Israel Daily News – War Day 114, January 28, 2024

Summary

The transcript covers day 114 of the war in Gaza, highlighting IDF encirclement of southern Gaza, ongoing battles with Kamas operatives, and negotiations for a ceasefire. It discusses IDF drills for potential war with Hezbollah, UNRWA's alleged complicity with Hamas, and the International Court of Justice's decision regarding Gaza. It also touches on International Holocaust Memorial Day, emphasizing the connection between Nazi ideology and modern-day terrorism. The weather forecast concludes the broadcast.

Takeaways

• 😟 Israel and Hamas may be close to an agreement to pause fighting for 2 months in exchange for Israel releasing over 100 hostages held by Hamas.
• 🤝 The potential deal was developed in talks mediated by the CIA, Mossad and Egyptian intelligence.
• 😥 Over 100 Hamas members have been captured by Israel in recent days, some surrendering after hiding in tunnels.
• 🛑 The UN has suspended funding for UNRWA after finding 12 employees participated in the Oct 7th Hamas attack on Israel.
• 😡 The UN Secretary General vowed to hold accountable any UNRWA staff involved in terrorism.
• 👍 At the ICJ, South Africa's appeal for an immediate Gaza ceasefire was rejected.
• 🤔 The ICJ found plausibility to South Africa's claims but did not order Israel to cease military operations.
• 🇮🇱 On International Holocaust Memorial Day, Israel's ambassador compared Nazi and Hamas ideologies.
• 😢 He said the Oct 7th attack showed the world failed to learn the lessons of the Holocaust.
• 🌦️ The weather forecast calls for rain around Israel over the weekend, with highs of 15°C/58°F.

Q & A

What is the current status of the battle for Khan Younis?

IDF troops have encircled Khan Younis and are battling Hamas operatives inside the city. Khan Younis is expected to be under complete Israeli control above ground within days.

What is the next strategic goal for Israel according to the IDF?

The IDF says the next strategic goal would be the capture of Rafah and control of the entire Philadelphi route along the Gaza-Egypt border.

What are the key terms of the potential agreement to pause fighting?

In the first stage, fighting would cease for 6 weeks in exchange for Israel releasing some Palestinian prisoners and expanding aid to Gaza. In the second stage, Hamas would release Israeli hostages in exchange for more Palestinian prisoner releases.

Why did the UN relief agency UNRWA come under scrutiny?

It was revealed that 12 UNRWA employees participated in the October 7th Hamas attack against Israelis. This follows other evidence of UNRWA complicity with Hamas.

What was the decision of the International Court of Justice?

The court found plausibility in South Africa's genocide claims but crucially did not order an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as South Africa had requested.

How did the Israeli ambassador link the Holocaust and Hamas?

He said the October 7th attack showed what one day of a new Holocaust could look like, with Hamas promoting a genocidal jihadist ideology like the Nazis.

What criticism did the Israeli UN ambassador level against the UN?

He said the UN has failed to learn the lessons of the Holocaust, as evidenced by the ICC case showing the meaning of genocide has not been properly understood.

What are the latest weather forecasts?

Light rain is expected around most of Israel tonight, with lows of 9°C (49°F). More rain is forecast tomorrow, with highs of 15°C (58°F).

What channels can I access for more news updates?

You can check the i24news channel, subscribe to their newsletter, and visit their recently improved website i24tv.tv for the latest news from Israel.

What message did the news anchor conclude with?

He concluded by saying "Let's win this war and bring them home," referring to the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

Outlines

00:00

🛑 Fighting continues in Khan Younis; potential hostage deal

Paragraph 1 summarizes fighting between the IDF and Hamas in Khan Younis. Air strikes are targeting Hamas operatives and weapons. Over 100 Hamas members have been captured. Israeli officials may pause fighting for 2 months in exchange for Hamas releasing 100+ Israeli hostages.

