Hezbollah Hits IDF Base in Northern Israel, Downs IDF Drone Over Lebanon

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Israel-Hamas War Day 239 | Hezbollah Hits IDF Base in Northern Israel, Downs IDF Drone Over Lebanon

Sirens were activated in Hanita and Idmit, near the border with Lebanon.

Anti-government, pro-hostage release protests to take place across Israel on Saturday night
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Hostages’ families, including released hostage Yocheved Lifshitz, gather for a press conference in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening.Credit: Moti Milrod
Protests against the government and in support of hostage release will take place on Saturday night in Tel Aviv and in several locations across the country, including Jerusalem, Haifa, Caesarea, and Be’er Sheva.

The central demonstration calling for advancing elections will be held at the Kaplan Junction near Israel’s defense complex, while simultaneously, a gathering of the hostages’ families will occur at the Hostage Square outside the Tel Aviv Museum.

Prior to the protests, several family members of hostages addressed the media, urging the government to accept a hostage deal proposal set out by U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday night.

After the protest at Kaplan Junction concludes, a demonstration outside the defense ministry is set to take place. In recent weeks, the Tel Aviv police have used barriers, riot dispersal measures, and significant force to clear Kaplan Junction of protesters after the families’ speeches.

Relatives of hostages: Biden delivered speech because Netanyahu might torpedo the deal. We must not lose this moment, take to the streets
Families of hostages said that U.S. President Biden delivered the speech announcing the cease-fire proposal because he knew Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might try to sabotage the deal.

Hostages’ families demand Israel to accept Biden’s cease-fire deal, plan to protest outside all ministers’ houses on Saturday
The Hostages and Missing Families’ forum announced that its members will reach “every member of the cabinet, government, and Knesset in the coming hours and demand the approval of the Netanyahu deal now.”

The forum announced that it launched an operation on Saturday evening to secure a majority in the government and Knesset for implementing the Netanyahu deal to release the hostages. “The forum demands the return of all the hostages, whether for rehabilitation or burial, and not to miss the opportunity that has arisen to bring them home,” the statement said.
Fires break out in several locations in northern Israeli town following rockets from Lebanon
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Firefighters are working to put out of one of the fires, on Saturday in the Galilee.Credit: Northern District Fire & Rescue
Fires broke out in several locations in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona and Ramim Ridge following shooting from Lebanon, according to the northern district fire and rescue service.

The fires began at around midday, and six firefighting reams are operating in the area intermittently, due to fears of further shooting.

According to fires and rescue services, most of the firefighting efforts are focused on the Ramim Ridge area, where one of the fires is spreading in several directions and endangering communities and factories.
Sirens sound in northern Israel due to suspected hostile aircraft infiltration; False alarm
Sirens were sounded in Kiryat Shmona, Metula, and surrounding areas near the border with Lebanon.

French President Macron on X in English, Hebrew and Arabic: ‘The war in Gaza must end’
French President Emmanuel Macron declared on X in English, Hebrew and Arabic that “The war in Gaza must end,” adding his support for the U.S. cease-fire proposal for a “durable peace.”

Egyptian, U.S. and Israeli officials to discuss reopening Rafah crossing, Egypt’s Al Qahera says
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Israeli military vehicles operate in the Gazan side of the Rafah Crossing, earlier in May.Credit: Israel Defense Forces via Reuters
A meeting between U.S., Egyptian and Israeli officials is scheduled to take place on Sunday in Cairo to discuss the reopening of the Gaza’s Rafah crossing, a high-level source told Egypt’s state-linked Al Qahera TV.

Egypt is insisting that Israel withdraw its forces from the crossing, Al Qahera reported. Israel seized the crossing on the Gaza side in May during its offensive in the city of Rafah along the enclave’s southern edge.

Netanyahu: Israel’s conditions for ending the war have not changed, if they are not met there will not be a permanent cease-fire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted his response to U.S. President Joe Biden’s speech in English. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, “Israel’s conditions for ending the war have not changed: The destruction of Hamas military and governing capabilities, the freeing of all hostages and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel. Under the proposal, Israel will continue to insist these conditions are met before a permanent ceasefire is put in place. The notion that Israel will agree to a permanent ceasefire before these conditions are fulfilled is a non-starter.”

RECAP: Military base in northern Israel hit in Hezbollah strike; no casualties reported
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