Saturday, December 23, 2023

Israel At War Motzei Shabbos Vayigash

Israel at war day 78

- Another 8 soldiers hyd were killed in Gaza over the weekend making it one of the deadliest with 13 killed and bringing total to 152

David Bogdanovskyi 18, Chaifa
Orel Bashan, 20 from Chaifa
Gal Hershko, 20 from Yiftach
Itamar Shemen 21, from Lapid
Nadav Issachar Farhi, 30 from Herzaliya
Eliyahu Meir Ohana, 28 from Chaifa
Elyassaf Shoshan, 23 from Yerushalayim 
Ohad Ashur, 23 Kfar Yona

-  A Drone which attacked a cargo ship off India earlier today was launched from Iran, Pentagon says.  The ship is Israel-linked and the attacked caused a fire on board.

- five soldiers killed during fighting in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, bringing the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive against Hamas to 144:
Nir Rafael Kananian, 20, from Beit Keshet.
Birhanu Kassie, 20,  from Beit Shemesh. 
Shay Termin, 26, from Rosh Pina.
Alexander Shpits, 41, from Karmiel.
Oshri Moshe Butzhak, 22, from Chaifa.

- Another five soldiers of the Givati Brigade's reconnaissance unit were seriously wounded in the battle in which Kananian and Kassie were killed.

- Biden and Prime Netanyahu discussed the “phasing” of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, as Washington’s desire for Israel to move toward lower intensity fighting against Hamas.
Biden emphasized “the importance of allowing civilians to move safely away from areas of ongoing fighting,” the US readout says, as the administration continues raising its concerns regarding mounting civilian casualties in Gaza.

- WSJ: President Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt a pre-emptive strike against Hezbollah forces in Lebanon days after Hamas militants’ Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel 

- Red Cross head says that Israel was also responsible for the fact that the Red Cross could not do its job in reaching the captives, the majority of whom are civilians, including children, the women and elderly. “Israel and Hamas need to agree on the modalities by which we can access and release the hostages,” she said.

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