Update: Possible rationing decision, not a rebuff of Israel

The Axios article doesn’t explicitly state that ammunition is being withheld due to frustration with Israel.

Actually, an Israeli official (cited by the Times of Israel) commented: “Even now, a continued series of defense shipments are being sent from the US to Israel. It’s possible that one shipment or another is delayed, but the flow continues and we’re not aware of a policy decision to stop it.”

Defense analyst Dan Caldwell writes that a “plausible reason” for the delay is that “the ammo is going to Ukraine instead”.

“By prioritizing Ukraine over Israel for the next shipment, the Biden administration kills two birds with one stone: First, it helps to prevent a Ukrainian collapse, [then] it can spin to its base what is really a rationing decision as ‘standing up to Netanyahu’, turning neocon lemons into progressive lemonade”, assesses the ex-COO of PayPal and Yammer founder David Sacks.

🚨 Israeli PM Netanyahu's office says the war cabinet:

“unanimously decided that Israel is continuing with the operation in Rafah to exert military pressure on Hamas in order to advance the release of our hostages and the other goals of the war.”

The statement adds that Israel will send a delegation to continue hostage talks despite that “the Hamas proposal is far from Israel's necessary requirements”. (Israeli journalist Mannie Fabian)

⚡️Netanyahu's Office Statement: "The War Cabinet unanimously decided that Israel continues its operation in Rafah in order to exert military pressure on Hamas. At the same time, even though Hamas' proposal is far from Israel's necessary requirements, Israel will send a delegation to the mediators."

— As our channel predicted earlier, the deal was not accepted. Israel thus chooses the path of escalation and destuction.

⚡⚡🇵🇸 Eastern Rafah is currently being subjected to intense airstrikes.

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— ‼️🇮🇱/🇵🇸 BREAKING: Israeli tanks are now entering Rafah from the East

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🇮🇱 ❌️ 🇵🇸 IDF division enters Rafah:

- 162nd Division, 401st Armored Brigade has entered Eastern Rafah.
- Givati and Nahal are attached, unclear whether already inside.

⚡️ The invasion has started.

📎 Gaza war unit tracking

⚠️ The Israeli army announce that two of its soldiers were killed in yesterday's suicide drone attack by Hezbullah on Metulla

☠️ Master Sgt. (res.) Dan Kamkagi, 31, of the 551st Brigade's 6551st Battalion, from Kfar Ha-Oranim.

☠️ Master Sgt. (res.) Nahman Natan Hertz, 31, of the 551st Brigade's 6551st Battalion, from Elazar
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📝 Some important notes:
- This is the second suicide drone attack to cause casualties recently
- The attack was pinpoint against an unknown army staging ground
- So far 13 soldiers and 9 settlers were killed

🇮🇱 Rafah: The Israeli flag was raised over the border crossing from the Palestinian side.

The IDF is currently mounting two main efforts in the Rafah area, aiming to:
- Controlling the eastern region
- Controlling the Rafah crossing

There were no casualties during the night operations, minimal resistance faced.

🇵🇸❌🇮🇱 Footage of civilians fleeing Rafah.

⚠️ Hezbullah fired 6 suicide drones at Israeli army targets in the Galilee.

One was only intercepted, two impacted an open area used by the Israeli army as a staging ground.

Rest three successfully impacted their other targets and caused material damage. No casualties.

Israeli jets attempted to intercept the drones but failed. It seems they only know how intercept Iranian-launched ones (sarcastic).

The Iron Dome was no-show, as expected.

🗣️ Hezbullah takes credit for the suicide drone attacked on:

🔻 Yiftah base, attacking a location were soldiers were stationed
🔻 Ramot Naftali settlement, attacking an Iron Dome

A fire is confirmed in Ramot Naftali. This could be the 3rd successful attack on an Iron Dome.

⚠️ An Egyptian group, called "The Liberation Brigades" claim the assasination of an Israeli businessman in Egypt.

⚡🇪🇬 Regarding the news of the Jewish businessman killed in Alexandria.

An online group of larpers have taken responsibility, naming themselves "طلائع محمد على", however, just like the "Al-Faruq Brigade" which came and went with only two videos of a woman in a Niqab and two underaged boys with toy guns and then simply not release a statement for over 6 months since then, there is no evidence of the existence of such a group and most likely their claim of responsibility is fake.

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⚡⚡🇵🇸 Dutch lawyers submit a request to the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israeli officials.

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⚡️Red alert in the north

⚡Israeli media: Initial reports of interceptor missiles being launched off Eilat.