USAF and IDF Open the “Gates of Hell” in Gaza and Yemen

CENTCOM attacks in Yemen, Israel in Lebanon

WATCH: CENTCOM attacks in Yemen, Israel in Lebanon

Reports of severe attacks of CENTCOM forces in the port city of Hodeidah while at the same time the IDF is attacking in north and south Lebanon

Lebanese media outlets are now reporting a series of IDF attacks in the Hama region of Labaya in the western Bekaa region.

There are also initial reports of the echoes of explosions in the Rayhan area – in the Nabatia district in south Lebanon.

NEWSRAEL: Things are getting crowded in Lebanon as IDF attacks go on while Hezbollah and Lebanese army are fighting against the HTS Syrian forces.

19:54 – Many Arab channels are buzzing about the Prime Minister’s arrival at the IDF command bunker, called “The Pit”. They are playing a guessing game about who Israel will attack next.

20:01 – Syrian sources report an Israeli attack on the town of Daraa.

20:19 – The White House says that President Trump has ordered offensive operations against the Houthis.

20:40 – VIDEO ADDED from Yemen of the American attack on the Al-Habashi Iron Factory in the Al-Salif district.

20:42 – VIDEO – Lebanese army armored convoy on its way to the Syrian border

A wave of widespread airstrikes across the Gaza Strip: On the agenda – the elimination of terrorists, damage to Hamas’s terror infrastructure, Hamas’s weapons. 

Dozens of Israeli Air Force aircraft are participating in the attack operation, which is aimed at dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip.

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER’S STATEMENT ON IDF OPERATION IN GAZA

Prime Minister’s Office has issued this official statement:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz have instructed the IDF to act forcefully against the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip.

This was after Hamas repeatedly refused to release our hostages and rejected all the offers it received from the US presidential envoy, Steve Witkoff, and from the mediators.

The IDF is currently attacking targets of the Hamas terrorist organization throughout the Gaza Strip, with the aim of achieving the war goals as determined by the political echelon, including the release of all our hostages – living and dead.

From now on, Israel will act against Hamas with increasing military force.

The operational plan was presented last weekend by the IDF, and approved by the political echelon.

WATCH: White House: “All hell is about to break loose”

What we know so far – Scores of Hamas killed in initial attacks

So far, dozens of targets have been attacked, including Hamas commanders and operatives, tunnels, and weapons depots.

Defense Minister Yisrael Katz on the background of IDF activity in Gaza:

“Tonight we returned to fighting in Gaza due to Hamas’ refusal to release the hostages and threats to harm IDF soldiers and Israeli communities.”

If Hamas does not release all the hostages, the gates of hell will open in Gaza, and Hamas murderers and rapists will meet the IDF with forces they have never known before.

“We will not stop fighting until all the kidnapped return home and all the war goals are achieved.”

The operation planned by the Air Force is complex, and is intended to attack dozens of targets simultaneously, in order to maximize the damage to as many terrorists as possible.

The emphasis in the air operation is the surprise for Hamas, after hundreds of new targets were collected in the two months of the ceasefire, and over 20,000 Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists were identified and redeployed in the Gaza Strip.

• Under the direction of the political echelon, the IDF is attacking extensively and at the initiative of Hamas commanders at mid-levels, senior figures in Hamas’ political wing and the terrorist infrastructures of the Hamas terrorist organization.
• The IDF is attacking dozens of terrorist targets.
• In the background of the attacks – Hamas’ readiness to carry out attacks, to strengthen and rearm.
• The attack will continue as long as necessary and will expand beyond air activity.
• The IDF is deployed and alert in all sectors, both in the deployment of forces on the borders and through air defense systems.
• The Chief of Staff is commanding the operation together with the head of the Shin Bet from the pit in Kirya.
• After the AMC headed by the Chief of Staff and the Chief of Staff, it was decided that there will be no studies and educational activities in the surrounding area tomorrow. The IDF is in ongoing dialogue with the localities. It was also decided to halt the operation of the Sderot railway line for the time being.
• Naturally, the IDF will not elaborate further at this stage so as not to provide information to the enemy.
• The plan was prepared and kept in a classified manner within the IDF to create surprise and deception.

GATES OF HELL: 4 top Hamas officials reported killed in attacks

‘Extensive’ IDF strikes against Hamas in Gaza, after terror group rejects proposals from mediators.

AMONG THE TARGETS ELIMINATED TONIGHT: HAMAS COMMANDERS.

1. Hamas Prime Minister in Gaza and member of Hamas’s political bureau, Issam al-Dialis. Previously reported to have been eliminated along with senior Hamas figure Rafi Mushtaha
2. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice, Tayeb Abu Omar al-Hatta
3. Member of Hamas’s political bureau Abu Obeidah Muhammad al-Jamaci (not the speaker)
4. Mahmoud Abu Watfa, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior in Gaza

NEWSRAEL: The attack is said to have completely surprised Hamas which was hoping to continue to drag out negotiations forever

Trump: “Unlike Biden, we will respond harshly to Houthi attacks”

President Trump wrote on his “Truth” account:

“To the Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON’T, HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NETHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!”

According to the New York Times, which quotes an American official: American attacks against the Houthis may last several days.

According to a Yemeni report, the Al-Jarf area, the airport and the TV station in Sanaa were the target of 3 attacks. Yemen reports also say there were attacks on the TV station in Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa.

STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES!

EDITORS NOTE: This Newsrael News Desk column is republished with permission. ©All rights reserved.