(haipo) - While you were fasting, several things happened in the field. Here is a summary of them…
1Update of the scenes - firing missiles into Haifa 12/10/24 13:06
2Scenes update: Missile barrage to the north of Kiryat 15:17
3Events handled by MDA
4The army operated strongly in southern Lebanon
The IDF spokesman states (at the end of Yom Kippur):
Dozens of terrorists were eliminated from the air and on the ground, the Air Force attacked about 280 terrorist targets: the activity of IDF forces over the weekend in Gaza and Lebanon. The IDF forces operated in the last day with intensity and in a targeted manner against terrorist infrastructures and Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon.
The forces eliminated 50 terrorists in face-to-face encounters and directed air force strikes, and destroyed more than 200 Hezbollah terrorist targets from the air and with artillery.
During the fighting in the area, the fighters located shafts of underground tunnels, dozens of infrastructures where weapons were stored, rocket launchers, mortar bombs and anti-tank missiles aimed at the northern settlements and the forces operating in the area. In addition, the forces located combat equipment, weapons and ammunition of Hezbollah terrorists.
The Air Force attacked deep in and in southern Lebanon, destroying dozens of rocket launchers and surface-to-surface missiles, most of which were launched over the weekend towards the territory of the country. In addition, the Air Force attacked an underground infrastructure where weapons of the Hezbollah terrorist organization were stored on the Syria-Lebanon border.
At the same time, IDF fighters operated throughout the Gaza Strip, destroying terrorist infrastructure and killing dozens of terrorists.
In Jabaliya, the forces of Division 162 eliminated more than 20 terrorists in the past day with tank fire, short-range fire exchanges and air force strikes. The forces have so far eliminated about 200 terrorists operating in the area.
In the center of the Gaza Strip, the fighters of Division 252 eliminated a number of terrorist squads, including terrorists who engaged in anti-tank fire at our forces. In Rafah, the forces of the Gaza Division eliminated a number of terrorists who acted with the aim of attacking the forces.
In all of the attacks over the weekend, the Air Force attacked about 280 terrorist targets of the terrorist organizations Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, including underground infrastructures, weapons warehouses, military headquarters, terrorist squads and other military infrastructures. The IDF forces continue to operate with strength and readiness, in defense and attack, in all sectors.
5At the electric company, they repaired damages in the Kiryats
The electricity company provided: a summary of activity to repair the damage of shooting on Yom Kippur in the north and in the center
⚡ On the eve of Yom Kippur - the employees of the Electric Company repaired damages in Kiryat. The barrage that was fired on the eve of the holiday towards Kiryat caused damage to the electricity network and caused disruptions in the electricity supply in Kiryat Bialik.
Electric company workers scanned the power lines and found torn wires on a high voltage line and a transformer damaged by shrapnel.
Within hours the complex damage was repaired and until the holiday the electricity supply was resumed in the area.
⚡ On the morning of the eve of the holiday, the shooting volleys towards the Upper Galilee caused damage to a high voltage line and disruptions in the electricity supply to several kibbutzim in the area.
Upon receiving the approval from the army, the company's employees scanned the electrical network and found broken wires in the area of Kibbutzim Shamir and Kfar Sold. In the initial phase, electricity was restored to most residents in the area through replacement lines.
At the same time, the workers repaired the torn wires while the shooting continued in the area, and succeeded in renewing the electricity supply with the arrival of the holiday.
⚡Following the shooting on the eve of the holiday, a high voltage line was also damaged in the Karmiel area. The company's employees worked throughout the evening to repair the damage and restore electricity to the area.
⚡Following an interception in the central area, disruptions were caused in the electricity supply in the Herzliya area. The company's teams worked to repair the damage to the network and restore the electricity supply to the residents.
6MDA summarizes a day full of events:
Summary of the activities of Magen David Adom teams during Yom Kippur Tashfa
As every year, Magen David Adom teams were busy with work on Yom Kippur. The MDA medics and paramedics were dispatched to provide medical treatment to 2,842 people throughout the country, of which 1,969 people were referred for further treatment in the hospitals, of which: 286 fainted, dehydrated and felt ill due to the fast.
During Yom Kippur, 3 people were slightly injured by a rocket falling in the Western Galilee and 12 were slightly injured on the way to a protected area when alarms were heard throughout the country.
261 people were injured and needed medical treatment due to injuries from riding bicycles, rollerblades, scooters and skateboards, of which 6 were in moderate condition and 255 were in mild condition.
40 people were injured in violent incidents that occurred throughout the country, including a 41-year-old man who was brought to a meeting with MDA teams on Anatot Road in Jerusalem and was taken to the hospital while being resuscitated in a critical condition, at the hospital he was pronounced dead, 1 serious, 4 moderate and 34 minor.
42 people were injured in road accidents across the country, including 11 in moderate condition and 31 in minor condition.
The MDA teams were also called to transport 146 women in labor to the hospitals. A woman from Modi'in Illit was delivered by the MDA team in an ambulance on her way to the hospital.
MDA's blood services provided the hospitals in Israel with 114 doses and blood components during Yom Kippur.