Israel News for 12-3-2024
News Update
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted widespread strikes on Hezbollah terrorists, dozens of rocket launchers and other terrorist infrastructure across Lebanon on Monday night. Among the targets was a launcher in the Berghoz area of southern Lebanon, which was hit shortly after Hezbollah fired two projectiles toward Mount Dov. Strikes reportedly targeted crossings along the Lebanon-Syria border. Israel said that Hezbollah’s firing toward Mt. Dov constituted a breach of the ceasefire agreement and called on Lebanese authorities to prevent further breeches. It also reiterated that it is committed to the terms of the ceasefire and that it will continue to defend the citizens of Israel.
In an interview, Col. Liron Batito, commander of the Givati Brigade, said regarding the ongoing IDF operation in Jabaliya, Gaza: “Now the terrorists are waging urban guerrilla warfare against us, mostly in small groups of two or three but when we entered here, there were thousands. We’ve eliminated 1,000 and captured another 1,000, but a few hundred remain. Most are fanatics, Islamist jihadists. Some actively participated in the October 7 massacre and atrocities. They won’t surrender because they fear what we’ll do to them if they’re captured.” For more, click here.
A proposed governance structure for Gaza, emerging from discussions between Hamas and Fatah in Cairo, aims to form a “Community Support Committee” under U.S. supervision to manage various sectors including health, education, and economy in both Gaza and Palestinian Authority territories. Its establishment hinges on Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s approval, who conditions it on Hamas acknowledging the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole representative of the Palestinian people. For more, click here.
President-elect Trump yesterday wrote in a social media post: “Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity. Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!”