05:05

🤝 Proposed deal - pause fighting for hostages

Paragraph 2 outlines a potential deal being negotiated in Paris to pause fighting for 6 weeks in exchange for Hamas releasing Israeli hostages. In later stages, Hamas would release more hostages including soldiers and bodies in exchange for further concessions.

10:06

☮️ Debate on governing Gaza after fighting ends

Paragraph 3 discusses proposals by Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich for governing Gaza after fighting ends, potentially with an Israeli military administration without ruling out Israelis returning to settlements. Other experts argue there are better alternatives under consideration by the diverse ruling coalition.

15:07

🗳 UN Court rejects South Africa's ceasefire appeal

Paragraph 4 covers the ruling by the International Court of Justice rejecting South Africa's request to order an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The court said South Africa's claims have plausibility but did not confirm genocide is occurring or order Israel to halt military operations.

20:08

😡 UNRWA's ties to Hamas confirmed

Paragraph 5 discusses the UN Secretary General's statement holding UNRWA accountable after confirming 12 staff were involved in the October 7 attack. Additional evidence tied UNRWA to Hamas over past months. As a result, several countries have halted funding of the agency.

Keywords

💡Hamas

Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist militant organization that has waged an armed struggle against Israel. In the video, Hamas is mentioned as the group that initiated the attack on Israel on October 7th, taking Israeli civilians hostage. Hamas' extremist ideology that calls for Israel's destruction is compared to Nazi ideology. The video discusses Israel's military efforts to confront Hamas in Gaza.

💡Hostages

The video mentions that Hamas is still holding over 100 Israeli hostages captive following the October 7th attack. Negotiations are underway between Israel, Hamas and other parties to secure the release of these hostages in exchange for Israel temporarily suspending its military campaign. This is a key issue as resolving the hostage crisis is a strategic priority.

💡Kan Younis

Kan Younis is a city in the Gaza strip that has been encircled by Israeli forces. The video states that above-ground control of the city is nearly complete, but Hamas fighters are still operating underground through a network of tunnels. Capturing Kan Younis is described as a strategic stepping stone on the path to controlling all of Gaza up to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

💡Rafah

Rafah is a Gaza city on the Egyptian border. The video suggests it may be the next strategic target for Israeli forces after Kan Younis in order to control the Philadelphi route and prevent smuggling through tunnels under Rafah. However, with nearly 2 million Palestinian civilians crowded near there, proceeding on Rafah poses military challenges.

💡UNRWA

UNRWA or United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees is a UN agency providing aid and public services to Palestinians. The video discusses revelations that UNRWA employees participated in the October 7th attack against Israelis. This led several countries to halt funding to UNRWA over its terror ties.

💡anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitism refers to hostility or prejudice against Jews. The video discusses the connection between historic anti-Semitism and Nazi ideology that led to the Holocaust. It draws parallels to the anti-Semitic, genocidal ambitions of Hamas as evidenced in the October 7th attack.

💡Holocaust

The Holocaust refers to the genocide perpetrated by Nazi Germany against European Jews during World War 2 that killed 6 million Jews. International Holocaust Memorial Day commemorates this. The video discusses how the October 7th Hamas rampage provided a glimpse of what one day of a new Holocaust could look like.

💡Gaza

Gaza refers to the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory under Hamas militant rule since 2007. The video focuses extensively on the ongoing Israeli military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, including efforts to take control of cities, destroy terror tunnels, and force Hamas into negotiations.

💡Israel

Israel is repeatedly mentioned throughout the video as the country defending itself against the Hamas militant organization while seeking to resolve the hostage crisis. Israel's right to self-defense is asserted even as its actions draw international criticism.

💡ICJ

The ICJ or International Court of Justice is mentioned regarding its ruling on a case brought by South Africa alleging Israel committed genocide in Gaza. While the court agreed to hear the full case later, it notably declined to order Israel to immediately cease military operations.

