The 163rd Day of Israel’s War Against Hamas
Mossad Chief David Barnea is expected to arrive in Doha on Monday for hostage talks as Hamas has put a new proposal on the table, which appeared to revive the stalled negotiations. Barnea will meet with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed al-Thani and Egyptian officials in an attempt to bridge the gaps between the positions of Israel and Hamas, a source told Reuters. The Security Cabinet was expected to meet today to determine Israel’s redlines.
"We will operate in Rafah. It will take a few weeks, but it will happen," Prime Minister Netanyahu said at the start of the government meeting on Sunday. Some in the international community are trying to stop the war before all goals are achieved. They do this by making false accusations against the IDF, against the Israeli government, and against the Prime Minister of Israel," Netanyahu added. "They do this by trying to bring about elections now, in the midst of the war. And they do this because they know elections now will stop the war and paralyze the country for at least six months."
In the north, IDF fighter jets struck a Hezbollah military compound Sunday night in the area of al-Khyam in response to missiles fired toward Acre overnight, the IDF reported on Sunday. The attack was initially reported by the Hezbollah-affiliated al-Mayadeen agency on Sunday morning. In addition, IDF fighter jets struck a Hezbollah observation post in the area of Kafr Kila on Saturday night. IDF artillery also struck a site to remove a threat in the area of Maisat.
Yemen’s Houthi terrorist group obtained a new hypersonic missile and upgraded its current arsenal with warheads, Russian state media RIA reported on Thursday. Citing an unnamed Houthi official, the terrorist group told RIA that they had tested a hypersonic missile “with high lethality” and are planning to add it to their arsenal. “The group’s missile forces have successfully tested a missile capable of reaching speeds of up to Mach 8,” the official said, adding that the weapon runs on solid fuel; Yemen intends to begin manufacturing it for use during attacks in Krasnoye, Arabian Seas and the Gulf of Aden, as well as against targets in Israel.”
The first Friday of Ramadan saw over 80,000 Muslims come to pray at the Al Aksa Mosque in Jerusalem. Thankfully, the day passed quietly without incident.
The IDF on Friday denied claims by Hamas that troops had opened fire on crowds of civilians waiting for aid at Kuwait Square in Gaza City, saying Israeli soldiers did not shoot at any stage during the incident and Palestinian gunmen caused the casualties. According to the IDF's probe, a convoy of 31 trucks containing food and other humanitarian aid made its way to northern Gaza on Thursday night. An hour before the convoy arrived at an IDF-established corridor, armed Palestinians opened fire while civilians were waiting for the aid trucks. "As aid trucks were entering [the corridor], the Palestinian gunmen continued to shoot as the crowd of Gazans began looting the trucks," the IDF said, adding that it also identified several civilians who had been run over by the trucks. "A review of our operational systems and IDF troops found no tank shelling, airstrike or gunfire was carried out toward the Gazan crowd in the area of the aid convoy."
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What Was the CIA Doing at the January 6 Riot?
By VICTORIA TAFT
It was like old home week for the alphabet agencies at their reunion at the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. In addition to all kinds of feds, assets, narcs, PCs, informants, and other characters from the Department of Defense, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, ATF, and the Department of Justice, you can add CIA to the party. What were they doing there? What a fantastic question.
Judicial Watch sued in federal court to uncover January 6 documents relating to "records and communications regarding shots being fired inside the U.S. Capitol, as well as requests for Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Response Team assistance on January 6, 2021."
Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch wondered what the agency, which is not allowed to operate domestically, was doing there.
Why didn't the Pelosi January 6 commission, as corrupt as it was, not disclose the CIA involvement? What were they used for? Were they investigating foreign intelligence operations? Were they investigating American citizens? What else have they done related to January 6?
Judicial Watch received ATF documents showing that the CIA had multiple operators there that day.
Were they answering the Mutual Aid request in D.C. or something else?
A CIA bomb team was deployed where "pipe bombs" were found outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters where Kamala Harris had meetings on January 6 and at a club near the Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill. Multiple dog sniffing teams were put on standby according to the messages.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) records include a series of text messages under the heading “January 7 Intel Chain” in which two separate references to participation by the CIA are made. One states that “two CIA bomb techs” are assisting with “a pipe bomb scene on New Jersey and D ST SE.” Another references “several CIA dog teams on standby.”
Americans know that when it comes to the January 6 Capitol breach, all is not what it seems.
A skeptical Julie Kelly, who has written widely on the January 6 breach and the legal aftermath wondered what all those operators were really doing there. Were they starting something or stopping something?
The former Defense Intelligence Agency head, retired General Michael Flynn, said the House should immediately move to halt funding for both the CIA and FBI and start subpoenaing the January 6 Commission members to find out what they know about the CIA activities leading up to an on January 6.
We recognize that crowd control is a specialized kind of policing, but you'd think that with all the federal officers there that day that they'd try to stop the riot.
Many federal agencies knew in advance there would be trouble at the Capitol and had their assets and officers there, so why didn't Nancy Pelosi and the Mayor of D.C. say yes to the increased numbers of National Guard members President Trump offered to send?
Here they are. Too late.
The House is investigating why the January 6 Committee destroyed evidence and presented only information that condemned, not exculpated Donald Trump. Maybe they'll have some answers on why there was a feds family reunion planned for January 6, 2021 and that the only ones not sent an invitation were the National Guard.
