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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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Would Biden adminstration actually reward Hamas for the October 7 massacre by unilaterally recognizing a Palestinian state ?

BREITBART Blinken, Biden Considering Unilateral Recognition of Palestinian State Joel B. Pollak January 31, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reportedly asked the State Department to review options for a unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state at the … Continue reading

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“Qatar should no longer be allowed to be both the arsonist and the fireman; the party responsible for setting the fire and then the firefighter deserving credit for putting it out”

JERUSALEM POST Call out Qatar’s double game Herb Keinon January 28, 2024 Qatar, its Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said last week, was “appalled” at words of criticism Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leveled against it. That’s right, appalled. Qatar, … 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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Survivors’ accounts, video evidence, and the interrogation recordings of apprehended Palestinians paint a damning picture of the complicity of Gazan civilians both in the Oct. 7 attack, in which more than 1,200 people were murdered and 240 people were abducted to Gaza, and its aftermath.

TABLET MAG Oct. 7 Was Worse Than a Terror Attack. It Was a Pogrom. Deborah Danan January 24, 2024 … It is one that has sparked a debate in Israel that challenges the inclination to draw distinctions between ordinary Palestinian civilians … Continue reading

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