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TV7 Israel News - Sword of Iron, Israel at War - Day 19 - UPDATE 25.10.23

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Gaza ground op delayed due to ‘strategic considerations’


OCTOBER 25, 2023

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“We are making use of every minute to be even more prepared,” said Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi amid reports of foreign government pressuring Israel to allow more time for hostage talks.



The Israel Defense Forces’ much-anticipated ground incursion into the Gaza Strip is being delayed due to “tactical and strategic considerations,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said on Tuesday.



“The IDF is ready for the maneuver, and we will make a decision with the political echelon regarding the shape and timing of the next stage,” Halevi said during a press conference held near the border with Gaza.



“We’ve prepared for this. The IDF and the Southern Command have prepared quality offensive plans to achieve the goals of the war,” he added.



“We are making use of every minute to be even more prepared,” said Halevi. “And every minute that passes on the other side, we strike the enemy even more. Killing terrorists, destroying infrastructure, collecting more intelligence for the next stage.



“This is our country, our home, and we will defend it by every means,” the general vowed.



Hamas terrorists killed at least 1,400 Israelis and wounded more than 4,500 in a massive offensive launched from Gaza on Oct. 7, which included the firing of thousands of rockets at Israel and the infiltration of the Jewish state by terrorist forces.



At least 222 people were taken to Gaza as hostages, the IDF said.



Posters hung up with images of those kidnapped and being held hostage by Hamas

In preparation for an expected ground assault to destroy Hamas’s capabilities, the Israel Air Force is striking terrorist assets in Gaza “at a rate not seen in decades,” a military official said on Friday.



On Sunday, U.S. officials told The New York Times that the Biden administration is advising Israel to delay the ground invasion. The White House reportedly wants more time to negotiate the release of hostages and to allow for more humanitarian aid to enter the coastal enclave.



Halevi subsequently said that the IDF remains committed to the goal of fully dismantling Hamas, including its leadership, military capabilities and working mechanisms.



“The path is a path of unrelenting attacks, damaging Hamas everywhere and in every way. We are well prepared for the ground operations in the south. The Southern Command has quality operational plans. There are tactical, operative, strategic considerations that have provided additional time, and troops who have more time are better prepared, and that is what we are doing now,” Halevi said on Monday.



Meanwhile, the Israel Air Force is focusing its strikes on Hamas targets in the heart of Gaza City and northern Gaza areas such as Zaytun and Shati, the military said on Tuesday, day 18 of the war against the terrorist group.



“That’s where Hamas is preparing and strengthening its forces. We are continuing to strike there intensively,” said IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari on Tuesday morning.



A ball of fire and smoke rises during Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, Oct. 9, 2023. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

A ball of fire and smoke rises during Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, Oct. 9, 2023. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

Hagari repeated the military’s call for Gaza residents to move south.



The IDF had also struck Hamas terrorists preparing to attack the Israeli home front, he said, adding that “long weeks of combat are ahead of us.”



In the north, the IAF struck a rocket launch squad preparing an attack on Har Dov, according to Hagari.



He warned that the decrease in Hamas rocket fire in recent days was part of an attempt “by the enemy to put us to sleep. It still has firing capabilities.” Hagari called on civilians to be attentive to IDF Home Front Command instructions and not to be complacent.



Israeli ground forces are training at staging areas, preparing and going over intelligence, Hagari noted. “We will activate our forces when the best conditions are there, and improve the situation [in the meantime] with the IAF and remove threats to them,” he said. “We have to look at [the] region and other efforts underway in Gaza. We are ready and determined.”



Addressing international media reports citing concerns among U.S. officials regarding the readiness of an Israeli ground offensive, Hagari said, “The U.S., a strategic ally, has a range of strategic interests in the Middle East. It has lots of experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, and we are learning from this experience.”



At the same time, he said, “our war is on our border, not thousands of miles from Israel. We, on the day after the war, must live with a threat like this that existed on Oct. 7 is no more. Hence, this is a decision we have to take alone.”


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Israel strikes in Syria after rockets fired toward Golan Heights

The IDF said two rockets were launched at Israel from Syria and fell in open fields.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

OCTOBER 24, 2023 20:38

Updated: OCTOBER 25, 2023 09:56


The IDF struck infrastructure belonging to the Syrian Army, including mortar launchers, in response to rocket fire earlier in the evening from Syria toward Israel, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said early Wednesday morning in a rare statement.



Syrian media reported that the strikes targeted southern Syria's Daara region at both a radar site near Qarfa and warehouses of the 12th Armored Brigade in Izraa. The Syrian army announced on Wednesday morning that 11 Syrian soldiers had been killed in the strikes.



The IDF rarely takes responsibility for strikes attributed to Israel in Syria.



