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Parents of Israeli captive speak at Republican National Convention
Ronen and Orna Neutra, the parents of US-Israeli captive Omer Neutra held in Gaza, addressed the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, in a speech in which they said the October 7 assault was an attack on Americans, not just Israel.
“During the brutal October 7 attack on Israel, over 1,200 people were slaughtered – of them 45 were American citizens. Where is the outrage?” Ronen said. “This was not merely an attack on Israel. This was and remains an attack on Americans.”
Ronen also told the crowd, which greeted the couple with chants of “bring them home”, that presidential hopeful Donald Trump had “personally” told them that he “stands with the American hostages”.
Trump-ally Erik Prince says Pentagon blocked his plan to flood Gaza tunnels: Report
Erik Prince, the founder of private military contractor firm Blackwater, says the Pentagon blocked his plan to help Israel flood Gaza with seawater.
“I provided the Israelis a fully-funded, donated ability to flood Gaza with water, with seawater, to flood the 300 miles of tunnels,” Prince said during a speech at the Heritage Foundation policy forum, as reported by the Middle East Eye news outlet.
Prince provided the information as an example of his claim the US had given “very bad advice” that prevented the Israelis from “finishing” the war in Gaza.
Environmental analysts have warned that flooding the tunnels could damage the aquifer that holds Gaza’s groundwater, and ruin the conditions of life for 2.3 million people in the territory.
Prince is a staunch Trump ally who founded Blackwater, now renamed Academi.
Ben-Gvir told ministers delaying captive deal could help Trump: Report
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has told Israeli cabinet members that reaching a deal now would be a slap in Trump’s face that would benefit Biden politically, according to comments reported in Israeli media outlets Channel 13 and The Times of Israel.
