Israel At War Friday May 17

 Israel at war day 224

- Another soldier killed in Gaza bringing death toll to 280. Ben Avishay, 20, from Nahariya.

- Barrage of 75 rockets fired at north,2 injured IDF strike on Hezbollah said to kill 3 The barrage is one of the largest carried out by Hezbollah on northern Israel amid the war.

 - More than 60 terrorists were eliminated over the previous days in Jabalya, northern Gaza.

-IDF rescues the bodies of 3 hostages held in Gaza murdered by Hamas DF commando forces rescued the bodies of the abductees: Itzik Gelranter, Amit Buskila, and Shani Louk.

- Israel's representative in The Hague reveals the number of smuggling tunnels between Gaza and Sinai: "Hamas has a developed tunnel system in Rafah about 50 tunnels, that cross into Egyptian territory. Israeli hostages are held there."

A 2nd Report: Israel has found 70 tunnels in Rafah so far, 50 of which cross the border into Egypt

- The family of Amit Esther Buskila announces that she was murdered in Hamas captivity and the IDF recovered her body.

- Britain says it had delivered aid to Gaza via a floating pier for the first time, using the temporary pier installed by the United States. 

- 13 countries – including UK, Germany, Canada – urge Israel not to launch ‘full-scale’ Rafah op

- Journalists now reporting that Egypt is being complicit with Hamas as They may have given arms to them and helped in smuggling Hamas fighters out to Turkey via Rafah crossing.

It may explain why US was adamant against Rafah operation to cover up for Egypt.

That means all defense arguments between the US axis and its Allie’s will have to change unless Egypt can come up with a rational explanation to why they have been helping Hamas. Which they won’tEgypt is the same as turkey, and the rest.