Israel News for 1-29-2024
News Update
Iranian media and Syrian opposition sources reported Israeli strikes against the headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in the region in the Saida Zeinab region, just south of Damascus, earlier today. Multiple casualties were reported.
On Sunday, a terrorist ran over, and seriously injured, a 20 year old soldier outside of the IDF Naval base in Haifa. The terrorist then crashed his car into the base walls and ran out toward the gate carrying an ax. He was shot and killed by troops.
The New York Times yesterday revealed a dossier provided to the United States government that details Israel’s claims against 12 employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) who played a role in the Hamas attacks against Israel on Oct. 7 or in their aftermath. The U.N. said on Friday that it had fired 9 employees after being briefed on the allegations. Two of the 12 accused are dead. UNRWA employs 13,000 people, mostly Palestinians. According to the dossier, 10 of the employees were members of Hamas and 1 of the Islamic Jihad. Seven of the employees were UNRWA teachers.
The most detailed accusations in the dossier concerned a school counselor from Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, who is accused of working with his son to abduct a woman from Israel. A social worker from Nuseirat, in central Gaza, is accused of helping to bring the body of a dead Israeli soldier to Gaza, as well as distributing ammunition and coordinating vehicles on the day of the attack. The US, UK, Canada, Finland, Iceland, Australia and Romania all suspended their funding of UNRWA as a result of the dossier. For more, click here.
The NYTimes also reported yesterday how Hamas has used stolen Israeli weapons and unexploded Israeli missiles to build their arsenal. for more, click here.
Hamas said today that releasing hostages it is holding would require a guaranteed end to the Israeli offensive in Gaza and withdrawal of all IDF forces. Negotiations, led by the US and Qatar, are being held in Paris. US officials have expressed optimism that a potential deal is close. For more, click here.
For a complete list of the soldiers killed in the ground offensive, click here.
