Israel's War Against Hamas - Updates

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Amazing.....how the Quisling Fake News and lying MSM outlets were able to embed, with Hamas on October 7th, ready for the attack!​

Sort of like CNN being on the spot, for Roger Stone's FBI raid. --- Hmm.
It appears that beside Reuters and the AP even CNN and the NY Times were in on the surprise attack on Israel.
If so, these individuals and the media they represent should be exposed for their actions, be treated as terrorists and hunted down as terrorists.
The main question here is the question of “protect us from horror” or these Muslim photogs just happened to be in the right place at the right time versus being tipped off what was going to happen in Israel and being part of the operation?
It's obvious that these media agencies should be held to account.
Arguably it will not happen.

 

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The Israeli Defense Force said its troops captured a major Hamas stronghold in west Jabaliya, just north of Gaza City, in the early hours of Thursday morning following 10 hours of fighting, as the military meanwhile pushed further into the heart of Gaza City where the terror group is believed to have its underground headquarters.

The IDF said that Nahal Infantry Brigade troops battled Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives in the west Jabaliya stronghold known as Outpost 17, who were both “above ground and in an underground route in the area,” and that dozens of terror operatives were killed in the course of the battle.

Inside Outpost 17, the IDF uncovered “significant” Hamas battle plans, as well as weapons and tunnel shafts, one of which was located adjacent to a kindergarten and led to an “extensive underground route,” the IDF said.


(full article online)

IDF captures terror stronghold as troops said closing in on Shifa Hospital’s Hamas HQ

Military announces death of a soldier as ground operation toll reaches 34; aid delivery reaches hospital in northern Gaza; military expands safe corridor times for civilians

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The phrase is a mainstay of Palestinian protests — and appears in Hamas documents​

The Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea form the eastern and western boundaries, respectively, of what was the British Mandate of Palestine before 1948. It is also the heart of the biblical Land of Israel (though the ancient Jewish kingdom there extended further).

In 1947, the United Nations partitioned the land into separate Jewish and Arab states, a decision Jewish leaders accepted and Palestinian and broader Arab leadership rejected, claiming the entire territory. Right-wing Israeli political movements have likewise claimed the entirety of the territory for Israel.

Israel held control over the entire territory from the 1967 Six-Day War until its withdrawal from Gaza in 2005 — though it never annexed the West Bank and, before 2014, held successive rounds of negotiations with Palestinian leaders over a potential withdrawal.

Since the 1960s, “From the river to the sea” has been used by Palestinian nationalist movements such as the Palestine Liberation Organization and, later, Hamas.

Hamas’s 2017 charter states that in principle, it “rejects any alternative to the full and complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea.” In a 2012 speech, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal said, “Palestine is ours from the river to the sea and from the south to the north. There will be no concession on any inch of the land.”

Israel and Jewish groups view it as a call for Israel’s destruction​

Because the whole slogan calls for a Palestine that is “free” across all of the territory that now encompasses Israel, Israelis and their supporters in Congress and beyond view it as a call for Israel’s destruction. In an entry calling the phrase antisemitic, the Anti-Defamation League says the phrase “would mean the dismantling of the Jewish state. It is an antisemitic charge denying the Jewish right to self-determination, including through the removal of Jews from their ancestral homeland.”

The American Jewish Committee likewise says the phrase denotes “erasing the State of Israel and its people. It is also a rallying cry for terrorist groups and their sympathizers.”

Ahead of Monday’s censure vote, Democratic Reps. Brad Schneider, Ritchie Torres and Norma Torres circulated a statement signed by 70 Democratic lawmakers stating, “We reject the use of the phrase from the river to the Sea, a phrase used by many, including Hamas, as a rallying cry for the destruction of the state of Israel and genocide of the Jewish people.”

Monday’s censure resolution, which was Republican-led but garnered 23 Democratic votes, said the phrase is “a genocidal call to violence to destroy the state of Israel and its people.”

The phrase has drawn censure abroad, as well. Late last month, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said the chanting of “From the river to the sea” would become a criminal offense in that country. Lawmakers in Britain and the Netherlands also said they believed using the phrase in protests should be illegal.

(full article online)

‘From the river to the sea’: The slogan that led to Rashida Tlaib’s censure, explained

The Palestinian-American congresswoman from Michigan has been penalized before for using the phrase, which critics say calls for the destruction of the Jewish state

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Israel on Thursday demanded that international media outlets explain the circumstances under which photographers in their pay were present at the scene of the surprise October 7 assault by the Hamas terror group on southern Israel, and warned they could be held complicit in the crimes.

The move came after the pro-Israel watchdog group Honest Reporting published a report Wednesday showing that photographers used by The Associated Press, Reuters, The New York Times, and CNN provided images from the border area, including from inside Israel, that were taken as the attack was ongoing and intimating they may have had prior knowledge of the assault.

