Yom Shabbat
Saturday
21 Tammuz 5784
July 27, 2024
BREAKING NEWS . . . 8:45 PM
*Incredibly, there were no incoming missile sirens in Majdal Shams this afternoon nor were any Iron Dome interceptors fired.
*The latest from MADA: 10 dead, 6 critical, 3 serious, numerous sufffering from trauma.
BREAKING NEWS . . . 8:15 PM
Adding to our news ticker above . . .
*10 are now reported dead: a mix of children and teenagers. 6 more are in critical condition.
*It was a “heavy” Hezbollah Burkan missile that hit the soccer field in Majdal Shams late this afternoon.
*PM Netanyahu is still in the U.S., not scheduled to arrive here until tomorrow afternoon.
*Almost certainly we are on the verge of a full-scale war with Hezbollah.
The Photo of the Evening
The Israeli Olympic contingent on the Seine last night during the regatta of countries.
Israel has 88 athletes participating in 17 different sports in the Olympics–our second largest delegation ever. In a disgraceful decision of the Olympic Organizing Committee, no mention was made last night of the 11 Israelis who were murdered at the Games in Munich in 1972.
UPDATE 10:00 AM ISRAEL TIME
Missile Fire At Israel In the Last 24 Hours
8:26 am this morning: Hezbollah missiles targeted Arab Al-Aramshe on the Lebaenses border.
7:48 am this morning: Hezbollah missiles targeted Kiryat Shmona, Tel Hai, Kfar Giladi, and Kfar Yuval on the Lebanese border.
6:25 pm yesterday evening: HamISIS missiles targeted Holit and Sde Avraham on the Gaza border.
5:21 pm yesterday afternoon: Hezbollah missiles targeted Misgav Am.
5:01 pm yesterday afternoon: Hezbollah missiles targeted Misgav Am.
4:59 pm yesterday afternoon: HamISIS missiles targeted Yad Mordechai, Netiv Ha’Asara, Zikim, Karmia, Erez, and south Ashkelon.
3:03 pm yesterday afternoon: Hezbollah missiles targeted Netua and Shtula.
1:04 pm yesterday afternoon: Hezbollah missiles targeted Dafna, Shear Yishuv, and Kibbutz Dan.
10:42 am yesterday morning: HamISIS missiles targeted Nahal Oz.
On the Ground in Gaza
This morning at 8:00 am, the IDF called for the evacuation of the neighborhoods of southern Khan Younis.
This evacuation follows extensive IDF attacks yesterday west of Gaza City, in Al-Bureij, Tel El Hawa, Absan, Deir Al Balach, Nuseirat, and in Sheikh Radwan.
The latest from the IDF spokesman:
“The forces of the Gaza Division have been carrying out raids in Gaza since the beginning of the fighting. In the last few days, the forces of the Northern Brigade raided terrorist centers in the Beit Hanoun area and destroyed an underground route in the Beit Lahia area.
The forces, in cooperation with the engineering unit of the Gaza Division and the Yehlam unit, destroyed an attack tunnel of the terrorist organization Hamas in the Beit Lahia area. The length of the route that was destroyed is over a kilometer and leaves the heart of a residential neighborhood. Along the route were found weapons, anti-tank missiles, electrical infrastructure and means for terrorists to stay for a long time.
In another activity, fighters of the Netzah Yehuda Battalion under the command of the northern brigade of the Gaza Division, operated in the Beit Hanon area in an area that was used by Hamas to carry out terrorist operations against our forces. The fighters destroyed anti-tank positions, trapped buildings and other terrorist infrastructure.”
A Final Note in this Brief Shabbat Update
The family of critically wounded IDF soldier Yonatan Aharon Ben Israel is asking everyone to pray for him. According to the family, his condition is “very, very, very difficult.” Please take a moment dear readers and pray that he recovers.
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.