Israel News for 12-24-2024
News Update
Three soldiers from the Kfir Brigade’s 92nd Battalion (Samson) were killed by an improvised explosive device in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza. Capt. Ilay Gavriel Atedgi, 22, from Kiryat Motzkin; Staff Sgt. Netanel Pessach, 21, from Elazar; and Sgt. First Class (res.) Hillel Diener, 21, from Talmon.
According to IDF data, the number of terror attacks in Judea and Samaria dropped in 2024 to 254 from 847 in 2023 and 342 in 2022. Rock throwing and other violent incidents also dropped significantly. For more, click here.
The Palestinian Authority has banned Al Jazeera from operating in areas under its control, citing the channel’s coverage of the Palestinian Authority’s operations in the Jenin refugee camp as incitement against Palestinian security forces. The PA sent a message to Al Jazeera saying, “To all Al Jazeera employees working in Palestinian territories, we hope you reflect on your actions and resign from this biased channel that has destroyed and continues to destroy the Arab world,” Fatah wrote to the channel’s staff. Al Jazeera floods the media with lies, especially in Palestine, siding with a group of hostile mercenaries in the Jenin camp and trying to present them as heroes resisting the occupation.”
Hezbollah is reportedly now focusing on “internal reorganization” and rebuilding its political and organizational structure after losing dozens of prominent military, political and administrative figures during the war. It is also investigating the pager explosions and deciding where to bury Nasrallah.
Hanukkah begins tomorrow night. For 8 days and nights we kindle lights and celebrate the miracles of the oil, the military victory of the Maccabees over the Hellenist Syrian empire and the victory of Judaism over Hellenism. After the tragedy and horrors of October 7, the nation of Israel seemed to be in existential danger, facing off against a powerful axis of evil led by Iran, tens of thousands of Hamas terrorists to the south and over 150k Hezbollah missiles and tens of thousands of experienced terrorist soldiers capable of destroying large parts of the country to the north. Today, thanks to the sacrifice of hundreds of soldiers who paid the ultimate price and hundreds of thousands others who fought, and continue to fight, Hamas stands in ruins, Hezbollah has been severely degraded and push back from our borders, Syria’s military capabilities has been destroyed and Syria is no longer a base for Iranian soldiers and weaponry, and Iran has been crippled and its axis rendered impotent. Our hostages remain in captivity, but we hope that current negotiations will succeed in releasing them very soon.
On this Hanukkah, as we look at where we stand today as opposed to where we were 14 months ago, we can be thankful for the miracles that have brought us to this day, pay tribute to the many who gave their lives to ensure our safety, and pray for the immediate release of all of our hostages, for comfort to the widows and orphans of our brave soldiers, and for true and lasting peace.
May we all merit to see miracles in our own lives, for the nation of Israel and for the entire world. Happy Hanukkah!
Special wishes of happiness and peace to our Christian readers. May you continue to be blessed for your support of Israel. Merry Christmas!
