Daily Shmutz | ISRAEL (IINO)  | 12/19/23

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Video Exposing UNICEF Bias  [2:42]   

Exposing the racism and bias of the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), which has turned a blind eye to the lives and welfare of Israeli children. Our video shows the disdain and apathy for Israel at UNICEF, another hateful UN agency.
As a result of the horrific Hamas Massacre on October 7 and continuing indiscriminate rocket attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah, tens of Israeli children were murdered and injured, 30 Israeli children were kidnapped into Gaza, nearly 100,000 children were displaced from their homes, and hundreds of thousands of children have been traumatized.While UNICEF claims that it works across the globe to “protect the rights of every child, everywhere” and according to its mission statement: “across more than 190 countries and territories, we do whatever it takes to help children survive, thrive and fulfill their potential”,  it shockingly has no programs to assist Israelis, only Palestinians. Worse, UNICEF staff won’t even accept donations for Israelis.
Apparently, UNICEF helps children everywhere unless they are Jewish children in Israel.

 

Israel Victory: More Hamas Terrorists Eliminated by IDF as Biden Regime “Wants to Force Israel to Stand Down”   [Videos]   By Richard Abelson

Dec. 19, 2023 9:45 am – The most urgent “humanitarian issue” in Gaza is the 129 hostages still held by Hamas, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Jerusalem Monday. A terrorist who took part in the the October 7 attack was captured in Gaza, while a wounded IDF soldier recounted how he took out two terrorists attacking him.

Israeli soldiers from the Golani Brigade’s 13th Battalion and the 188th Armored Brigade on Monday destroyed “Palestine Square” in Gaza City’s Shejaia neighborhood, including smashing a Hamas statue commemorating the killing of Golani soldiers during the 2014 Gaza war, JNS reported.

 

Chabad rabbis’ message to Cabinet: “Settle Gaza”    Hezki Baruch

Senior Chabad rabbis in Israel send letter to War Cabinet, saying that territories given to enemy during the Disengagement must be resettled.

Dec 19, 2023, 3:37 PM (GMT+2) – Senior Chabad Rabbis in Israel sent a letter to the members of the War Cabinet stating that the areas in Gaza that were handed over to the enemy during the Disengagement must be inhabited.

Among other things, the rabbis wrote that when using the term “territories handed over to the enemy,” they mean the Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip that were given as part of the Disengagement plan.

“The territories given to the enemy must be resettled as Jewish communities, as a response to the horrific massacre on Simchat Torah,” they wrote.

The rabbis also wrote that one should not give in to the US demands on the security aspect, but on the other hand, they should end the war quickly and without endangering the soldiers and proceed “only according to pure military considerations”, according to the letter.

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The letter is signed by senior Chabad rabbis in Israel, including a senior and top Chabad rabbi in Israel and around the world, Rabbi Yitzchak Yehuda Yaroslavsky, who serves as the head of the Chabad Court, and Rabbi Moshe Havlin, a member of the rabbinical court and Rabbi of Kiryat Gat.

According to them, their letter is based on the Lubavitch Rebbe’s instructions throughout all of Israel’s wars since the Six Day War.

 

Poll: 69% of Israelis want elections immediately after war   Israel National News

62% of respondents believe that the criticism and protests against Israel in the world stem from antisemitism and hatred of Israel.

Dec 19, 2023, 8:34 AM (GMT+2) – A survey by the Israel Democracy Institute that was published on Tuesday found that the large majority of Israelis, 69% of respondents, believe that elections should be held immediately at the end of the war.

The data shows that 51% of those who consider themselves right-wing supported elections immediately after the war, as well as 85% of centrists and an absolute majority of left-wing voters.

28% of respondents answered that they have yet to decide which party to vote for if the elections will be held after the war.

Left-wing voters were the least likely to vote for the party that they voted for in the last election cycle, while those who voted for the Arab parties were the most likely. With that said, the majority of the respondents said they would vote for the same party that they voted for in the past or a party in the same bloc.

Participants were also asked about the chance that Israel would reach the goals it set for the war. 71.5% of the Jewish public answered that the probability of destroying Hamas, both politically and militarily, is high, while only about a third (35.5%) estimated that the probability of returning all of the hostages was high. 64% of the respondents believe that Israel does not have a set plan for the Gaza Strip after the war.

