Israel At War Tuesday August 12

Israel at war day 676

- Israel and the US are in advanced talks with South Sudan for the absorption of nearly a million Gazans for migration when the war ends.

- Netanyahu on i24NEWS: We are at the stage of a single deal. We are not going back to a partial deal. I want to bring everyone back, but under the conditions of ending our war.

- US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City “could go sideways,” but indicates that Jerusalem has no choice but to pursue the military route after Hamas rejected repeated proposals for a ceasefire and hostage release deal.

- Mysterious IDF operation in Gaza? According to reports in Gaza, an undercover Israeli force captured Ismail Abd al-Karim Khatab yesterday near Deir al-Balah and he was taken for interrogation. Intensive strikes were carried out in Deir al-Balah afterwards.

- PM Netanyahu to i24NEWS: "We are constantly prepared for the possibility of Iranian action. The nuclear project was pushed back by several good years. We knew in advance that the uranium would not be destroyed, but we are watching it closely together with our American friends."

- The Trump admin has found that George Washington University in DC violated the civil rights of the Jewish and Israeli community. According to a statement from the DOJ, the university exhibited "deliberate indifference" to a hostile learning environment towards Jews.

- Armed Hamas terrorists posing as World Central Kitchen aid workers, with a WCK logo on their vehicle, were killed in an IDF airstrike last week in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. WCK confirmed the vehicle and operatives were not affiliated with the organization.

- Netanyahu addressed Iranian citizens in wake of their worsening water crisis: As soon as you are free, Israel will provide you with water recycling technology. Take to the streets for your future.