A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah held on Wednesday after the two sides struck a deal brokered by the U.S. and France, but Israel warned local residents not to return to the border area yet or approach its troops. Josh Hasten, a Middle East correspondent for JNS, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant this week. This is the first time the court has ever targeted leaders from a democratic country. PM Netanyahu responded saying: “The antisemitic decision of the international court in The Hague is a modern Dreyfus trial, and it will end the same way. It is falsely accusing me, the democratically elected prime minister of the State of Israel and Israel’s former defense minister Yoav Gallant, of deliberately targeting civilians, this when we do everything in our power to avoid civilian casualties.” Netanyahu and Gallant might have to avoid visiting certain countries in Europe and Canada as a result of the decision. It is believed that once President Trump is in office, he will target the ICC for their unjust and illegitimate ruling. This story and much more news from Israel, on this week’s Israel Uncensored, with Josh Hasten.
On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten – the Jerusalem Post quotes a report indicating that the Hezbollah terrorist organization is beginning to crack with many of its members fleeing their posts. Some of the terror group’s fighters have even fled to Syria with their families rather than stay and fight against Israel. The report indicates that Israel’s recent pager/walkie talkie detonation attack injured thousands causing chaos in Hezbollah’s ranks. Israel’s ground offensive in southern Lebanon has also caused them to cut and run.
As the group continues to fire rockets at Israel on a nearly hourly basis, the report provides optimism that in a matter of time, the Iranian proxy will fall.
Four Israeli soldiers were killed last night in a Hezbollah drone strike targeting a packed dining room of a Binyamina army base. Over 60 others were wounded, some seriously. On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten asks, is there a connection between the attack and reports that the Biden Administration pressured Israel to refrain from attacking Beirut over the past several days. Despite the bad news, Israel continues to make progress in taking out Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon and Hamas terrorists in Gaza, along with terrorist infrastructure.
Josh Hasten, Middle East correspondent for JNS, joins Alexa Laicko of Scripps News to discuss the latest news on Israel and Lebanon, including airstrikes, the assassinations of Hezbollah leaders, exploding pagers and walkie-talkies, concerns about escalation, and more. This interview took place on September 22, 2024.
According to Israeli Defense Forces, Israel is targeting 10 different areas of Lebanon. Josh Hasten, a Middle East correspondent for Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) & co-host of JNS podcast “Jerusalem Minute”, joins LiveNOW from FOX to further discuss.
Over the weekend, a Hezbollah-launched rocket claimed the lives of 12 Druze Israeli children playing soccer in the Golan village of Majdal Shams. Prime Minister Netanyahu cut his trip to the United States short and held security consultations on how Israel would respond to this heinous attack. On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten says that the Druze are vowing that Hezbollah will pay a steep price for murdering their children, and that Israel should follow their lead when handling enemies bent on the demise of the Jewish State.
Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah has promised an “unrestrained” war against Israel as Prime Minister Netanyahu publicly criticizes the Biden administration for withholding weapons from the Jewish state.
JNS CEO Alex Traiman and Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten break down this story and the latest news in Israel and the Jewish world.
– Naftali Bennett potentially jumping back into politics
– the effort by Israel to “cement control” in Judea and Samaria
– Antisemitic riots in LA
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