The report also raised questions about the relationship between some of the photographers and the Hamas terror group that rules Gaza.

(full article online)

Israel demands clarification from global media over photographers during Hamas assault

AP, Reuters deny any prior knowledge, say their job is to cover news; CNN suspends ties with freelancer; Israel warns those present could be held accountable for crimes

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Unreported foreign funding of U.S. universities by Qatar and other authoritarian governments is linked to higher levels of campus antisemitism and a decline in free-speech norms, according to a study released on Wednesday.

The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy’s study is based on earlier research that discovered that Middle Eastern governments, as well as China and Russia, had made billions of dollars in undisclosed donations to U.S. universities from 2014 to 2019, in violation of U.S. law.

Qatar was the largest single such donor, providing $2.7 billion in concealed funds, while Harvard, Yale and Georgetown universities were among the top recipients of concealed donations.

“Because much of this undocumented money was provided by authoritarian regimes, we examined the levels and sources of such funding and the extent to which this undocumented funding correlated with a deterioration of liberal democratic norms around free speech and academic freedom, as well as antisemitism on campus,” the study authors wrote.

“Receipt of undocumented money was associated with increased levels of campus antisemitism, and this relationship was larger when the undocumented funding came from Middle Eastern/authoritarian states,” they added.

The authors noted that their study does not establish a causal relationship between the funding and increased levels of antisemitism and other illiberal behaviors—the money could cause illiberalism, or foreign regimes might be more attracted to donating to illiberal universities. But they said the prospect that U.S. institutions of higher education have been compromised by foreign funding warrants further investigation.

“This report raises the sobering possibility that international actors are using undisclosed channels to funnel large amounts of money into college campuses (including elite institutions that often have outsized influence on American culture and politics) for purposes harmful to the democratic norms of pluralism, tolerance and freedom,” per the study.

Qatar’s extensive overseas influence has received greater scrutiny in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 massacre of 1,400 people in Israel by the Hamas terrorist organization that rules the Gaza Strip. Qatar hosts senior Hamas leadership and, along with Iran and Turkey, is one of Hamas’s largest annual funders.

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce advanced legislation on Wednesday to lower the reporting thresholds for foreign donations to universities with co-sponsor Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) specifically citing Qatar’s efforts to influence U.S. education.

“Qatar—one of the most vocal pro-Hamas, antisemitic countries in the world—has given over $1 billion to U.S. universities from 2011 to 2016,” Steel stated. The act “is designed to increase transparency and accountability to ensure these universities follow the law in reporting these ‘donations.’”

The bill passed committee markup with a bipartisan 27-11 vote.

Report: Concealed Foreign Funding of US Colleges Linked to Antisemitism | United with Israel

“Qatar—one of the most vocal pro-Hamas, antisemitic countries in the world—has given over $1 billion to U.S. universities from 2011 to 2016,” said Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.).

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Amidst the escalating conflict in Gaza, a parallel battle unfolds on social media platforms, where information becomes a battleground.

Recognizing the importance of countering false narratives, Reichman University takes action by establishing a war room dedicated to shaping the narrative amid the Israel-Gaza war.

Professor Moran Yarchi, leading the public diplomacy program, articulates the war room’s mission to dismantle misinformation and foster a more accurate understanding of the complex situation.

Digital Battlefield: Reichman University’s War Room Unveils Truth Amid Israel-Gaza War | United with Israel

Explore Reichman University's war room battling misinformation on social media amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.

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The IDF published a phone number alongside a Telegram channel for Gazan residents to report when Hamas terrorists are preventing them from fleeingsouthwards.

The phone number to contact is +972 50-341-0322 and the Telegram account is called: @gaza_saver.

"I am addressing the Gazan public - your power is stronger than you think!" Share with us if Hamas prevents you from moving south on the Telegram account at the attached number!" IDF Arabic language spokesman Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee said.

"Yesterday we published the name and position of Ahmed Tsiam - the commander of a company in Hamas who prevented thousands of those sheltered in the Ranteesi Specialist Hospital in Gaza City from moving south over the Gaza River and protecting themselves. Today we reveal another proof of Hamas's attempts - a recording of a conversation between two Gaza residents who say what you all know: Hamas forcibly prevents the residents of the northern Gaza Strip from evacuating so that they can continue to be a human shield for its terrorists!"

Adraee revealed Wednesday that Siam was hiding in the hospital and preventing some 1,000 people from evacuating.

Israeli warnings of airstrikes​

Since the Israeli response to Hamas's brutal attacks on October 7, the IDF has repeatedly made humanitarian efforts to save the lives of Gazans. IDF soldiers have called Gazans on the phone and instructed that buildings be evacuated before airstrikes and likewise, the Israeli Air Force has continuously dropped leaflets warning Gaza's residents of incoming airstrikes in specific areas.

