I had a wonderful time with my grandson at the opera in Tel Aviv. We were already in Jerusalem when the Houthi drone hit Tel Aviv. The location was nowhere near where we had been. The explosion killed one person, a 50 plus year old man. Israel seems to have had plans for retaliation already … More Gaza War 21 Jul
Another break coming up. This time it’s because I’m taking a grandson to Tel Aviv to see the Opera Rigoletto, Live. He just finished high school (and one of his matriculation fields was Music). This is a graduation present. He will be reporting to the army for his required service soon. He plans to request … More Gaza War 18 Jul
First, Thank you to all those who sent me congratulations and mazel tov wishes on the birth of our great grandson. We appreciate the messages. The Houthi attacks on international shipping continue. Some companies have rerouted hat route is not just longer, it is more dangerous, especially now at the height of winter in the … More Gaza War 17 Jul
There will be a break in my war reporting today. We just became great grandparents (for the second time) this morning. Our new grandson (brother to Techiya Morgenstern, age 2) was born at 4:27 this morning, local time. He weighed in at 2kg 800 g. He will be named at his Brit next week (probably … More Gaza War 16 Jul
Hamas is trying to sell the media the story that Muhammed Dief was not killed by that Israeli air strike. They do admit that some other Hamas leaders were killed, and they’re trying to add in another 100 civilians, mostly women and children. Of course, they have a problem because of the attempted assassination of … More Gaza War 15 Jul
“It was the best of time. It was the worst of times.” Those words are the start of the Dickens classic Tale of Two Cities. Yesterday was the tale of two (failed) assassination attempts. One was aimed at American presidential candidate Donald Trump. The other targeted Hamas military leader Muhammed Depp. The former resulted in … More Gaza War 14 July
The IDF released the first report of an inquiry into the events at the start of the war. This one deals with events at Kibbutz Be’eri on 7 October. There will be many more such inquiry reports from the IDF. So far, there is not a national inquiry panel. The political leaders seem averse to … More Gaza War 12 Jul
The IDF is wrapping up the operations in the Shejaia neighborhood of Gaza. This particular move resulted in the discovery (and destruction) of 8 tunnels that had not been found before. Hamas seems to have housed the entire military wing, including arms production, underground. The equipment brought out by the IDF included lap-top computers as … More Gaza War 11 Jul
The junior partner of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, moved forces into UNRWA headquarters in Gaza. The IDF had previously cleansed the structure and confiscated weapons and documents while killing terrorists inside. The UN asked for the headquarters to be returned and Israel gave it back. But then the PIJ came back and turned it … More Gaza War 10 Jul
There are some conflicting reports coming from the Gaza strip. On one hand, the IDF is still patrolling and discovering additional tunnels, arms caches, and similar items, while killing Hamas terrorists. Some of the tunnels are new. Hamas is still constantly searching for new recruits. Young Palestinians are given minimal training in weapons and explosives … More Gaza War 9 Jul
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