Sirens sounded in the towns of Neot Golan, Bnei Yehuda, and Givat Yoav, to the east of Lake Kinneret on Tuesday evening, with the IDF saying that two rockets were launched at Israel from Syria and fell in open fields.



Israeli artillery forces struck the source of rocket fire from Syria on the Golan Heights on Tuesday evening, the military confirmed.


IDF strikes terror cells in Lebanon

The IDF targeted a terrorist cell that fired anti-tank missiles at Israel from within Lebanese territory, it said on Tuesday.



The Israeli military responded with artillery forces to anti-tank fire directed at the northern border towns of Shutla and Menara, adding that it destroyed the weaponry used to launch the missiles.


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Squad of female IDF combat troops eliminated nearly 100 Hamas terrorists

Lt.-Col. Or Ben Yehuda, Caracal Battalion, praises her troops' bravery against Hamas, silencing doubts about female combat soldiers with their training, heroism, and life-saving actions.

By WALLA!

OCTOBER 23, 2023 14:50

Updated: OCTOBER 23, 2023 20:06




Only a few have had the chance to witness the extraordinary actions of the Caracal Battalion during their battle against Hamas terrorists.



Lt.-Col. Or Ben-Yehuda, the commander of this unit, now recounts her experiences in the southern Gaza Strip, where her battalion eliminated approximately 100 terrorists. She also has a clear message for those who question the capabilities of female fighters in the Caracal (Desert Lynx) and Tank Battalion.



As the assault on the Gaza border area began, Ben-Yehuda swiftly moved from the battalion headquarters in Nahal Raviv to a post on the Egyptian border with armored personnel carriers. Rockets were raining down, and warnings arrived regarding potential terrorist infiltration in the Shlomit and Bnei Netzer towns.



In the midst of this chaos, she received a message from Lt.-Col. Yonatan Tzur, the commander of the Nahal Brigade's patrol battalion, who was later tragically killed in an encounter with terrorists. He reported an infiltration near Sufa and Nirim, saying, "There are several terrorists there... They're heavily armed!"



Female IDF combat soldiers fight off Hamas terrorists

Ben-Yehuda summoned troops from the mixed-gender, infantry combat Caracal Battalion and made her intentions clear: "We are going out to eliminate terrorists. Infiltration into Israel is happening, and it's spreading. Stay alert. We might cross paths. We are a strong squad."



During the fast-paced journey, Ben-Yehuda began to understand the scale of the terrorist incidents in the region. Arriving at Sufa, she received a report from a sergeant from the guards at the entrance to the military base, indicating that terrorists were inside with at least three wounded.


Information revealed that the military post contained around 40 combat soldiers from the Nahal patrol, a mix of Nahal, mortar soldiers from the 50th battalion, other soldiers, military drivers operating in high-risk areas, and numerous terrorists. It was apparent that most of the combatants were in the dining room, armed with anti-tank missiles. It became clear that this was not a typical terrorist infiltration.



Approaching the base from all angles, they identified at least seven terrorists, and more from the nearby dirt embankment were starting to climb up. Suddenly, a convoy with almost 50 terrorists and snipers charged toward the squad of 12 at breakneck speed. They responded with gunfire. Terrorists were eliminated, and the others dispersed.



In a harrowing moment, a terrorist advanced on Ben-Yehuda at point-blank range, but her quick reaction saved her from harm.



Lt.-Col. A from the Magic Touch Squadron (190) arrived and identified the terrorists inside the base. He suggested taking action but Ben-Yehuda insisted on avoiding harm to the soldiers inside. Instead, bursts of fire were directed at the surrounding earthen embankments, killing terrorists and preventing further attacks on the squad.



For nearly four hours, terrorists attempted to outflank Ben-Yehuda and her team, engaging them in firefights. More vans arrived, but the Caracal Battalion commander effectively thwarted them. Additional Light Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW) missiles were launched, further eliminating terrorists: Some were killed, and others retreated.



Despite wounds to some of her soldiers, they persevered.



After hours of intense combat, soldiers from the Shayetet (flotilla) 13 Navy Special Forces unit arrived to clear the base of terrorists. Drones were launched to assist them. The firefights continued, and wounded soldiers were evacuated. They remained at the base for a total of 14 hours until it was fully secured.


Ben-Yehuda emphasized the significant contributions of the female soldiers under her command, who saved many lives through medical care and even daring helicopter landings under fire. Their remarkable performance under the extreme pressure of war highlighted their capabilities.



She also acknowledged the tank soldiers under her command, who played a vital role in defending towns and decisively impacting the battle in Holit, a kibbutz near the southwestern-most border of the Gaza Strip where at least 11 of its members were killed along with two migrant workers.



