IW.779.VIKING BOER-ISRAEL WATCH – Israel’s Fight on Multiple Fronts

Israel Recovers the Bodies of More Hostages | Faith Nation – May 17, 2024

May 18, 2024
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Israel-Hamas war: Senior terrorist killed by IDF in Rafah airstrike | LiveNOW from FOX

May 18, 2024
The Israeli Air Force struck more than 70 targets across the Gaza Strip over a 24-hour period, killing a “senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative,” according to the Israel Defense Forces.

The IDF revealed the senior operative was killed during an airstrike in Rafah and was the head of logistics for the terror group in Gaza’s southern-most city.

Israel also appears to be changing course, at least slightly, when it comes to its full-scale operation in Rafah. An Israeli representative told the International Court of Justice on Friday that Israel has not started the full-scale operation because it’s working to ensure civilians are kept safe.

The war began on Oct. 7 when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people and taking more than 200 people hostage. As of Saturday, more than 100 hostages remain captive in Gaza.
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Israel’s Fight on Multiple Fronts | Jerusalem Dateline – May 17, 2024

May 18, 2024 #christiannews #cbnnews #christianity
From war in Gaza to legal battles at The Hague to intensifying Hezbollah conflict, Israel fights on multiple fronts. Former hostages’ testimonies for future generations. Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast: Praying for Jerusalem and Israel, like never before.
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Netanyahu Faces Rebellion from His Defence Minister Gallant

May 16, 2024 #palkisharma #vantageonfirstpost #firstpost
Netanyahu Faces Rebellion from His Defence Minister Gallant | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Rifts in Israel’s war cabinet were exposed after defence minister Yoav Gallant criticised prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for refusing to discuss a post-war plan for Gaza. Gallant said his attempts to discuss such a plan were repeatedly rejected by Netanyahu. The prime minister hit back at his defence minister, saying post-war plans cannot be made unless Hamas was defeated. Meanwhile, Arab countries gathered in Bahrain for a summit and called for an international conference to implement a two-state solution. What explains Gallant’s sudden revolt against Netanyahu? Will the Arab push for a peace conference result in concrete gains? Palki Sharma tells you.
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Israel Vs Gaza | Rift In Israel War Cabinet As Defence Chief Opposes ‘Military Rule’ In Gaza | G18V

Premiered May 16, 2024 #israelnews #englishnews #gaza
Divisions within Israel’s war cabinet over the lack of post-war plans for the Gaza Strip have erupted in a rare public row, with Defence Minister Yoav Gallant saying the country should not be involved in ruling the besieged and bombarded territory once the fighting ends.
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Israel-Hamas war: Israel military official criticizes Netanyahu | LiveNOW from FOX

May 17, 2024
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant publicly challenged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israel’s post-war plans for the Gaza Strip.

“We must dismantle Hamas’ governing capabilities in Gaza. The key to this goal is military action, and the establishment of a governing alternative in Gaza,” Gallant said.

Meanwhile, Israel for the first time has released its estimated civilian death toll in Gaza, saying that 16,000 have been killed in the war that began on Oct. 7. A U.S.-built pier is in place to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea, but no one will know if the new route will work until a steady stream of deliveries begins reaching starving Palestinians.

LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall spoke about the criticism and other headlines from the war with UCI professor Alon Burstein.
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Israel-Hamas war: 700 terror tunnel shafts in Rafah, 50 to Egypt, Israel says | LiveNOW from FOX

May 18, 2024
Nearly 700 tunnel shafts have been identified in Rafah with 50 tunnels leading directly from Gaza’s southernmost city into Egypt, Israeli attorney Gilad Noam told the International Court of Justice on Friday.

Noam was representing Israel during the two-day emergency hearing after South Africa had called for the ICJ to order a stop to Israel’s full-scale operation into Rafah.

During the hearing, Noam explained that Hamas was using the tunnels to supply itself with weapons and ammunition, but that the tunnels could even be used to smuggle hostages out of Gaza.

More than 100 of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas and other terror groups from Israel on Oct. 7 are believed to still be in Gaza, more than seven months later.

Israel has said it will move forward with its full-scale operation into Rafah, in part, to rescue those remaining hostages.

Dr. Asaf Romirowsky, the Executive Director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East joined LiveNOW from FOX’s Josh Breslow to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East, including the newest information on the fight between Hezbollah and Israel.
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