Israel News for 10-21-2024
News Update
While Jewish tradition is not enthusiastic about celebrating the downfall of our enemies, in the case of the elimination of Sinwar, an old joke comes to mind. The Nazi leaders wanted some supernatural information on when Hitler would die, so they brought in an old Jew and asked him. The Jew said, “Hitler will die on a Jewish holiday.” They asked him which holiday. He responded, “Any day Hitler dies will be a Jewish holiday.” The IDF made it easy on us by ridding the world of Sinwar on the holiday of Sukkot, giving us 2 things to celebrate.
Government ministers are reportedly pressuring the government to take action against Iran. Meanwhile, the U.S. is investigating the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents describing Israel’s preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran. The documents didn’t really have anything new, other than the Israeli air force was preparing for a long range strike. but the leak is still an embarrassment for the Pentagon. Regarding the drone attack against his personal residence in Caesarea, Prime Minister Netanyahu said, “Iran’s proxies who tried to assassinate me made a grave mistake.”
The IDF struck buildings belonging to the Al-Qard al-Hassan association, which finances Hezbollah terror. The financial institution has more than 30 branches across Lebanon including 15 in densely populated parts of central Beirut and its suburbs. The IDF said, “A significant portion of Hezbollah’s activities, funded by Iranian state budgets, is conducted through these funds, intended for terrorist activities, including armament, weapons storage facilities, launch sites, member salaries, and other operations. We urge those inside Hezbollah-used structures to evacuate at least 500 meters away in the coming hours.” For more, click here.
Colonel Ehsan Daqsa, 41, from the Druze city of Daliyat al-Karmel, commander of the 401st Brigade within the 162nd Division, was killed by an IED in Jabaliya, Gaza, yesterday. For more, click here.
Seven Israelis, who immigrated from Azerbaijan, have been indicted for spying for Iran for the last 2 years. All of them are residents of Haifa and northern Israel. The Shin Bet said, “For over two years, the suspects carried out different security missions for Iranian intelligence under instructions from two intelligence operatives with full knowledge that they were delivering information that was endangering national security and in some cases, could assist the enemy in its missile attack.” For more, click here.
The British Airways airline will cancel all flights going to Israel until the end of March 2025.
