The Iron Swords –
The war in the south of Israel
Updated to 1 p.m., October 9, 2023

During the past 24 hours, Israeli security forces carried out massive activity in the Gaza Strip
on land, in the air and at sea; several hundred targets were attacked from the air. The forces
continued searching for and clashing with terrorists who still remained in Israel. In the
meantime, Gaza continued firing rockets at Israel’s south and center. According to an initial
report, in the afternoon several rockets were fired at the north of the country from Lebanese
territory.