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IDF rescues Israeli-Bedouin hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi from Hamas captivity in southern Gaza By YONAH JEREMY BOB
The IDF said they had already gathered some intelligence from Alkadi, both in the field and at Soroka Medical Center.
AUGUST 27, 2024 19:31 Jerusalem Post – The IDF and the Shin Bet on Tuesday early afternoon rescued Israeli-Bedouin hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi, who was held by Hamas since October 7 from Mivtachim in the South, from a tunnel in Rafah.
The circumstances of his rescue are complex and remain open to interpretation.
The hostage’s name is Qaid Farhan Alkadi, age 52, from Rahat, father of 11 children.
The IDF has updated that it was searching for hostages in the area for a significant period of time.
Further, the IDF has confirmed that when it broke through parts of the tunnel complex into the tunnel room where Alkadi was being kept, which has been reported as being 20 meters deep, he was not being guarded at that moment.
There are different interpretations about whether Alkadi might have been able to escape on his own, given that he was not being guarded, or whether he could not have broken out of the room where he was being held without the IDF finding him.
The operation was led by Division 162, Brigade 401, the Nahal Brigade. Yahalom anti-tunnel special forces, along with the Shayetet 13 naval commandos.
Alkadi is healthy and is undergoing further health checks at Soroka Medical Center.
The IDF said that they had already gathered some intelligence from al-Kaadi both in the field and at Soroka.
IDF Chief Spokesman Daniel Hagari refused to share any details about the battle to free the hostage and how many Hamas forces it confronted, potentially suggesting that there are additional goals which may be achieved on an ongoing basis later Tuesday.
Questioned about whether Alkadi partially succeeded in escaping on his own, though with later aid by the IDF, Hagari did not deny the possibility, but did not confirm it and warned about informational security.
It is the fourth successful operation to rescue live Israeli hostages from Hamas, though there have been several successful operations finding and returning dozens of bodies of hostages killed by Hamas.
He is the eighth live hostage rescued from Gaza, which brings the number of remaining hostages down to 108 from an original round of 250.
Alkadi is the first live hostage to be rescued from a tunnel, with all prior live hostage rescues taking place above ground.
Top brass commends the rescue
Prime Minister Benjamin Benjamin Netanyahu praised the rescue, saying,
“Welcome back home, Qaid Farhan Alkadi. I commend the IDF and the Shin Bet for yet another successful rescue operation. We are tirelessly working to bring all our captives home.”
“We are doing this through two main approaches: negotiation and rescue operations. Both methods require our military presence on the ground and continuous military pressure on Hamas.”
“We will continue to act this way until we bring everyone home,” he concluded.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi said, “We do everything we can to save hostages. The IDF and the Shin Bet showed courage, determination, and taking initiative in a complex operation.”
Likewise, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant praised the success of the operation and said the IDF would continue with such daring operations.
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Transporation Minister Miri Regev also praised the rescue on x, saying, ” I commend the IDF and Shin Bet for the rescue of [Qaid] farhad Alkadi. Welcome home. This is another instance justifying our correct choice to enter Rafah. We will continue to operate until we return all of our hostages.”
‘We will not take lessons in humanity from the UN and will continue to fight and apply unrelenting pressure, military and political, until all of our hostages return,” her post concluded.
The post was controversial and caused a stir in Israeli media, as the location of the operation was kept under wraps by IDF censor and was not cleared for publication.
The post was deleted after more than half an hour.
[Ed.: What kind of name is that for an author of this article: “Yonah Jeremy Bob”, I ask you? If I had a name like that, I’d change it to ‘Tom Dick Harry Suzie Q!]
IDF Rescues Hostage from Hamas Tunnel in Southern Gaza By Margaret Flavin
Aug. 27, 2024 10:45 am – The Israeli military announced Tuesday that special forces have rescued a hostage held by Hamas in a tunnel beneath southern Gaza.
Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, was kidnapped by Hamas after the terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7. Alkadi was found in a tunnel in Mahrat in Southern Gaza during a “complex rescue operation.”
