Israel At War 4/4/24

 Israel at war day 181

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- Following heavy pressure from Biden, the Israeli security cabinet approves opening of Kerem Shalom crossing to Gaza for first time since October 7 to allow humanitarian aid, also authorizes use of Ashdod port for aid transport.

- Orthodox Union leaders delivered 100,000 letters to the White House on Wednesday, urging U.S. President Joe Biden to continue supporting Israel, demanding the release of hostages whom Hamas holds in Gaza and combating antisemitism domestically.

The letters were the first batch of more than 180,000 that the OU has collected from synagogues across the country since Thursday, marking 180 days that the hostages have been in captivity.

- The Director General for the Israeli Ministry of Health, Moshe Bar Siman Tov has held a Meeting with Hospital Managers across the Country regarding Significant Preparations for a possible Retaliatory Attack against Israel by Iran, with Hospitals expected to be Fully Staffed and Employees expected to be On-Call over the Weekend.

- Mark Dubowitz of the fdd.org: No Israeli leader could agree to an immediate ceasefire and cave to Hamas’s demands that will allow them to retake key areas of Gaza. Biden is putting his domestic politics ahead of Israeli security. He will pay a political price for this.

- Biden warns Netanyahu US policy on Gaza war will shift unless major changes made. President tells PM he wants to see concrete steps announced and implemented to address humanitarian crisis, protect aid workers, and a immediate ceasefire is essential to those ends

 He made clear that US policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps,” the White House warned, adding that both recent Israeli strikes on aid workers along with the overall humanitarian situation in the Strip are “unacceptable.”

- In a calming message amid the panic if am Iranian attack  the IDF says there is so far no change in instructions for civilians. israeli civilians do not need to “buy generators, store food and withdraw money from ATMs.” as the country is on high alert for a potential Iranian response to Israel’s alleged assassination of Iran’s top IRGC commander in Syria

-Amid retaliation threats from Iran, IDF cancels home leave for all combat troops

- Iranian president vows Israel will pay a 'heavy price'

- The head of army intelligence gen. Haliva said: "I have told you time and time again that it is not certain that the worst is behind us and we are ahead of complex days":

-Following Discussions over the last 24 Hours between U.S. and Israeli Intelligence Officials; the Israel Defense Force has become Increasingly Concerned that Iran may attempt to launch a Significant Retaliatory Attack, alongside their Regional-Backed Groups, against the Territory of Israel possibly utilizing Land-Attack Cruise Missiles and Waves of One-Way “Suicide” Drones.

-As the country prepares for a possible Iranian retaliatory attack, this morning the security forces began disrupting GPS service I n the center of the country in addition to what was being done on border areas. The objective is to degrade location-based threats such as UAVs, missiles and homing cruise missiles (Itai Blumenthal)

-Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Yerushalayim holds a mass casualty event drill today as the country is on edge and the IDF ramps up its air defenses following Iran’s threat to retaliate for a lethal airstrike on Damascus on Monday.

- Former Israel Ministry of Defense Director-General Amos Yadlin on Channel 12: “I will not be surprised if Iran launches missiles directly at Israel. It is possible that Hezbollah received an order to start a war exactly this coming Friday - the last Friday of Ramadan.”

Poll: 60% of Israeli children harmed by internet content about the war

A survey by several services has revealed that nearly two-thirds of Israel's youth has been negatively impacted by social media content