In total, her battalion eliminated around 100 terrorists. She hopes this serves as proof that there should be no more doubts about female combat soldiers. "Their training and performance on the battlefield have erased any doubts. They fought bravely, saved lives, and emerged as heroes," she said.



Ben-Yehuda also highlighted the dedication of the commanders who rushed from home to join the fight.



She concluded: "There are no more doubts about female combat soldiers, who have triumphed in every encounter with terrorists. At present, we are responsible for 11 towns and are preparing for any potential ground maneuvers to ensure the safety of the southern Gaza border area and the Egyptian border."


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Israeli Forces Enter Gaza, Return; Preparing for Broader Invasion

JOEL B. POLLAK
26 Oct 20231

2:51


An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) strike team entered Gaza overnight Wednesday into Thursday to attack anti-tank defenses in preparation for a ground invasion that has long been anticipated, the IDF said.



The IDF published video of the mission:

In a statement, the IDF said:



Overnight, the IDF conducted a targeted raid using tanks in the northern Gaza Strip, as part of preparations for the next stages of combat. The activity was commanded by the Givati Brigade.



During the activity, soldiers located and struck numerous terrorists, terror infrastructure and anti-tank missile launch posts, and operated to prepare the battlefield.



The soldiers exited the area at the end of the activity.


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In addition, according to the IDF (via Times of Israel) said that it his 250 Hamas targets, including a rocket launch site near a school.



Roughly 100,000 troops are massed at the Gaza border to enter and take out Hamas, the Palestinian terror organization that attacked Israel on October 7, murdering more than 1,400 people, wounding well over 4,000 more, and taking over 200 hostages.



The scale and brutality of the attack has convinced Israelis that they can no longer tolerate the presence of Hamas in Gaza. A ground invasion will likely have a heavy cost in terms of lives, but the county is united behind the need to invade and fight.

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TV7 Israel News - Sword of Iron, Israel at War - Day 20 - UPDATE 26.10.23

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Hamas: Approx. 50 Israeli hostages killed in Gaza

Hamas has a history of reporting that hostages were killed in airstrikes after they had been executed by the terrorist group.

By SAM HALPERN

OCTOBER 26, 2023 17:45

Updated: OCTOBER 26, 2023 18:53


Israeli air strikes have killed approximately 50 Israeli hostages, Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson, Abu Obaida, wrote on the terrorist group's Telegram channel on Thursday.



On Wednesday, the Jerusalem Post reported that the IDF revealed Abu Obaida's true identity as Hudhayfah Kahlot.



"Al-Qassam Brigades estimates that the number of Zionist prisoners killed in the Gaza Strip as a result of Zionist bombing and massacres reached approximately 50 people," the Telegram statement said.



The spokesperson did not give any further details and the Jerusalem Post has not been able to verify the numbers.



Further, earlier this month, Hamas made a similar claim. One week after Hamas's deadly attack on southern Israel, the terrorist organization claimed that Israeli air strikes killed nine hostages, including four foreign nationals.


Hamas has apparently lied about airstrikes killing hostages

At the time, Hamas wrote on their Telegram channel that the captives were killed "because of the Zionist bombardment on the areas they were staying in."



A subsequent Al Jazeera report noted that those captives had been executed by Hamas. The report claimed that Hamas said the executions were revenge for Israeli bombings of Hamas military buildings.



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Hamas warns 'it will turn Palestinian tragedies into joy in the event of a ground invasion', by inflicting major losses on Israel following overnight incursion into Gaza - after terror group agreed response with Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad


Tanks surged into northern Gaza overnight as IDF conducted series of raids

Hamas official warned IDF would suffer major losses if they choose to invade

Follow MailOnline's live blog for all the latest updates on the Israel-Hamas war

By DAVID AVERRE and JACK WRIGHT



PUBLISHED: 01:04 EDT, 26 October 2023 | UPDATED: 14:48 EDT, 26 October 2023


Hamas has declared it will turn Palestinian tragedy into 'joy' should the Israeli Defence Forces launch a ground assault of Gaza in a sinister message delivered today.



Deputy Hamas chief Saleh al-Arouri said that 'despite the enemy's crimes... the resistance is well', adding that Hamas and other Islamist groups 'will turn your tragedies into joy, in the event of a ground invasion' in a statement to Palestinians, suggesting Hamas fighters would inflict huge losses on the IDF.



Al-Arouri declared Hamas was preparing for war, telling Hezbollah-controlled al-Manar TV that 'the battles have not begun yet' ahead of the much-anticipated IDF assault.



He also confirmed that Hamas and the leaders of Hezbollah have been in close contact over preparations for the impending Israeli invasion.



'Our battle is also Hezbollah's battle,' he said. 'If the enemy enters by land, it will be an unprecedented defeat [for Israel].'



