Israel at war day 633
- WH Spokeswoman Leavitt: The president was emphasizing his empathy that he has for Benjamin Netanyahu, seeing him go through what he is going through with his own judicial system in the state of Israel. Clearly the president knows that very well. He too was a victim of a judicial system that was trying to put him in jail as you all know
- A senior IDF official estimates: We are close to another breaking point with Hamas, it would be a mistake to stop the fighting now. He rejected any notion that the IDF is "standing still" in Gaza and claims: "In the past week, IDF forces have eliminated dozens of terrorists and the last senior member of Hamas's general staff, along with the rescue of 3 bodies of hostages. Even if the progress of the fighting is not at a high pace, this is what a campaign that is advancing towards the overthrow of a terrorist regime looks like. We still have work to do."
- Defense Minister Israel Katz scheduled an urgent meeting today with security officials to address the issue of attacks on IDF soldiers and security forces in Judea and Samaria:
"This phenomenon must be brought to an immediate end. We will take all necessary measures and uproot this violence at its sourceno one will dare raise a hand against IDF soldiers or members of the security forces," Katz said.
- Iran claims 935 citizens were killed during the 12 day war with Israel
- Israel Foreign Minister Saar: We want peace agreements with Syria and Lebanon. The Golan Heights will remain part of the State of Israel in any case
- The representative of the Jews in the Iranian parliament, said in an interview with the Iranian media: "We are Iranians before we are Jews, and our Iranianness is more important than our Jewishness." According to him, "Zionism is like ISIS."
- Trump says, “I am not offering Iran ANYTHING, unlike Obama, who paid them $Billions under the stupid ‘road to a nuclear weapon JCPOA (which would now be expired!), nor am I even talking to them since we totally OBLITERATED their Nuclear Facilities.”
- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: “We cannot guarantee the safety of IAEA inspectors in Iran after the attacks on the nuclear facilities.”
-Senior Hamas official abroad, Mahmoud Mardawi, said in an interview with Al Jazeera: "Like everyone else, we hear the statements being published one after another, but in reality, the negotiations are stalled. Israel's position, represented by Netanyahu, is stubborn - he still insists on continuing the war and is not ready to stop it.
-Israeli settlers torched a multi-million-shekel security installation used to “thwart terror attacks and maintain security” in the Ramallah area of the West Bank overnight, according to the IDF.The military says damage to the site “poses a danger to the security of the residents.”
The incident came after a riot by settlers outside a nearby military base in the West Bank.
They were protesting the use of live fire against rioters who attacked an army patrol on Friday night.
-US State Department Considers Revoking Visas of Rappers Who Called Death to Chehal Soldiers
- The French government condemns what it describes as “threats” made against the head of the IAEA nuclear energy watchdog, and reiterated its call on Iran to guarantee the safety of IAEA staff on its territory.
- Trump on the B-2 pilots who struck Iran: "They're going to come to the White House ... They hit a target the size of a circle — a little target, they say half the size of a refrigerator door, from 50,000 feet up in the air going at a rapid speed ... And they hit it every single time