Gaza Strip
Eliya Cohen says he hasn’t forgotten the friends he lost and the fellow captives he left behind.
No injuries or damages were reported in the rocket assault on Israel.
The IDF has deployed an additional division to the Strip, with the Israeli defense minister stating that the buffer zones along the border are being reinforced.
“When Israel cannot be blamed, they cannot be bothered to rally on behalf of the Palestinians in Gaza,” David May, of FDD, told JNS.
“It’s very Trump,” Enia Krivine, of FDD, told JNS. “He starts his negotiation with a very strong opening gesture, and then he works backwards from there.”
Israel troops also located a rocket production workshop and eliminated dozens of terrorists, according to the military.
The attack triggered sirens in Sderot and other southern Israeli communities • No injuries or damage were reported • Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s military wing takes responsibility • IDF issues urgent evacuation call for residents of northern Gaza.
Yarden Bibas’s captors told him that it didn’t matter that his wife and children were dead: “You’ll get a new wife. Get new kids. Better wife, better kids.”
The seven-year initiative declares hard-hit areas national priority zones and expands the Tekuma Directorate to lead reconstruction.
The IDF has resumed major operations in southern Gaza; residents have been told to relocate immediately to the Al-Mawasi safe zone.
“The combination of military and diplomatic pressure is the only thing that has returned the hostages,” said the premier.
Reports suggest Palestinians were killed for opposing the Islamist group’s rule; human rights groups condemn the crackdown.