Al-Arouri's warning came as Israeli tanks rolled into northern Gaza overnight in the biggest incursion of the war so far to carry out 'targeted raids' on 'terrorist cells' ahead of a full-scale ground invasion.



The military said ground forces led by the Givati infantry brigade and the 162nd Armored Division attacked multiple targets in the Hamas-ruled enclave in the early hours of Thursday before withdrawing, while warplanes struck more than 250 targets across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.



IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said the operation lasted a few hours and that no Israeli casualties were sustained.



The UN said the number of Israeli strikes meant that 'nowhere in Gaza is safe'.



Israel's battle-hardened prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu last night warned Hamas terrorists in a televised statement that they were 'doomed' as he vowed to push ahead with a ground invasion.



'We are raining hellfire on Hamas. We have already killed thousands of terrorists and this is only the beginning. Simultaneously, we are preparing for a ground invasion. I will not elaborate on when, how or how many,' Netanyahu said.



Meanwhile, in a retort to al-Arouri's message, former Israeli defence minister and member of Israel's war carbinet Benny Gantz said that any possible ground offensive would be only 'one stage in a long-term process that includes security, political and social aspects that will take years'.



'The campaign will soon ramp up with greater force. We will not be the ones at risk of being wiped out. That will be the fate of those who seek to do us ill,' he said.

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Israel Launches Deeper Raids Against Hamas Inside Gaza




Explosions caused by Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)Abed Khaled / Associated Press


JOEL B. POLLAK
27 Oct 2023
2:08


Israel launched expanded incursions into Gaza on Friday evening, sending tanks and special forces into the terrorist-controlled territory to take out specific targets and prepare the way for a possible full-scale ground invasion.



As the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire — and defeated an amendment that would have condemned Hamas — Israel continued taking the fight to the Palestinian terrorist group that launched the war by invading Israel and killing over 1,400 people Oct. 7.



Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released video footage of airstrikes on underground command centers and tunnels.

Meanwhile, in Tel Aviv, three people were wounded when a Hamas rocket evaded the Iron Dome and hit an apartment building.



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Tel Aviv rocket strike (Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty)

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – OCTOBER 27: : Members of the Israel’s security service and firefighters work on an apartment building hit by a rocket fired from Gaza on October 27, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. According to reports, three people were wounded. In the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that left 1,400 dead and 200 kidnapped, Israel launched a sustained bombardment of the Gaza Strip and threatened a ground invasion to vanquish the militant group that governs the Palestinian territory. But the fate of the hostages, Israelis and foreign nationals who are being held by Hamas in Gaza, as well as international pressure over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, have complicated Israel’s military response to the attacks. A timeline for a proposed ground invasion remains unclear. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)



The IDF has not confirmed the targets or scope of Friday night’s operations yet, but has said, according to the Times of Israel, that it has not yet begun a full ground invasion.

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TV7 Israel News - Sword of Iron, Israel at War - Day 22 - UPDATE 28.10.23

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TV7 Israel News - Sword of Iron, Israel at War - Day 23 - UPDATE 29.10.23

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TV7 Israel News - Sword of Iron, Israel at War - Day 24 - UPDATE 30.10.23

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JUST IN: Israel President Confirms German-Israeli Citizen Shani Louk, Whose Body Was Seen in Back of a Truck, Was BEHEADED by Hamas Terrorists

By Jim Hᴏft
Oct. 30, 2023 10:30 am

Shani Louk from Germany was attending a concert for peace when she was killed by Hamas during their raid inside Israel.


Israeli President Yitzchak Herzog confirmed the brutal murder of Shani Louk in an exclusive interview with German news outlet BILD on Monday.



Shani Louk, the 22-year-old German-Israeli tattoo artist, was last seen at a rave party in the northern Negev, where Hamas militants stormed in and killed at least 260 attendees.



Here is a video of Shani Louk before the brutal attack.

Initial reports hinted at Shani Louk being sexually assaulted and killed, with her lifeless body flaunted around Gaza, as an appalling trophy of terrorism. Disturbing images and videos showed the militants spitting on her body, chanting, “Allahu Akbar!” meaning, God is good, as they paraded through the Gaza, bearing Louk’s corpse.  They're got it wrong - it means "God is greater." 

“Only now we got the note that Shani Louk has been confirmed as murdered and dead,” said President Herzog.



“They found her skull, which means these barbaric, sadistic animals, moles, simply chopped off her head when they were attacking and torturing and killing Israelis. It’s a huge tragedy,” he continued.



“This means that these barbaric, sadistic animals simply chopped off her head as they attacked, tortured and killed Israelis. It is a great tragedy and I extend my deepest condolences to her family.”



“I send a lot of condolences to the bereaved family. She was a beautiful [22-year-old] who went to a music festival, nature festival in Negev, right near the border,” Herzog added.