62% of the Jewish public believe that the criticism and protests against Israel in the world stem from antisemitism and hatred of Israel. 39% classified Israel’s public relations since October 7th as bad or very bad.

 

Poll: Gantz wins 23 seats, Netanyahu crashes to 15, Smotrich doesn’t pass threshold   Israel National News

A party led by Bennett wins 13 seats, a party led by former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen wins nine seats.

Dec 19, 2023, 3:59 AM (GMT+2) – A poll published on Channel 12 News on Monday night shows that if elections were to be held today, Benny Gantz’s party would receive 37 seats, compared to 18 seats for the Likud.

Yesh Atid wins 15 seats, Shas 11, Yisrael Beytenu 9, Otzma Yehudit 8, United Torah Judaism 7, Hadash-Ta’al, and Meretz and Ra’am each win 5 seats.

The Religious Zionist Party led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Balad and Labor remain below the electoral threshold. Labor is set to soon hold primaries for its Knesset slate and the position of party chairman, in place of Merav Michaeli who has announced that she will step down.

The poll finds that the coalition that currently makes up the government, and without Gantz’s National Unity Party, wins only 44 seats. The opposition, including National Unity and without Hadash-Ta’al, wins 71 seats.

In the poll, which was conducted by the Midgam institute in collaboration with iPanel, the participants were asked: “If Knesset elections were held today, and a party led by Naftali Bennett and a party led by Yossi Cohen were running, and the Labor and Meretz parties would run in a unified slate led by Yair Golan, and the other parties remained unchanged, which party would you vote for?”

In this scenario, the National Unity Party led by Gantz leads with 23 seats, the Likud led by Benjamin Netanyahu is second with 15 seats, and the party led by Naftali Bennett comes in third with 13 seats. Further down the list – Shas maintains its strength with 11 seats, and Yesh Atid wins 10.

Labor and Meretz led by Yair Golan, and a party led by Yossi Cohen, each win 9 seats. United Torah Judaism and Otzma Yehudit win 7 seats each, Yisrael Beytenu wins 6 seats, and the Arab parties Hadash-Ta’al and Ra’am win 5 seats each. Here too, the Religious Zionist Party and Balad remain below the electoral threshold.

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In addition, the participants were asked if they support or oppose the transfer of power of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority the day after the war. 19% of respondents support the transfer of power of the Strip to the Palestinian Authority, 54% oppose the idea and 27% answered “I don’t know”.

Among those who define themselves as right-wing, 9% support the transfer of Gaza to the PA, compared to 73% who are opposed to the idea. Among those who define themselves as center-left, 34% support the transfer of Gaza to the PA and 27% oppose it.

 

South Africa warns: Citizens fighting for Israel could face prosecution at home   Elad Benari  

South African government “gravely concerned” over reports that South African nationals have joined the IDF to fight in Gaza.   

Dec 19, 2023, 6:52 AM (GMT+2) – South Africans fighting for Israel in Gaza could face prosecution at home, the government warned Monday, according to the AFP news agency.

The foreign ministry said it was “gravely concerned” by reports that some South African nationals have joined the IDF to fight in Gaza, or are considering doing so.

“Such action can potentially contribute to the violation of international law and the commission of further international crimes, thus making them liable for prosecution in South Africa,” the ministry warned.

It did not specify how many South Africans are thought to have enlisted.

The government has previously said the State Security Agency (SSA) was tracking them down.

Anti-Israel sentiments remain prevalent in South Africa, where the government has frequently accused Israel of applying a policy of “apartheid” towards Palestinian Arabs.

The tensions have been on the rise since the start of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.

The South African government announced last month it was recalling its ambassador and entire diplomatic mission from Israel in protest against Israel’s attempts to defend itself from the Hamas terrorist organization following the October 7 massacre.

Later, South Africa called in Israeli Ambassador Eliav Belotsercovsky for a formal reprimand, citing “public comments” he had made.

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In late November, a majority of South African lawmakers voted in favor of a motion calling for the closure of the Israeli embassy and the cutting of diplomatic ties until Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza.

This past summer, a South African lawmaker called for a Cape Town-based Jewish day school to be “deregistered” due to the fact that many of the school’s graduates go to Israel and enlist in the IDF.

