Defense and Security
“On Oct. 7, Hamas displayed such viciousness to try to scare Israelis, Americans and the world into submission, but they failed,” the Senate majority leader said.
The bipartisan legislation further condemns rising Jew-hatred worldwide, “and commits to confronting and combating this hatred in all its forms and at every level.”
The ceremony in the southern city of Ofakim was pre-recorded due to security concerns.
“I believe that history will also remember Oct. 7 as a dark day for the Palestinian people,” U.S. President Joe Biden stated.
“The [Israeli] Air Force successfully intercepted a surface-to-surface missile launched from Yemen,” the IDF said.
More than 350 churches, universities, schools and synagogues throughout the United States and Canada participated, displaying fields of 1,200 Israeli flags on their grounds to remember each person lost that day.
“365 Days of Hope” drew several hundred attendees, many donning “Bring Them Home Now” T-shirts and yellow ribbons, and holding small balloons with the faces of the hostages and the fallen on them.
“This is the war for our existence—the ‘Revival War.’ This is what I would like to call the war officially,” the prime minister told the Cabinet.
An Israeli source told “Sky News Arabia” that the strike targeted a Hezbollah “military” commander.
“Today more than ever, we carry a deep commitment to continue taking every measure necessary to defeat our enemies and to defend our homeland,” said the Israeli defense minister.
Master Sgt. (res.) Etay Azulay from Oranit was a member of the elite Unit 5515.
Candles were lit to form the date “7/10,” as well as “87,” the number of Jerusalemite civilians and soldiers who have been killed since Oct. 7.
