U.S., E.U. condemn Hamas aggression - 5/30/18

1. Rocketfire into the night

Tensions with Gaza have surged to the brink of war. Last night, multiple waves of rockets were fired from the strip into Israeli territory followed by dozens of Israeli counter-strikes. As of now there finally seems to be an uneasy calm.

2. Assessing the Gaza situation

Dr. Col. (Ret.) Reuven Berko, Middle East Expert speaking at ILTV Studio about the events unfolding around the Gaza strip with 100 missiles fired from strip into Israeli territory in the last 24 hours.

3. U.S., E.U. condemn Hamas aggression
   American and European leaders have united to condemn this aggression we’re seeing now out of Gaza. The United States is seeking an emergency meeting of the U.N.’s Security Council to address the crisis. The council is expected to meet later today to denounce Hamas’ actions and demand accountability from Palestinian leaders.
   4. Internal rabbinate letter leaks
   An internal letter sent between senior rabbinate officials earlier this week has just gone public shedding new light on the divide between Jewish leaders in Israel and abroad. A divide many say is growing, the country’s chief Rabbinate is now also refusing to recognize the credentials of hundreds of orthodox rabbis in the diaspora.
4. China blacklists Israeli construction sites
   China has just blacklisted a number of Israeli construction sites, forbidding its workers from traveling there, alleging that Israel employs unsafe working conditions.
   6. A ‘smart’ way to heal
   If you’ve even known someone who’s been through corrective limb treatment, you already know that it’s a long, and difficult process. Even after surgery, patients have to regularly tighten pins connected to their bones with a stabilization device. But now, and for the first time ever, an Israeli robot has just stepped in and effortlessly done this job all by itself.
   7. Fintech junction 2018 ready for business
   Ben Pelled, CEO Of Fintech Junction speaking at ILTV Studio about the Israel's biggest meet up on financial technology conference that will boast talks and meet ups on cryptocurrencies block-chain, mobile banking, cybersecurity and much more.
   8. Making waves for humanitarian aid

As we know, conditions for the average citizen of Gaza are deteriorating every day. Gazans live under strict Hamas rule, a rule which has forced severe blockades on the strip by Israel and Egypt leaving its citizens in dire need of resources. Well a group of engineering students have come up with a school project to help the crisis by turning sea waves into electricity.
9. Neta Barzilai signs global Distrib. Deal
As if winning the 2018 Eurovision song contest wasn’t enough, we’ve just learned that Israeli Superstar Neta Barzilai has signed a new international record deal for distribution rights to her hit song, ‘Toy.’ ILTV’S Emanuelle Kadosh is here with all the details.

10. The great onion heist
    A group of Israeli farmers began their workweek on a somewhat sour note. After packaging hundreds of pounds of onions from the field, Galilee farmers awoke the next morning only to discover that nearly a third of their harvest had been stolen from right under their noses.
    11. Hebrew word Of The Day: BATZAL | בצל = ONION

Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today’s word is "Batzal" which means "Onion"

12. The Weather Forecast

Tonight you can expect partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and a low of about seventy-one, or twenty-two degrees Celsius. Tomorrow will have more local rains and little change in temperatures. The high should be around eighty-one, or twenty-seven degrees Celsius.

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