Isreal At War Thursday Sept 18

Israel at war day 713

- Two IDF soldiers were killed in the attack at Allenby Crossing earlier today The slain soldiers are named as: 

Yitzhak Harosh, 68, a reservist from Yerushalayim

Oran Hershko, 20, from Tel Mond.

- 4 IDF soldiers HY"D killed in Gaza from a roadside bomb attack in southern Gaza’s Rafah this morning, the military announces. The slain soldiers are named as:

Omri Chai Ben Moshe, 26, from Tzafria.

Eran Shelem, 23, from Ramat Yohanan.

Eitan Avner Ben Itzhak, 22, from Har Bracha.

Ron Arieli, 20, from Hadera.

-A direct hit in Eilat from a drone launched from Yemen it hit a hotel building B"H no injuries reported 

-Trump at a press conference with the British Prime Minister: I want all the hostages to be released now. Immediately. Not one or two

- Trump: I want the release of the hostages now. Many of the releases were at my White House. I heard stories I never thought possible to hear. I keep asking, 'Was there one person who helped you?' and the answer is no. We must remember October 7. It was one of the world's most terrible days. The people of Israel want the hostages home. Israel also wants it at the end of the war. But the hostages must be released. I have many disagreements with the (British) Prime Minister on this issue.

- UK's Starmer gets a pat on the back from Trump: "What happened on October the 7th was the worst attack since the Holocaust. We have extended family in Israel."

- Terror attack at Jordanian border crossing:

2 Israelis killed , they were stabbed by a terrorist who was  driving a aid truck at the Allenby Border Crossing with Jordan. Initial information indicates that he opened fire but the gun jammed and he stabbed the 2 Israelis. 

The assessment in the Israeli security system: the terrorist who carried out the attack at the Allenby crossing – a soldier in the Jordanian army who was delivering "humanitarian aid" to Gaza

-Another IDF soldier was killed in Gaza today from a explosive device.

Eitan Avner ben Yitzhak Hyd, 22, from Har Bracha. Just married 3 months ago.

- The IDF began attacking the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City

- Reuters: The United Arab Emirates is not considering completely severing its relations with Israel if it declares sovereignty over the West Bank - but it will minimize them, including recalling the ambassador.

- Bernie Sanders on Wednesday described Israel’s war against the Hamas terror group in Gaza as a “genocide” of Palestinians, becoming the first United States senator to make that charge against the Jewish state.

- Israel has capabilities inside of Tehran that have not been used yet, Mossad director David Barnea said last night, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. “We have won, and we will continue to win,” said Barnea, speaking at the Prime Minister’s Award ceremony, which was given this year to the spy agency.