Alkadi (also referred to Al-Kaadi) as was rescued by IDF soldiers from the 13th Fleet Unit, 401st Brigade, as well as Yalam and Shin Bet fighters, the military said.
He is the first hostage to be rescued alive from one of Hamas’ complex web of tunnels. Prior hostages rescued were all recovered from above-ground locations.
The official IDF account on X shared, “It was allowed to be published that in an operation by the IDF and the Shin Bet, the kidnapped Farhan Akadi, 52 years old, was rescued today from Mahrat, who was abducted by the terrorist organization Hamas to the Gaza Strip on October 7.”
“The abductee was rescued by IDF fighters from the 13th Fleet Unit, 401st Brigade, Yalam and Shin Bet fighters, under the command of Division 162, in a complex rescue operation in the southern Gaza Strip.”
Al-Kaadi is healthy and is undergoing further health checks at an unidentified hospital.
It is the fourth successful operation to rescue live Israeli hostages from Hamas, though there have been several successful operations finding and returning dozens of bodies of hostages killed by Hamas.
He is the eighth live hostage rescued from Gaza, which brings the number of remaining hostages down to 108 from an original round of 250.
Al-Kaadi is the first live hostage to be rescued from a tunnel, with all prior live hostage rescues taking place above ground.
According to sources, the extensive web of Hamas’ tunnels under Gaza extends at least “a few dozen miles,” with other experts suggesting they could extend hundreds of miles and rival the underground of a major European city.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-816613
[Ed.: What kind of name is that for an author of this article: “Yonah Jeremy Bob” I ask you? If I had a name like that, I’d change it to ‘Tom Dick Harry Suzie Q!]
IDF Rescues Hostage from Hamas Tunnel in Southern Gaza By Margaret Flavin
Aug. 27, 2024 10:45 am – The Israeli military announced Tuesday that special forces have rescued a hostage held by Hamas in a tunnel beneath southern Gaza.
Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, was kidnapped by Hamas after the terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7. Alkadi was found in a tunnel in Mahrat in Southern Gaza during a “complex rescue operation.”
Alkadi (also referred to Al-Kaadi) as was rescued by IDF soldiers from the 13th Fleet Unit, 401st Brigade, as well as Yalam and Shin Bet fighters, the military said.
He is the first hostage to be rescued alive from one of Hamas’ complex web of tunnels. Prior hostages rescued were all recovered from above-ground locations.
The official IDF account on X shared, “It was allowed to be published that in an operation by the IDF and the Shin Bet, the kidnapped Farhan Akadi, 52 years old, was rescued today from Mahrat, who was abducted by the terrorist organization Hamas to the Gaza Strip on October 7.”
“The abductee was rescued by IDF fighters from the 13th Fleet Unit, 401st Brigade, Yalam and Shin Bet fighters, under the command of Division 162, in a complex rescue operation in the southern Gaza Strip.”
Al-Kaadi is healthy and is undergoing further health checks at an unidentified hospital.
It is the fourth successful operation to rescue live Israeli hostages from Hamas, though there have been several successful operations finding and returning dozens of bodies of hostages killed by Hamas.
He is the eighth live hostage rescued from Gaza, which brings the number of remaining hostages down to 108 from an original round of 250.
Al-Kaadi is the first live hostage to be rescued from a tunnel, with all prior live hostage rescues taking place above ground.
According to sources, the extensive web of Hamas’ tunnels under Gaza extends at least “a few dozen miles,” with other experts suggesting they could extend hundreds of miles and rival the underground of a major European city.
Security forces demolish two Jewish hilltop communities Hezki Baruch
Large forces arrive at Givat Tzur Harel, Oz Zion, evacuating the residents and demolishing the homesteads.
Aug 26, 2024, 10:41 AM (GMT+3) INN – Large numbers of Border Police, Yasam, and Civil Administration forces arrived early Monday morning at Givat Tzur Harel in the Binyamin region to demolish the site.
