The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a dramatic operation in the West Bank village of Mukhmas, where the military says its elite Duvdevan commandos detained eight Palestinian suspects. According to the IDF and the Shin Bet, the suspects are accused of chasing and attacking Israeli civilians who entered the village after fleeing a police traffic stop. Israeli security forces responded by deploying elite commandos and a combat helicopter before safely extracting the group.

The Israel-Hezbollah conflict has entered another deadly phase after a Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon killed an elite Israeli soldier and wounded 13 others during an overnight military operation. The Israel Defense Forces identified the fallen commando as Sgt. First Class Nir Ben Ari of the elite Maglan Unit. According to the IDF, the troops were operating near the Ali Taher Ridge, targeting a major underground Hezbollah facility believed to house dozens of operatives, when they came under a coordinated rocket barrage and explosive drone attack before dawn. The assault left one soldier dead, two troops in serious condition, and 11 others wounded. The incident comes just a day after another deadly strike in the same area reportedly killed four Israeli soldiers. Israeli investigators now believe that attack was caused by either an anti-tank guided missile or a drone rather than an internal tank malfunction. WATCH