Israel At War Thursday Nov 16

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- The body of IDF soldier Corporal Noa Marciano, who was abducted by the Hamas, was extracted by IDF troops from a structure adjacent to the Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip and was transferred to Israeli territory.

- The IDF’s solution to Hamas’s extensive tunnel network is to develop enough intelligence to target the generators and ventilator systems, choking out the tunnels...As part of this strategy, Israel halted fuel shipments into Gaza. The IDF knows Hamas appropriates fuel for generators to operate the tunnel network." (Foreignpolicy.com)

- Legendary Jewish reggae rapper @matisyahu

has revealed that he was so struck by the October 7th massacre of Jews and the reverberation around Israel and the Jewish world, that he is inspired to return to his roots, grow back his peyos and put his kippah back on.

- The US and its European allies are pushing a plan to deploy an international peacekeeping force in the Gaza Strip after the war, according to people familiar with the matter, raising pressure on Israel to bring its military operation to an end as civilian casualties mount. (Bloomberg)

- IDF says it struck Hamas underground sites where senior commanders were hiding 

- Protesters demanding a cease-fire in Gaza shut down bridges in Boston and San Francisco

- Israeli media channels not reporting about bodies found at Shifa 

- Reporter Jerusalem Bureau Chief, Jewish News Syndicate Alex Traiman:  developing story: I just received the following email from ZAKA, the org that identifies bodies. They suggest the body of hostage Yehudit Weiss was found in Al Shifa hospital with 200 other bodies, possibly including other hostages. This has yet to be confirmed elsewhere. "Apparently the IDF raided the hospital’s morgue. And brought the bodies back into Israel for forensics. Alex Traiman.

- Netanyah "We had strong indications that they were held in the Shifa Hospital, which is one of the reasons we entered the hospital," Netanyahu told CBS News anchor Norah O'Donnell this evening (Thursday)Alex Traiman

- The Israeli military have signaled an expansion into southern Gaza after dropping leaflets urging for an evacuation in parts of the enclave which were once considered 'safe zones.' 

- Matzav.com reports zaka finds 200 bodies in basement of Shifa hispital after operating at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza for a second day, a team of Zaka volunteers has discovered approximately 200 bodies in the hospital’s basement, Matzav.com has learned. More

- Chabad soldiers printed a copy of sefer Tanya in the gaza strip.

- In the Shifa Hospital complex, IDF troops found a hidden booby-trapped vehicle containing a large number of weapons, including:

- A Significant Stockpile of Weapons and Munitions were Discovered in Tunnels beneath the Al-Shifa Medical Complex today, following a Large-Scale Excavation in the Courtyard of the Hospital which began last night; these Excavations will continue within the Complex as additional Tunnels and Underground-Bases used by Hamas are Found.

- The IDF announced tonight that it had found the body of Yehudit Weiss hy"d an Israeli civilian thought to have been taken hostage by Hamas on October 7. She was 65 from Be’eri was found in a building near the Al-Shifa hospital. in the same building IDF forces found assault rifles, and RPG’s. Her husband was shot on Oct 7.

- Israeli Air Force chief: We are ready to take action across the Middle East if needed; strike plans include Yemen.

-California:  The Ventura County Sheriff's Office has arrested Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji in connection with the death of Paul Kessler, the Jewish man who died after reportedly being struck by Alnaji during dueling pro-Israel/pro-Palestine protests on 11/5. Alnaji is now facing charges of involuntary manslaughter. Bail is set at $1 million.

- The IDF says it has “clear information” indicating a connection between Hamas activity in Shifa Hospital and the hostages, as well as “new findings” indicating a Hamas tunnel network under the complex. It says it is investigating laptops and other technological devices that were found in the medical center.

- Donald Trump to pro-Palestinians: “If you sympathize with jihadists then we don’t want you in our country. I will cancel student visas for Hamas sympathizers on college campuses. Come 2025 we will find you and we will deport you.”

- A injured this morning in Tunnel attack near Yerushalayim  has died. He is named as Cpl. Avraham Fetena, 20, a Military Police soldier, from Haifa.

- Currently trending on all social media platforms America tiktokers" are coming out in droves urging everyone to read Osama Bin Ladin's "letter to America," which spews anti Semitic rants against the Jews and Israel 

And explains why he attacked the United States.

The videos are from people of all ages, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Many of them say that reading the letter has opened their eyes, and they’ll never see geopolitical matters the same way again. They say it has made them reevaluate their perspective on how what is often labeled as terrorism can be a legitimate form of resistance to a hostile power.

- Shooting attack at Yerushalayim Checkpoint: Three Palestinian terrorists opened fire at ‘tunnel road’ checkpoint in Jerusalem. 6 people were injured; one in a critical condition. The terrorists were neutralized.

- IDF says laptop found in Shifa hospital has pictures of hostages in captivity

- Shifa operator says IDF took a lot of bodies from the hospital 

- Another soldier killed in Gaza 22byear old Shlomo bin Nun from Modiin Hyd bringing total to 51 since Gaza operation 

- Overnight, IDF fighter jets struck the residence of Ismail Haniyeh, the Head of Hamas’ Political Bureau.  The residence was used as terrorist infrastructure and a meeting point for Hamas’ senior leaders to direct terrorist attacks against Israel.

- The IDF has gained operational control over the Hamas-operated Gaza Harbor. Disguised as a civilian area, the harbor was used by Hamas as a training facility for their naval commando forces to plan and execute terrorist attacks.