National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, a far-right settler accustomed to provocations, led a prayer on Tuesday, August 13, at the highly sensitive site of the Esplanade of the Mosques in East Jerusalem, in which several hundred Israelis participated on the occasion of a Jewish holiday, according to the Jordanian administration of the place. The latter has particularly called to “beat” Hamas rather than negotiate with the Palestinian Islamist movement. Under a status quo decreed after Israel’s conquest of East Jerusalem in 1967, non-Muslims can go to the mosque compound at specified times, without praying there – a rule that is increasingly being ignored by some Jewish nationalists. Follow our live feed.
Iran rejects Western calls for calm. Iran on Tuesday rejected calls from Western countries to drop its threats against Israel, saying it is not asking for“authorisation” to retaliate against his sworn enemy, whom he accuses of assassinating Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on his soil.
US warns of ‘significant’ Iranian attack on Israel They “share the concern” Israel’s warning of an imminent attack from Iran and Tehran’s allied groups in the region, said John Kirby, a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council. Washington, which has been strengthening its military presence in the Middle East in recent days, plans to “a series of significant attacks”, which can intervene as soon as “this week”.
Benjamin Netanyahu accuses his defense minister of holding an “anti-Israel discourse.”“When [Yoav] Gallant adopts anti-Israel rhetoric, reduces chances of reaching hostage release agreement,” believes the Israeli Prime Minister. According to media reports, Yoav Gallant accused Benjamin Netanyahu of “to delay” a truce agreement in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas announces that its fighters have killed a hostage. The spokesman for the armed wing of the Palestinian terrorist movement also said on Monday that the fighters of his movement had “wounded two female hostages”In “two separate incidents”The Israeli military shortly afterward claimed “not having any immediate information that would allow him to confirm or deny Hamas’ allegations.”