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Israel At War – Day 381

Taking Back The Land

Them’s Gold In Them Hospitals

We heard about the IDF striking Hezbollah financial assets, but who knew that the terrorists were hiding gold in a hospital? We hear from a report on that in The Jerusalem Post:

IDF Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari revealed on Monday night that the former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah's bunker in Dahieh in southern Beirut was located underneath a hospital - which held gold and half a billion dollars in cash.

The IDF will not strike the hospital to get the gold and money, though while the director tells us there is no bunker:

One of his bunkers was located beneath the Al-Sahel Hospital and was used as Nasrallah's emergency bunker, according to the IDF. The hospital has been evacuated following Israeli claims a Hezbollah cash bunker is located beneath it, hospital director Fadi Alameh told Reuters on Monday. Hagari said that Israel will not strike the hospital.

Alameh denied the allegation and called on the Lebanese army to visit the site.

Not everyone believes Alameh:

An N12 report said that it serves as Hezbollah's central money warehouse, where the vast majority of the organization's money stolen from Lebanese citizens and used for terrorism is hidden.

The IDF revealed a graphic photo and a video simulation of the structure. "This bunker is deliberately placed under the hospital and on both sides of it," Hagari continued. "You can see the buildings under which the entrance shafts to the bunker are located.

If found and released, the Lebanese people could benefit:

"This money could and still can go to rebuilding the state of Lebanon. This money had been intended to go exclusively to arming the terrorist organization Hezbollah and had no other destination."

The IDF will keep their eyes on the site and also encourage the civilians to join their fight:

He said that IAF aircraft are monitoring the compound "and will continue to do so.

"We call on the citizens of Lebanon, the Lebanese government, and international institutions - do not allow Hezbollah to keep terrorist funds under a hospital. Even in the coming hours, we will continue to attack Hezbollah targets throughout Lebanon, including in Beirut in Dahieh.

"Our war is not against the citizens of Lebanon - but against a murderous terrorist organization which continues to arm itself and align itself with the interests of the Islamic Republic regime. We will continue to work to create security that will allow the return of our residents of the north to their homes."

An individual involved with the finances was killed and the name of actual bank they will hit:

Hagari also revealed that the IDF eliminated in Syria a senior member of the terrorist organization's financial system, Ynet reported.

The "Qard al-Hasan" bank, which was founded in the 1980s as a charity, has developed into a powerful financial institution that currently serves over 200,000 people and manages most of Hezbollah's economic activity, Maariv reported.

Resettling Gaza

We learn from another article in The Jerusalem Post that there are some in Israeli government that want Jews to start living again in Gaza:

Ministers, MKs from the governing coalition, and settler leaders led a rally on Monday near the Gaza border, calling for Israel to resettle the Gaza Strip.

The rally was the culmination of a two-day festival titled “Preparing to Settle in Gaza” and was held at a makeshift camp made up of sukkot, approximately 1 km. west of Be’eri and 3 km. from the Gaza border.

The camp included a few dozen sukkot, with a large central sukkah designated as the “Sukkah of Revival” (Sukkat Hatkuma).

It was a significant gathering:

The rally was organized by several right-wing groups led by the settlement organization Nahala and was a remarkable show of strength, including from within the Likud governing party, against the government’s stated policy against enabling Israelis to settle in Gaza.

The leader of Nahala offered her opinions:

Nahala leader Daniella Weiss, a known figure in the settler movement, said that her organization intended to utilize the know-how it gained during decades of settlement in the West Bank to create settlements in Gaza.

She quoted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said several months ago in an interview on Channel 14 that the matter was “unrealistic” and said that many people believed the same about West Bank settlements, but the fact that there were now 330 settlements and 850,000 settlers living there, according to Weiss, proved that it was feasible.

She also said that they already have the money needed to set up interim housing:

Weiss said that Nahala had already reached an agreement worth “millions of dollars” to set up temporary housing units near the Gaza border, which she said would eventually make their way into the Strip.

Those attending were seen as carrying on the intentions of the original founders of Israel:

A recurring theme in several speeches at the rally reflected the idea that the settlers viewed themselves as the continuation of the traditional Zionists, who were the country’s founding fathers and mothers.

Not Everyone Wants Resettlement

We see from the Post article that families of the hostages see the event as hurting their cause:

A few dozen members of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum protested outside the event behind a line of police officers. They read the names of the hostages and accused the event’s organizers of sacrificing the lives of the hostages for their own political goals.

One relative was particularly strong in his opinions about the rally:

Yehuda Cohen, father of captured soldier Nimrod Cohen, said that he had come to protest against the “cynical use” of the lives of hostages to promote “devastation, destruction, and death.” Cohen added, “They sanctify death, and I sanctify the living.”

The event was protected by the IDF:

Regular and reserve soldiers were also part of the force securing the event, as it was held in a closed military zone. The IDF said to The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that this was not unusual and that civilians could hold events in such zones pending limitations set by the army.

The names of those from the government were cited:

Ministers who spoke at the rally included National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (Otzma Yehudit), Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (RZP), Women’s Advancement Minister and Social Equality Minister May Golan (Likud), and Development of the Negev and Galilee Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf (Otzma Yehudit).

MKs who attended the rally included Ariel Kallner, Avihai Boaron, Osher Shekalim, Tally Gotliv, and Sasson Guetta from the Likud; Zvi Sukkot from the Religious Zionist Party; and Limor Son Har-Melech from Otzma Yehudit.

According to one attendee, Sukkot this was to help establish a day after idea:

From his perspective, Zvi Sukkot explained that the rally’s goal was for the settler movement to present a vision for the “day after” to contend with other ideas proposed within Israel and by the international community. He acknowledged that settling Gaza was not Israel’s official position but said that his goal was to convince the government to adopt it.

He said that having a vision will keep outsiders from determining it for them:

“When you do not know where you are going, then other people who have a vision will direct you,” Sukkot said, giving examples of “other people,” such as European leaders and even voices within Israel’s security establishment.

In a separate article from i24news.tv Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir suggested that allowing Gazans to voluntarily emigrate away from the region:

In a particularly provocative statement, he proposed encouraging "voluntary emigration" of Palestinians from the region, labeling it "the most moral and appropriate" solution to the ongoing conflict. This statement was met with immediate backlash, particularly from opposition leaders.

Another minister said the same thing:

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, also present at the conference, echoed Ben Gvir's sentiments on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), asserting that it is "quite clear" that a Jewish settlement will eventually be established in Gaza.

The thought of Israel taking back the Gaza Strip is not an option many want, but the land was given to the Jews by God to do with as they desired, but one thing there were not supposed to do was divide the land. And God also said in the Bible that those who divided the land would be judged by Him. Eventually all the land given to the Jews will be theirs, but that will take a little more time to come to pass.