Friday, February 23, 2024

Israel At War Friday Feb 23

 Israel at wat day 140

-Hostage summit underway in Paris “There are budding signs of optimism about being able to move forward toward the start of a serious negotiation,” the source says. Egypt’s Al Qahera TV News also reports that the talks had begun

- A recent report by The New York Times, an Israeli official revealed that thousands of terrorists are still present in the northern Gaza Strip, despite ongoing military operations. 

- Netanyahu's position paper released Friday said Israel would retain military control over West Bank & Gaza indefinitely while subcontracting management of administrative affairs of civilians to Gazans without links to Hamas, ruling out establishment of a Palestinian state in the near term.

- Israeli Navy carries out ‘extensive’ drills in preparation for potential war in north

- Blinken overturns policy set by the previous administration, saying Washington views settlements as “inconsistent with international law,” following an Israeli announcement that it plans to build 3,000 new housing units in settlements in the West Bank.

- Donald Trump gave a speech last night to the National Religious Broadcasters in Nashville, Tennessee, in which he promised to stand by Israel. Trump invited the former ambassador, David Friedman, to the stage, who said - "If you had been in office and if I were still working for you, the tragedy (the war) would not have happened." Friedman explained that the release of funds by the US to Iran and the Palestinian Authority was the "lubricant" that led to the war.

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