Highlights

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Transcripts

day 114 of the war in Gaza and the

battlefield remains focused on the

southern Gaza Kamas stronghold in khun

now fully encircled by IDF troops the

war cabinet is reportedly edging toward

approving an IDF push toward RAF on the

Egyptian border throughout the weekend

IDF troops battled Kamas operatives in

Kan Yunis as air strikes pounded RPG

welding cells attempting to confront

Israeli forces the complete control of

the city above ground is reportedly only

days away much work still needs to be

done to neutralize the Maze of Terror

tunnels under the city where Kamas

leadership is still operating the IDF is

saying that the next strategic goal

would be the capture of RAF and control

of the entire Philadelphia route along

the Gaza Egyptian border that move

awaits a decision from the war cabinet

expected in the coming days fighting

continued deep within Kanan Yunis with

ground forces of the the 998th division

killing dozens of Kamas gunmen the Air

Force carried out a wave of strikes

hitting Apartments used by operatives

weapons Depot observation posts and

staging grounds defense minister Gallant

said that more than 100 Kamas operatives

have been captured by Israeli troops in

Gaza in recent days including some who

surrendered after hiding in tunnels as

the ground offensive expands the IDF

called on residents of several

neighborhoods in Western kanun to

evacuate to the nearby masasi area in

southern Gaza masses of Palestinians

were seen fleeing combat areas in

Western kanun images showed thousands of

civilians fleeing the city on foot while

chanting down with Hamas and calling for

the end of the Hamas Terror groups rule

addressing the nation prime minister

Netanyahu tied Holocaust Remembrance Day

to the icj ruling and the ongoing war in

Gaza

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EX exactly for these times like this so

every Jew who fall asleep at night

knowing they are safe in their own

home we are a voice for the Jewish

people everywhere we are the world

Jewish

Congress American Le negotiators are

reportedly edging closer to an agreement

in which Israel would suspend the war in

Gaza for about two months in exchange

for the release of more than 100

hostages still held by Hamas according

to the New York Times the deal could be

sealed within weeks more from MTV's Devo

Klein negotiators reportedly developed a

written draft agreement merging

proposals offered by Israel and Hamas

into basic framework that was the

subject of talks today in Paris the

directors of the Israeli mosad shabbach

the US CIA and the head of the Egyptian

intelligence and the Qatari prime

minister are all taking part in the

highle talks while there are still

important disagreements to be worked out

negotiations are reportedly cautiously

optimistic that a final Accord is within

reach the White House says that

President Biden spoke about the hostage

issue with the Amir of Qatar we're doing

everything we can to bring these moms

and dads Sons and Daughters brothers and

sisters back home to their to their

families our thoughts remain with them

and of course their Lov ones as well as

all the innocent Palestinians that

continue to be caught up in this war

that Hamas and Mr s started on the 7th

of October prime minister Netanyahu was

sounding skeptical about the Qatari role

as mediators

Qatar

according to reports in the first stage

of the agreement fighting would cease

for 6 weeks with Israeli children women

and elderly released in return Israel

would free Palestinian security

prisoners and expand Aid to Gaza in the

next stage Hamas would release Israeli

female soldiers and male soldiers

followed by bodies of hostages in

exchange during the pause in fighting

Hamas would receive an international

guarantee for a permanent end of the

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Android and Apple the IDF has been

