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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the United Kingdom “is deeply concerned by the growing violence and civilian casualties, and we want to see an urgent de-escalation of tensions.”
His original tweet sparked #YangSupportsGenocide; as a result, Muslim organizers canceled a pre-planned food drive with him to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
“We are here for Israel’s right to defend itself. We are here to say no to terror. We will stand united in support of Israel,” declared Guy Bachar, chairman of the Israeli-American Council.
“We’ve had three wars and so many escalations using weapons and bombs, and we aren’t in any place different than we were in 2008. Has anything changed? Maybe it’s time to do something different,” said Adele Raemer, a school teacher and resident of Kibbutz Nirim.
Israeli military kills series of senior Hamas commanders in targeted strikes coordinated with Shin Bet • Gaza terror factions continue to flood Israel with rockets • 21-year-old soldier killed by anti-tank fire • 5-year-old boy dies in Sderot and 18 wounded in Ashkelon.
“Amid nuclear negotiations that will soon yield the Islamic Republic a massive windfall, the Biden administration is on the cusp of indirectly providing Hamas with the cash it needs to replenish its rocket supplies,” said Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
“American silence on Iran’s involvement in Gaza is shocking. They are so eager to sign another nuclear agreement that that they don’t want to antagonize Iran,” said Eytan Gilboa, an expert on U.S. policy in the Middle East at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan.
“The reality is there have been a host of statements from Democrats, as well as from Republicans, condemning the missiles, condemning the rocket attacks and making clear that Israel has the right to defend itself,” said Mark Mellman, president and CEO of the Democratic Majority for Israel.
The terror group that runs Gaza “created a new equation by bringing the issue of Jerusalem and the holy sites into the public discussion and showing itself to be their defender,” said Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies.
The terror group vows to start launching strikes at “new targets” in Israel • Israeli defense minister: “No end date” for Israel’s ongoing military operation.
“One can only talk with the language of power with these criminals,” tweets Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid Hamas rocket barrages.
Israeli air force strikes multiple terror targets in the Gaza Strip • Israeli casualties evacuated to hospital under fire.