And when they get a chance, I have a couple special request questions for House members to ask the J 6 Committee:
Where was Antifa that day or are you expecting us to believe this was the only riot in years they missed?
Is this the same CIA that started the Russia Collusion frame up against Trump to help Hillary in the 2016 election?
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UPDATE: White House says it’s up to Israelis to determine elections
Dear Dick,
Israel is facing attacks from seven fronts at once. Over the weekend, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi reasserted that "We are in a multi-front war" and that the military is on high alert as Hamas and the terror group’s backers in Iran threaten to exploit Ramadan to ignite violence and attacks on Israel.
In Gaza, the IDF continues to operate against Hamas cells throughout the central and northern parts of the Strip. Today the IDF announced that the Nahal Infantry Brigade has killed more than 250 Hamas terrorists in central Gaza over the last two weeks alone, in gun battles and targeted airstrikes.
Israeli troops continue to uncover and destroy Hamas infrastructure, including rocket caches, launchers, and weapons depots.
IDF destroys longest Hamas tunnel in northern Gaza
Today the IDF released new footage inside Hamas’ longest tunnel built beneath northern Gaza – connecting various Hamas battalions from the northern to the southern parts of the Strip.
Israeli combat engineers destroyed over 1.5 miles of the tunnel network to eliminate the threat.
The video below shows the detonation and footage taken inside the passageway before it was destroyed.
Hamas spent 16 years and hundreds of millions of dollars siphoning money and resources meant for the people of Gaza to build its underground terror fortress.
White House: Israelis themselves must determine elections
In an interview this morning, White House spokesperson John Kirby underscored President Biden’s position that Israelis must decide for themselves when elections are held and the process of choosing their leadership.
"The President believes it’s up to the Israeli people and the Israeli government to determine if and when there’s going to be new elections," Kirby said when prompted about Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s speech last week.
America must continue to stand with our ally Israel and ensure it has the time and resources it needs to win this war.
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First NGO maritime aid shipment unloaded in Gaza
In coordination with the IDF, a shipment of 200 tons of food was delivered to Gaza on Saturday and is being readied for distribution by the NGO World Central Kitchen. The aid was delivered via a new aid route from Cyprus, and underwent an IDF security screening before being offloaded onto 12 trucks and delivered by the charity group operating on the ground.
A second maritime aid shipment is expected to leave Cyprus for Gaza carrying 240 tons of food.
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AIPAC Southeast Regional Director
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Biden, Schumer, Israel and American interests
By Steven Rosenberg
Placating the anti-Semitic left will only further erode America’s standing on the world stage.
To placate the anti-Semitic faction of the Democratic Party’s left-wing, President Joe Biden has been engineering a divide between the United States and Israel as the Jewish state struggles for survival against Hamas. Biden’s recent establishment of a “red line” against potential Israeli military action in Rafah underscores the widening chasm. We saw this coming. Biden’s faux early support for Israel was bound to lead to this point. After all, it was his capitulation to Iran that got us here in the first place.
While Biden courts the Arab and Muslim vote in places like Dearborn, Michigan, he risks isolating the Jewish community and other Americans who are steadfast in their support for Israel’s right to self-defense. The Biden administration must be mindful of the potential fallout from this, particularly in critical swing states like Pennsylvania, which have substantial Jewish populations.
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While nobody can argue that the Muslim population isn’t important, it’s clear that the progressive left wants to tear our country apart. But it is only a small if loud minority. Too many people are afraid to stand up and say what they think about the left because they know they will be shouted down.
In the wake of Biden’s wavering support for Israel, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has now blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the lack of progress towards a Palestinian state. Schumer appears to be prioritizing personal political gain over the greater interests of the country and his party.
Schumer’s call for new elections in Israel, coupled with his criticism of Netanyahu’s leadership, disregards the fact that Netanyahu was democratically elected. Any meddling in another nation’s democratic process is unacceptable. Just as the United States vehemently opposes foreign interference in its elections, Israelis do as well.
Contrary to Schumer’s assertions, Netanyahu enjoys widespread support in Israel for his unwavering stance against Hamas. Israelis believe that military decisions are Israel’s alone to make. The U.S. and certainly Chuck Schumer do not have the right to tell Israel how to defend itself. Moreover, why is Schumer not telling Hamas to surrender and return the hostages? I imagine this would end the Israeli offensive much quicker than the silly and nonsensical recommendations coming out of Schumer’s mouth.
Schumer’s criticism also conveniently overlooks Netanyahu’s peace efforts, including his pivotal role in brokering the historic Abraham Accords and his strides towards normalization with countries like Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. It appears that Schumer’s comments are politically motivated and out of touch with the complex realities of the Middle East.
By focusing on regime change in Israel, Schumer neglects more pressing issues, such as the Iranian threat. I have yet to hear Schumer call for regime change in Iran or any other nefarious country that promotes terror.
Schumer’s betrayal of Israel is emblematic of a broader pattern of American retreat and duplicity under the Biden administration. If this trend persists, it could lead to the erosion of American influence in the Middle East, with countries like the Gulf Arab states and Egypt seeking closer ties with Iran, Russia and China. Moreover, the rest of the world continues to watch as the once proud and strong United States appears increasingly weak on the global stage.
American Jews and supporters of Israel have a pivotal opportunity in the upcoming elections to send a resounding message to Biden and Schumer. It is imperative for us to prioritize the interests of America and its allies over self-serving political ambitions.
The opinions and facts presented in this article are those of the author, and neither JNS nor its partners assume any responsibility for them.
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