Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former US President Donald Trump, and her husband visited Jared KushnerThursday, Kibbutz (settlement) Kfar Azza, which is located one kilometer from the Shujaiya neighborhood in the northern Gaza Strip.
While visiting the settlement located between the settlements of Netivot and Sderot – about 5 kilometers east of the Gaza Strip – the sounds of artillery coming from the Gaza Strip were heard in the background. Gaza stripAccording to what was reported by Hebrew newspapers.
The couple, accompanied by Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, spoke with a few residents who remained in the settlement after the launch. Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades practical “Al-Aqsa floodOn October 7, 2023.
According to the Israeli Broadcasting Authority, Ivanka and Kushner are enthusiastic supporters For IsraelThey took a flight from Miami and landed in Tel Aviv on Thursday morning, for not their first visit.
The broadcasting authority stated that the official reason for the visit is not yet known, amid expectations that its goal will be similar to the goal of celebrities, Hollywood stars, and other public figures who recently visited Tel Aviv and are still coming to provide support for Israel.
The video clips showed that Ivanka and Kushner toured a number of sites in the settlement, where they listened to an explanation from two Israeli army military officers of the details of what happened in the “Al-Aqsa Flood” attack.
The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said that Kushner “during the visit thanked the female soldiers who saved lives on October 7, saying: It is a great thing for me to be by your side.”
Kushner is an American-Jewish businessman who worked during Trump’s presidency as a senior advisor in the White House. He is considered the godfather of the “Abraham” Accords, according to which Israel’s relations with a number of Arab countries were normalized.
As for Ivanka, she was born a Christian but converted to Judaism to marry Jared, who belongs to the Orthodox Jewish Kushner family, in 2009, and chose the Hebrew name “Yael” for herself.
Since last October 7, a number of Western heads of state have flocked to Israel, such as US President Joe Biden, his Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and French President Emmanuel Macron, along with the British Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak.
Celebrities include Hollywood stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Seinfeld, and well-known American director Quentin Tarantino, and billionaire Elon Musk, owner of the “X” platform, formerly Twitter, also visited it.
Source : Al Jazeera + Israeli press + social media sites
