Israel News for 7-24-2024
News Update
Overnight, IDF forces entered Qalandia, north of Jerusalem, and demolished the home of terrorist Muhammad Manazara, a PA police officer who carried out the shooting attack in a gas station in Eli at the end of February this year in which 2 Israelis were killed. Palestinians attacked the IDF forces, and one Palestinian was killed.
Prime Minister Netanyahu is set to meet with President Biden in Washington on Thursday and with former President Trump in Florida on Friday. Vice President Kamala Harris will also meet with Netanyahu, and plans to urge him to end the war in Gaza. She will also reportedly reaffirm Israel’s right to self-defense, emphasize the return of all hostages and the providing of more humanitarian aid to Gaza. Harris will not attend Netanyahu’s speech to Congress because of a previously scheduled event in Indianapolis. Many Democrat members of Congress plan to boycott the speech.
Former hostage Noa Argamani and her father are joining Netanyahu on his trip to Washington to advocate for the release of all of the hostages. Some media figures and other influential personalities criticized Argamani for going with Netanyahu and being props in a political show. Netanyahu, along with politicians across the political spectrum denouncing the attacks as morally degrading and insensitive and expressed support for Argamani.
Egypt is showing increased flexibility towards allowing Israeli Forces to remain in the Philadelphi Corridor along the Egypt-Gaza border to block Hamas’s weapons smuggling. Discussions with Egypt include installing an underground wall and surveillance systems.
For the first time, a male victim has come forward to publicly testify that he was raped by Hamas terrorist during the massacre at the Nova music festival on October 7. For more, click here.
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