Israel’s ambassador to Germany, Yacov Hadas-Handelsman, said ‘’they pursue the Jews in the streets of Berlin… as if we were in 1938,’ as Jewish people have been attacked and abused on the streets of Germany in the last two weeks.
Hamas had apparently been preparing a murderous assault on Israeli civilian targets for the coming Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year Holiday, which begins on September 24, according to unnamed sources in the Israeli security services, quoted by Israel’s daily Maariv.
A former Deputy Shin Bet (Israel's security agency) chief has warned European diplomats that “if you do not stand by our side, the day when Islamic terror will reach your homes, your beds and your kindergartens will come soon.”
As the IDF confirmed 5 Israeli soldiers were killed, including four by a mortar fire near the border with Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau said ‘’we need to be prepared for a long operation until our mission is accomplished.''
Members of the Israeli parliament’s immigration, absorption and diaspora affairs committee met Monday several European diplomats to discuss the worrying situation of Jewish communities in Europe and rising anti-Semitism.
While several pro-Palestinian demonstrations marred by anti-Semitic incidents took place in recent days in Belgium, a rally of solidarity and support for Israel in its fight against Hamas terrorism in Gaza was attended by nearly thousand people on Sunday outside of the Israeli embassy in Brussels.
''We will not end the operation in Gaza without neutralizing the terror tunnels,'' says PM; defense minister says Israel won't hesitate to expand actions against Hamas.
Stf.-Sgt. Moshe Davino, 20, from Jerusalem named as Israeli soldier killed Monday afternoon in Gaza; 4 other IDF troops killed in mortar attack near Gaza border, bringing Israeli military death toll to 48.
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