During the 3:00 a.m. raid, the forces destroyed buildings, a goat pen, and the access road to the area. [Emphasis added]
At the same time, forces arrived at nearby Oz Zion, demolishing the home of a couple who will wed in two weeks and who recently completed the construction of their home.
According to the residents, the forces did not allow the residents to remove their belongings from their homes prior to the demolition.
The Monday morning demolitions are the third time in two months that Israeli forces have demolished structures at the two locations.
Shmuel Hazani, the resident who is scheduled to wed in two weeks and whose home was demolished, said, “It is sad to see that during a time when our family members are enlisted in the IDF and are on the front, during a time when the State of Israel is being attacked by our enemies around us, the defense echelon decided that we are the real enemy and sent large forces in order to demolish our homes and prevent Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel. We will not be broken, and today we will begin to rebuild our home.”
Givat Tzur Harel responded: “Again the defense echelon has placed harming the settlement and the Land of Israel at the top of its priority list. This disgusting surrender of the defense echelon to the pressures by the terror-supporting Palestinian Authority ministers, which a few days ago visited the terrorist village of Burqa together with an antisemitic international delegation, and promised to fight the Jewish settlements, will go down in history.”
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[Ed.: Does IINO have a ‘Deep State’? IINO IS A DEEP STATE. It’s only “Israel” in name only. In 2001, Daniel Bernard came to public attention when, as French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, he was quoted as saying: “All the current troubles in the world are because of that shitty little country Israel.” I don’t know about “all the troubles of the world,” but with regard to Israel’s structure of government, the military top brass, the not-so “Supreme Court,” and the way Jews are treated, he was spot on.]
Heads of northern councils cut communications ‘with all government entities’
Northern leaders demand a full and complete solution for the area’s evicted residents • ‘We haven’t concerned you for ten and a half months – from now on, you don’t concern us’
August 25, 2024 at 06:30 AM i24NEWS – Following the broad IDF preemptive strikes in southern Lebanon, the heads of northern border council published a letter on Sunday declaring a cessation of communication with all government entities until a solution is found for the evacuated residents.
Mateh Asher Regional Council head Moshe Davidovich, Metula Regional Council head David Azoulai, and Upper Galilee Regional Council head Giora Zelz said in a joint statement that they “are suspending communication with all government entities until a complete and comprehensive solution is reached for the residents and children of the northern border.”
They demanded “a solution that includes full security for the return of the displaced from their homes, ensuring the well-being of all residents and approval of an economic plan for the rehabilitation of the north.”
In addition, they slammed the preemptive strike against Hezbollah on Sunday morning
They added that the operation did not nothing to bring security for residents of northern Israel, dubbing it “the peak of the Israeli government’s detachment from hundreds of thousands of citizens in Israel.”
To the “prime minister, ministers, coalition members, government officials, and all government employees – we have not been concerned with you for ten and a half months, from now on you do not concern us,” the letter said. “Do not call, do not come, do not send messages, we have managed on our own until now, we will manage on our own from now on.”
Lobby 1701, representing thousands of residents of northern Israel, issued a message this morning in support of the council heads. “This morning we discovered the bare truth,” the movement said. “A preemptive attack and removing the threat against residents of the center – yes; continuing the preemptive attack and removing the threat against residents of the north north – no.”
The IDF spokesperson announced the preemptive attack against Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which foiled a planned coordinated assault against Israel. During the attack, thousands of rocket launchers aimed at the north and center were destroyed. In addition, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant signed an order declaring a special emergency status on the home front.
Yahya Sinwar reportedly hiding in plain sight ‘dressed as a woman’
The architect of the October 7 massacre likely is not hiding in tunnels for more than 24 to 36 hours at a time, a former Shin Bet official said
August 26, 2024 i24NEWS – Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has left tunnels under the Gaza Strip and is now “dressed as a woman,” according to a report Monday in the UK’s Daily Express.
