The Times of Israel is liveblogging Friday’s events as they happen.
IDF says barrage of some 20 projectiles fired from Lebanon toward Safed; no injuries
The Israel Defense Forces says a barrage of some 20 projectiles was fired toward Safed, adding that most were intercepted or fell in open areas.
An IDF statement says no one was injured. An image published by the Kan public broadcaster shows minor damage to a building in Dalton, a moshav close to Safed, due to a rocket fragment.
The military also says sirens were activated in communities around Safed “due to concerns of falling interceptor debris,” and that firefighters are working to battle a blaze near Birya that was sparked by a rocket impact.
שריפה פרצה ביער ביריה, סמוך לצפת, עקב המטח האחרון לאזור
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US approves $165 million sale to Israel of heavy-duty tank trailers
WASHINGTON — The US has approved $165 million in weapons sales to Israel to fund heavy-duty tank trailers, the State Department announces.
The systems include spare and repair parts, tool kits and technical and logistics support. They are not expected to be delivered until 2027.
Earlier this year, the US announced a mammoth $20 billion weapons support package for Israel to include F-15 fighter jets. Like the tank trailers, those systems will not be delivered for several years and will not affect current Israeli military operations amid the 11-month-old war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
US Justice Department, FBI readying criminal charges in Iran hack targeting Trump campaign
WASHINGTON — The US Justice Department is preparing criminal charges in connection with an Iranian hack that targeted Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, two people familiar with the matter say.
It’s not immediately clear when the charges might be announced, but they’re the result of an FBI investigation into an intrusion that investigators quickly linked to an Iranian effort to influence this year’s presidential election.
The two people who discussed the looming criminal charges spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because they are not authorized to speak publicly about a case that had not yet been unsealed.
The Washington Post first reported that charges were being prepared.
Incoming rocket sirens sound in northern city of Safed and surrounding towns
Incoming rocket sirens are being activated in the northern city of Safed and several other nearby communities, according to the IDF’s Home Front Command.