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Netanyahu accused the U.S. of holding back arms vital to the war effort.
The bipartisan delegation of Congress members also met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and other political leaders.
The officer, a lieutenant, was “close to Lebanese Hezbollah,” according to a U.K.-based war monitor.
The last time a terrorist UAV successfully infiltrated Israeli airspace from the Strip was on Nov. 11.
The plans were “authorized and validated” by Northern Command head Maj. Gen. Uri Gordin and IDF Operations Directorate head Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk.
“I want to believe that the lessons of the ‘Altalena’ have been internalized,” said the Israeli prime minister. “Division is weakness. Unity is strength.”
The terrorist was neutralized, and no injuries have been reported.
Battalions in Deir al-Balah and Khan Yunis were told not to participate in fighting.
“Anyone who calls for refusal of any kind will not be part of the ranks of the IDF,” said sources in the Defense Ministry.
The intelligence memo detailing the terror group’s plans was internally circulated on Sept. 19, less than three weeks before the massacre.
According to the annual National Library of Israel survey, the drop is partly a result of “changes made by publishers” since the Oct. 7 massacre.
U.S. presidential envoy Amos Hochstein was slated to travel to Beirut on Tuesday, including for talks with Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri.
