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Egypt not Arab country using diplomacy to lower Israel’s guard • IDF carries out first preemptive Hamas strike since late July • US officials say Israel not doing enough against settler violence
Lebanese firefighters accuse Israel of intentionally causing fires during strikes – report
“Most of our missions are now related to fires,” Hussein Fakih, the head of the civil defense in the Nabatiya region, told the Guardian. “There are enormous areas of woodland that have burned.”
Egypt not Arab country using diplomacy to lower Israel’s guard, Netanyahu adviser says
A brief post by Urich sparked a new controversy in Israel’s diplomatic and security establishment and renewed concerns over a possible strategic deception operation against the country.
IDF carries out first preemptive Hamas strike since late July Gaza deal
Shortly after that deal, the US essentially instructed Israel to stop attacking Gaza, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu complied.
Israel not doing enough to quell settler violence, senior White House official says – report
Earlier on Wednesday, the IDF began lifting the siege imposed by a group of settlers on two homes in the Palestinian village of Qusra, which is located in Area B of the West Bank.
