Israel At War Friday April 5

 Israel at war day 182 

- The 'Wall Street Journal' in sharp criticism: opportunism of the Biden administration that President Biden is taking advantage of a tragic Israeli mistake to give victory to Hamas It is also claimed that Biden is forgetting the mistaken missile strike by his army, which killed ten innocent people in Kabul in 2021, when children were killed in an American attack.

- Israel is temporarily closing 28 diplomatic posts around the world out of concern about an Iranian reprisal

- The Israeli security cabinet approved the opening of the Erez crossing with the Gaza strip for the first time since October 7 in order to allow more humanitarian aid to go in.

- The IDF  is on High Alert and Preparing for the possibility over the next 72 Hours of a “Large-Scale Simultaneous Attack” from several different Fronts, likely including but not limited to Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Yemen.

- Hamas fired 4 rockets from Northern Gaza towards Sderot and Netivot

- Drone and Rocket Alerts for several Communities in Northwestern Israel on the Border with Lebanon.

-Following an internal investigation into the killing of the humanitarian aid workers, the IDF Chief of Staff has decided to reprimand the commander of the southern command, the commander of the 162nd division and the Nahal battalion. In addition has ordered the removal of the Chief of Staff of the Nahal Brigade and the commander of the unit responsible uni.

Pundits responded: Had this unfortunate incident been carried out by the U.S. military, there would not have been anything like the IDF sanctions implemented so comprehensively and so rapidly 

The US Military carried out a strike against an Afghan Aid worker and his family, (7 Children killed), eventually, they said it was in error and no one, not one single person was held accountable, including Joe Biden.

-Israel has “no more excuses” to delay aid getting into Gaza, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says after the government announced early this morning that it will open more aid routes into the Strip amid its ongoing war with the Hamas terror group.

“The people in Gaza need every aid package now… We expect the Israeli government to implement its announcements quickly,”

Hostage killed by helicopter fire

IDF probe has determined that Efrat Katz, 68, was likely killed by Israeli Air Force helicopter fire while Hamas terrorists kidnapped her from Kibbutz Nir Oz  on October 7. According to the investigation, amid battles that took place in southern Israel on October 7, an IAF helicopter opened fire against a car with several terrorists in it and Efrat katz was taken hostage with the terrorists in the car.