Gaza Strip
Jerusalem said the trucks were distributing fuel already inside the Strip.
Israel had imposed a siege on the enclave following Hamas’s Oct. 7 cross-border massacre of 1,400 people.
“These are two separate issues and should be considered as such,” said Sen. Marsha Blackburn. “Israel needs our immediate attention, and Biden should move swiftly to deliver substantial aid to our Jewish friends in trouble.”
“When you give evil people, who want to murder you, the financial resources to do so, it does not work out well,” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said of the new White House funding for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The terror organization claimed that it was releasing the Israeli-American prisoners for “humanitarian reasons.”
“Let’s say [it] will be a place of sanctuary for them, as we have shown that kindness and compassion for others,” said First Minister Humza Yousaf.
The Israeli Air Force struck more than 100 terror sites overnight on Oct. 19-20 in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli defense minister outlined Jerusalem’s goals for the war against Hamas, including “the creation of a new security reality in the region.”
The first delivery is expected to take place “in the next day or so,” according to the U.N.
Authorities did not reveal whether the Palestinians were involved in the Oct. 7 cross-border mass invasion by Hamas terrorists.
On Thursday, the IDF recovered 90 bodies near the Gaza border.
Terrorists in Lebanon fired a heavy barrage of rockets at northern Israel on Thursday afternoon, injuring three Israelis.