holding drills simulating war with

Hezbollah and Lebanon after months of

daily crossb clashes and repeated

warnings Israel has lost patience with

diplomatic efforts to end the

fighting paratrooper and Engineering

forces from the IDF carried out

intensive training drills at the idf's

northern command preparing troops for

combat in winter weather conditions and

in the northern terrain the drills

further combine tanks combat engineering

infantry and artillery forces the IDF

announced that despite the winter

weather the rain the mud and the fog and

after 114 days of defending the northern

border this week the IDF carried out a

series of difficult and complex

exercises to strengthen the Bri Gades

Readiness the troops are ready for

anything over the weekend Hezbollah

attacks continued air defense

intercepted numerous launches identified

Crossing from Lebanon an anti-tank

missile launched from Lebanon hit a

resident's home in moshav avivim there

were no casualties in the incident in

response the IDF launched a wave of

strikes on Hezbollah targets across

South Lebanon so far the skirmishes On

the Border have resulted in six civilian

Israeli deaths as well as the deaths of

nine IDF soldiers and reservists

Hezbollah has named 171 members who have

been killed by Israel during the ongoing

clashes and joining us now with the

latest security updates on Israel's

multifrontal is the director of The

International Institute of

counterterrorism Colonel Mary Eisen

Colonel welcome Mary there is optimism

regarding a potential new deal for a

pause in fighting in exchange for the

release of Israeli hostages do you get

the sense that we are indeed approaching

a deal and at what cost to

Israel I think we're approaching a deal

Israel needs the deal not just in that

sense Hamas um what are the price the

price is what we're going to have to

give out they don't think of it as

optimism they think of it as something

that needs to be done we all need the

hostages back the price is going to be

one that Israelis and worldwide are

going to be horrified by terrorists with

blood on their hands it's the only way

to get the hostages back Mary IDF troops

have reportedly encircled kanun and it

could be only a matter of days before

the city at least above ground is fully

under Israeli control is the next Target

likely to be RAF on the Egyptian border

it's crucial to control what enters and

exit exits Gaza isn't it what are we

waiting

for um Rafa is Israeli Egyptian border

is an area that now pretty much has

almost two million people in that sense

what Israel did systematically working

from north to south has pushed an

enormous amount of people into a very

condensed area when you're acting

militarily inside an area that has an

enormous amount of civilians this whole

aspect of trying to avoid civilian um

casualties becomes literally um really

really hard and it's hard enough enough

right now I do want to remind everybody

that in our doing what we're doing in

hunis in our controlling hunis it's

still similar to what happened in the

northern Gaza Strip there used to be

600,000 people and now there are only

200,000 people but there are still

hundreds of thousands of people there

the the terrorists themselves can still

use that underground Subterranean Arena

it isn't that we're conquering it and

everything's done that is not the way

this war is because of the way that

Hamas built themselves Colonel Israeli

Finance Minister smutr said yesterday

that the day after in Gaza would likely

mean an Israeli military government and

he does not rule out the idea of the

resettlement of Gush katif by Israelis

is there no better alternative for the

day after or is that a potential

outcome in the government right now you

have seven different political parties

both those that initially started this

government from January of 2023 and

those who joined because of the war um

it's smre the Finance Minister

represents only one political party that

is his opinion that is not the opinion

of the government I myself served under

a government that had seven different

parties and they can all say what they

want that's not the government decision

there are a lot of other options that

would be the one that he says but I do

not see that as being the one that the

government chooses finally finally I'd

like to ask you this the IDF has been

conducting drills in the North in

preparation for a potential war with

Hezbollah and Lebanon would you be

surprised by an Israeli ground maneuver

now or at least in the coming

period I think that we all have to

understand that just like this war is

going on against down south and it

impacts the capability for Israelis to

return to their homes there are tens of

thousands of israelies including a full

city of 24,000 people k at Shone that

cannot return to their houses to their

homes into that City amongst others um

Israel has to make a choice how do

people move back in when you still have

the absolute direct threat on the border

not just of the differental anti-tank

guided missiles suicide drones rockets

and mortars but of the potential of a

ground attack of the radwan forces

similar to what we saw in October 7th

they don't see how we can avoid it even

though I'm not looking forward to the