Hamas has reportedly been preventing its citizens from fleeing, keeping them in harm's way and in some instances even punishing them for attempting to flee.

Thousands of Gazans fled toward the Strip’s south using a humanitarian corridor opened by the IDF via the Salah-a-Din Road on Wednesday.

IDF opens channels for Gazans to report Hamas humanitarian violations

"Share with us if Hamas prevents you from moving south on the Telegram account at the attached number!" IDF Arabic language spokesman Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee said.

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The IDF said that it had found a rocket and drone production site in the middle of a residential building in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northern Gaza.



The building where the weapons productions site was located was also near schools. The IDF published footage showing the weapons storage site next to rooms where children sleep.

Israeli forces from the IDF's Nahal Brigade succeeded in taking over Hamas's Outpost 17 in western Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday morning, according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

IDF soldiers find a tunnel near a Hamas outpost in northern Gaza. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)


The soldiers clashed with terrorists from both Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the fight to take over the outpost, both above ground and in tunnels in the area.

(full article online)

IDF finds Hamas weapons factory next to Gazan children's bedroom

The IDF found a Hamas tunnel entrance placed near a kindergarten in northern Gaza on Thursday.

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At the time, the future Hamas leader was in charge of tracking down collaborators with Israel. While being questioned by the Shin Bet security agency, he spared no detail about the gruesome ways in which he murdered them.​

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https://www.israelhayom.com/2023/11/09/i-strangled-them-with-my-own-hands-chilling-transcript-of-1989-questioning-of-yahya-sinwar-revealed/

 

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Hamas has published lots of dramatic videos showing them shoot at Israeli tanks and dramatic explosions that result, which they then claim destroyed the tanks and killed the soldiers inside.

Here's a Hamas video gleefully published by Al Jazeera earlier this week claiming to prove they have destroyed six tanks.





Here are two frames from that video that show a dramatic explosion seemingly on the tank:






The blast is not the missile hitting the tank, but the TROPHY system, built by Rafael, which shoots projectiles that exploding the anti-tank missile shortly before it can hit the tank itself, dissipating the explosion so it cannot penetrate the tanks' hull.

Here's how it works:



TROPHY is deployed on Israeli Abrams, Leopard, Challenger, Merkava and Namer.tanks and armored vehicles:

The IDF has confirmed that the TROPHY system has been effective. "We encountered dozens of anti-tank missiles launched at our forces, and in each case, we managed to avoid damage due to the good systems we have," Lt. Col. Itzik Cohen, commander of the 162nd division, told a press briefing.

And how do we know Hamas and Al Jazeera are lying?

They never show the "destroyed" or damaged tanks after the explosion. Because the tanks keep going, without any problems.

And in some cases, they fire back within seconds to the source of the missile.


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Hamas pretends it is destroying tanks - but is really showing Israel's TROPHY repelling their anti-tank missiles

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One of the most pernicious lies spread about Israel’s counter-terrorism efforts over the last month have been that the Jewish State is committing genocide against Palestinians, which reflects not only a profound ignorance of what constitutes genocide, and worse yet, is an unsubstantiated defamation of Israel and its right and obligation to combat terrorism.

In a seven minute-long November 7 segment on CityTV’s Breakfast Television program, Khaled Sabawi, a Palestinian-Canadian businessman, was interviewed on his perspective about current events inside the Gaza Strip, and he used his platform to spread falsehoods and propaganda, with no challenge at all from the Breakfast Television host.

Click the video below to watch the full segment

Sabawi accused Israel of “murdered… children.” These are not personal opinions, but blatant falsehoods with no evidence to support them.

Demonstrating an impressive ability to turn reality on its head, Sabawi alleged that Israel’s efforts to warn civilians in Gaza to evacuate areas of heavy fighting – an attempt to protect civilians in war – somehow amounted to “war crime and forceful displacement.” Only in a twisted Orwellian worldview does actively protecting civiliansduring war somehow constitute a war crime.

Showing zero compunctions about brazenly lying on a news broadcast, Sabawi then proceeded to assert that “10,000 Palestinian civilians and 4,000 children have been killed and murdered by the Israeli government in what amounts to collective punishment and a blatant violation of international law.”

According to Hamas – the source of all of Gaza’s casualties, a total of just over 10,000 people in the enclave have died in the last month. The fact that such figures come exclusively from Hamas is reason enough to dispute them, but Hamas does not distinguish between terrorists and civilians, nor between those killed in Israeli air strikes, or those killed – like in the Gaza hospital on October 17 – by a rocket from inside Gaza.

