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From the blog of Sheldon Kirshner at The Times of Israel

The Israeli military releases a video it says proves a Palestinian rocket was responsible for reported deaths of children in Jabalya • Sirens blare in the Jerusalem area as Jews mark Tisha B’av.

The Israel Defense Force Operations Directorate announced Saturday that all the Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders have been killed following the most recent death of Khaled Mansour.

Sirens were sounded in serval settlements west of Jerusalem this morning, and ten rockets were fired at Sderot.

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After assassination of terror group's north Gaza commander, IDF kills southern counterpart Khaled Mansour; senior officer says Israel believes it has taken out entire PIJ top brass

The IDF believes that legitimizing its actions even before a war would provide it with more freedom of action when conflict breaks out in the Gaza Strip.

On the backdrop of threats posed by Iran and US President Biden's visit to Israel, US Central Command Chief Gen. Michael Kurilla is in Israel.

The meeting centered on a “joint tabletop exercise, during which a dialogue was held regarding shared regional security challenges and joint preparations for scenarios of regional escalation."

Senior cop says force unable to provide 'comprehensive response' to ethnic unrest; IDF chief threatens Lebanon: 'Power of our attacks will be something you've never seen'