Israeli At War Monday May 6

 Israel at war day 213

- Report: The Biden Administration has reportedly Delayed the Sale of 6,500 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Kits to Israel worth roughly $260 Million due to Domestic Political Pressure against the Israeli Plan on a Full-Scale Ground Invasion for the City of Rafah in Southern Gaza.

- Israeli Ground Forces supported by Tanks and Armored Vehicles have reportedly now Captured the Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and Southern Gaza; this was likely always to be the First Objective of any IDF Ground Operation in Rafah, in order to prevent Hamas Members from Fleeing into Egypt.

- The IDF Spokesperson said on Monday night that the military conducted precise, targeted strikes against Hamas terror targets in Eastern Rafah. 

- The War Cabinet unanimously decided that Israel continues the operation in Rafah to exert military pressure on Hamas in order to promote the release of our hostages and the other goals of the war.

-Israeli official says Hamas' ceasefire proposal includes "far-reaching" terms which are unacceptable to Israel - Reuters

-Republican senators in a letter to the chief prosecutor at the International Court of Justice in The Hague: "If you hurt Israel, we will hurt you"

- Israeli officials say they are not taking Hamas proposal seriously as it is a ploy to postpone the Rafah operation 

- Hamas now says it accepts ceasefire proposal after Israel announces Rafah operation The announcement does not specify what those terms are.

- Hamas said it’s pausing its ongoing hostage negotiations talks.

- A fourth soldier died after Hamas-claimed rocket attack against a staging ground near Kerem Shalom  yesterday bringing Gaza death toll to 267

Michael Ruzal, 18, from Rishon Lezion.

Another 10 soldiers were wounded, including three in serious condition.

-IDF tells 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate eastern Rafah ahead of planned offensive

-EU top diplomat pans Israel’s ‘unacceptable’ Rafah op plans

 -Egypt warn Israel to refrain from escalation that can damage the ongoing ceasefire talks. 

- Biden and Netanyahu discussed Yom HaShoah, the talks in Doha to get a hostage deal, and the Kerem Shalom crossing for humanitarian relief, according to a readout of the call. And then, per White House, “the President reiterated his clear position on Rafah.”