Subsequently, by claiming that 10,000 Palestinian civilians were killed in Gaza, Sabawi not only accepts Hamas’ claims at face value, he is thus claiming that every single person killed in Gaza is a civilian, and none of them are Hamas terrorists. Such a ludicrous claim would be laughable if the consequences of his lie were not so dangerous.

Sabawi, who never once mentioned the word Hamas, the Islamic terrorist organization which prompted the current war by invading southern Israel on October 7 and murdering 1,400 innocent people in the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, falsely claimed that Israel had “demonstrated genocidal intent” against Gaza, a statement that is equally parts dishonest and dangerous, falsely giving viewers a distorted understanding of what was taking place.

The interview ended with Sabawi begging viewers to “call for a ceasefire as soon as humanly possible,” a deceitful position given that any such cessation of Israel’s counter-terrorism operations would represent a total capitulation by the Jewish State, giving Hamas a much-needed respite to carry on its genocidal attempts to destroy Israel.

Sabawi’s dishonest parroting of Hamas propaganda, as grotesque as it was, was only matched by the catastrophic failure of the Breakfast Television host to challenge him a single time on his bold falsehoods.

Send a complaint to Breakfast Television via its website.

https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cp24-anchor-fails-to-challenge-guest-who-accused-israel-of-genocide/?utm_source=Honest+Reporting+Canada&utm_campaign=10491bf841-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_01_01_06_22_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c2395b4f14-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

 

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In a cruel twist of fate, a 19-year-old peace activist is one of more than 24o hostages that Hamas terrorists kidnapped on October 7 during their invasion of Gaza envelope communities in which they massacred 1,400 people, the vast majority of them civilians.

In a video clip publicized by Hamas that has gone viral, a bloodied Naama Levy can be seen being yanked out of the very back of a jeep-like vehicle by a Hamas terrorist dressed in a flak jacket and put into the back seat.

Her light gray pants are full of blood stains on the legs, and on the back side, leading to speculation that she had been raped.

Levy is a member of Hands of Peace, a U.S.-based group whose mission is to “empower American, Israeli and Palestinian youth to become agents of change” for a “positive peace” because it believes that “the existing conditions among Israelis and Palestinians are unacceptable and there must be an urgent, non-violent end to occupation that leads to safety and security for all.”

In a clip of remarks she made in English at a meeting of the group, Levy says, “I decided to join ‘Hands of Peace’ because I want to hear the other side. We live so close to each other but we never actually get to talk to one another.”

The organization belongs to the umbrella Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP), whose executive director, John Lyndon, posted to X on Monday his horror over her capture.

“As it’s now in media, can confirm that yes: Naama — whose brutal kidnap was captured on video on Oct 7th— was participant with @ALLMEP member Hands of Peace,” he wrote. “We have been working with her mother, whose strength is unimaginable, & we call for her and all hostages’ immediate release.”

Lyndon was “shocked” at the video, he told The JC, a British Jewish media outlet, and Levy’s fellow teens in Hands of Peace “have been traumatized.”

While being “worried about their friend,” however, he said “they are still committed to peace with each other. They don’t have to agree but they can acknowledge each other and they still do.”

The terrorists kidnapped several other peace activists who tried to help their Gazan neighbors all the time from their kibbutzim in their fervor for peaceful coexistence. Many of the kibbutzim at the border were known as leftist strongholds that provided Palestinian agricultural workers with a steady livelihood in their fields.

Vivian Silver, 74, a Canadian-Israeli, was one of 30 taken from their homes in Kibbutz Be’eri without the terrorists caring that she had spent decades calling out Israel for its alleged bad treatment of Palestinians and working on peace initiatives. She regularly drove sick Palestinians to Israeli hospitals for medical treatments, with their entry expedited based on the government’s purely humanitarian concerns.

Other elderly and veteran peace activists kidnapped the day that Israelis are calling “Black Sabbath” include Ada Sagi and a married couple, Yocheved and Oded Lifschitz, all of Kibbutz Nir Oz.

Lyndon acknowledged that it was a “horrible irony” that so many of those who worked for coexistence were victims of the terror organization that has ruled Gaza since 2007.

“They are people who walk the walk and know that the only way to peace is together,” he said. “Hamas didn’t care who they were killing or taking on October 7.”

Hamas Hostage Unveiled as Teen Peace Warrior | United with Israel

A viral video captured the harrowing moment as Naama Levy, a 19-year-old Hands of Peace partcipant, is forcibly extracted from a car trunk by a terrorist.

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[ Anti Israel groups absolutely cannot have the horrors perpetrated by Hamas screened in the US. Much too telling. But they call it a trap. Everything which is true is a "trap" ]

Gal Gadot's newest movie screening — featuring Hamas atrocities — is drawing criticism

Gal Gadot is urging other celebrities to support Israel, hosting a screening of film documenting Hamas' atrocities. Criticism has been harsh.

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