On Sunday, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claimed Hamas wasn’t serious about a deal and warned of “a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah." His comments came after Hamas attacked Israel’s main crossing point Sunday for delivering assistance, killing three soldiers.
Israeli student Talia Khan, who attends MIT, wrote on X: "I'm so heartbroken that there exists such unbridled hate on my campus. I'm so out of energy." MIT has not officially commented on the video, although it is unclear if this was on campus.
The host Tadhg Enright was interviewing Omar Shakir, the regional director of Human Rights Watch, on Israel's decision to shut down the pro-Hamas Al-Jazeera's operations in Israel. The host said "Yeah," when the guest said Israel was carrying out atrocities.
The soldiers were identified as First Sergeant Ruben Marc Mordechai Assouline, 19, from Ra'anana; First Sergeant Ido Testa, 19, from Jerusalem; and First Sergeant Tal Shavit, 21, from Kfar Giladi
Read his full message below, after shifting from Hebrew in his speech at the Yad Vashem ceremony commencing the special day.
