Ceasefire talks resume in Egypt amid conflict across the Middle East. This as Israel begins retaliatory strikes against Iran following a missile barrage targeting Israelis. Josh Hasten, Middle East Correspondent for JNS furthers the conversation.
Josh Hasten, JNS’s Middle East Correspondent, joins the Sky News Breakfast Show in Australia to discuss the latest news in Israel.
Israel over the weekend targeted Mohammad Deif, the head of Hamas’ military wing, in an Air Force attack. While Deif’s fate remains unknown, Israel did eliminate terrorist Rafa Salama, Hamas’ top commander in Khan Yunis. On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten says taking out the heads of Hamas is key towards dismantling the terrorist organization’s capabilities, while it also serves as a psychological win, as those who support Hamas should know, the group’s days are numbered.
The Left won key election battles this week in Europe and continues to try to overthrow Bibi in Israel. How will the Prime Minister face his enemies, both within Israel and at its borders?
Also, European Jews wonder about their future; IDF shifts from phase 2 to 3 in Gaza; Biden official lauds Oct. 7; and Congresswoman Stefanik pushes back.
Chapters
0:00 UK elections
3:00 French elections
5:45 Restart of hostage negotiations
9:40 Internal protests in Israel
11:55 Hezbollah attacks on the north
16:35 Israel approves housing in Judea & Samaria
22:25 Arrested for killing terrorists
26:30 Biden official lauds Oct. 7
31:00 Congress fights campus antisemitism
A pause in IDF operations in Gaza has angered portions of the Israeli public and government ministers after 11 soldiers were killed over the weekend. The move was made to help facilitate humanitarian aid to the Gazan population. Meanwhile, full-scale war seems imminent as Hezbollah continues to cause widespread damage and forest fires in northern Israel.
JNS CEO Alex Traiman and Middle East Correspondent Josh Hasten discuss these along with other breaking stories
– US envoy to arrive in Israel to calm tensions in the North
– US adds additional sanctions on Israeli “settlers”
– Poll shows Hamas popularity soaring
“As the Rafah operation expands to take out Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and the northern front continues to escalate. ILTV’s Emily Schrader speaks with journalist and talk radio host Josh Hasten about the situation.
In a military operation many are comparing to the “Raid on Entebbe,” the IDF, counter terrorism police, and the Israel Security Agency, rescued four Israeli hostages from the clutches of Hamas in Gaza. All were being held in “civilian” homes in central Gaza. On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten discusses the operation which lifted the spirits of a nation. Unfortunately, it was with mixed emotions as a member of the elite Yamam force, which led the raid, Commander Arnon Zamora, HY”D, was killed during the hostage extraction.
On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten discusses the three-staged ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas, laid out by U.S. president Joe Biden. Hasten says that bottom line, the plan would leave the Hamas terrorist organization afloat, and in control of Gaza. He says that Israel must not accept any type of agreement that does not meet Israel’s three conditions towards ending the war: the removal of Hamas from power, the return of the hostages, and the disarming of Gaza, so that it no longer poses a threat to the Jewish State.
No Impact on Israel’s International Relations After Rafah Incident: Middle East Correspondent
President Joe Biden is not changing his policy toward Israel after a recent strike led to more civilian deaths in Gaza. Senior White House officials say Israel hasn’t launched a major ground operation in Rafah yet, or crossed any red line that would change U.S. support.
Hamas Wants Civilians Killed for PR: Middle East Correspondent
On May 26, an Israeli airstrike in Rafah led to the deaths of 45 Palestinians, many of whom are women and children according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. NTD spoke with Josh Hasten, Middle East correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate, about media fallout from the incident that comes just days after the United Nations International Court of Justice ordered Israel to end its assault in Rafah.