Defense and Security
“I’ve met with Chris Wray in Israel and he knows damn well that the United States does not recognize a ‘state of Palestine,’” wrote David Friedman, a former U.S. envoy.
It would be “extremely surprising” if the best historical source “forgot or did not know who were the Jewish leaders of this war which devastated the area,” writes Haggai Olshanetsky, a University of Warsaw historian and archeologist.
Foggy Bottom’s “Country Reports on Terrorism 2023” states the Gaza conflict “has exacerbated widespread instability,” allowing terrorists and violent extremists to threaten attacks against global U.S. interests.
Earlier in the day, an Israeli Navy ship intercepted a Yemeni drone over the Red Sea.
Iran is attempting to turn Judea and Samaria into a new terrorist threat against the Jewish state, warned the heads of the Yesha Council.
The attack “submerged us in a sea of blood and crises.”
Soldiers from the 91st Division also destroyed 1,000-plus terrorist infrastructure sites, while troops from the 98th Division dismantled over 300 sites.
An agreement could be reached by Chanukah, an Israeli official said, as the main point of contention remains the number of captives to be released.
The Israeli military carried out a number of operations throughout the Gaza Strip, eliminating and arresting Hamas and PIJ terrorists.
The meeting followed reports of some Druze community leaders seeking to come under permanent Israeli control.
The documents cite procedural issues connected to the prosecution.
The targets reportedly included an air-defense base and a surface-to-surface missile depot.
