Monday, September 16, 2024

Israel At War Monday Sep 16

 Israel at war day 346

- Tonight: Israeli security cabinet decided to update the goals of the war to include the returning of displaced Israelis to their homes on the border with Lebanon safely. “Israel will continue to act to implement this goal”, the Prime Minister’s office said

- Blinken to travel to Egypt Tuesday to discuss ceasefire-hostage deal efforts

-The security cabinet has begun its meeting in Tel Aviv, against the backdrop of growing tensions with Hezbollah and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s potential replacement of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant with New Hope chair Gideon Sa’ar.

- Amit Segal: Bibi's main issue with Galant is that he believes he is Biden's puppet  Also, Israeli media reports that the Biden administration is extremely concerned about Galant's possible firing; they see Galant as the "responsible adult" and the one they can work with.

- Sinwar sent a letter to the leader of the Houthis, Abd al-Malek al-Houthi: "I welcome the arrival of your missiles deep into the Zionist entity, bypassing the defense systems and the interception"

- Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tells visiting Biden envoy Amos Hoschstein that only military action against Hezbollah will allow Israel to return the tens of thousands of evacuated northern residents to their homes.  “Gallant emphasized that the possibility for an agreement is running out as Hezbollah continues to ‘tie itself’ to Hamas and refuses to end the conflict. Therefore, the only way left to ensure the return of Israel’s northern communities to their homes will be via military action,” says the Defense Ministry in its readout of their meeting in Tel Aviv.

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