Israel demolishes home of terrorist who killed 2

Smoke billows from Israeli strikes in Rafah. Pics/AFP

Israeli security forces on Thursday demolished the eastern Jerusalem home of Fadi Jamjoom, who killed two Israelis in a February terror attack. Jamjoom opened fire on Israelis at a bus stop on February 16. Killed in the attack were Yishai Gartner, 23, of Modiin Illit and 27-year-old reservist Sgt. First Class (res.) Ori Yaish of Modiin. Another four people were injured. Jamjoom was shot and killed by an off-duty reserve soldier at the scene.

In the weeks after the attack, police detectives arrested the terrorist's 39-year-old brother for illegally purchasing the gun and giving it to Fadi. Israeli security forces have arrested more than 4,000 Palestinian terror suspects in Judea and Samaria since October 7, of whom around 1,700 are affiliated with Hamas.

Israel targets Hamas sites

Israeli ground forces launched an operation in the Zeitoun area of central Gaza, targeting Hamas infrastructure and killing terrorists, the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday morning. The operation began with a series of intelligence-based aerial strikes on approximately 25 terror targets, including military structures, terror tunnels, observation posts, sniper posts, and other terror infrastructure.

Israeli soldiers huddle before a battle tank positioned in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday

Overnight, the IDF detected numerous rocket launches from the area of Rafah towards the Kerem Shalom border crossing. All of the rockets fell in Gaza without reaching Israeli territory. On Sunday, Hamas fired a barrage of rockets at Kerem Shalom, killing four soldiers and forcing the crossing's closure. Of all the Gaza crossings, Kerem Shalom is equipped to handle the most humanitarian aid. The crossing reopened on Wednesday.

Sunak asks univs to fight antisemitism

British PM Rishi Sunak on Thursday urged university chiefs to address the rise in antisemitic abuse on campus and disruption of learning in reaction to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Sunak and his ministers will meet with university vice-chancellors next.

‘US won't supply weapons to Israel'

President Joe Biden said the US would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah over concern for the well-being of the more than one million civilians sheltering there. Biden, in an interview, said the US was still committed to Israel's defence and would supply Iron Dome rocket interceptors and other defensive arms.

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