There ARE reports that Israel HAS a problem with the militant part of Hamas , NOT the political part….
The air strikes over the last 24 hours could be looked at as an effort to take out the militant leaders in order to change the negociating/cease fire situation….
Israeli national security staff have been making weekly visits to Washington, to stay in touch with the Biden Admin…..
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Israel struck a Syrian military command center and infrastructure sites overnight after two drones approached southern Israel from the country’s territory, the Israeli military said on Sunday. The drones were intercepted as they approached an area north of Eilat, Israel’s Red Sea resort town, the military said, adding that it held the Syrian regime accountable “for all terror activities” emanating from its territory. There was no immediate comment from the Syrian authorities.
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Israel’s national security adviser, Tzachi Hanegbi, will be in Washington this week for meetings at the White House, according to a statement from the Israeli prime minister’s office. It said he will be joined by “senior officials from the two countries’ security and diplomatic establishments.” The meeting follows a call on Saturday between Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant. The Pentagon said that the two men discussed Israel’s operations in Gaza and that Mr. Austin “emphasized the importance of taking all necessary steps to minimize civilian harm.”
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Relatives of hostages held in Gaza completed a four-day march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Saturday. The marchers aimed to heighten pressure on the Israeli government to agree to a deal with Hamas that would stop the fighting in Gaza and release their relatives….
Jul 14, 2024 – ISW Press
The IDF confirmed that it killed the commander of Hamas’ Khan Younis Brigade in an airstrike targeting senior Hamas officials in the southern Gaza Strip. The IDF said that it is still assessing whether the airstrike killed Hamas’ top military commander, Mohammad Deif.