As published by the Board of Peace and the U.S. State Department, the humanitarian activity in the Gaza Strip is managed by the BoP, and this Hamas-led-flotilla is another provocation designed to divert attention from Hamasโs refusal to disarm - and to serve the PR interests of professional provocateurs.
The Greek government agreed that the flotilla activists would be disembarked on its shores, and we thank it for that.
Saif Abu Keshek, suspected of affiliation with a terrorist organization and Thiago รvila suspected of illegal activity, will be brought to Israel for questioning.
Israel will not allow the breach of the lawful naval blockade on Gaza.
My warmest congratulations to @Ojukwu_Bianca on your appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
I look forward to working with you to deepen the relations between our nations and advancing cooperation between our countries.
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Israel's Security Cabinet, led by Prime Minister @netanyahu, made the only correct decision early this morning for the security of Israel and the future of our people.
Inaction would have been far more dangerous than the decision to act, despite the significant risks involved.
The time to act is now. Delay would have allowed the Iranian regime to reach a level of immunity for its nuclear program, as well as to engage in the mass production of long-range ballistic missiles.
The Iranian people are not our enemy. Their aspiration and heroic struggle for freedom in the face of ruthless oppression - are worthy of admiration. The enemy is the fanatical, murderous Iranian regime, which has inscribed the elimination of Israel on its banner and has consistently worked to carry out that objective.
The partnership with our great friend and ally, the United States of America led by @POTUS, is unprecedented in its depth and significance.
We still stand together in these days that test our national resolve, and with Godโs help, we will succeed because โthe Eternity of Israel will not lie.โ
Best of luck to the IDF and to all our security forces!
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
"My brothers and sisters, citizens of Israel, a short while ago, Israel and the United States embarked on an operation to remove the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran.
In response to statements of the Arab group and the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran @UN, I called out their #Palestinianism.
When the truth means nothing, the Palestinians and their supporters shine.
The Irony of Anti-Zionism is that if we had ever believed that there was even the smallest chance that Antisemitism would disappear or even weaken โ we would not have gone through the trouble of creating the Jewish state.
You see, the more you hate us, the more we know we were right.
Israel categorically rejects the ICJโs โadvisory opinion,โ which was entirely predictable from the outset regarding UNRWA. This is yet another political attempt to impose political measures against Israel under the guise of โInternational Law.โ
Todayโs ICJ advisory opinion should have called out the terrorist activity that UNRWA has been involved in: UNRWA employees directly took part in the October 7th massacre and continue to assist Hamasโs terrorist operations - all under the auspices of the United Nations. Hamas terror activity within UNRWA took place before the October 7th massacre, during the massacre, and after the massacre. Israel provided the UN with extensive evidence proving Hamasโs infiltration into UNRWA, but the UN has never investigated the full extent of that infiltration. To this day, UNRWA still employs more than 1,400 Hamas operatives. Israel will not cooperate with an organization that is infested with terror activities.
Israel fully upholds its obligations under International Law. Israel fully rejects the politicization of International Law, which seeks to produce political outcomes and impose measures intended to harm the State of Israel.
Procedures are under way to wrap up the Hamas-Sumud provocation and to finalize the deportation of the participants in this sham.
Already 4 Italian citizens have been deported. The rest are in the process of being deported. Israel is keen to end this procedure as quickly as possible.
Attached are photos of Greta Thunberg and other members of this provocation while arriving to Israel.
All are safe and in good health.
As Israel, Italy, Greece, and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem have stated time and again, any aid these boats might have carried, as little as it was, could have been peacefully transferred to Gaza.
This was nothing but a provocation.
This is the real famine in Gaza - captured in one image.
While Evyatar David, kidnapped by Hamas, looks like a walking skeleton, terrorists from Palestinian Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad feast just meters away.
The hostages are STARVING. TORTURED. ABUSED.
Where is the outrage?
Evyatar and all the hostages must be freed IMMEDIATELY and given urgent medical care and proper food.
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1/ Itโs telling when people are more outraged by Israel acting to stop the violence than by terrorists actually committing it.
The #Druze are under attack.
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On October 7, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel. They massacred, kidnapped, and used sexual violence as a weapon of war.
The Dinah Report, released on July 8, exposes the horrors and calls for justice.
Most victims canโt speak, because most didnโt survive.
We will be their voices.
Read more: https://t.co/iRYXKQnUb8
The Iranian regime jails women for their hair, hangs LGBTQ+ people, and kills protesters demanding freedom.
Yet today, the Human Rights Council in Geneva plans to give the stage to its foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi.
Instead of rolling out the red carpet for an Iranian henchman, the @UN_HRC should begin with a moment of silenceโfor Iranโs victims.
Iran isnโt just threatening Israel. Its missiles can now reach deep into Europe.
The @IDF struck the regimeโs nuclear facilities at the 11th hour.
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Last night, words became bullets.
Yaron and Sarah, staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., were murdered by a terrorist outside a Jewish museum.
Their killer shouted โFree Palestine.โ
Since October 7, chants turned to threats. Threats turned to violence.
This didnโt start last night. But it has to stop now.
Thank you Ambassador Huckabee for your moral clarity and your friendship.
The pressure should be put on those responsible for the current situation: Hamas.
We are grateful that you are here with us.