🚨 IDF Chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi will issue a public statement later this afternoon from southern Israel.

The Israeli army is reinforcing the west bank with hundreds of extra soldiers, expecting an increase in resistance acts.

The aftermath of a recent airstrike in Deir Balah, Gaza that caused 30 casualties.

According to Israeli news, the US secretary Blinken will join Netanyahu and the members of the war government today during the cabinet session.

The meeting will include several ex-military generals who led previous wars. This effectively makes the US a participant in the war on Gaza.

Notably, in a statement to the media, Blinken said that he is visiting Israel not only as a US secretary but also and foremost as a Jew.

Trump on joint op. to kill Soleimani: ‘I'll never forget Bibi let us down’

Speaking yesterday at night (11 ⁠Oct), Trump confessed “a bad experience with Israel” when, at last minute, Netanyahu apparently pulled out from the January 2020 operation to assassinate Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. It was supposed to be a joint U.S.-Israeli one:

“I'll never forget that Bibi Netanyahu let us down; that was a very terrible thing. [...] We were disappointed by that. Very disappointed, but we did the job ourself and it was absolute precision, a magnificent, beautiful job. And then Bibi tried to take credit for it.”

On Hamas' operation, Trump said Israeli intelligence went wrong, and “Israel gotta straighten it out”.

⋯ During this event yesterday (11 ⁠Oct), Trump called Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant “a jerk”.

🚨 With supplies dwindling of guided munitions, Israel tapped into the US military stocks of JDAMs stored in Israel.

Similarly was done during the 2006 war with Lebanon, where the US airlifted more from its bases.

🚨 The US told Israel to focus on Gaza and not risk opening a new front with Hezbullah no matter what.

The US officials stressed that if Hezbullah attacks, the US will interfere itself to assist Israel in defending.

- Alon Ben David, senior Israeli military report

Israeli army Chief of Staff in his first public statement since the war in Gaza started, vows to resume the war until Hamas's leadership is killed and the organization dismantled.

🚨 Palestinian death toll reaches 1,417 martyrs, including 447 children and 248 women. 6,263 wounded.

Many more are still uncounted and under rubble. This is an increase of more than 250 dead since this morning's update.

Today's casualties in Gaza involve 40 dead from Shehab family, including 16 children between the age of 2 and 14 y/o.

US defence minister Austin will arrive tomorrow in Israel.