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Mar 18, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
Joint announcement from @IsraeliPM and FM @yairlapid:
"The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is a terrorist organization that has murdered thousands of people, including Americans. We refuse to believe that the US would remove its designation as a terrorist organization." Full remarks:

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards are Hezbollah in Lebanon, they are Islamic Jihad in Gaza, they are the Houthis in Yemen, they are the militias in Iraq.
Mar 16, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
Deputy Ambassador to Ukraine @YoavBistritsky today transferred to Lviv’s Deputy Mayor, Andriy Moskalenko, six mega-generators that will guarantee a steady supply of electricity to hospitals and vital civilian infrastructure in the city. (1/4) Image The generators are transferred by @IsraelMFA via @MASHAVisrael, Israel’s national aid agency, and their arrival to Ukraine was made possible thanks to the intensive activities of several Israeli embassies throughout Europe. (2/4) Image
Mar 8, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked announced today that the State of Israel will host about 25,000 citizens of Ukraine. Thread: In the first and immediate stage, Israel will grant temporary protection from repatriation for approximately 20,000 Ukrainian citizens who were present in Israel before the outbreak of fighting, most of them without any legal status. This will be until the danger subsides.
Mar 7, 2022 12 tweets 4 min read
FM @yairlapid in a special statement following his meeting with Secretary of State @SecBlinken in Latvia:

This evening, I met with @SecBlinken & @StateDept staff to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the continuation of joint efforts to stop a brutal and unnecessary war. The world order is changing before our eyes. We are in a historic moment. In which direction will humanity go: Violence, war, and a return to inter-bloc struggle, or peace, prosperity, and the ability to work together for common goals?
Mar 6, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
The Foreign Ministry established “Matat” (Donation & Coordination Centre) today with the goal of centralising and coordinating humanitarian aid initiatives and donations by Israeli civil society to the Ukrainian people. (1/7) The initiative will be headed by Ambassador Daniel Meron @AmbMeron, who will serve as a special project manager for connecting Israeli civil society with the State of Israel’s aid efforts and international organizations operating in Ukraine and along its borders. (2/7)
Mar 6, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
📢Press Release: Humanitarian aid to Ukraine🇺🇦

At the situation assessment held this morning (6/3), Foreign Minister @yairlapid directed the MFA and @MASHAVisrael – Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation – to continue four main forms of humanitarian aid: Image 1⃣A field hospital to be established in Ukraine in the next few days in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Sheba Medical Center & the Clalit Health Fund.

2⃣Ongoing transfer of humanitarian aid according to the needs of the Ukrainian authorities & the surrounding countries.
Feb 28, 2022 11 tweets 3 min read
Remarks by FM @yairlapid:

Today is the fifth day of the war in Ukraine. The UN will vote today or tomorrow on a resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Israel will cosponsor and vote in favor of the resolution (1/11) together with a decisive majority of the world’s countries. Israel is thoroughly examining the potential impact of sanctions on Russia. We established an inter-ministry team that will examine the effects and consequences of the sanctions on the Israeli economy and policy. (2/11)
Oct 25, 2021 9 tweets 2 min read
The PFLP, designated as a terrorist group by the U.S. and the E.U., operates an organizational and military apparatus, including a network of civilian institutions whose goal is to absorb donations from abroad and fund the group's critical needs on the ground. (1/9) PFLP institutions operate under the guise of humanitarian aid, receiving funding primarily from Europe. These institutions serve as the main source of funds for the financing of the PFLP’s activities at all levels. (2/9)
Jul 22, 2021 9 tweets 6 min read
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Today, the #UNSC will discuss @UN Sec-Gen @antonioguterres' report on #UNSCR1701 which clearly shows how #Hezbollah endangers the Lebanese people & stability in the region. The report presents hundreds of #Hezbollah and Lebanese violations, including crossing the Blue Line, provocations and bearing unauthorized weapons.
Jun 26, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
A joint @IDF & @IsraelMFA aid delegation will depart tonight to assist at the destruction site in #Miami, USA, after the collapse of a residential building. The delegation is headed by the Commander of the National Rescue Unit in the Home Front Command, Col. (res.) Golan Vach, and will include a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guy Giladi, the former Deputy Consul General in Miami.
May 20, 2021 7 tweets 5 min read
#UNGA convenes today to discuss the situation in the M.E, BUT another UN meeting won't contribute to de-escalation & is counterproductive.

However it's an opportunity for @UN members to condemn Hamas indiscriminate rocket fire & acknowledge Israel's right to defend its citizens. The full responsibility for this escalation and for those harmed on both sides falls entirely on Hamas and the other terrorist organizations operating in #Gaza.

May 18, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
Israel today coordinated a complex operation to transfer humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. The transfer was hindered by repeated Hamas mortar fire launched at the crossing, in which civilians were killed and injured, and an IDF soldier was wounded

The timeline of events: This morning, the Keren Shalom crossing was set to open to allow for the transfer of humanitarian aid, and the exit of foreign nationals.
May 16, 2021 9 tweets 2 min read
@IsraeliPM Netanyahu is now LIVE on @FaceTheNation, to discuss this week's terrorist attacks from Gaza. Watch here cbsnews.com/live/ Image PM Netanyahu: We were attacked by Hamas, thousands of rockets on our cities, and I think any country would do whatever it takes to restore order.
Dec 20, 2019 11 tweets 2 min read
The decision of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court not to dismiss the Palestinian case that calls for a criminal investigation of Israelis is unfounded and outrageous. It has turned the ICC into a political weapon waging political war against the Jewish state. The Court has jurisdiction only in cases brought before it by sovereign States. The simple truth is that there is no Palestinian state and there never has been such a state.
Apr 5, 2018 21 tweets 8 min read
⬇️THREAD:

Dear foreign journalist, editor, commentator, diplomat, blogger,
If you are planning on covering and/or addressing events at the Gaza-Israel fence on Friday April 6, we urge you to take the time to read the following. These few points are pivotal elements of the story. It's not possible to understand the events without this context.

#Hamas is a terror org whose objective is the eradication of the state of Israel. This context is crucial to understanding the nature & purpose of current events.