📑 Ben-Gvir feels he is the master or Netanyahu

Ma'ariv newspaper describes the situation as: There is a new prime minister in “Israel”.

They add that in practice, Benjamin Netanyahu has become the servant of his master, Itamar Ben Gvir, and this raises the obvious question: To what extent has Netanyahu deteriorated?

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir appeared in front of the cameras a few days ago while leaving the Prime Minister’s Office, acting Prime Minister, and announced in an unambiguous tone: “I warned the Prime Minister that we will not enter Rafah, nor will there is an illegal deal.

The Prime Minister heard the words, and promised that "Israel" would enter Rafah, and promised that the war would continue, and promised that there would be no illegal deal.

These words and tone of voice leave no room for doubt in the heart of every listener. There is a new prime minister in the State of Israel.

This raises the obvious question: To what extent has Netanyahu deteriorated? It has reached the point where even a response from a prime minister, in order to preserve his dignity, is not uttered.

Netanyahu, despite thousands of disagreements, knows what the majority of the people want: the release of detainees, and he also knows what is important and useful to the people.

But he follows Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, because that is what is good politically for Netanyahu for obvious reasons.

✈️ Earlier today, a drone was intercepted deeper than usual in the Galilee, northern Israel.

A 43-y/o Israeli settler woman was injured from the sharpnel, according to media.

📷 Additionally, about a dozen rockets were fired at Meron Mountain.

No impacts reported inside the base nor the settlement.

📷 On the other hand, Israeli artillery targeted Khiyam village.

Additional airstrikes were carried out in Markaba village, targeting the same building attacks yesterday. It was a civilian-owned business center.

📑 The 282nd Artillery Regiment of the Israeli army carried out a drill this week, simulating war with Hezbullah.

This regiment has been deployed on the border for the past 3 months, and firing artillery on daily bases.

The statement claims that the drill included "rapid deployment of howitzers," and was aimed at simulating "various battle scenarios on the border with Lebanon against the Hezbullah."

📷 An Israeli airstrike targets the village of Aitaroun.

📷 Followed by another attack on Maroun al-Ras

📷 And the outskirts of Bint Jbeil village - Aynatah.

📷 The attack in Bint Jbeil destroyed the house of a civilian. No casualties.

📑 Updates on Gaza

- Hamas representatives demanded that the Turkish government be added as a guarantor of the agreement during ceasefire negotiations

- Israel gave Hamas one week to accept the current ceasefire deal, or else Israel will start the operation in Rafah

- US threatens Israel that if they start the operation in Rafah without coordination with the U.S, the Biden administration will delay weapon supplies and restrict others

- CIA director to travel to Egypt to assist in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations

[Photo from Northern Gaza today]

📹 The military media of Hamas released footage of their attack on Israel from south Lebanon.

🗣️ As of now, Hezbullah took credit for the very limited rocket attack on Rwaysat al-Alam base and an open land facing the village of Yaroun.

No one claimed the drone infiltration nor the rocket barrage toward Meron Mountain.

🔴🎓 U.S.: After 100+ encampments and 2,300 arrests... 5 deals!

Most of the anti-genocide student protests have been facing police repression and violent Zionist counter-‌protestors, but agreements were reached at 5 places, after which students ended their protests:

⬥ Evergreen State College (the university of Rachel Corrie). It'll “address divestment from companies that profit from gross human rights violations and/or the occupation of Palestinian territories”, and it'll block studying abroad in all of Palestine (“where our students are denied entry based on their identity as Pali or Jews”) [more]

⬥ Rutgers Uni. [PDF] Accepts 10 scholarships for Gaza, ties with Birzeit Uni, recognition of flags, but won't stop Tel Aviv partnership. Professor union head Todd Wolfson said 150 faculty members had volunteered to support students. (2 ⁠May)

⬥ Uni of Minnesota [PDF] (1 May)
⬥ Brown Uni [PDF] (30 ⁠Apr)
⬥ Northwestern Uni [PDF] (29 ⁠Apr)
(No commitment of divestment, but possible review. Other demands were met.)

⋯ Rachel Corrie’s dad proud of Evergreen State College protest deal

“I’m proud of the students at Evergreen [for] the action that they took and the way they managed to get those concerns across,” Corrie’s father, Craig Corrie, told NewsNation on Friday (3 May).

📑Hezbollah daily brief 04/05/2024:

- Eastern sector:

1- At 00:50, Israeli soldiers were targeted inside the Bayad Blida site with artillery shells.

2- At 15:30, the Radar site in Lebanon's Shebaa was targeted with missiles.

3- At 19:05, the Metula site was targeted with appropriate weapons.

-Western sector:

1- At 14:10, the surveillance equipment at Al-Raheb site was targeted with appropriate weapons.

Translated by @thecradlemedia

⚠️ An Israeli airstrike this morning is Mays al-Jabal village murdered three civilians.

🌷 According to initial reports, the Israeli attack on Mays al-Jabal killed a family of 4.

They had drove there from Beirut to check on their house while a funeral was being held in the village.

📹 The Israeli enemy released footage of their attacks on the southern neighbourhood of Khiyam village and Matmoura area yesterday night.

The statement made no mention on this morning's attack on Mays al-Jabal.

📑 The martyrs in the Israeli attack on Mays al-Jabal have been identified as:

🌷 Fadi Haniki (father)
🌷Maya Ammar (mother)
🌷 Mohammad Haniki (son)
🌷Ahmad Haniki (son)

⚠️ Red alerts sounding in the whole Galilee tip.

This is likely the initial response to the massacre in Mays al-Jabal.

📹 Several Iron Dome interceptions ars reported, however there are confirmed impacts inside the city of Qiryat Shmona.