ISIS takes credit for terror attack in Israel that killed at least 2 police officers



The Islamic State has taken credit for a terror attack in Israel over the weekend, in which at least two Israelis were killed and several others were wounded.

Two Arab-Israeli terrorists who had pledged allegiance to ISIS opened gunfire on a group of police officers and civilians in the city of Hadera late Sunday, police said.

Two 19-year-old Border Police officers, Yazan Fallah and Shirel Aboukaret, were killed during the attack, the Jerusalem Post reports.

The shooting began around 9 p.m. local time, according to police. The attackers waited for a bus to drive by before shooting at the civilians.

Undercover police officers from the Border Police's Counterterrorism Unit were eating at a nearby restaurant when the shooting began. They intervened and killed the perpetrators, authorities said.

Two Israeli men in their 20s were seriously injured by the gunfire, and a 45-year-old man and an Israeli woman in her 20s each suffered light injuries. They were taken to HIllel Yafe Medical Center for treatment, according to the report.

The terrorists were cousins from the Arab city of Umm el-Fahm in Israel, police said. Before the shooting, they posted a video on Facebook swearing allegiance to ISIS. Afterwards, the media arm of ISIS released a statement taking credit for the shooting as well as another deadly terror attack in Beersheba last week.

The terror attack was condemned by Israeli officials.

"Tonight's heinous terrorist attack is an attempt by violent extremists to intimidate and damage the fabric of life here," Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz thanked security forces who stopped the terrorists and sent his condolences to the victims' families in a statement Sunday.

"The IDF and all security forces are deployed and prepared with all means to restore calm and maintain the security of Israeli citizens everywhere and in every arena," he said. "We will act vigorously against terrorism and the terrorists, and we will promote the continued reinforcement of the forces on the ground."

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Israel for talks with the foreign ministers of Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates, also condemned "today's terrorist attack in Hadera, Israel."

"Such senseless acts of violence and murder have no place in society. We stand with our Israeli partners and send our condolences to the families of the victims," he said.

We condemn today\u2019s terrorist attack in Hadera, Israel. Such senseless acts of violence and murder have no place in society. We stand with our Israeli partners and send our condolences to the families of the victims.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@Secretary Antony Blinken) 1648417324

Another attack in Beersheba last week claimed the lives of four Israelis, in what was the deadliest terror attack on Israeli civilians since 2016. Police said the terrorist attacker, who was killed, was also an ISIS supporter.

Report: Biden State Department refuses to use term 'Abraham Accords' when discussing historic Trump achievement



The Biden administration is reportedly discouraging State Department employees from using the name "Abraham Accords" when discussing the historic peace agreements brokered by former President Donald Trump and signed by Israel and several of its Arab neighbors to normalize relations.

The Washington Free Beacon reported Friday that the State Department has erased the name of the accords from their internal communications as officials are pressured to refer to the peace deals simply as "normalization agreements."

The Abraham Accords are a series of agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and several other Muslim nations that were once antagonistic towards the world's lone Jewish state to normalize relations. Speaking last year, President Trump declared the agreements "the dawn of a new Middle East."

But according to the Free Beacon's source, the Biden administration is seeking to purge the name "Abraham Accords" for some unknown reason.

From the report:

Following inquiries to the State Department about the emails and the source's information, a spokesman told the Free Beacon, "the Department would refer to the Abraham Accords as such." The department declined to comment on the emails in question or make clear whether its statement represents another shift in policy. A State Department official, speaking only on background, said, "This administration is not focused on what these agreements are called but what they mean."

It is unclear what impact the Biden administration believes the change will have. The State Department declined to explain its position. "It's a name the Trump administration came up with, a branding they came up with, and they prefer not to use it because it's associated with President Trump. For the U.S. to shy away from that term, it's absurd, petty, and silly." Team Biden, the source said, further saw the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas terror groups "as an, 'Ah-ha!' moment to **** on the Abraham Accords."

Evidence that this policy is in effect surfaced in early April, when Associated Press diplomatic correspondent Matthew Lee repeatedly tried to get State Department spokesman Ned Price to state the "specific name" of the agreements. Price bizarrely evaded the question several times before finally calling them the "Abraham Accords."

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reacted to the Free Beacon's story on social media, suggesting that the Biden administration's policy was implemented out of spite for Trump or "they so despise religious freedom that the faith-driven name we gave to these historic deals upends their anti-religious outlook."

Biden Admin refuses to refer to our peace deals as Abraham Accords. Only 2 explanations:1. They can’t stand Trump… https://t.co/TORUZT9QqR

— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) 1622850289.0

"Maybe both?" Pompeo mused.