Gaza Strip
“These children were victims of an evil that this council seems unwilling to address or condemn: Hamas,” Reut Shapir Ben-Naftaly said.
Air-raid sirens sounded in the border villages of Kibbutz Mefalsim, Kibbutz Nir Am and Ibim, as well as in the nearby city of Sderot.
According to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the injured included Argentine citizen Father Gabriel Romanelli.
“From Israel’s perspective, this is currently the preferred solution, because nobody wants Hamas or the P.A.,” a former 8200 commander tells JNS.
The Israeli military says the new corridor will pressure Hamas in southern Gaza, as part of broader efforts to defeat its Khan Yunis Brigade.
The U.S.-backed organization said it had identified gunmen among the crowd of aid seekers, for the first time since it began its operations.
The dinner meeting at White House will reportedly focus on the Israel-Hamas hostage deal and renewed U.S. talks with Iran over its nuclear program.
“The European Union will keep a close watch on how Israel implements this common understanding and the pledges,” the EU’s top diplomat said.
A senior Israeli military official tells JNS Hamas has lost command and control and arms production capabilities, but continues to operate as guerrilla cells.
The Israel Defense Forces said it “most likely” intercepted the projectiles.
“Instead of promoting Hamas’s false propaganda from the sidelines, the U.N. should be working collaboratively with GHF,” the organization stated.
“The entire nation of Israel mourns the loss of the heroic armored fighters,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, eulogizing the three.
