The Iron Sword War enters its 20th day: Against the backdrop of reports of a deal being brokered by Qatar to release some of the hostages, the IDF continued its attacks throughout the Gaza Strip tonight (between Wednesday and Thursday). In addition, the Israeli Air Force attacked a position in Lebanon that fired a surface-to-surface missile at Israel, which was intercepted over the skies of Tiberias. Throughout the night, Biden and Netanyahu spoke again. At the same time, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning Iran's support for Hamas and Islamic Jihad in order to impose sanctions against it. World Health Organization chief for families of abductees: "Hamas urgently needs to provide proof that they are alive and release them all."
Regular updates
04:00: The White House updates on details of the Biden-Netanyahu conversation. According to the announcement, the leaders discussed the progress in the Gaza Strip and the effort to secure the release of the hostages held by Hamas. They also discussed how to allow Gazans with foreign citizenship to leave Gaza as soon as possible, and discussed the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Biden expressed interest in increasing aid to the Gaza Strip. He also stressed the importance of his approach in thinking about the plan for the Gaza Strip the day after the war and repeated his statement that Hamas does not represent the Palestinian public.
01:00: The US condemns Iran for its involvement in the Hamas attack: The House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning Hamas and reaffirming US support for Israel. The motion passed by a vote of 412 to 10. The motion states that the United States condemns Iran's support for Hamas and Islamic Jihad and calls for sanctions against it.
It is the first proposal to be put to a vote since new chairman Mike Johnson took office.
First decision in office in favor of Israel, Mike Johnson, photo: Reuters
Among those opposed to the proposal are the Democratic Squad Party: Rashida Tlaib, Ilan Umhr, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Republican Thomas Messi also voted against the proposal.
00:10: Israel's ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan to the Security Council strongly condemned the veto imposed by Russia and China on the US proposal to condemn Hamas: "How would Moscow react if terrorist squads wiped out entire neighborhoods in Moscow? How would Beijing react if terrorists cut off your babies' heads? I'll give you a moment to reflect on that, even though you don't need a moment. We all know exactly how you would react."
00:05: During a remote meeting this evening between representatives of the families headquarters and the heads of the World Health Organization, the head of the organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said: "Hamas urgently needs to provide proof that the abductees are alive and release them all for humanitarian and health reasons."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Photo: Reuters
23:55 p.m.: Biden and Netanyahu spoke again.
23:25: A surface-to-air missile is launched from Lebanon to Israel - intercepted. In response to the interception, which took place over Tiberias, the Israeli Air Force attacked the source of the fire in Lebanese territory.
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