On the eve of Yom HaShoah, ERAN, the emotional first-aid organization, reports that it received 17,153 calls from Holocaust survivors and their family members in 2023, 40% more than in 2022.
According to ERAN, the major increase in requests for help from survivors was related to the events of October 7 and the ensuing war, which served as triggers for trauma and the loss of a sense of security. Many were also worried about family members serving in the IDF.
65 rockets fired from Lebanon at northern Israel in one of largest attacks since start of war
A barrage of some 65 rockets were fired from Lebanon at the Galilee Panhandle a short while ago, the IDF says.
Some of the rockets were intercepted, according to the military.
There are no reports of injuries in the attack.
It marks one of the largest barrages carried out from Lebanon amid the war. Earlier today, 20 rockets were fired by Hezbollah at Kiryat Shmona.
Gallant: Signs point to Hamas rejecting hostage deal, IDF will launch Rafah op in ‘very near future’
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel has identified signs that Hamas is not interested in a hostage deal, and in turn, the military will launch its offensive in southern Gaza’s Rafah in “the near future.”
“We have clear goals for this war: we are committed to the elimination of Hamas and the release of the hostages. We have given [negotiations] a certain period of time… with a specified delay in operational action,” in order to try to obtain the release of the hostages that way, Gallant says to troops in central Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor.
But, he noted, “we have identified alarming signs that Hamas actually does not intend to go for any agreement framework with us. What this means is an operation in Rafah and the entire Gaza Strip in the very near future.”
At least 7 injured, some seriously, in Hamas rocket barrage fired at south
At least seven people were wounded in the Hamas rocket attack on the Kerem Shalom area, according to Hebrew-language media reports.
Several of those hurt in the attack are listed in serious condition, the reports say.
The IDF and medical authorities have not yet provided any details on the casualties.
Reports of Israeli airstrikes on targets in Rafah after rocket fire from area
Israeli airstrikes are reported in southern Gaza’s Rafah, following a Hamas rocket attack on the Kerem Shalom area which wounded several Israelis.
Al Jazeera reports that a strike was carried out against a site in the Salam neighborhood of Rafah.
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