Hezbollah Attacks Haifa, Sudan RSF Withdrawal

THE WAR NEWSLETTER — OCT 8 2024

Good morning. Today’s update covers Hezbollah terrorist attacks against Israel and the latest from the civil war in Sudan.

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Today’s updates:

• 🇮🇱 Hezbollah fires 100 rockets into Haifa

• ⚔️ The ENVG-B night vision goggles

• 🇸🇩 RSF withdrawal from Khartoum’s East Nile district

1 - ISRAEL

1 thing to know

Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets at the Israeli city of Haifa. This is the heaviest assault on Haifa since Hezbollah started launching rockets into Israel over a year ago.

The context 

Israeli air defenses intercepted most of the rockets, but some struck residential areas in Kiryat Yam and Kiryat Motzkin, injuring one woman and causing significant damage. In response, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes against Hezbollah terrorists in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

More from the region

Soon after, Hezbollah launched 25 additional rockets at Kiryat Shmona in Israel. While there were no injuries reported, the IDF has maintained that Hezbollah’s capabilities have been severely degraded following weeks of Israeli operations.

Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Naim Qassem, insisted that Hezbollah, despite losses, remains powerful and ready for further terror attacks and fighting.

On the southern front, Israel’s ground operations against Hamas in Gaza have also escalated. IDF forces, focusing on the Jabaliya area, killed over 20 Hamas fighters and destroyed significant weapons depots and infrastructure. The intense combat with terror group Hamas in Gaza killed another IDF soldier, Staff Sgt. Noam Israel Abdu. This brings the total Israeli death toll to 350 for the now year-long conflict.

Israeli strikes on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon continue, with over 440 Hezbollah operatives reported killed since the start of Israel’s ground offensive.

In the news

• IDF destroys terror tunnel that crossed Israeli border

• IDF soldier killed fighting in Gaza

• Hezbollah rocket attacks on Haifa

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TECH SPOTLIGHT: ENVG-B NIGHT VISION GOGGLES

In 2018, the US Army chose L3Harris to create a next-generation night goggle, and four years later, they delivered the ENVG-B.  It's a helmet mounted dual-waveband binocular that fuses night vision and thermal vision and allows soldiers in identify and target in a number of low visibility battlefield environments including smoke, fog, and debris in all levels of light.

The ENVG-B is also equipped with an augmented reality data display that includes waypoints, Blue Force Tracking, and battlespace imagery.  It also enables soldiers to see around corners without the need for exposure, and has a 40-degree field of view.

What it’s used for

There are currently around 13,000 ENVG-Bs in use in the US Army, used for all kinds of night operations and activity.

Read a detailed overview here.

2 - SUDAN

1 thing to know

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has started to withdraw from the East Nile district of the Khartoum state in Sudan.

The context 

After the Sudanese Army launched it's first major ground offensive of the war on September 26 to retake control of Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, reports indicate that the RSF's presence in the city has begun to dissipate significantly.

Residents have also seen convoys of vehicles leaving with the RSF fighter's families. RSF police have also started gathering fighters to be redeployed on other fronts. Both the Sudanese army and the RSF have also started to mass troops in Khartoum North, in anticipation for the battle for the area.

More from the region

Airstrikes by the Sudanese Army killed dozens in North Darfur, as well as North Kordofan, including children. Heavy fighting in El Fasher still continues, even as the Joint Force received reinforcements, with both sides claiming gains.

The city has been under siege by the RSF since April, forcing many residents to relocate into displacement camps. The Abu Shouk camp, which now holds over 400,000, has been repeatedly shelled by the RSF, which has forced further relocation to other camps west of El Fasher.

In the news

• RSF retreating

• Reinforcements in El Fasher

• Sudan humanitarian crisis

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