 

Hundreds of soldiers waited for orders outside the kibbutz as terrorists were attacking   Israel National News

New footage shows a massive Israeli force rushed to Kibbutz Be’eri when Hamas attacked, but stopped short of actually entering the town.

Dec 19, 2023, 3:06 PM (GMT+2) – New footage of the Oct. 7th massacre was published this morning by Channel 12 News, showing a disturbing moment of the incident.

Dozens of combat teams that were rushed to the scene stood outside the gates of Kibbutz Be’eri and waited for orders, as opposed to aiding residents besieged in their houses by Hamas.

The footage shows IDF forces standing by as smoke rises from the houses of the kibbutz while a tank fires shells toward houses in an attempt to kill Hamas terrorists. The tank fire mildly injured at least one resident, but it is unclear if it killed any terrorists.

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Residents of the kibbutz commented: “At around 6:10 p.m., I saw a force of hundreds of soldiers, fully equipped, with Border Police vehicles. I personally approached every officer I saw from the rank of Master Sergeant and up, and when I asked them who was the incident commander, they answered ‘I’m only in charge of these five or ten soldiers.’ No one knew who was running the whole incident; it was complete chaos instead of order. I told them they were slaughtering families, but no one was listening.”

 

Dramatic rise in missionary activity in Jerusalem’s haredi neighborhoods   Israel National News

‘Missionaries taking advantage of fear and uncertainty created by Gaza war,’ Yad L’Achim warns.

Dec 18, 2023, 2:36 PM (GMT+2) – Yad L’Achim has reported a startling increase in the number of missionaries operating in Jerusalem, particularly in haredi neighborhoods in the center of the city.

Offensive flyers have been distributed in mailboxes in Geula, Mea She’arim, Zichron Moshe, Sarei Yisrael, Beis Yisrael, and surrounding areas.

In response, Yad L’Achim has dispatched activists to collect the dangerous material, post warning notices, and drive cars with loudspeakers alerting residents of the threat.

Officials say that Jerusalem continues to be a main draw for missionaries who arrive Israel with the specific goal of preaching to its Jewish residents. The past year has seen missionaries using public transportation and preaching to the passengers seated next to them.

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“Overall, missionaries have been taking advantage of the fear and uncertainty created by the Gaza war to hunt Jewish souls,” Yad L’Achim warned.

Just last week, Yad L’Achim revealed that the missionaries are targeting soldiers and Jews who have been forced to leave their homes in the south and north. International missionary organizations surreptitiously preach to Jews as part of a “humanitarian aid” campaign.

“Yad L’Achim calls on the pubic to remain vigilant, and asks anyone who comes into contact with missionaries or who is interested in receiving information about them to call the organization’s emergency hotline at *9234, 24 hours a day,” the organization said.

[Ed.:  They “LOVE THE JEWSsoooo much, that they try to convert us to worship an entity other than Hashem!  What is it about the First Commandment that they don’t understand?]

 

Suitcases with NIS 5 million in cash found in home of Hamas official   Israel National News

IDF forces locate suitcases with terror funds, numerous weapons, in home of senior Hamas official.

Dec 18, 2023, 10:25 AM (GMT+2) – IDF soldiers located suitcases with approximately 5,000,000 NIS worth of terror funds, and numerous weapons, inside the home of a senior Hamas terrorist in the Jabalya area.

IDF troops also struck terrorist infrastructure where weapons were located, including explosive devices, military equipment, and RPGs. A cache of mortars and ammunition was also located in the basement of the structure. Terror tunnel shafts and launch pits in the area were also destroyed.

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On Sunday, an IAF aircraft identified a suspicious terrorist cell entering Hamas terrorist infrastructure in the Khan Yunis area. IDF ground troops then directed an IAF helicopter to strike and eliminate the cell.

IDF troops also located a sniper in a compound in Khan Yunis. The troops directed an IDF aircraft to strike and kill the sniper.

Since Sunday, IDF naval forces struck Hamas terror targets and supported the ground troops’ activity along the coast of the Gaza Strip.

[Ed.:  NIS 5 million = $1,371,072.10 US Dollars.]

 

Ben Gvir on Gaza aid: Changing policy without Cabinet discussion is unacceptable   Hezki Baruch

Minister Itamar Ben Gvir blasts decision to approve the entry of trucks of humanitarian aid into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing.