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Shani Louk’s sister, Adi Louk, announced her death on Instagram story, saying, “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of my sister, Shani Nicole Z.L. [may her memory be a blessing], who was on October 7, 2023, at the party massacre in Re’im.”

Daily Mail reported:



Ms Louk’s cousin told the Jerusalem Post that the family were told by the Israeli Defence Forces that a bone from the base of the 22-year-old’s skull had been found.



The IDF and volunteers from the Zaka emergency response team said the bone from the base of a skull, without which a person can’t survive, matched with Ms Louk’s DNA.



Ms Louk’s boyfriend, Mexican national Orión Hernández Radoux, is also believed to have been taken by terrorists in the attack.



Her family had blasted the German government for ignoring their pleas for help after they were told she was still alive in Gaza.



Ms. Louk’s aunt Orly Louk and her uncle Wilfried Gehr pleaded with the German government in a television interview on the programme ‘ZDF heute’ days after her kidnap.



The Gateway Pundit previously reported that Shani’s mother, Ricarda, claimed in a brief video that she received news from Palestine confirming that her daughter is still alive and currently in a Gaza hospital.



“We now have further information that Shani is alive, but has a severe head injury and is in critical condition,” the mother told German news outlet Bild.



Every minute is critical,” Ricarda added, pleading the German government to act immediately, “We ask — no, we demand that the German government act quickly.”



But now, it has been confirmed that it was a lie, and the innocent young woman was brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists. RIP.



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NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED VIDEO from Oct. 7 Hamas Massacre in Israel, Horrific Abuse of Dead Man’s Corpse – WARNING ON CONTENT

By Jim Hoft
Oct. 30, 2023 3:00 pm
WARNING ON CONTENT:

The video you are about to see is VERY GRAPHIC.

VIDEOS ARE AT THE LINK DUE TO CONTENT


This video was taken during the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre in southern Israel.



This graphic content was sent to The Gateway Pundit by trusted sources.



We have verified the content of this video.



The Gateway Pundit decided to release the video without redactions – except for one.



Today’s video was too horrific to run without alterations.


At one point in today’s video Hamas terrorists beat a dead Jewish man in the face with a pole. The man is already dead. Then Hamas pokes out his eyes. We decided to pixilate that clip.



How can they defend this?



Editor’s note: We understand how conflicted some will be about sharing this graphic and disturbing content. We also know how difficult this will be for the families of the innocent young people murdered by these monsters. We are heartbroken for them. But The Gateway Pundit feels strongly that the world needs to see this evil. The world must see what Hamas terrorists do to innocent civilians. The world must see, with their own eyes, the evil being perpetrated by those that college students and leftist politicians are celebrating. This is evil. This is Hamas. The world must not avert their eyes. We must never forget.



My first reaction after viewing this video and the clips sent to The Gateway Pundit was to sit back and cry.



Background on today’s video release:



On Oct. 7 Hamas terrorists targeted the Nova Peace and Love music festival in southern Isreal. Thousands of young Israelis and hundreds of foreigners attended the event.









Hamas posted a photo of the paraglider they used to attack a dance party in southern Israel. Notice the partygoers looking up in the sky. before the deadly attack.


The young men and women at the concert ran for their lives. At least one group of young men and women hid in a bomb shelter nearby, thinking they would be safe. Hamas repeatedly lobbed grenades into the shelter, murdering dozens of kids.



CNN ran a segment on this gruesome event. We have decided to keep the victims anonymous in our report. A young Jewish man reportedly took the video. CNN did not include the footage we are releasing here today.



** Our first video is posted here of the young men and women after Hamas threw bombs into the bunker where they were hiding.


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Today’s Video–

Today’s video shows the true evil of Hamas.

After the terrorists killed one Jewish man they beat his corpse with a poll. Then they poked out his eyes.



There are also clips from the bunker including one man with a horrible leg injury and and a separate girl from the concert who Hamas killed in cold blood.



This is Evil. This is Hamas.

The world must never forget.



Caution: Please note the extreme violence displayed in the video.

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TV7 Israel News - Sword of Iron, Israel at War - Day 25 - UPDATE 31.10.23

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IDF takes command of Hamas military stronghold in western Jabalya in Gaza

The IDF also killed 50 Hamas terrorists in the Jabalya area of the Gaza Strip.

By GADI ZAIG

OCTOBER 31, 2023 17:08

Updated: OCTOBER 31, 2023 21:16




IDF troops under the command of the Givati ​​Brigade took control over a Hamas military stronghold in western Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, a military spokesperson said.



Approximately 50 terrorists were eliminated by Israeli forces. Furthermore, Israeli fighter jets, under Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) intelligence, killed Ebrahim Biari, the commander of Hamas's Jabalya battalion, and was one of the leaders of the October 7 massacre. Jabalya is around four kilometers northeast of Gaza City.



