[78889] Combat Updates in Lebanon: IDF Soldier Fallen and Intelligence Assessments on Hezbollah Headquarters

Combat Updates in Lebanon and the Northern Front

In the shadow of the ongoing fighting on the northern border, it was cleared for publication that Staff Sergeant Adam Zarfati (20) from Rosh HaAyin, a fighter in the Maglan unit, fell in battle in southern Lebanon, as reported by the Yinon Shalom Yitach - Army and Security channel. Concurrently, alarms were reported in Kibbutz Adamit following a UAV infiltration, as well as launches toward Kiryat Shmona.

On the intelligence front, a first report by the Yinon Shalom Yitach channel, which emphasizes a supportive stance for the IDF and Israeli security, maintains that the core of the Hezbollah organization and its central headquarters have not returned to operate in the Dahiyeh in Beirut. According to the source, the organization has been embedded in other areas since the beginning of the campaign. A similar position was presented on the Asrar Lubnan (Secrets of Lebanon) channel, known for its critical stance toward Israel and its actions, which echoed the claim that the organization's headquarters are not operating from the traditional stronghold in Beirut.

On the domestic front, IDF forces from the Yehuda Brigade raided the home of the terrorist who carried out the ramming attack yesterday at the Gush Etzion junction during the night and interrogated suspects, as stated by the Israel News | Without Censorship channel.

Meanwhile, the Military Advocate General, Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi (Note: The Hebrew source says Itai Ophir, but for verbatim accuracy regarding the text provided: Major General Itai Ophir), addressed the role of the Military Advocate General's Corps and noted that it constitutes "part of the IDF's operational apparatus". According to him, the purpose of the system is not only to uphold the law but to assist the IDF in "winning the war" while ensuring proper legal conduct.