Yom Chamishee
Thursday
11 Av 5784
August 15 2024
UPDATE 9:30 AM ISRAEL TIME
The Quote of the Day
“There is nothing to talk about without the complete withdrawal of the Zionist entity from Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners.”
A senior HamISIS terrorist speaking to CNN this morning.
As you know, a summit meeting of sorts is taking place in Doha this morning. What is being discussed is whether President Biden’s 3-phase plan for an Israeli ceasefire and HamISIS release of hostages can be implemented.
A summit meeting “of sorts” because HamISIS is not even attending–though Qatar and even to a lesser extent the U.S.–are mouthpieces for HamISIS in the “negotiations.”
However, statements like the quotation above make it clear that the summit is dead on arrival. Not only does Israel insist of keeping boots on the ground in the Philadelphi Corridor but also Israel insists on having veto power on which Palestinian terrorists get released.
On the Ground in the North
More missiles and explosive drones were launched by Hezbollah last night and early this morning. Hardest hit in this round was Kiryat Shmona. More than 10 missiles exploded in and around the largely deserted city. There are no known injuries or damage at this time.
Since October 7, Hezbollah has launched more than 9,300 missiles and drones at Israel that have killed 43 Israelis, (19 were soldiers), wounded 271, and caused more than 800 fires which have burbed nearly 50,000 acres of land.
In the last 24 hours, the IAF and IDF have struck multiple Hezbollah targets in Tzur, Al-Abbasiya, Lida, Khula, and Bilda. A number of Hezbollah terrorists have been wounded and killed.
The IDF Spokesman last night:
*Prior to that, 5 Palestinian terrorists were killed in a special military operation against terror cells in Tubas and Tamoun in the northern Jordan Valley.
*Also, the IAF attacked an armed terrorist squad in the Balata neighborhood in Shechem (Nablus). 2 terrorists were killed and others were wounded.
And so it goes
on this Thursday morning here in Israel . . .
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.