Israel’s Operation Swords of Iron Update October 11, 2023
JINSA
Israel’s Operation
Swords of Iron Update
October 11, 2023
Ari Cicurel
Assistant Director of Foreign Policy
Yoni Tobin
Policy Analyst
Zachary Schildcrout
Policy Analyst
On October 7, Hamas launched an unprovoked and unprecedented multi-pronged attack on
Israel by land, air, and sea. JINSA issued a NatSec Brief with an early assessment of the war
on October 8 and an update yesterday. JINSA also held a webinar on October 9 with JINSA
President and CEO Michael Makovsky, Senior Fellow John Hannah, IDF MG (ret.) Yaacov
Ayish, IDF MG (ret.) Yaakov Amidror, and IDF MG (ret.) Amikam Norkin. Below are updated
information and analysis, which JINSA will continue to produce throughout the conflict.
Last 24 Hours
Attacks Against Israel
l According to the IDF, at least 4,500 rockets have been fired from Gaza since Saturday.
l Rockets struck Ashkelon, Ashdod, and Sderot, and other areas in southern Israel, a drone
infiltration alert sounded in kibbutz Nir Oz near the Gaza border, and rocket alert sirens were
reported in Arab al-Aramshe on the Lebanon border.
» The al-Quds Brigades of Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed credit for a rocket barrage
north of Tel Aviv.
l On Tuesday, fifteen rockets were launched at the Western Galilee from Lebanon, of which
four were intercepted by Iron Dome and the remaining eleven landed in open areas. Hamas
took credit for the rocket fire.
l Hezbollah claimed an anti-tank guided missile attack from Lebanon against an IDF armored
vehicle that caused no casualties.
l Another anti-tank missile was launched from Lebanon at an Israeli army post on the
northern border on Wednesday.
l Several mortars were fired from Syria into Israel late Tuesday.
l According to IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, Palestinians in Gaza “haven’t
crossed the fence in the last two days,” and infiltrators “intended to occupy the area, not raid
and return to Gaza.”
IDF Operations
l The IDF stated that it launched strikes on 450 targets in a 24-hour period over Tuesday
night and Wednesday and that it has struck 2,687 Hamas targets in total since the war
began.
