Israel At War Tuesday June 25

Israel at war day 263 

-The Hamas leadership is considering relocating from Qatar, where it is currently residing, to Iraq, according to a report in The National in Monday. 

-In first-ever visit to Israel, Democrat John Fetterman meets with Herzog in Jerusalem

-Senior U.S. officials have issued blunt warnings to Hezbollah, cautioning them not to assume that the U.S. can stop an Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon. They emphasized that if Hezbollah retaliates with a large-scale rocket and missile attack, the U.S. will provide air defense munitions, intelligence, and direct military support to Israel. Members of the Biden administration have acknowledged that an Israeli invasion and full-scale war with Hezbollah is likely imminent, and they are preparing accordingly. (politico)

-Canada on Tuesday urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave “while they can,” warning of the risk of escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah in the region.

-Hamas announces that as soon as a ceasefire agreement is reached with Israel, the first to be released will be two hostages with Russian citizenship as a gesture to Russia.

-The sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, along with nine other members of their extended family were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Gaza City early Tuesday, the terror group and media outlets in the Strip said

-Israel is looking to use Elon Musk's Starlink to maintain Internet connectivity should there be a potential all-out war with Lebanese Hezbollah on the northern border that causes power outages in Israel, Israeli news site Calcalist reported on Tuesday.