Dec 18, 2023, 12:07 AM (GMT+2) – Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, during the Cabinet meeting on Sunday, attacked the decision to approve the entry of trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing, and also stated that he opposed it.

He questioned the Prime Minister as to why it was urgent for him to hold the vote on Friday afternoon, right before the start of Shabbat, and in an expedited manner.

“I don’t understand how is it that, on Friday afternoon, they send messages about the vote, apparently someone was hoping that one of the members of the cabinet was taking an afternoon nap,” said Ben Gvir. Minister Ofir Akunis replied: “Were you napping?” To which Ben Gvir said, “I’ve been sleeping three hours a night since the beginning of the war.”

Ben Gvir continued his criticism of the decision, saying, “It is not acceptable to suddenly change policy without holding a discussion in the Cabinet. We have a large increase in the number of deaths, we have a large increase in the number of injured, and in my opinion, this is completely consistent with the amounts of fuel and humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip. How can there be such irresponsibility? Deciding on the opening of the Kerem Shalom crossing without there being an in-depth discussion in the Cabinet beforehand. My position was clear and known, I opposed it from the very beginning. I think that we should not bring them humanitarian aid, until we receive aid for our hostages. But in any case, why prevent a discussion on this in the Cabinet?”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replied, “The Americans helped us bring 80 hostages instead of 50 hostages in the deal. And in return, we are bringing in 200 trucks a day. It is impossible to bring them all through the Rafah crossing, so in order to be able to fulfill our end of the bargain, we need to open the Kerem Shalom crossing.”

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Earlier on Sunday, Ben Gvir wrote a letter to the head of the National Security Council, Tzachi Hanegbi, in which he requested that the Political-Security Cabinet convene to discuss the decision.

“In the last few days, fundamental decisions were made, which constitute a policy change of the Cabinet, without any discussion and by way of a telephone referendum only or even without any vote. Thus, on Friday afternoon it was decided in a telephone referendum only to open the Kerem Shalom crossing for goods for our enemy, and today I learned that there is a claim that 180 million shekels were transferred from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south, without any vote about it,” the minister wrote.

 

Former UN Amb.: ‘Increase the force, be less humanitarian’   INN

MK Danny Danon calls on Israel to clarify red line to the US. ‘Trucks entering Gaza through Kerem Shalom are a mistake and wrong.’

Dec 18, 2023, 2:17 PM (GMT+2) – MK Danny Danon (Likud) slammed the government’s decision to pass additional aid to Gaza through the Kerem Shalom Crossing.

In an interview with 103 FM Radio, Danon called to increase the pressure on Hamas – even at the cost of conflict with the US.

“Trucks entering Gaza through Kerem Shalom is symbolic, wrong, and a mistake,” he told the radio station.

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“It is illogical that we should pass humanitarian aid, when even the agreement which we signed for visits from the Red Cross and the passage of testimonies regarding hostages who are still alive are things which we have not received to this day.

He emphasized, “We must apply more force and be less humanitarian. [Emphasis added]  Only our determination will bring about the return of our captives, and a victory.”

[Ed.:  I second the motion!]

 

Black Lives Don’t Matter to Hamas.   South First Responders – Telegram  https://t.me/southfirstresponders/476

Joshua Mollel, a 21 year old student from Tanzania, East Africa, came to Israel on an agricultural exchange program.

This week, it was confirmed that he was murdered at the hands of Hamas, and that his body is still being held in Gaza by the terrorists.

Soon we will expose previously unseen footage of his murder on October 7th.

We warn you that what you are about to see is extremely graphic.

On October 7th, Hamas terrorists filmed themselves beating and abusing Joshua in his final moments, in the vicinity of Kibbutz Nahal Oz, the site of one of the most horrific massacres of that day.

They stabbed Joshua with a kitchen knife. They stepped on his chest.  And then, while shouting Allahu Akbar, sprayed bullets into his body at point blank range.

To Hamas, Black Lives Don’t Matter.

Jewish Lives Don’t Matter.

Christian, Muslim, Druze, Hindu, and Buddist Lives Don’t Matter.

Palestinian Lives Certainly Don’t Matter.

For Hamas, Life Itself Doesn’t Matter.