Shalom Ben Hanan, a former Shin Bet security agency official involved in the hunt for Sinwar, said that he likely is not staying in tunnels for more than 24 to 36 hours at a time.
Citing an Israeli intelligence source, the paper said that the architect of the October 7 massacre is aware that Israeli technology can detect movement in tunnels. “He needs to be on the move to avoid that mistake becoming fatal for him,” the source said.
Sinwar has limited contact with the outside world, with messages sent to other Hamas leaders taking far longer than before, recent reports said.
The Israel Defense Forces came close to capturing him on several occasions. In one operation, the 98th Division came within minutes of encountering Sinwar.
His “coffee was still hot,” said Brigadier General Dan Goldfus after the division raided his underground lair in January.
“Everybody makes mistakes – just as [military commander Mohammad] Deif did,” said Ben Hanan. “Sinwar will be killed. If we do not finish him off and destroy the remnants of the Hamas armed terrorists, Sinwar will have his victory – which is dangerous for us and the world.”
All you need to know about this morning’s preemptive strike on Hezbollah Caroline Glick
August 25, 2024 JNS TV – Israel this morning foiled Hezbollah’s planned barrage of thousands of drones and missiles on the entirety of the country. Was this the response from Iran that everyone was expecting or is there more to come? Should Israel now make strategic adjustments? We’ll discuss all this and more on today’s episode of Caroline Glick’s In Focus! Also, America’s role in developments; a regional view of the situation; defensive alternatives; and the importance of the Philadelphi corridor.
Chapters
0:00 The attack this morning
3:00 Strategic assessment
12:40 Defensive alternatives
22:30 A regional view
28:00 American involvement
32:40 Negotiations and agreements
37:00 Importance of Philadelphi corridor
🟤 RESTRICTIONS DROPPED, BEACHES RE-OPEN – Sunday afternoon Israel News
August 25, 2024 @ 7:15 aam ET ISRAEL REALTIME – Connecting to Israel in Realtime
▪️HOME FRONT – MOST RESTRICTIONS REMOVED.. Home Front Command lifted the restrictions in most of the country, except the north and near-Gaza communities – which have returned to their previous restrictions.
.. Minster of Labor signs an order allowing work to continue at “factories providing essential services” overriding Home Front Command restrictions in that specific situation. Valid for 48 hours.
▪️KINNERET BEACHES.. to re-open at 17:00 today.▪️HAIFA BEACHES.. returning to normal activity, lifeguards headed to their stations.
▪️HIGH COURT – WHY NOT RED CROSS VISITS? The High Court issued a conditional order and requires the state to explain why the Red Cross will not visit the murdering raping baby killing Nuchba terrorists of Hamas. The Nat. Sec. Minister’s previous statement: “when the Red Cross checks our hostages, they will be permitted to check the Hamas prisoners.”
▪️AIR TRAVEL.. while Ben Gurion and Israel airspace have re-opened, many airlines canceled their flights – some until the end of the month. At least 15% of operating flights are affected.
▪️THEY BELIEVE THEIR OWN LIES.. the Houthis congratulated Hezbollah: “A big and brave attack against Israel”.
.. The IDF clarifies, following Hezbollah’s claims: “No military base in Israel was hit, and no target in the center of the country was hit by Hezbollah’s barrages.”
.. Hamas welcomed Hezbollah’s response: “A high-quality and large response against several vital and strategic targets deep in Israel, in response to the assassination of Fuad Shuker. This is a slap in the face to the Israeli government and a message that its crimes against the Palestinian and Lebanese people will not go unanswered.”
▪️TEN BIS (lunch delivery program for employees) REPORTS.. people ordered water, cottage cheese, and yogurt – up 143% today.
▪️GROCERIES.. All the grocery chains in Israel are reporting a lively movement of customers today. It is emphasized that there is NO SHORTAGE OF PRODUCTS and branches will continue to be open in most areas of the country. Preparation, not panic.
