Iron Sword War - Day 32: The IDF continues its encirclement of Gaza City. The forces carry out airstrikes and ground attacks and advance towards Israeli control of the city. IDF forces operated intensively throughout Judea and Samaria tonight, as every night since the outbreak of the war, and detained Palestinians suspected of terrorist acts.
The ground maneuver is expanding. Photo: IDF Spokesperson
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03:31 a.m.: Palestinians report that IDF fighters have mapped the home of the father of terrorist Muhammad al-Farrukh, who carried out yesterday's stabbing attack in Jerusalem in which Ross soldier Ida Lubin was killed.
02:30 a.m.: An elderly Jew is murdered in Los Angeles by a pro-Palestinian protester. According to eyewitnesses, the murderer beat the Jew to death with a megaphone he was holding.
01:00: More than ten thousand people showed up for a huge show of support for Israel to mark one month since the Hamas massacre. The event, initiated by the Jewish Federation of New York, includes speeches by Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, and Executive Director Arik Goldstein.
Also participating in the event were Jewish actress Debra Messing and Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer. Idan Raichel opened the event with his song "From the Depths". Later in the evening, Israel's Acting Consul General in New York, Aviv Ezra, is also expected to speak.
00:45: Prime Minister Netanyahu to ABC: "There will be no general ceasefire in Gaza without the release of our hostages."
"As for small tactical pauses, an hour here, an hour there, we've had them before, we'll look at the circumstances to allow humanitarian goods in, or our hostages, lone hostages, to get out but I don't think there will be a general ceasefire."
Netanyahu continued, "I think this will delay the war effort. This will delay our effort to get our hostages out because the only thing acting on these Hamas criminals is the military pressure we are exerting."
If Hamas agrees to release the 241 abductees, then "there will be a ceasefire for that," Netanyahu said.
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