 

WATCH: How Hamas Built its ‘Gaza Metro’ Terror Tunnels  [Videos]   By Hana Levi Julian

6 Tevet 5784 – December 17, 2023 – The IDF released for publication on Sunday a Hamas video seized during Israeli military operations that documents the construction of the terror organization’s largest Gaza tunnel uncovered so far.

The tunnel was secured by IDF forces a few weeks ago, as part of the IDF’s defensive efforts to restore security to the area, the IDF said. “There is no evidence that the tunnel extends into Israel from the Gaza Strip.”

Over the past few weeks, IDF ground forces and combat engineering forces from the Gaza Division, including soldiers from the Yahalom Unit have been conducting an extensive operation against Hamas’ terror tunnels. The unit leverages advanced technological capabilities to expose, assess, secure and dismantle Hamas terrorist tunnels.

A Quarter Mile from Erez Crossing
The tunnel, part of the “Gaza Metro” network beneath the surface of the enclave, was discovered just 400 meters (a quarter mile) from to the Erez border crossing, in the northern area of the Gaza Strip. It stretches about four kilometers long (2.5 miles) and about 50 meters (164 feet) deep. In fact, it is so big that it can accommodate the movement of vehicles. The tunnel shaft at

[Ed.:  Rare recording discovered of Hamas terrorist after IDF flooded the tunnels with water:

 

BREAKING – MASSIVE HAMAS TUNNEL DISCOVERED:*

IDF has revealed the largest-ever Hamas attack tunnel discovered, in the northern Gaza Strip, close to the Erez border crossing.

The tunnel, of which around 4 kilometers were uncovered by the IDF, goes down some 50 meters underground & is wide enough for vehicles to pass through.

The tunnel has several branches & junctions, along with plumbing, electricity, & communication lines, according to the IDF. In some parts of the tunnel, troops found blast doors, which the IDF said were intended to prevent troops from entering.

Footage shows Hamas engineers constructing the tunnel using specialized equipment. (Mannie Fabian)

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Shockingly Good: Bill Maher Throws Down – Explains Reality of the Genocidal “From the River to the Sea” Chant  [(Great) Video  8:13]   By Margaret Flavin

Dec. 16, 2023 2:00 pm – Bill Maher has had strong words in the aftermath of the Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7 in Israel that are becoming more and more out of step with the radical leftists in the Democrat party.

In a recent episode, he took a swipe at former President Obama for comments he made this week about the Israel-Hamas war and shared his disappointment in the former President’s “moral equivalency.”

He has slammed liberals for defending Hamas and the rise of anti-semitism among young people.

He lambasted elite colleges for their “indoctrination into a stew of bad ideas” and the suppression of free speech.

In November, he even took the bold move, at least within his own party, of defending Western civilization.

On Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher,  Maher shared his new rule on the genocidal “From the River to the Sea” chant favored by leftists.

Even more surprising than Maher’s take is the audience’s enthusiastic applause and approval at his remarks.

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[Ed.:

 

 

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Shurat HaDin Demands Extradition of Hamas Leaders

8th NIGHT OF HANUKKAH  December 15, 2023

Dear Friends,

Shurat HaDin has sent demand letters to the US Department of Justice requesting that the Attorney General seek the extradition of senior Hamas leaders from American ally states, Qatar and Turkey.

According to Israeli intelligence reports much of the planning and orders to launch the Oct. 7th massacre from Gaza were conducted by Hamas’ senior leadership abroad. The real heads of Hamas – terrorists Khalid Mashaal, Ismail Haniyeh, Mousa Abu Marzouk and Salah al- Arouri, all reside outside of Gaza. Mashaal and Abu Marzouk live in Qatar, Haniyeh and Arouri in Turkey. Indeed, the 15 seat Political Bureau (al-Maktab al-Siyasi) that rules Hamas is headquartered in Doha.

It is outrageous that these 2 countries, that are so heavily supported by the US, host the heads of a designated terrorist organization like Hamas that carried out an attack in which dozens of U.S. citizens were murdered, maimed and abducted by this jihadi group. Many Americans are still being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. 

