Israel continues to face daily attacks from multiple fronts.
Last night, three rockets were fired from Syria into the Golan Heights. IDF fighter jets struck Syrian Army positions in response to the attack. This morning, several projectiles were launched at Israel from Lebanon – which were met by IDF counterstrikes against Hezbollah operatives as they were planning additional attacks.
Earlier this week in the West Bank terror stronghold of Jenin, undercover Israeli troops carried out a daring raid against an Islamic Jihad terror cell operating inside a hospital. Entering the facility in disguise, the unit eliminated several terrorists who intelligence revealed were planning to carry out an October-7-like attack.
All of this as the IDF continues to operate in the Gaza Strip, fighting in dense urban areas to eliminate Hamas infrastructure, destroy the terrorists, and free the hostages.
Israel is on high alert on each of its borders. As Iranian-backed terrorists continue to plan attacks from the north, east, and south, America must continue to stand with Israel and ensure our ally has the resources to protect its families.
House passes bill barring 10/7 terrorists from entering U.S.
Today the House passed an AIPAC-backed bill to prevent terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacre from entering the United States.
The bipartisan legislation passed in a 422-2-1 vote, with 207 Democrats and 215 Republicans supporting. Reps. Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib were the two 'no' votes. Rep. Delia Ramirez was the 'present' vote. View a vote tally here.
Members of Congress call to bring the hostages home
Yesterday on the House floor, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz led an hour-long special session in which members spoke out to demand Hamas free the hostages. House members delivered speeches highlighting individual Israelis who were brutally taken captive on October 7.
136 Israelis remain hostage enduring brutal conditions by Hamas.
Click on the graphic below to view a collection of these powerful speeches.
"No military has ever implemented any of these practices in war before."
In an new op-ed in Newsweek, urban warfare expert John Spencer outlines in detail the unprecedented efforts made by the IDF to avoid civilian casualties – even as it fights in one of the most complex environments any military has had to face.
"To be clear, I am outraged by the civilian casualties in Gaza. But it's crucial to direct that outrage at the right target. And that target is Hamas… The sole reason for civilian deaths in Gaza is Hamas. For Israel's part, it's taken more care to prevent them than any other army in human history."Read the opinion here.
"Victory, not ceasefire, is peace realized."
"The notion of equating a ceasefire agreement with the Jewish concept of peace is, at best, naive and, at worst, malicious." Rabbi Samantha Kahn of Congregation B’nai Israel in Boca Raton, Florida draws this important distinction in her blog post on The Times of Israel.
"The striving for true peace is an essential and eternal Jewish longing," she writes. "It is one of our most precious hopes that someday swords will be beaten into plowshares, and war shall be no more. But when, exactly, is this supposed to happen? At the end of days – when all have recognized our right to exist and thrive, and there is no longer any need to fight for our existence. And not a moment before. Until that time, we hold tight to our swords – always ready and willing to rightly defend our existence." Read the blog here.
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