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Palestinian factions agree to end division in pact brokered by China

REUTERS China brokers Palestinian unity deal, but doubts persist Laurie Chen and Nidal Al-Mughrabi July 23, 2024 Palestinian rivals including Hamas and Fatah agreed to form a unity government at talks hosted by China, Beijing said on Tuesday, a deal … Continue reading

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VP Kamala Harris “studied the Rafah maps” so that she could lecture Israel on military strategy

JNS Potential Harris presidency could turn the screws on Israel David Isaac July 22, 2024 …Later in March, Harris opposed Israel’s plan to invade Rafah, the last stronghold of Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip, although not doing so would … Continue reading

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Hamza Howidy, who left the Strip shortly before Oct. 7, describes life under repressive Islamist regime, slams Western pro-Hamas protesters: ‘They support terrorists with good PR’

TIMES OF ISRAEL Now in Germany, a Gazan dissident tries to set record straight on Hamas’s brutal regime Gianlucca Pacchiani July 23, 2024 In 2019, Gazan activists Hamza Howidy and Amin Abed organized and participated in demonstrations against the harsh … Continue reading

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If it can be believed, Hamas has dropped its demand for an upfront pledge that Israel ends the war

JPOST Netanyahu and Biden speak as Hamas drops upfront end of war demand Yonah Jeremy Bob and Tovah Lazaroff July 4, 2024 Hamas has dropped its demand for an upfront pledge that Israel ends the war, a move that prompted … Continue reading

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Oren: “Hezbollah won’t accept a ceasefire unless Hamas does. Hamas will not agree to a ceasefire. Hence, Israel will go to war against Hezbollah”

TIMES OF ISRAEL The Brutal Syllogism of this War is a Deathtrap for Israel Michael Oren July 3, 2024 The basis of Aristotelian logic, and arguably of all Western philosophical thought, is the syllogism. It states, simply, that if A … Continue reading

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A paper circulating in Israeli government offices calls for the total defeat of Hamas, initial Israeli control of the territory and an overhaul of the Palestinian education system — along with a path for Gazan self-rule

JEWISH INSIDER The day-after plan for Gaza on Israeli leaders’ desks Lahav Harkov June 26, 2024 With continuing pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to present a postwar plan for Gaza, a document has been circulating around the upper … Continue reading

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“Hamas and their jihadi allies, including Hezbollah and Iran, don’t have professional armies, are weak and cowardly and haven’t won a single battle”

NAOMI RAGEN Gaza War Diary June 25, 2024 …And now, all the brilliant pundits are asking: Can Israel win this war? Excuse me? In case you haven’t noticed, we have taken over Gaza. It is rubble. Have the rockets stopped? … Continue reading

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#BringThemHome #ReleaseTheHostages Images – extracted from a Hamas video found by Israel – are being released for the first time tonight by the families of the three hostages

i24NEWS Hostage families publish video of Hamas kidnapping Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Or Levy and Eliya Cohen June 24, 2024 On Monday evening, the Hostage Families Forum Headquarters released new footage documenting the kidnapping of Eliya Cohen, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, and Or Levy … Continue reading

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“Hamas battalions in Deir al-Balah and Khan Yunis were told not to participate in fighting”

JNS Hamas to preserve two battalions for use after war, according to report June 18, 2024 Hamas is attempting to counter Israel’s war goal of wiping it out as a military and governing force in Gaza by instructing two battalions … Continue reading

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Regarding the ongoing ceasefire talks — during which Hamas has repeatedly refused to compromise on its maximalist demands — Sinwar recently told Hamas negotiators that “we have the Israelis right where we want them ”

FDD Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Depicts Palestinian Casualties As ‘Necessary Sacrifices’ June 11, 2024 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who masterminded Hamas’s October 7 atrocities, portrayed the deaths of Palestinian civilians as a welcome sacrifice in his personal correspondence, The Wall … Continue reading

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