The stronghold was used by Biari for training in preparation for terrorist operations. There were infrastructures and terror tunnels at the place that were used for terrorists to move to the coastal area.



The fighting in the area saw Israeli forces killing many of the terrorists and had destroyed tunnel shafts, weapons, and military equipment. In addition, Israeli forces on the ground located intelligence sources in the compound.



The stronghold also held many weapons used by the Hamas terrorists, the spokesperson said. Numerous terrorists were also injured in the Israeli attack.


Jabalya is not far from the border of Israel and can be seen from Sderot.



Who is Hamas commander Ebrahim Biari?

Since the entry of IDF soldiers into the Gaza Strip, Biari has been in charge of all fighting in the northern Gaza Strip. Biari was involved in sending terrorists in the attack at the Ashdod port in 2004, in which 13 Israelis were murdered, and was responsible for directing rocket fire at Israel for two decades.



The assassination was carried out as part of an extensive attack on terrorist infrastructures of the Central Jabalya Battalion, which took over civilian buildings in Gaza City.



This report came hours after the director of Gaza's Indonesian hospital told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that at least 50 Palestinians were killed and 150 were wounded in Israeli air strikes on Jabalya refugee camp.



The IDF has reiterated its call to Gaza residents to move south for their protection.

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IDF demolishes Samaria home of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri


OCTOBER 31, 2023





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The Israel Defense Forces demolished the Samaria home of top Hamas commander Saleh al-Arouri on Tuesday morning.



Al-Arouri, the commander of Hamas operations in Judea in Samaria and the deputy of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, is currently based in Lebanon. The demolition order was signed last Friday.



After security forces destroyed the home in the village of Arura north of Ramallah, they hung a combined Hamas and Islamic State flag on its ruins with the inscription “Hamas=ISIS.”

Al-Arouri is one of the top Hamas leaders on Israel’s target list following the terror group’s Oct. 7 massacre of at least 1,400 Israelis. More than 5,000 people were wounded in the massacre, and over 200 hostages were taken back to the Gaza Strip.



Israeli forces raided al-Arouri’s home on Oct. 21, detaining more than 20 people, including one of his brothers and nine of his nephews.



Israeli forces reportedly raised a banner over the home showing al-Arouri on the backdrop of an Israeli flag, with the caption: “This was the house of Saleh al-Arouri and has become the headquarters of Abu al-Nimer.”


Hamas deputy head Saleh al-Arouri on Oct. 21, 2017. Credit: Tasnim News Agency via Wikimedia Commons.

Abu al-Nimer is reportedly an alias for the Israeli intelligence officer responsible for the area.



Al-Arouri is credited with orchestrating the deep relationship between Hamas and Iran, and also played a key role in re-establishing the Palestinian terrorist group’s ties with Damascus, which were severed in 2012 during the Syrian Civil War.



He was recruited into Hamas in 1985 while studying Sharia law at Hebron University, and has served 18 years in Israeli prisons. He was deported to Syria in 2010.

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Report: Israeli Airstrike on Jabaliya Kills Terrorists, Causes Underground Tunnel Collapse
JOEL B. POLLAK
31 Oct 2023
4:12

An Israeli airstrike on Hamas targets Tuesday who had taken over civilian buildings in the northern Gaza Strip appears to have killed several terrorists — and caused underground tunnels to collapse, apparently expanding the initial damage caused by the strike.



News reports Tuesday claimed, citing Hamas’s notorious health ministry, that 400 people had been killed and wounded in an airstrike on the Jabaliya neighborhood in Gaza, known officially as a “refugee camp,” though it consists of multi-story buildings.



Hamas later downgraded the estimated number of casualties to 200 — 50 dead, it said, and 150 wounded. Photos showed a scene of collapsed buildings, with reports apparently from residents that some buildings fell into sinkholes that emerged afterwards.

An IDF statement reported that the airstrike had killed a senior Hamas terrorist and “numerous” others, and that it also caused “underground infrastructure” used by Hamas underneath the residential buildings of the area to collapse.



A short while ago, IDF fighter jets, acting on ISA [Israel Security Agency, or Shin Bet] intelligence, killed Ibrahim Biari, the Commander of Hamas’ Central Jabaliya Battalion. Biari was one of the leaders responsible for sending “Nukbha” terrorist operatives to Israel to carry out the murderous terror attack on October 7th. Numerous Hamas terrorists were hit in the strike.



Biari oversaw all military operations in the northern Gaza Strip since the IDF entered. He was also responsible for sending the terrorists who carried out the 2004 terrorist attack in the Ashdod Port in which 13 Israelis were murdered, and was responsible for directing rocket fire at Israel, and advancing numerous attacks against the IDF, over the last two decades.