According to the Shurat HaDin demand letter:“Hamas leadership has been unmistakably clear that hostage taking is a deliberate tactic in order to obtain the release of convicted Hamas terrorists from Israeli jails. A Hamas spokesman publicly stated that “[t]he price to pay for the large number of enemy hostages in our hands is to empty the (Israeli) prisons of all Palestinian prisoners.”  “The taking of hostage is a War Crime and a serious offense under American federal law.  When a United States citizen is abducted outside of the United States “in order to compel… a governmental organization to do or abstain from doing any act as an explicit or implicit condition for the release of the person detained,” such person or persons carrying out the kidnapping may face up to life imprisonment.  18 U.S.C. §1203(a).  Conspiracy or aiding and abetting hostage taking in order to compel the action of a foreign government is similarly an offense.”“It should be reminded that the atrocities committed by Hamas on 7 October 2023 were by no means the only crimes committed by this ruthless ISIS-like organization against Americans: since its creation in the late 1980’s, Hamas has been responsible for the deaths of HUNDREDS of Americans in many thousands of terror attacks it has committed, all under its leadership, mostly residing outside the Gaza strip.”Turkey and the America have a formal extradition agreement. As such,  we are demanding that the Attorney General formally seek the extradition of these notorious terrorists, with American blood on their hands, from Qatar and Turkey and bring them to justice in the U.S. Today, Shurat HaDin is working hand in hand with the government, the IDF and security services on legal projects and public campaigns to shut down Hamas terrorist funding, to compel the international agencies to perform their obligations towards the Israeli hostages and terror victims, and to combat the rabid rise of Jew hatred and violence on the campuses.As world leaders in the long fight against Palestinian terrorism and its financial patrons, along with a 20 year track record of confronting the haters who try to delegitimize Israel, Shurat HaDin is uniquely qualified to go on the legal offensive against Israel’s enemies and those that threaten violence against our communities during these dark days.We will not stop fighting for the victims and greatly appreciate your support,
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Jerusalem’s Arabs celebrate rocket fire towards capital city   INN

Arab residents of Jerusalem celebrate with whistles, cheers, as air raid sirens sounds Friday afternoon.

Dec 16, 2023, 6:14 PM (GMT+2) – Residents of Jerusalem’s Arab neighborhoods celebrated late Friday afternoon, as air raid sirens sounded in the city and nearby areas.

The sirens were the first heard in the city since October 30.

In a video clip published to social media, Arab residents of Jerusalem can be heard responding to the siren with cheers and whistles.

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No injuries were reported following the barrage towards the capital.

However, according to reports, a rocket fired from Gaza exploded near a hospital in Ramallah.

 

Live Updates: Rocket fire on northern and southern Israel, and Jerusalem   INN

IDF continues military operation in Gaza more than 2 months after Hamas massacre on Simchat Torah.

Dec 16, 2023, 6:36 PM – The war against Hamas in Gaza entered its tenth week on Saturday, more than two months after Hamas massacred over 1,200 people in southern Israel and took 240 hostages on the morning of October 7, Simchat Torah.

The IDF announced that over Saturday, IDF ground, aerial, and naval forces continued to strike terrorist infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, striking over 250 terror targets. In recent hours, IDF troops located and destroyed weapons caches, carried out targeted raids on military sites, destroyed underground terror tunnel shafts, and thwarted armed terrorist cells planning to attack IDF troops.

Live updates:

Saturday 6:36 p.m.:  Fire from Lebanon continued throughout Saturday: On Saturday afternoon, sirens sounded in Margaliot, Goren, Eilon, Zar’it, Tel Hai, Kiryat Shmona, Misgav Am, Manara, and Kfar Giladi, in northern Israel.

On Saturday morning and early Saturday afternoon, sirens sounded in Ein Hashlosha and Nirim, Sderot, Ibim, and Nir Am, Netiv Ha’asara, near the Gaza border. Sirens also sounded in many communities in northern Israel, warning of a hostile aircraft infiltration.

On Friday night, the IDF reported that three hostages had been shot and killed by IDF forces, after being mistakenly identified as terrorists. Initial findings published Saturday show that the hostages were shirtless, unarmed, and one carried a white flag, at the time they were shot.

On Friday, the IDF raided two Gaza City schools where terrorists were known to be hiding. The troops killed terrorists in combat that took place in the area, and other terrorists that were hiding within schools turned themselves in and were apprehended by the troops.

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