idea Colonel Mir Eisen thank you so much

for joining us

today thank you all and the storm

surrounding the United Nations relief

organization for the Palestinians called

unra continues as many EU countries

joined the United States the UK

Australia and Canada imposing funding to

the United Nations Aid agency after it

was revealed that a dozen unra employees

participated in the October 7th Rampage

United Nations Secretary General Antonio

gutiz vowed on Sunday to hold to account

any un employee involved in Acts of

Terror after it was revealed that some

Refugee agency staffers were directly

involved in the October 7th Hamas attack

against Israeli civilians in a statement

the UN Chief said that any un employee

involved in Acts of Terror will be held

accountable including through criminal

prosecution on Friday it was revealed

that 12 unra staffers were directly

involved in the October 7th Massacre of

the 12 staffers gutterz said that nine

had been fired one was confirmed dead

and the identities of the other two were

being clarified yet this Revelation

follows numerous other allegations of

unra complicity with the Hamas terrorist

organization in recent months the IDF

has uncovered numerous Terror tunnels

near unra facilities Hamas terrorists

killed in Gaza were found to be carrying

unra ID badges a telegram group of 3,000

unra teachers glorified the October 7th

Massacre and there were allegations of

an unra teacher who even held one of the

Israeli hostages captive in their home

following the Revelation numerous

countries announced they would halt

funding to the organization the UK

Germany Italy the Netherlands

Switzerland and Finland joined the

United States Australia and Canada in

pausing funding yeah we have suspended

any uh outlying um um or yet to be

allocated uh funds for uh for unra the

UN relief and works agency um pending

the results of this investigation we're

obviously going to watch this very

closely we welcome uh the UN Secretary

General and the commissioner general of

lra uh their comments today calling for

a full investigation meanwhile Israeli

foreign Ministry SEL Catz on Saturday

night called on more Nations to Hal

their funding saying that unr's ties

with Hamas providing refuge for

terrorists and perpetuating its rule are

undeniable he called on the leadership

to resign and be investigated for their

knowledge and said unra must be replaced

with agencies dedicated to genuine peace

and

development the international court of

justice meeting in the ha declined to

Grant South Africa's appeal that it

order an immediate ceasefire in Gaza at

the same time the court found that the

there is a plausibility to South

Africa's claims in its decision in the

ha in a 15-2 vote judges found that

there is plausibility to South Africa's

claims that the rights of Palestinians

were subjected to genocide and must be

urgently protected but crucially the

court did not use the word desist in its

decision which would have also indicated

it believed that genoside was actively

taking place the court did not take the

action most desired by South Africa and

feared by Israel that of ordering an

immediate unilateral ceasefire which

could have styed the war effort prime

minister Netanyahu said Israel remain

committed both to international law and

its just War started by the Kamas

Rampage Israel's commitment to

international law is

unwavering equally unwavering is our

sacred commitment to continue to defend

our country and defend our people like

every country Israel has an inherent

right to defend itself the vile attempt

to deny Israel this fundamental right is

blatant discrimination against the

Jewish State and it was justly rejected

and joining us now with more on the

international court of justice decision

is arson arski attorney and CEO of the

international legal Forum thank you so

much for joining

us so the international court of justice

issued a decision on Friday can you

break it down for us is this a win for

Israel or

loss sure I mean look I think first of

all we have to put this in context what

we saw on Friday was not only a mockery

of justice but it was a gross travesty

of justice and a perversion of their

meaning of the word genocide it is not

Israel that ought to have been on trial

quite frankly but Hamas it is Hamas who

has genocidal Ambitions and intentions

which it acted out on October 7th when

it committed these most heinous

atrocities and crimes in terms of

whether the decision of the court of

justice itself was a victory or not that

really depends on on how we look at it

South Africa sought a number of

different provisional measures or

injunction injunctions um said they got

a number of them but the one

we which they really was a ceas fight

they did not receive the court made a

number of determinations many of which

were quite perhaps problematic however

it did not order a ceasefire and it did

not compel Israel to Halt its military

operations this will continue and in

that regard I think that is a victory

for the state of Israel and so according

to what you're saying the court failed

to throw out the case entirely though

what will happen

next so the court did not try the case

entirely as perhaps it ought to have um

what it did say essentially was that

there is some Merit to South Africa's