His elimination was carried out as part of a wide-scale strike on terrorists and terror infrastructure belonging to the Central Jabaliya Battalion, which had taken control over civilian buildings in Gaza City. The strike damaged Hamas’ command and control in the area, as well as its ability to direct military activity against IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip.



As a result of the strike, a large number of terrorists who were with Biari were killed. Underground terror infrastructure embedded beneath the buildings, used by the terrorists, also collapsed after the strike.



The IDF reiterates its call to the residents of the area to move south for their safety.



The IDF has repeatedly warned residents of the northern Gaza Strip, where Jabaliya is situated, to evacuate southwards. Hamas has evidently tried to prevent that evacuation, including by reportedly blocking roads and even shooting at those trying to leave.



Israel lost two combat soldiers, Staff Sgt. Roei Wolf, 20, and Staff Sgt. Lavi Lipshitz, 20, from Modiin.







It killed 50 terrorists on Tuesday, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), when the IDF attacked and defeated a Hamas terrorist base (see above)


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TV7 Israel News - Sword of Iron, Israel at War - Day 26 - UPDATE 1.11.23

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Hamas official: We will repeat Oct. 7 until Israel is annihilated


GAZA WAR

NOVEMBER 1, 2023




HAMAS IDF - ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCE IRAN ISRAEL PALESTINIANS TERRORISM

“We are the victims of the occupation,” therefore “nobody should blame us for the things we do,” says Hamas politburo member Ghazi Hamad.



Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad told Lebanon’s LBC TV on Oct. 24 that the terror group would continue to carry out massacres like the one it carried out in southern Israel on Oct. 7 until the Jewish state is destroyed.



“Israel is a country that has no place on our land. We must remove that country because it constitutes a security, military and political catastrophe to the Arab and Islamic nation, and must be finished,” said Hamad, according to a translation of the interview provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute.



“We are not ashamed to say this, with full force,” he added.



Israel’s existence was “illogical,” he said, adding, “The existence of Israel is what causes all that pain, blood and tears.”

“The Al-Aqsa Flood [Hamas’s name for the Oct. 7 mass terror attack] is just the first time, and there will be a second, a third, a fourth, because we have the determination, the resolve and the capabilities to fight,” said Hamad.



He reiterated Hamas’s false claim that the terror group had not intended to harm civilians, stating that the Oct. 7 assault had been “complicated.”



With regard to Israel’s response to the massacre, which has caused the deaths of many civilians in Gaza, Hamad said, “Will we have to pay a price? Yes, and we are ready to pay it. We are called a nation of martyrs, and we are proud to sacrifice martyrs.”



Hamad’s remarks echoed those of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who said in an address broadcast by Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen on Oct. 26 that “the blood of the women, children and elderly […] we are the ones who need this blood, so it awakens within us the revolutionary spirit, so it awakens with us resolve.”


Hamas, according to Hamad, are “victims of the occupation. Period.” Therefore, he said, “Nobody should blame us for the things we do. On Oct. 7, Oct. 10, Oct. 1,000,000—everything we do is justified.”



On Oct. 7, Hamas forces invaded southern Israel under the cover of massive rocket barrages, killing at least 1,400 people, the majority of them civilians, including women, children, the infants and the elderly, and wounding more than 5,000. More than 240 people were taken back to the Gaza Strip as hostages.


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Hamas Terrorist: We Shot Crying Children ‘Until We Didn’t Hear Noise Anymore
PAUL BOIS
1 Nov 2023
2:12

A Hamas terrorist who reportedly participated in the horrific attack on Israel last month recently revealed in an interrogation with Israeli intelligence the depraved depths they plunged to that day.

Released Wednesday, the video shows Hamas terrorist Omar Sami Marzuk Abu Rusha telling Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) agents that they were ordered to “kill every person” and then circle back around just to make sure they were dead.

“The mission was simply to kill. We weren’t supposed to kidnap, just kill,” he said. “To kill every person we see and come back.”

Abu Rusha said that they were indeed told to murder women and children with the understanding that “all settlers were soldiers.”

“They told us that all the settlers were soldiers. There were soldiers among them. Kill every single one you see,” he said.

At one point during the six-minute interrogation, Abu Rusha said that when they heard children crying amid the carnage, they fired bullets upon them until the crying ceased.

“We heard sounds of young children,” he said. “The cries of young children. A young child, something like that. I shot and Abu Kamil shot. We shot at the door. Until we didn’t hear noise anymore.”

Hamas terrorists claimed 1,400 Israeli lives during the October 7 attack, most of whom were civilians.

Video also went viral on Wednesday showing several members of the Israel Knesset openly crying after watching a video from the IDF displaying the extent of the carnage.

