Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeting in Hebrew:

"The divine promise of a Palestinian state from the sea to the river will come to pass - just as Allah's promise to the mother of Moses came true."

Welcome to the Middle East, where politics and religion are one and the same.

By the way, do you know which promise to the mother of Moses he is referring to?

And for that matter, does the Koran or Islam contain a "divine promise" of Palestinian statehood?

"I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left...

"On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God...

"I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."

Zechariah 12

Very relevant chapter to the times in which we are living.

The scene in Rafah where the IDF took out Yassin Rabia.

From the Facebook page of a known Gaza commentator affiliated with the rival Fatah party:

"The problem is that you [Hamas officials] put your tents among the tents of displaced civilians. You know you are targeted [by Israel], so in the name of Allah take your tent away from civilians. Don't use them as a shield. That makes you a criminal, not a warrior. You place is on the front lines, where you can pay for the trouble you and your gang brought upon us."

Israel is not the true enemy of the Palestinians.

Israel will be delivered from this trouble and distress, but for this we must do what is necessary for us, and not what the Gentiles tell us.

https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/tachles-with-aviel-israels-wartime-political-woes/

War Cabinet minister Gadi Eizenkot wants to end the war and reach a hostage deal at any price, telling the Knesset today that Israel can resume its battle with Hamas at a later date.

He does not believe Israel can fully defeat Hamas on the battlefield.

Eizenkot is a former IDF chief of staff, but his views stand in direct contradiction to what we are hearing from soldiers on the battlefields of Gaza, who insist on pushing forward to victory.

Unconfirmed: Saudi media reports exchange of fire between IDF and Egyptian soldiers at the Rafah Crossing in southern Gaza.

Israel Channel 11 confirms exchange of fire between IDF and Egyptian soldiers, and reports that one Egyptian soldier was killed.

IDF: A few hours ago (Monday), a shooting incident occurred on the Egyptian border. The incident is under review and discussions are being held with the Egyptians.

‼️Heavy barrage of over 50 rockets at Mount Meron in northern Israel

IDF says 35 rockets crossed into Israel and all landed in open areas. No injuries.

Israeli forces responded with artillery fire on southern Lebanon.

Video evidence from the Rafah strike last night.

Two Palestinian eyewitnesses can be heard discussing the event as they film the resulting fire and secondary explosions.

The main speaker clearly says that the Israelis struck Hamas officials in a jeep (pinpoint, not indiscriminate bombing) that was for some reason in the tent encampment - that "some reason" being human shields.

At 0:21 a secondary explosion occurs and the speaker expresses concern that a rocket will fly at them, indicating that he knew Hamas rockets were being stored in the tent encampment.

Pro-Iran militants in Iraq launched two suicide drones at Eilat last night. Both were intercepted before entering Israeli airspace.

Hamas comes to Holland. Scenes from Amsterdam.

Hamas has for months claimed dozens of casualties EVERY DAY in various incidents across the Gaza Strip.

Why is the incident in Rafah getting so much attention? If Hamas figures are correct, it's relatively unremarkable in terms of casualties.

Unless their overall figures aren't correct, and they've finally got a real mass-casualty event to howl about.

The Rafah strike that has everyone in an uproar did NOT take place in the designated humanitarian safe zone.

It took place in an area that the IDF warned Gazans was an active war zone.

New details on the exchange of fire between IDF forces and the Egyptian army:

👉 Israel has full documentation of the incident, in which an Egyptian soldier can be seen opening fire at Israeli forces. Only one Egyptian soldier was shot dead in the incident.

👉 The Egyptian soldier was standing on a high guard post on the border near the Philadelphia Corridor, from where he observed the Israeli forces at close range, about 100-200 meters, and opened fire. Israeli soldiers immediately returned fire.

👉 Israel is fully backing the actions of its soldiers involved in the incident.

👉 Senior Israeli and Egyptian officials are in talks over the incident, and both sides would prefer to "let the incident die in peace."

Spain has announced its official recognition of the "State of Palestine," including the Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria.

Spain further recognized East Jerusalem as the capital of this Palestinian state.

Rafah operation pushes forward. Israeli tanks spotted in the center of town.

"People in Gaza celebrated on Oct. 7, so they cannot now cry about suffering the consequences," an Israeli Muslim doctor tells Israel Today.

https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/muslim-doctor-feels-more-israeli-after-being-tortured-on-oct-7/

In the heart of Jerusalem, at the Hebrew University, Arab students demonstrate for the "liberation of Palestine", chanting, "With spirit and blood, we will redeem you, Palestine!"

And this with the permission and protection of the Israeli police.

Two Gazans discuss the fact that Hamas was storing rockets near the tents of displaced persons, and that this likely caused the Rafah strike tragedy.