Israel At War Wed Feb 21

 Israel at war day 138

- Trump: 

Donald Trump at Las Vegas Rally promises to deport all Hamas supporters from the US. “We will cancel the visas of all those who identify with Hamas. We will get them off of our college campuses. We will take them out of our cities. And we will drive them the hell out of our country, if that is okay with you”. 

- Giyus: Israel will be forced to draft charedim into the IDF if a new bill is not brought into law by April 1, attorney-general Gali Baharav-Miara stated in a letter to the High Court of Justice yesterday 

- Another soldier killed in Gaza  bringing the death toll  to 237.

Avraham Wovagen, 21, from Netanya

- The situation on Israel’s northern border appears to be deteriorating rapidly.  Hezbollah launched several missile barrages yesterday. Tellingly, Israeli authorities are posting messages about civil defense preparations including protection of Israel’s water distribution system, railroads and electrical system.  Many in Israel are purchasing generators in case of widespread power outages if full fledged war breaks out in the North. 

- United Airlines is set to resume flights between the United States and Israel starting with a March 2nd flight from Tel Aviv to New York.

- 66,000  charedim received exemption from military service in past year according to figures by the IDF. 540bof those enlisted to fight in the current war

- The Knesset, unilaterally decided on Wednesday not to recognize the establishment of a Palestinian state, with 99 MKs voting in favor and nine opposed. The wording of the announcement is as follows: "Israel will continue to oppose the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state. Such recognition following the massacre of October 7 will give a huge reward to terrorism that was unprecedented and will prevent any future peace settlement."

- Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, may be suffering from a complicated case of pneumonia, N12 reported on Tuesday, citing an anonymous Arab country.

- Israeli media is reporting that Hamas henchman Sinwar is back in contact with the Hamas leadership abroad (one of whom is now in Cairo for hostage talks).  Also Hamas says it’s delivering medicines to the hostages. 

 

- An alleged Israeli airstrike targeted an apartment in a residential building in the Kafr Sousa district in Syria’s capital Damascus on Wednesday, killing two people.