Day 29 of fighting: IDF aircraft attacked a Hamas squad identified by the forces using an ambulance in the combat zone, the UN Secretary-General condemned the attack, the IDF's ground operations continue in the Gaza Strip, at the same time, the Air Force attacked southern Lebanon in response to launches that crossed from the northern border, 15 wanted Palestinians were arrested throughout the Judea and Samaria Division, and sirens were activated throughout the day in southern Israel and the Galilee.
Documentation of ground operations in the northern Gaza Strip // IDF Spokesperson
The attack in Samaria: Terrorists fire at a military post and flee
A soldier was lightly wounded by shrapnel after terrorists drove up to an IDF post near the village of Nabi Elias in Samaria – where the force was carrying out a mission to inspect Palestinian vehicles – and opened fire at the fighters, who returned fire. The terrorists fled and the forces launched a chase.
IDF soldiers in Judea and Samaria (archive), photo: AFP
Hamas tried to flee its operatives through the Rafah crossing
A senior White House official held a press briefing on Friday night and said Hamas had tried to smuggle its operatives into Egypt, delaying the removal of wounded foreign nationals and Palestinians out of Gaza. According to the source, a third of the group that had to leave for Egypt were Hamas terrorists in violation of the agreement.
Ambulances at Rafah Crossing (archive), photo: AP
Turkey recalled its ambassador from Israel
Political battles: Turkey has decided to recall its ambassador to Israel in light of Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Turkish media reported today. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in the shadow of the decision that "Netanyahu is no longer someone we can talk to."
Erdogan at rally in Gaza: "Hamas is not a terrorist organization"
Haniyeh visited Iran and met with Supreme Leader Khamenei
Senior Hamas official in Lebanon Osama Hamdan said that the leader of the terrorist organization Ismail Haniyeh visited Tehran a few days ago and met with Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In a statement to the media on Saturday, Haniyeh threatened that "Hamas will use all the cards at its disposal to thwart Israel's plans."
Iranian President Raisi and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh meet in Tehran, June 2023, photo: AP
Gal Hirsch was expelled from the headquarters of the families of the abductees
Gal Hirsch arrived today at the headquarters of the families of the abducted and missing to speak with the families. At some point, demonstrators gathered nearby, some of them unrelated to the families of the abductees, and began shouting "shame" and "disgrace" at him, and Hirsch was forced to leave.
Gal Hirsch is expelled from the abductees' square in Tel Aviv with cries of "shame" -| Credit: Lizzy Shaanan, Lizzy Shaanan, @sha_b_p
Bold action in the Gaza Strip
The IDF Spokesperson confirmed to the publication on Friday that infantry, engineering and armored forces under the command of the Givati Brigade had taken over a military stronghold of the Hamas terrorist organization in the northern Gaza Strip in recent days. As part of the raid, operational orders, operational maps, media and intelligence information found in the terrorist organization's stronghold of control in Jabaliya were seized.
Documentation of a fighter's helmet from an IDF raid on Hamas' stronghold of control in Jabaliya // Photo: Report
Tensions with the Palestinian Authority
A significant cabinet decision on relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. According to the ministers' decision, within a week the defense establishment was asked to present a plan for a "reversal of the bowl" in Judea and Samaria. At the heart of the plan is a situation in which security cooperation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority ceases and a scenario develops in which the PA security apparatuses begin to act against Israel.
Senior PA officials praise the massacre near the Gaza Strip
Ukrainian report: Zelensky will not arrive in the country next week
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not visit Israel next week, a government official in Kyiv told Ukrainian website Strana.ua. The official did not specify whether the visit was planned for another date. In other words, the visit may be planned, but will not take place next week.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, photo: AFP
Caucasus residents: "They want to settle refugees from Gaza in our region"
Has the solution been found for Gazans? In recent days, a petition has emerged in Russia calling on Putin to bring thousands of Palestinian refugees from Gaza to the North Caucasus. Within three days, more than 31,<> people had signed the petition.
Antisemitic demonstration in North Caucasus | Telegram channel VChK-OGPU
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