Top News:
* Israeli High Court ruled unanimously against haredi draft exemption
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-807625
* Most Israelis (66%) don’t want PM Netanyahu
https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-66-of-israelis-want-netanyahu-to-leave-politics-85-support-oct-7-probe/
* Hamas has been firing missiles at the aid stations at Kerem Shalom, when Israel was letting the sick Palestinian children through to Egypt. Dead kids make great photos if you’re Hamas.
Terrorism in Israel
* The Arabic media is publishing notices calling for anyone with a gun to set ambushes for Israeli vehicles near Palestinian towns.
* East Jerusalem Terrorists set fire to the IDF's Ofrit base near Hadassah Hospital Har Hatsofim. 25 fire crews worked to put it out.
* Suspected infiltration from Jordan Tuesday night.
* Palestinians reportedly set fire to 100 dunam, 25 acres, of fields and crops in Efrat.
* Terrorist shooting in Bat Hefer.
* Terrorist infiltration in Hashmonaim.
* Palestinian sexually harassed orthodox woman on bus to Beit Shemesh.
* Arson near Kfar Zeitim.
* Several instances of Palestinians trying to smuggle into Israel in the bottom of trucks.
* Attempted lynching in Kalandiya.
* Arsonists set fires all over the Gush.
Terrorism and antisemitism abroad
* ISIS terrorists fired at a synagogue and church in Derbent, Russia with automatic weapons: 19 dead, 13 wounded. The synagogue was also torched.
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/25/nx-s1-5019338/russia-dagestan-mourns-attacks-investigation
* Congregants of Adas Torah in Los Angeles were physically attacked by Palestinian protesters.
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-807411
* A 60-year-old woman in Paris walking near a pro-Palestinian demonstration was jailed for wearing a Star of David tee shirt.
* Palestinian protesters destroyed Israeli-affiliated businesses in the UK
https://m.jpost.com/bds-threat/article-808018
https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-808049
* Mezuzot being ripped down (vandalism) internationally
* Antisemitism in Germany
https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-808105
An attacker with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade Saturday.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-shoots-policeman-at-israels-embassy-in-serbia-with-crossbow-is-killed/
* UK Labour office vandalized by anti-Israel protesters.
* Presidential fundraiser in Manhattan disrupted by Palestinian protesters who set off smoke bombs and clashed with police.
And the rest of the news, in roughly chronological order:
* Bereaved Israelis sue UNRWA for aiding terror organization in perpetrating a massacre.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/392011
* Lebanon is storing an extensive weapons and explosives cache at the Beirut airport. Civilian shields, anyone?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/23/hezbollah-stores-large-quantities-iranian-weapons-airport/
https://m.jpost.com/middle-east/article-807597
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused Israel Monday of spreading misinformation about him.
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-807587
* Thailand to resume sending temporary workers to Israel.
https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/article-807492
* Jordan found and detonated a stockpile of weapons attempting to be smuggled by Iran into the West Bank’s Hamas.
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-807583
* The Taliban Tuesday announced they will send thousands of troops to join forces with Lebanon against Israel.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/23/lebanon-israel-iraq-syria-hezbollah-fighters-iran
* Hamas activists blocked the entrance to Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems in Bristol, UK by filling their cars with cement to prevent the police from moving them, and vandalized it.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h14am00tr0
* Dublin Pride excludes Israeli flag.
https://m.jpost.com/international/article-807592
* Hamas leadership may relocate to Iraq.
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-807557
* Hamas stole $1 billion in UN aid money for weapons and tunnels.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/nyregion/hamas-gaza-aid-unrwa-lawsuit.html
* Antisemitism at Stanford
https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-807670
* US sanctions Iran
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-807703
* Hamas reportedly dropping bombs & mortars in humanitarian aid distribution spots. Not really making the news much, though the military published footage of an incident Tuesday where Hamas again attacked a U.N. humanitarian aid (UNICEF) convoy reuniting Gazan children with their families.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-fired-unicef-aid-convoy-gaza-israels-military-says-2024-06-25/
* Israeli reports are starting to indicate that the war in Gaza is winding down and almost over. Is it a way to defuse Lebanon, or because we’d rather not fight on multiple fronts?
https://www.vox.com/world-politics/356578/israel-gaza-war-hezbollah-netanyahu-biden-ceasefire
* Israeli soldiers in Rafah are encountering boobytrapped buildings, set so that soldiers will be killed. (This is similar to what IDF rescue teams discovered on October 7, when they went in to rescue those sheltering in miklatim; even the dead bodies were boobytrapped with grenades.)