⭕ RUMORS HEZBOLLAH HIT AN IDF SHIP.. a number of channels are reporting that Hezbollah hit an IDF navy ship this morning. In pictures and video on some channels, a significant explosion is shown at sea somewhat near, but not that close, to a navy ship. Other channels show video of moderate damage to a ship engine room and what appears to be a part of a rocket body.
⭕ HEAVY BOMBING.. across southern Lebanese towns.
🔹BBC SAYS.. A BBC reporter in Beirut reports from Western security sources: Israel is expected to carry out wider preventive attacks throughout Lebanon.
🔹BBC ALSO SAYS.. BBC: Many Lebanese living in the Dahiya (Hezbollah) quarter of Beirut were instructed in the 48 hours before the planned Hezbollah attack to evacuate their homes to “safe areas” – until further notice.
🔸DEAL NEWS.. Egyptian source: Israel agreed in principle to withdraw from the Philadelphia border corridor and the Rafah crossing. ( Unlikely, the Prime Minister’s Office has denied this multiple times. )
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🚨 IDF FOILS HEZBOLLAH’S MASSIVE ROCKET ATTACK ON ISRAEL 🚨
Aug 25, 2024 @ 1:29 am ET ISRAEL REALTIME
Israeli media reports that Hezbollah planned to launch at least 6,000 rockets and UAVs in massive barrages towards central and northern Israel. According to the IDF, the Hezbollah terror group intended to launch projectiles at central Israel this morning. However, the military foiled the attack during preemptive airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
The majority of the Hezbollah rocket launchers struck by the Israeli Air Force this morning were aimed at northern Israel. In total, thousands of Hezbollah rocket launchers were struck simultaneously by around 100 IAF fighter jets in the preemptive attacks.
The IDF released footage of the airstrikes in southern Lebanon, showing more than 100 fighter jets targeting thousands of Hezbollah rocket launchers intended for an attack on Israel. According to the military, most of the launchers were aimed at northern Israel, with some targeting central Israel.
Israeli media, quoting security sources, reported that Hezbollah intended to strike both operational and symbolic military targets, as well as civilian infrastructure such as seaports, airports, airfields, and power plants at 5 AM. The IDF struck more than 200 targets during its preemptive operation. The subsequent Hezbollah rocket fire towards northern Israel was described as “erratic and amateurish.”
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Aug. 24, 2024 @ 11:29 pm ET: According to the New York Times – Israel’s preemptive attack was aimed at missile launchers in Lebanon that had been programmed to be fired at 5 a.m. in the direction of Tel Aviv, per a Western intelligence official. The official said that all the launchers that were targeted were destroyed and that Israel was anticipating a harsh response from Hezbollah.
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🚨 EMERGENCY SITUATION DECLARED IN ISRAEL 🚨
August 24, 2024 @ 11:23 pm ET ISRAEL REALTIME
‼️Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has declared an emergency situation in Israel for the next 48 hours. This “special situation on the home front” allows the IDF Home Front Command to enforce various restrictions.
‼️In response to the situation, Israel’s national emergency and ambulance service, MDA, has raised its alert level to “peak alertness” across the country.
‼️Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are currently stationed at the IDF’s underground command center, known as “the pit,” located at the military headquarters. According to a brief statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, they are “managing the incident” occurring in the northern part of the country.
🙏 The Israeli security cabinet is scheduled to meet at 7 a.m. Meanwhile, continuous red alerts have been sounding across northern Israel since 4:45 AM local time. We urge everyone to pray for the safety and security of Israeli residents and for the success of the IDF in defending the nation.
‼️ The Israel Airports Authority has announced that all departures from Ben Gurion Airport will be postponed for several hours, and incoming flights will be redirected to other airports in the region. This decision follows Israel’s preemptive strikes against Hezbollah, after detecting signs that the group was planning a significant attack on Israel.
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Israel Launches Preemptive Strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon – LIVE Breaking News Coverage
August 24, 2024 @ 10:30 pm ET LIVE – Agenda-Free TV – Israel has launched preemptive strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, after detecting preparations by Hezbollah to launch missiles and rockets at the state of Israel (according to the IDF). Get the latest on Israel’s preemptive attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon in our LIVE breaking news coverage.
