Lebanon

The IDF announced that soldiers of the 205th Reserve Brigade recently found a weapons storage facility hidden in a mosque in the heart of a civilian neighborhood.

The stockpile contained grenade launchers, shoulder-fired missiles, RPGs, combat vests, Kornet missiles, and other weapons.

In recent days, the troops have located and dismantled dozens of tunnel shafts and terrorist infrastructure, eliminated dozens of terrorists, and located large quantities of weapons.

The brigade's soldiers were mobilized for combat in the northern arena after being mobilized several times over the past year for operations in the Gaza Strip and defensive battles in the north, the army said.

11:12 - IDF shoots down four Hezbollah drones on Wednesday morning

Aerial defenses have shot down four hostile drones since this morning, the Israel Defense Forces stated.

The latest incident occurred at 10:40 a.m. when the IDF intercepted a drone that activated alarm sirens in Dishon and Ramot Naftali.

11:02 - House damaged as Hezbollah fires 25 rockets at Haifa Bay, Acre and Tamra

The Lebanese terror group launched some 25 rockets at Israeli towns along Haifa Bay, including parts of the Krayot suburbs, Acre, Tamra and Ibillin.

The IDF reported that most of the rockets were intercepted, however, there were some impacts identified.

A building was damaged by a rocket impact near the Na'aman Industrial Park. No casualties were reported.

25 שיגורים במטח לגליל העליון ולמפרץ: פגיעה באזור התעשייה נעמן, אין נפגעים | כל העדכוניםhttps://t.co/exdVUKRdLr | @_Gitsis_ pic.twitter.com/7MWdcwxEAI

— החדשות - N12 (@N12News) October 23, 2024

08:50 - Two ballistic missiles fired from Lebanon shot down over Tel Aviv and Lower Galilee

Two ballistic missiles were fired from Lebanon and activated alarm sirens simultaneously across central Israel and large areas of the Lower Galilee and the Jezreel Valley. The IDF announced that both launches were intercepted.

In Herzliya, damage to parked cars was reported after a large piece of shrapnel fell on them.

🔴 Rocket Alert [08:03:01] - 60 Alerts 🔴:

• Center Galilee — Hanaton, Bir al-Maksur
• Dan — Kfar Shmaryahu, Petach Tikva, Herzeliya - Center and Glil Yam, Herzliya - West, Tel Aviv - City Center, Givat Shmuel, Givatayim, Tel Aviv - South and Jaffa, Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv - East,… pic.twitter.com/yZZnsbu00z

— ILRedAlert (@ILRedAlert) October 23, 2024

08:26 - IDF orders evacuations in Tyre ahead of strikes

IDF Arabic Spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee instructed residents to evacuate several buildings in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre. This is the first time the IDF has ordered the evacuation of buildings inside the city.

In his statement to social media, Adraee showed a map of the areas to evacuate and stated: "Urgent statement to the residents of Tyre, Lebanon! The warning is specifically directed to those in the buildings between the streets: Al-Hiram, Jaafar Sharaf Al-Din, Abu Deeb and Al-Athar Street. Hezbollah's activities force the IDF to act against it forcefully. You must immediately move out of the area marked in red and head north of the Awali River. Anyone who is near Hezbollah elements, facilities, and combat equipment is putting his life in danger."

06:34 - Blinken postpones visit to Jordan, will reportedly go to Saudi Arabia to discuss normalization with Israel

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone, as Blinken was visiting Israel on Tuesday.

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry announced that the two agreed to postpone Blinken's visit to Jordan, which was scheduled for Wednesday. They also discussed "the dangerous escalation in the region and the need to stop Israeli aggression against Gaza and Lebanon."

According to Arab media, a U.S. official stated that Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia to discuss normalization between the Kingdom and Israel, instead of the postponed visit to Jordan, due to "scheduling constraints."

05:48 - IDF: Two drones launched from the east were intercepted near Eilat

The IDF reported that the Air Force intercepted two drones that were launched from the east and entered Israel's sovereign waters in the area of Israel's southern city of Eilat. "No alerts were activated according to policy," the IDF spokesperson stated.

Later, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) an umbrella group of pro-Iranian militias, claimed responsibility for launching the two drones.