Israel At War Monday Oct 28

 Isreal at war day 388

- Office of PM Netanyahu said today that Israel did not receive an offer to release four hostages in exchange for a 48-hour ceasefire in Gaza. If such a proposal were made, the Prime Minister would accept it on the spot. Earlier reports suggested Hamas agreed to Egypt for this proposal.

-Cabinet approves another Israeli response against Iran  that is planned soon in response to the assassination attempt against PM Netanyahu when drone hit his bedroom window on his home in  Cassaria.

-Another IDF soldier killed in Gaza

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- Netanyahu: "Israel is a stronger country than ever and will be even stronger. We will rebuild what was destroyed. We won our War of Independence, and with Hashem's help, we will win this war too."

- The Biden/Harris admin is putting pressure on all parties to reach an agreement to end the war in Gaza. CIA Director Burns has presented proposals to bridge the gaps - hoping to reach an agreement in Gaza before the US election on November 5. (Saudi Al-Sharq)

-Israel expects that Iran will launch a counterattack in response to the IDF strikes against them

-Tehran will "use all available tools" to respond to Israel's attack, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, according to Reuters, after Israel's Saturday strikes on Iran.

- IDF says barrage of 30 rockets fired from Lebanon at Western Galilee; no injuries reported 

- Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan: “Our position is clear and public and not complicated, but there is no decision in Israel or the US regarding reaching a ceasefire, and everything published in the media is "tricks of the occupation."

- Terror attack at Chicago West Rogers Park   neighborhood? Video Footage shows the moment the suspect exited an alley, shouted “Allahu Akbar”, and opened fire at police and paramedics tending to the Jewish man he had shot 20 minutes earlier. The incident occurred as the Jewish man was making his way to synagogue on Shabbat morning. 

- Hezbollah is reportedly facing an unprecedented wave of defections in southern Lebanon, prompting it to deploy reinforcements to counter Israel’s ground operations. According to Saudi newspaper Elaph, many of Hezbollah’s regular and reserve members have fled the south with their families, with some relocating to Syria. 

- Israel moves to shut down the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA despite warnings from allies and threats of UN repercussions, with a key vote set for Monday. The Knesset is set to pass two bills on Monday that would shut down the United Nations Relief and Works Agency operations in east Jerusalem, Gaza, and the West Bank within 90 days, despite a massive international pressure campaign against such a step.