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Israel’s Operation - Swords of Iron Update - May 3, 2024

3 May 2024

- The report alleges that Israel has insisted that Hezbollah withdraw to north of the Litani River, over 15 kilometers north of the border, but that the French proposal only calls for Hezbollah to withdraw to 10 kilometers north of the border. [...] l Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said on May 1, “my public and ethical duty as state comptroller is to carry out a comprehensive investigation of the biggest failure in the history of the state,” and “after the investigation began at the political and civilian level, in the Defense Ministry and the various security bodies—it will now begin in a phased manner in the IDF.” » In a lette. [...] Herzi Halevi, he stressed that the “prime minister and the chief of staff must order their people to act according to the law and cooperate with the investigation teams, in a way that ensures its execution as required by law.” l According to a May 1 report from Israel’s Channel 12, most of the IDF’s posts near the Israel-Gaza border failed an inspection on October 4. [...] According to the Shin Bet, the three men “acted under the directives of the PIJ headquarters in Lebanon, in order to carry out significant attacks, using remote-detonated explosives against IDF troops in the area.” Humanitarian Efforts l According to Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), from the beginning of the war to May 1, there have been 508,815 tons of hu. [...] Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “reaffirmed his commitment to the unconditional return of all hostages and conveyed the importance of increasing the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza to flood the zone, while ensuring the safety of civilians and aid workers,” according to a Pentagon readout.
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