Israel At War Wed May 28

Israel at war day 600

- Trump: I warned Netanyahu not to attack Iran because it could sabotage the nuclear talks.

I didn't warn him. I told him it wasn't appropriate. There are good talks. It's not appropriate now. If we can solve it through a document.... blowing up the labs without anyone being in them - that would be better. I told him it wasn't appropriate because we are very close to a solution. But that could change at any moment. It could change over a phone call... But right now I think they want to make a deal and it could save a lot of lives.

- White House envoy Steve Witkoff says the U.S. will send later today a new proposal for a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal and stresses he has a good feeling about the chances to reach a temporary ceasefire and a long term resolution for the war

-Trump at the White House: I'm not frustrated with Netanyahu. Humanitarian aid is being brought into Gaza.

- Israel used the brand-new “Light Shield” laser anti-rocket system, which successfully destroyed many suicide drones fired by Hezbollah.

- Omer Shem Tov, who was held hostage by Hamas for over 500 days, says: “(The terrorists) were very scared of (Trump). They wanted Kamala to be elected. But as soon as Trump was elected, they understood he wants to bring the hostages back home. So immediately the way they treated me changed…My food, they treated me better.”

- Hamas published an official proclamation: Hamas states that it is investing significant efforts to stop the brutal war in the Gaza Strip, and recently reached an agreement with US envoy Steve Witkoff on a general framework that will achieve a permanent ceasefire, a complete withdrawal of the occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, the flow of aid, and the appointment of a professional committee that will assume control of the administration of the Strip immediately after the agreement is announced."

"The agreement includes the release of ten Israeli hostages and several bodies in exchange for the release of an agreed number of Palestinian prisoners, on the guarantees of the mediators. The movement is awaiting a final answer to the framework of this agreement."

- The IDF attacked an aircraft belonging to the Houthi terrorist organization at the central airport in Sana'a. The aircraft that were attacked were used by the Houthi terrorist regime to transport terrorists who were promoting terrorist acts against the State of Israel.

- PM Netanyahu reveals in the Knesset: Iran wanted to come to Assad's aid from the east. I sent F-16 jets to deter their forward deployment, and they returned. "How did Julani advance? Damascus and Beirut at our feet."

- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a recorded speech at a conference against anti-Semitism: The slogan 'Free Palestine' "is a rallying cry for the murder of Jews."

Rubio also said, "Those who call for a boycott of Israel are calling for a boycott of their Jewish neighbors and classmates. Those who call for violence against Israelis are calling for violence against Jews. Those who call for the destruction of Israel are calling for the destruction of the Jewish people. Therefore, as we send our prayers to the families of Yaron and Sarah, we must stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel."

- Netanyahu in the Knesset: "We eliminated Muhammad Sinwar."

- Prime Minister Netanyahu's Office: The article in the New York Times - Fake News.

- New York Times: Even after meeting with Trump in April - Netanyahu ordered the Israeli security apparatus to prepare for a military attack on Iran. According to the report, Netanyahu and Trump had a tense phone call in recent days, and the prime minister threatened to sabotage the talks by attacking Iran's nuclear facilities. 

The US fears that Israel could launch an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities within 7 hours (from the moment it decides to do so) - which would allow only a short window of time to try to stop the move. Israel is concerned that Trump is so eager to reach an agreement with Iran - that he would agree to an agreement that would allow Iran to continue enriching uranium. 

One of the emerging outlines, to please Israel and hawkish elements in Congress, is that Iran will be forced to remove all military-grade enriched uranium from its territory.

-Report in the Wall Street Journal: Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, planned to request international arrest warrants for Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir before he went on administrative leave from his post due to the investigation against him.

- Gaza food boxes: Gaza Humanitarian Fund (GHF): Two distribution centers operate in the southern Gaza Strip. One of them has finished distributing all the food in stock - a total of 8 aid trucks. So far, the two distribution centers have delivered 14,550 food packages, each of which is enough for about five people for 4.6 days. A total of 840,262 meals have been distributed so far.