case uh but that will need to be proved

um in substance at a hearing with such

hearing to be conducted perhaps in maybe

two three years time there's really no

no no no telling in terms of that I mean

it ought not to have gone even to that

stage but I think that was inevitable uh

given the composition of the Court given

that the court itself is an organ of the

United Nations so I think we did expect

that to some extent uh but the court did

not make any determinations as to the

substance really of picus case that will

be heard later uh but we do need to

underscore that not only did the court

not compel Israel uh to assist its

operations but it did also important

call for the release of hostages as well

slight change in Direction unra the UN

has found unra to be complicit in Kamas

Terror activity so how can that same

body be taken seriously when bringing

Israel to a court for genocide how can

you even explain

this sure I mean unra is the last

organization in the world that ought to

be taken seriously at all um unra has

become an indispensable and

indistinguishable arm of Hamas there

incubator for Relentless hatred

anti-Semitism and incitement um we have

seen unra staff um playing an active

role and participating in the massacre

of October 7th and the ongoing uh

situation with the hostages of Israel

that remain in Gaza to this day we have

seen HRA textbooks glorifying hatred we

have seen HRA staff and employes

glorifying Hitler and Nazism we have

seen Hamas rockets and weapons stored

underneath the noses of unra schools and

Facilities unra has no role to play

whatsoever in the Reconstruction of Gaza

and it is a positive step that a number

of leading democracies the US Germany UK

Canada Australia and others have taken

to suspend funding to unra based on

these really disturbing allegations but

that is just one step in the right

direction quite frankly unra must be

defunded once and for all and

disbanded back to the icj there was one

judge from Uganda the only woman uh

judge from from Uganda Julia seutin subu

who voted against every single measure

brought by South Africa against Israel

how do you explain her vote and is the

court is the case going to be uh bound

to to rule against us in the

end that's a good question I guess time

will tell uh time will also tell if the

case even goes towards the full hearing

um ultimately and depending on the way

the the operation in Gaza continues um

the judge from Gaza I mean sh really did

stand out you know we sometimes say not

all heroes wear capes or perhaps some

weere judges robes and she showed moral

Clarity she showed um an understanding

of the rule of law as well as the weight

of history as well and I suppose perhaps

someone that comes from Africa um that

understands uh very well also the the

threat um of of such kind of attacks

what genocide really is and also what it

is not so I think her outstanding

senting opinions where she voted against

the proposals on every single measure

really do stand out both for their moral

Clarity for their judgment as well as um

their application of international law

as it ought to be applied in these um

circumstances a thanks unfortunately

we're out of time but thank you for

joining

us my pleas thank you in other news

Saturday marked International Holocaust

Memorial Day this is a solemn occasion

every year but this year the day carried

even more significance following the

October 7th Rampage and the global rise

of anti-Semitism once

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again

a straight line connects Nazi ideology

to genocidal jihadism both drove from

the darkness of the Middle Ages both

terrorized by Despicable

brutality both use anti-Semitism and

xenophobia to destroy the Free

World both lie as they breathe Israel's

ambassador to Poland drew a direct link

between the Nazi IDE ideology and the

Hamas ideology speaking at the official

ceremony marking 79 years since the

liberation of the aitz berkano

concentration camp on International

Holocaust Memorial Day today the

generation of our children fights Jihadi

barbarism on simat Tora holiday the 7th

of

October we saw what one day of the

Holocaust might look like the Ambassador

said that now the world must not only

remember but must also act as the only

Jewish State fights for its very

existence meanwhile the United Nations

also held a ceremony on Friday honoring

the victims and survivors Israeli

ambassador to the UN gilad Dean

criticized the world organization saying

it had failed to learn the lessons of

the

Holocaust Hitler seared the meaning of

genocide into our

DNA but on October 7th Hamas tore open

that wound

on International Holocaust Remembrance

Day the day that even the icj proved to

the world that the lessons of the

holocost were not learned I stand here

in the name of the state of Israel and

in the name of all those murdered by the

Nazis and Hamas and I swear we will not

forget never again is now let's take a

look at the weather forecast light rain

is expected around most of the country

tonight with lows of around 9° C or 49 F

then tomorrow more rain showers in the

north and temperatures reaching highs of

about 15° C or 58°

F Well that's all the news for today for

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