Israel News for 11-20-2024
News Update
Syrian state media reported that strategic residential buildings and the industrial zone in central Syrian city of Palmyra were struck today, reportedly by Israel. Casualties were reported.
Sergeant First Class (res.) Omer Moshe Gaeldor, 30, Golani Brigade’s 5111th Reconnaissance Battalion, from Jerusalem, was killed Tuesday morning by a Hezbollah explosive drone in southern Lebanon.
Sergeant First Class (res.) Roi Sasson, 21, Nachshon Battalion of the Kfir Brigade, from Mevaseret Tzion, was killed Tuesday in an ambush in Jabaliya, Gaza.
The IDF is establishing new outposts near border communities along the Lebanese border and preparing to station combat units within those communities. IDF forces continue daily operations across the border to “clean” areas within a buffer zone to assure that the area can be clearly monitored and patrolled. A senior military source noted that, under current conditions, residents can begin renovating damaged homes and preparing them for their return. For more, click here.
The government is reportedly in the process of the establishment of a military administration to rule the Gaza Strip after the war has ended. The administration would provide humanitarian aid, security and basic services. On a recent visit to Gaza, PM Netanyahu said, “Hamas will no longer rule Gaza. We are now targeting their governing capabilities, and our mission is far from over.” For more, click here.
In a Fox News interview US Ambassador to Israel-designate Mike Huckabee said, “But what we’ve had is a schizophrenic policy toward Israel. We’ve put far more pressure with Joe Biden on Israel than we have on Hamas, Hezbollah, and most importantly, the people who write those checks: the Iranians. Why haven’t we put pressure on them?” He also criticized the Biden administration for not putting more pressure to get the hostages released and for promoting a ceasefire, giving Hamas room to breathe.
Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi and MK Tally Gotliv (both Likud) plan to raise a bill at Sunday’s meeting of the ministerial legislation committee to privatize the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation, which broadcasts as Kan. The aim of the bill is to privatize Kan by ending its public funding and transferring responsibility for operating its television and radio broadcasts to private owners within two years of the law being passed. For more, click here.
