Either US President Joe Biden is confused or he changed his mind about his claim in an interview with Time Magazine that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is dragging out the war in Gaza for political reasons. Only hours after the interview was published on Tuesday, Biden was asked during a press briefing at the White House whether Netanyahu is playing politics over the war in Gaza, Biden responded: “I don’t think so. He’s trying to work out the serious problem that he has.” In the Time interview, he responded to the same question by saying: “There is every reason for people to draw that conclusion.” “Before the war began, the blowback he was getting from the Israeli military for wanting to change the court. And so it’s an internal domestic debate that seems to have no consequence.

ISIS-affiliated terrorists on Wednesday morning opened fire at the US Embassy in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut. The Lebanese army said they shot a terrorist, a Syrian national who was wearing a black vest with the words Islamic State written on it in English and Arabic. However, local reports said there were four terrorists, including three who opened fire and one who drove the terrorists to the embassy. Two of the terrorists reportedly fled the area. Witnesses said that a half-hour gun battle took place between the terrorists and security officials next to the embassy. The terrorist who was shot was evacuated to the hospital. No one else was injured in the incident. The US Embassy issued a statement saying that “at 8:34 a.m.

In a precision operation, the Israel Air Force (IAF) struck a Hamas compound embedded within the UNRWA’s “Abu Alhilu” school in Bureij, central Gaza Strip, using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The compound was a hub for Hamas terrorists to plan and launch attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops. The IDF said strike was carefully planned and executed using precise munitions to minimize harm to civilians in the area and was part of the ongoing intelligence-based efforts by the IDF and ISA to dismantle Hamas’ terror infrastructure. In related developments, troops from the 162nd Division continue to conduct targeted operations in the Rafah area, uncovering terror tunnel shafts and weapons caches.

The 869 Field Intelligence Unit of the 91st Division has made significant strides in the fight against terrorism, identifying and eliminating over 100 Hezbollah terrorists since the beginning of the war. The unit, responsible for multi-dimensional intelligence gathering in the Lebanese border region, has been working tirelessly to gather crucial information, pinpoint Hezbollah operatives, and neutralize threats, the IDF says. Through the combined efforts of Field Intelligence Control soldiers, Field Intelligence combat soldiers, and drone operators, the unit has leveraged cutting-edge technology and initiated field intelligence operations to achieve its mission.

Diplomatic sources conveyed messages in recent days to Beirut warning that Israel is planning on launching a war in the near future, according to a report on Tuesday by the Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper, which is affiliated with Hezbollah. The messages were conveyed by represenatives of various countries but the strongest message was from London, which warned that Israel will attack in mid-June. British diplomats said that Beirut should prepare for a war of “unknown scope and duration.” Since Friday, Hezbollah has escalated its attacks against Israel in frequency, scope, and strength and has caused massive fires and thousands and acres of burned land in northern Israel since Sunday due to the constant rocket barrages coupled with the current heatwave across Israel.

The Shas party issued an official statement on Tuesday saying that it will support the hostage release deal proposal announced by President Joe Biden on Friday. “At the party meeting that took place yesterday, the Israeli proposal for the hostage deal was discussed. At the end, the party decided to fully support the Israeli proposal, which includes far-reaching measures for the return of the hostages and the observance of the mitzvah of pidyon shevuim,” the statement said.

The IDF spokesperson announced Tuesday morning that IDF commandos eliminated two terrorists from Tulkarm overnight Monday as they were about to commit a shooting attack. The two armed terrorists approached the seamline fence between the Palestinian Authority and Israel in order to carry out a shooting attack on Israeli yishuvim. The IDF forces ambushed the terrorists and opened fire. A gun battle ensued which ended with the deaths of the terrorists. The ambush comes after a series of shooting attacks at Israeli yishuvim by terrorists from the Tulkarm area. Last week, Hamas terrorists from Tulkarm opened fire at Bat Hefer, a Jewish yishuv east of Netanya, and posted a video of the shooting on social media. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

A preliminary satellite analysis by the United Nations has revealed that 55% of all structures in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, damaged, or possibly damaged since the outbreak of war. According to UNOSAT, the UN’s satellite analysis agency, over 137,000 buildings have been affected. The analysis, based on satellite images taken on May 3 and compared to previous images from May 2022, September 2022, and October 15, 2022, shows the extent of the devastation. The images were also compared to those taken in November 2022 and the early months of 2023.

A secret Israeli plan to persuade a Gazan clan to rule the Gaza Strip after the war abruptly ended after Hamas beheaded its leader, the UK’s Telegraph reported, based on an Israeli intelligence source. The same source related a similar incident that occurred two months ago when Israel encouraged the Doghmush clan to assist Israel in distributing humanitarian aid. Hamas terrorists promptly entered the clan’s compound and beheaded its leader. The next day, all clans in Gaza made a joint statement announcing their support for Hamas. The incidents prove the fact that contrary to the pressure exerted by the US on Israel, it’s impossible for the war cabinet to make decisions for the “day after” before Hamas is eliminated. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

People across the world have been captivated for the past eight months by the plight of the hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. As their harrowing tale continues to unfold, Jewish reporter Jake Turx is on the hunt looking for another missing Jewish man: Vugar Ben Avraham Mikhailov, a 19-year-old Jewish Azerbaijani boy who was abducted by Armenians in the Füzuli region of Karabakh 31 years ago. Turx says he first learned of Vugar’s story 14 months ago, and “based on various sources, documents, and eyewitness accounts, I have tracked Vugar’s captivity across Karabakh – from a detention center in Seyidahmadli, to a prison in Khankendi, and a labor brigade in Shusha – areas that were controlled by separatists until recently.