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Melanie Phillips joined the CAMERA group to view scenes of the October 7 atrocities, one of them Kfar Aza.

MELANIE PHILLIPS SUBSTACK Never again February 15, 2025 I made a pilgrimage this week to the the area of the south-western Negev that was devastated by the Hamas pogrom on October 7…The eerie silence of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, whose once … Continue reading

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Egypt bears massive responsibility for the ongoing crisis. To prevent another October 7, this will require Israel to maintain control of the Rafah crossing

JERUSALEM POST Egypt must reap what they sowed to prevent another October 7 from happening Benjamin Anthony February 18, 2024 Following Israel’s rescue mission of two hostages carried out in Rafah, the IDF is poised to launch a ground incursion … Continue reading

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that a deal on the release of hostages held by Hamas remains possible, but there remain “very hard” issues to be resolved.

JERUSALEM POST Hamas rejects Israeli proposal to release 1,500 inmates for hostages February 15, 2024 Hamas has rejected an Israeli offer to free all hostages taken into the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of 1,500 Palestinians from Israeli … Continue reading

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When the IDF began incursions into Gaza City, Sinwar and his comrades fled from the subterranean Hamas command centers of northern Gaza to the compounds in Khan Younis where they likely remain with the hostages

YNET Deep underground: A look at the IDF’s campaign inside Hamas tunnels Ron Ben-Yishai February 7, 2024 Until the seizure of materials in Hamas facilities in Gaza City, we were unaware of the true extent, structure, and purpose of the … Continue reading

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Glick: The United States is intent on reaching a ceasefire because the Biden administration remains committed to its strategic objective of appeasing Iran at Israel’s expense

JNS Biden’s and Blinken’s words do real harm Jonathan S.Tobin February 9, 2024 Words matter. That’s the thing to remember about the libelous descriptions of Israel’s efforts to eradicate Hamas terrorists that came forth from both U.S. President Joe Biden … Continue reading

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Netanyahu is under competing pressure from far-right members of his coalition government, who say they will quit rather than endorse any deal that fails to eradicate Hamas, and from families of hostages who demand a deal to bring them home.

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Netanyahu rejects Hamas truce plan after meeting with Blinken Associated Press and Staff February 7, 2024 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rejected a proposal for a Gaza war truce by Hamas, saying victory … Continue reading

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“No military in modern history has faced over 30,000 urban defenders in more than seven cities using human shields and hiding in hundreds of miles of underground networks purposely built under civilian sites, while holding hundreds of hostages”

NEWSWEEK Israel Implemented More Measures to Prevent Civilian Casualties Than Any Other Nation in History John Spencer January 31, 2024 No military fighting an entrenched enemy in dense urban terrain in an area barely twice the size of Washington D.C. … Continue reading

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“The 2011 deal with Hamas that freed Gilad Shalit led to the taking of hundreds more”

WALL STREET JOURNAL Overvaluing Hostages Is Israel’s Weakness Michael Segal February 6, 2024 Nothing illustrates this better than Israel’s release of 1,027 terrorists and other security prisoners in 2011 in exchange for one hostage, Gilad Shalit. Among those released was … Continue reading

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“October’s slaughters were plotted with crucial input from Gazans employed in Israeli homes they had scouted and mapped for the purpose, making this the first military campaign designed to culminate in acts of beheading, torture, and rape of predetermined victims”

TABLET MAG Kafka at the International Court of Justice: ‘The Trial’ was angst; this is evil Ruth R. Wisse January 25, 2024 …Taking this tactic of martyring their fellow Arabs to a new level, Hamas turned Gaza into suicide central. … Continue reading

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Master Sgt. (res.) Elkana Vizel, 35, from Bnei Dekalim: “If you are reading these words, apparently something has happened to me”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Wide swath of society: The stories of some of the 21 troops killed in Gaza blast Michael Bachner January 24, 2024 Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed Monday in the deadliest single incident for Israel Defense Forces troops … Continue reading

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