Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-07-24 at 05:01

HEADLINES
Gilad Farm attack kills Israeli deterrence urged
Lebanese enter Zotur al Arabiya after evacuation
Saar blames NYC mayor for antisemitic climate

The time is now 5:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Regional Impacts, after Friday morning terror attack in Gilad Farm left one dead and two seriously wounded, Israeli leaders urged the IDF to respond with an iron fist to the West Bank terror and to restore deterrence. Samaria Regional Council Head Yossi Dagan said, “Terror will not break us,” and pressed for a strong offensive response. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich posted on X that we will not normalize the erosion of deterrence and demanded the IDF act decisively against the village of the attackers and its surroundings to restore governance and deterrence. Former prime minister Naftali Bennett offered condolences and stood with the residents and hikers in this difficult morning.

In Regional Impacts, a separate report from the Giti junction near Kedumim described a Palestinian-registered vehicle veering toward a passerby; there were no injuries, and the vehicle continued toward Shavei Shomron as the IDF investigates the incident. The same day’s attack at Gilad Farm has been verified as the area’s latest fatal assault, with authorities continuing to assess security implications for regional communities.

In Regional Impacts, the victim of today’s terror attack near Havat Gilad has been named as Bnayahu Malat, 32, a resident of Havat Gilad, a member of the community’s emergency response team, and the farm’s agriculture manager. When hikers in the area came under attack, Malat rushed to help; he was killed while carrying out the rescue. He leaves behind his wife Esther and two daughters, aged 12 and 13. May his memory be a blessing.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, the Lebanese army today for the first time allowed residents of the village Zotur al-Arabiya to enter the village after the IDF evacuated it days ago as part of the pilot under the Israel-Lebanon agreement.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar blamed New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for “creating the climate in which Jews are targeted” after two people, including one Jewish man, were stabbed by an assailant who shouted “Allahu akbar.”

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