Israel At War Thursday March 21

 Israel at war day 167

 IDF releases image of captured terror terrorists at Shifa Hospital in Gaza, including senior Hamas official Raad Saad, reportedly the chief of Hamas operations. 

- Thousands gathered at the kosel today to daven for the return of the hostages

- State Department Spokesperson  says Biden Administration policy is to "Degrade" not "Destroy" Hamas.  

 -Israel will take control of Rafah even if it causes a rift with the United States, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday, describing the Gazan city packed with evacuees as a final Hamas bastion harboring a quarter of the group’s fighters.

- Chuck Schumer appeared on Thursday to take up House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal to invite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak at a joint session of Congress on the Israel-Hamas war.

- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the “gaps are narrowing” between Israel and Hamas on an extended truce and hostage deal as the top American diplomat made the first of three stops on his sixth Mideast tour since October 7.

 Shifa Hospital: update: Approx. 600 terrorists have been apprehended and 140+ have been eliminated. Islamic Jihad operatives within the hospital surrendered themselves to the troops, including senior officials.

- Satellite images analyzed by the United Nations Satellite Centre show that 35% of the Gaza Strip's buildings have been destroyed or damaged since the start of Israel's offensive there following Hamas's October 7 attack.

- The Houthi Terrorist Group in Yemen has reportedly made a Deal with Russia and China where they will provide the Houthis with International Political Support and the Houthis will not launch Attacks on Russian or Chinese-Flagged/Owned Vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

- Britain, which is considered an ally to Israel, has declared that it will no longer sell weapons to Israel unless Israel allows Red Cross personnel to visit the Nukhba force terrorists being held prisoner for carrying out the October 7th massacre.

- Defense Minister Gallant is traveling to the US, among other things, to discuss the arrival of weapons shipments due to arrive in Israel. The security establishment recently warned the political echelon that in order to be ready for fighting in Rafah and the north at the same time - the supply of additional weaponry  of various types is needed.