Israel says it is attacking Hezbollah proactively in Lebanon to remove the threat of Hezbollah launching missiles and rockets at Israel, and there are reports of numerous Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon. In this interactive live stream, host Steve Lookner brings you the latest breaking news updates on Israel’s preemptive attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, and he’ll also read your comments and questions on the air!
IDF launches preventative attack against Hezbollah, sirens in northern Israel [VIDEOS]
Israeli Air Force fighter jets striking targets belonging to Hezbollah that posed an imminent threat to the citizens of the State of Israel. Sirens sounded in the north.
Aug 25, 2024, 4:58 AM (GMT+3) Israel National News – Israeli Air Force fighter jets are currently striking targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization that posed an imminent threat to the citizens of the State of Israel, IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari said early Sunday morning.
Following the strikes, and in accordance with the IDF Home Front Command’s situational assessment, life-saving guidelines for the public in certain areas of Israel will be published.
“A short while ago, the IDF identified the Hezbollah terrorist organization preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory,” said Hagari.
“In a self-defense act to remove these threats, the IDF is striking terror targets in Lebanon, from which Hezbollah was planning to launch their attacks on Israeli civilians. This follows more than 6,700 rockets, missiles, and explosive UAVs fired by Hezbollah at Israeli families, homes, and communities since October 8th.”
“Hezbollah will soon fire rockets, and possibly missiles and UAVs, towards Israeli territory. We will shortly update the Home Front Command Defensive guidelines for those in Israel,” continued the IDF Spokesperson.
“From right next to the homes of Lebanese civilians in the South of Lebanon, we can see that Hezbollah is preparing to launch an extensive attack on Israel, while endangering the Lebanese civilians. We warn the civilians located in the areas where Hezbollah is operating, to move out of harm’s way immediately for their own safety,” he stated.
“Hezbollah’s ongoing aggression risks dragging the people of Lebanon, the people of Israel- and the whole region- into a wider escalation. Israel will not tolerate Hezbollah’s attacks on our civilians,” Hagari made clear.
“We are operating in self defense from Hezbollah – and any other enemy that joins in their attacks against us- and we are ready to do everything we need to defend the people of Israel.”
The preventive action against Hezbollah was approved in discussions that took place overnight. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are in the Kirya base in Tel Aviv. The security cabinet will convene on Sunday morning at 7:00 a.m.
Sources in Lebanon reported that about 40 targets were attacked by the IDF.
In the meantime, sirens were sounded in a number of towns in the Upper Galilee. Several explosions were detected, there were no injuries.
Following the IDF’s announcement, residents of the conflict line and towns in the Golan were asked to stay close to shelters.
The Israel Airports Authority stated, “Due to the security situation, the departures this morning from Ben Gurion Airport will be delayed, and will not take off in the next few hours. Flights en route to Ben Gurion Airport will be directed to alternative airports in the region. It is recommended that the traveling public keep up to date with the various airlines on changes in schedules.”
The Magen David Adom spokesperson announced that “following the security situation and after an assessment of the situation tonight by MDA CEO Eli Bin, Magen David Adom has raised its alertness level and is on peak preparedness all around the country.”
[Ed.: I absolutely love that world in the title: “PREEMPTIVE”!!]
Suspect arrested for terror attack outside French synagogue causing car explosion, one injured By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, EYAL GREEN,
A French police officer was injured on Saturday when a blazing car exploded in the car park of a synagogue in the coastal town of La Grande-Motte.
AUGUST 24, 2024 REUTERS – French police have arrested a 33-year-old Algerian man, suspected of trying to set fire to the Beth Yaacov synagogue in La Grande-Motte, Southern France, on Saturday, Frances’ Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
Roughly 200 policemen had been hunting for a suspect and the anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office was put in charge of the investigation, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said.
The anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said early on Sunday that a suspect had been arrested in Nîmes on Saturday evening.”Before the police could intervene, (the suspect) opened fire on the (police), who returned fire. The man was wounded in the face,” the office said in a statement, adding that two other people were taken into custody.
“This is an antisemitic attack. Once more, our Jewish compatriots are targeted,” Attal posted on X, adding: “We won’t give up. In the face of anti-Semitism, in the face of violence, we will never allow ourselves to be intimidated.”
The car explosion caused a second car to catch fire and the flames spread to the synagogue’s front doors. Firefighters are currently tackling four flames, according to France3.
“An attempted arson attack, clearly criminal, hit the synagogue of La Grande Motte this morning. I want to assure our Jewish fellow citizens and the municipality of my full support and say that at the request of the President of the Republic @EmmanuelMacron, all means are being mobilized to find the perpetrator,” he wrote on the social media platform.
🟠 SOLDIERS HAVE FALLEN – AFTER SHABBAT NEWS
August 24, 2024 ISRAEL REALTIME – Connecting to Israel in Realtime
✡️ Shavua Tov, may we have a good and blessed week, safety and peace, success for our soldiers, and the safe and healthy return of our hostages. And a really bad week for our enemies.
▪️4 HERO SOLDIERS HAVE FALLEN.. in battle in Gaza:
Evyatar Atuar, 24, from Rosh HaAyin.
Daniel Pacheniuk, 26, from Bat Yam
Nitai Mitodi, 23, from Ashkelon
Yang Yitchok Oren, 35, from Ein Gedi
May their families be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem, and may G-d avenge their blood!
SHABBAT NEWS SUMMARY
🔷 LEBANON – IDF performed multiple targeted eliminations of several Hezbollah commanders in Lebanon and Syria, attacked Iranian backed militias in Syria on Shabbat day, and bombed Lebanon extensively.
Over 100 ROCKETS fired by HEZBOLLAH at northern Israel towns. This seems to be the new Hezbollah pattern, less targets but MORE rockets – a barrage every time (mean 10-40 rockets per launch). Several hits and homes burned in Kiryat Shmona.
🔶 DEAL SUMMARY -> Hamas is not negotiating but IS sending a team to the negotiations. (No, I can’t figure that out either.) They insist on no changes from the past US submitted terms of May or July, that they didn’t agree to and neither did Israel. Israel has supposedly offered to reduce presence on the Egypt border and on the Gaza splitting corridor (Philadelphi and Netzar), but the PMO has denied.
Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardaoui: “The arrival of the Hamas delegation in Cairo does not mean that we have entered into a round of talks. The delegation will receive updates from the Egyptians.” (Meaning the Egyptian “mediators” are now negotiating FOR Hamas, not as a coordinating proxy but as the negotiators.)
And Israeli hostage families continue to blame the Prime Minister for not accepting survival threatening terms. (In other words, a normal week.)
🔷 GAZA -> IDF continues heavy battles and destruction of sites used for military attacks, and those too close to the border or split corridor. Every time Hamas fires a rocket, the IDF is now evacuating the area of civilians and then clearing it and destroying the launch site, which Hamas claims has reduced humanitarian areas from 230 square kilometers to 35.
Another kilometer long tunnel blow up in Rafah.
🔷 JUDEA-SAMARIA -> again accusations of local Israeli civilians rioting, this time said to be stone throwing – which usually comes about when the Arabs have been stone throwing at the road and the local Jews get sick of it when there is insufficient official response. The IDF says they ran them off quickly.
Defense Minister Galant issued administrative arrest warrants against 4 Israelis living in Judea-Samaria. That’s detention without trial, without presenting evidence, without judicial review – due to risk of terrorism.
🔷 FRANCE -> Synagogue attacked, bomb at the Beth Yaacov synagogue in La Grande Motte. Police guarding the synagogue injured, fire started, 2 cars burned – one likely being the source of the explosion. The potential suspect seen in CCTV footage was brandishing a Palestinian flag and armed.
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