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/392103
* More civilian shields: Doctors Without Borders complained that the IDF eliminated one of their doctors; (apparently he was a lead Hamas terrorist too).
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-807770
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-slain-gazan-named-as-doctors-without-borders-staffer-was-islamic-jihad-rocket-maker/
* Hamas won’t agree to hostage deal.
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-807761
* US Congressman Jamal Bowman, a squad member who was very vocal about accusing Israel of genocide, lost the NY primary.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4739878-jamaal-bowman-george-latimer-new-york-israel-hamas/mlite/
* Israel may use Musk's Starlink in war with Lebanon to maintain Internet connectivity.
https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/sy1cxhol0
* The White House warned Lebanon that if their attacks and escalation continue, the U.S. won’t be able to prevent an Israeli invasion.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/24/us-hezbollah-israel-attack-conflict-00164761
* Israel had announced they would let Palestinian children in need of medical attention out through Rafah, for the first time, but now Egypt says they won’t allow it.
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-807627
* Hamas has several times announced they will free Russian hostages first, but so far they’re not freeing any hostages so it seems something of a moot point.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hamas-vows-to-free-two-russian-israeli-hostages-as-soon-as-ceasefire-is-reached/
* The world is again whipped into a frenzy because Israel is targeting (killing) journalists who are also Hamas militants. (Spread that around and all the Hamas terrorists will get press passes - below is my ironic piece on this.)
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-266-funny-friday-pressing
* Norway divested from a U.S. firm because of their worries that Caterpillar bulldozers are being used by Israel for military purposes.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-26/norway-pension-fund-exits-caterpillar-stake-on-israel-links
* Some Israelis published in the NYT calling on Congress to un-invite PM Netanyahu until he has a plan for post-Gaza, freeing the hostages, and calls for new elections.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/opinion/congress-netanyahu-gaza-war.html
* Germany to deport anyone glorifying terrorism even in a single offense on social media. "We are taking tough action against Islamist and antisemitic hate crime online," said Interior Minister Nancy Faeser.
https://amp.dw.com/en/german-cabinet-backs-deportations-for-praise-of-terrorism/a-69480819
* A massive rocket attack by Lebanon of over 100 missiles in three volleys, including a massive barrage that caused extensive fires in Tsfat.
* At the Hadassah College graduation last week, Palestinian students walked out during the singing of Hatikvah. (Video is all over Instagram.)
* The ICC delayed the arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-808090
* GDP and employment down in Palestinian Territories, mostly because of Israel suspending work permits for 150,000 Palestinian day laborers.
https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/default.aspx
* 40% of world is antisemitic
https://www.adl.org/adl-global-100
* Lebanon buffer
https://www.ft.com/content/9b4c3cab-13b6-4195-a496-555c7a1db15b
* Over 5,000 acres have been burned by Lebanese missiles in Israel’s north.
* Turkish opposition leader condemns Hamas
https://m.jpost.com/middle-east/article-808286
Catch up on last week’s most-read pieces:
* America’s latest plan
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-265-americas-new-mideast
* Musing on Cyprus
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-264-musing-on-cyprus
* Under the Bus, Again
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-262-under-the-bus-again
* Press Passes for All!
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-266-funny-friday-pressing
* Musing on Cuba and the UN
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-263-musing-on-cuba-and-the
* Dear Tom Friedman
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-258-dear-tom-friedman
* Last week’s news round-up
https://open.substack.com/pub/fernmusing/p/war-day-261-news-round-up
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In Rafah, they found a Hamas-designed board game adapted from ‘Chutes and Ladders,” suggesting key targets for terror attacks all over Israel.