“Members of the Knesset – Israel’s parliament – were invited to watch a film prepared by the IDF showing the horrific things that took place during the Hamas massacre of October 7th. Many of them could not make it till the end. They left in tears and shock,” said Michael Dickson.

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Lebanon Border Closer to War; Israel Encircles Hamas in Gaza City
JOEL B. POLLAK
2 Nov 2023
3:25


The Lebanese-Israeli border is closer to war than it has been thus far in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as the Palestinian terrorist group claimed responsibility for rockets fired from southern Lebanon at the Israeli city of Kiryat Shemona on Thursday.



Hamas is based in Gaza but also has a presence in Palestinian communities in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) and in other countries, including southern Lebanon, as well as in more distant countries like Qatar, where the Hamas leadership resides.



Hezbollah, a proxy of Iran, controls southern Lebanon (and much of the Lebanese government as well). It has threatened to enter the war and has fired on Israeli positions, killing several soldiers and forcing the evacuation of Israel’s northernmost cities. Israel has responded to each incident by striking the Hezbollah position responsible for the fire. It has also launched preemptive strikes on terrorists who have tried to fire rockets or to infiltrate into northern Israel. But thus far, a broader war has not yet erupted.



Israel has said that it will hold Hezbollah responsible for any rocket fire from southern Lebanon. Accordingly, it struck a number of Hezbollah positions on Thursday evening after several Hamas rockets caused significant damage.



The Times of Israel reported:



The Israel Defense Forces says it is carrying out wide-scale airstrikes on Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon in response to rocket attacks on northern Israel earlier.



The IDF says that among the targets hit so far by fighter jets, tanks, and artillery are military headquarters, rocket launching positions, weapons storage sites, military complexes, and other infrastructure belonging to the terror group.



Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), published footage of some of the strikes:



מטוסי ומסוקי קרב של צה״ל תוקפים בשעות האחרונות מטרות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה בתגובה לירי שבוצע משטח לבנון מוקדם יותר היום, במקביל לתקיפות באמצעות ירי ארטילרי וטנקים של צה״ל >> pic.twitter.com/adBjpC1WiI

In a statement on Telegram, the IDF stated: “The IDF holds the Hezbollah terrorist organization responsible for the current situation in Lebanon.”



The U.S. has moved two aircraft carriers to the eastern Mediterranean in an effort to deter Iran from opening a northern front.



Meanwhile, in Gaza, the IDF said that it is on the outskirts of the city, a major hub in the northern Gaza Strip.



Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, Chief of the General Staff, said in a statement: “IDF soldiers have been operating in Gaza City and are encircling it from several different directions increasing our entries, as well as our achievements.”

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Hamas Vows to Repeat October 7 Attack ‘Again and Again’ Until Israel ‘Annihilated’

David Lindfield
November 3, 2023 - 8:22 am


A top Hamas official has vowed that the terrorist group will continue launching deadly terror attacks against Israel until the Jewish state is “annihilated.”



Ghazi Hamad said during a recent interview that Hamas is ready to repeat its October 7 terrorist attack, dubbed the “Al-Aqsa Flood,” until every Jewish person in Israel has been murdered.



Hamad vows that Hamas will repeat the horrific attacks “again and again” until Israel is “finished.”



He made the remarks during an interview late last month on LBC TV, a Lebanese news channel.



The interview was filmed after Hamas terrorists murdered 1,400 Israelis, wounded 5,300+, and kidnapped approximately 240, including American citizens.



“Israel is a country that has no place on our land,” Hamad declared.



“We must remove that country, because it constitutes a security, military, and political catastrophe to the Arab and Islamic nation, and must be finished.



“We are not ashamed to say this, with full force.”



“We must teach Israel a lesson, and we will do this again and again,” he said.



“The Al-Aqsa Flood is just the first time, and there will be a second, a third, a fourth, because we have the determination, the resolve, and the capabilities to fight.



“Will we have to pay a price?



“Yes, and we are ready to pay it.



“We are called a nation of martyrs, and we are proud to sacrifice martyrs.


Later in the interview, Hamad said that “the occupation must come to an end.”



He added that he was not just talking about Gaza, but all of what he claimed were “the Palestinian lands.”



“Does that mean the annihilation of Israel?” the interview asked.



“Yes, of course,” Hamad confirmed.



“The existence of Israel is illogical,” he concluded.



“The existence of Israel is what causes all that pain, blood, and tears.



“It is Israel, not us. We are the victims of the occupation. Period.



“Therefore, nobody should blame us for the things we do.



“On October 7, October 10, October 1,000,000 – everything we do is justified.”



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rumble.com/v3t4kyi-hamas-leader-ghazi-hamad-says-they-will-repeat-october-7-like-massacres-unt.html

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