The Washington Post reported Saturday night (in Israel, Sunday morning) that a tentative deal had been reached in which there would be a five-day pause in fighting in Gaza in exchange for the release of at least 50 female and child hostages by Hamas. No men would be released under the deal, and no male or […]
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WaPo: ‘Tentative’ Deal for 5-Day Pause in Gaza, 50+ Hostages (No Soldiers, Men)


Israeli Defense Minister: Hamas Leaders in Exile Are Dead Men Walking


JERUSALEM, Israel — Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant vowed Saturday night that all Hamas operatives would be killed — including those outside Gaza, sheltering in comfortable exile in Arab states like Qatar. “There is no difference between a terrorist who walks around with a Kalashnikov … and a terrorist who wears a three-piece suit […]
Thousands Protest in Jerusalem After 5-Day March for Release of Hostages


JERUSALEM, Israel — Thousands of demonstrators gathered on the street outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Saturday evening to demand that the Israeli government ensure the return of the more than 200 hostages taken by Hamas. Many, including the families of some of the hostages, had marched for five days from Tel Aviv to […]
Steel: Growing Antisemitism Among Democrats Is Creating a Political Crisis


The horrific terrorist attacks of October 7th, 2023, should have inspired a moment of bipartisan unity in Washington, D.C. Republican Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) first act as the new Speaker of the House was a floor vote in favor of a congressional resolution expressing explicit support for Israel and condemning Hamas for the deadliest attack against […]
Israel: We Delivered Fuel to Shifa Hospital, Hamas Won’t Let Them Have It


TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it delivered 300 liters of fuel to a collection point near the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, but that Hamas will not allow hospital staff to retrieve the fuel, which is apparently necessary for the hospital. In a statement, the Israeli government said: The IDF […]
WATCH: Bereaved Israeli Father to Biden, at Son’s Military Funeral: Don’t Pressure Israel to Stop the War


JERUSALEM, Israel — Dr. Yechiel Leiter offered a heartfelt plea to U.S. President Joe Biden at his son Moshe’s funeral in the Mount Herzl military cemetery on Sunday: don’t pressure Israel to stop the war against Hamas. Maj. (res.) Moshe Yedidyah Leiter was one of four members of the Israel Defense Force (IDF) 551st Brigade’s […]
Netanyahu Rebukes Macron over ‘Babies and Women’: Hamas, not Israel, Causes Civilian Casualties


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked French President Emmanuel Macron early Saturday morning after Macron called on Israel to stop killing Palestinian “babies and women,” declaring that Hamas was to blame for all civilian casualties. Source
Washington Post Censors Anti-Hamas Cartoon After Reader Complaints, Staff Revolt


The Washington Post has taken down a cartoon by conservative artist Michael P. Ramirez that mocked Hamas, after criticisms by readers and a revolt by staff members. Source
Israel ‘Agrees’ to 4-Hour Humanitarian ‘Pauses’ It Was Aready Doing Anyway


Israel reportedly “agreed” to unilateral, daily four-hour pauses in the fight against Hamas in Gaza for “humanitarian” reasons, though it was already pausing on its own and providing an evacuation corridor for Palestinian civilians from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. Source
New York Times Denies Photographer Accompanied Hamas to October 7 Attacks


The New York Times issued a statement Thursday denying that photographer Yousef Masoud had accompanied Hamas terrorists to the October 7 terror attack on Israel, among other photographers identified by the pro-Israel watchdog Honest Reporting. Source
‘Kill the Babies!’ Anti-Israel Hecklers Taunt Jews at Stroller Protest


Hecklers shouted “kill the babies” to taunt a protest Sunday organized by Jews in Skokie, Illinois, to highlight the fact that 30 children, including babies, are being held hostage by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in Gaza. Source
Bernie Sanders Backs ‘Pause’ in Gaza, but No ‘Ceasefire’ with Hamas Terrorists


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) departed from much of the “progressive” left on Sunday morning when he opposed a ceasefire in Israel’s war against the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, though he supported a “pause” and criticized Israel’s bombing in Gaza. Source
Pollak: Pro-Palestinian Rallies Are Helping the Israeli War Effort


Pro-Palestinian rallies, which are closely covered by Israeli media, have strengthened Israel’s resolve to fight: they have convinced Israeli Jews that if they were, somehow, to give up, and allow their country to become “Palestine,” there would be nowhere else to go. Source
IDF Reveals Evidence of Hamas Abuse of Palestinian Civilians, Hospitals in Gaza


Real Admiral Daniel Hagari of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told reporters in a briefing Sunday that Israel trying to protect civilians in the war but that the Palestinian terror group Hamas was trying to stop civilians from evacuating, and operating from hospitals. Source
WATCH: IDF Identifies Hamas Rocket Launchers Near Children’s Playgrounds, Pools


The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Sunday that it had discovered Hamas rocket launchers near sensitive sites, including schools, as IDF soldiers penetrated deeper into Northern Gaza. Source
WATCH: Anti-Israel Protesters Try to Storm White House, Demand Destruction of Israel


A group of anti-Israel protesters who participated in a large demonstration Saturday in Washington, DC, attempted to storm the White House and chanted slogans such as “Allahu Akbar” while calling for the destruction of Israel in favor of a Palestinian state. Source
Hamas Official: We Will Repeat October 7 Terror Attack Until Israel is Annihilated


A senior political official in the Palestinian Hamas terror organization told Lebanese television last week that the group intends to repeat its October 7 terror attack until Israel is annihilated. Source
Israel Sends Missile Boats to Red Sea as Houthis Threaten South


The Israeli navy sent missile boats into the Red Sea on Wednesday to defend the southern approach to the country from missiles, drones, and other long-range attacks mounted by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist rebels operating from Yemen. Source
Senate Approves Jack Lew, Who Backed Obama’s Anti-Israel Policies, as Israel Ambassador


The Senate confirmed former treasury secretary Jack Lew as the new U.S. Ambassador to Israel on Tuesday, filling the position with an argumentative partisan who backed President Barack Obama’s anti-Israel policies to the hilt. Source
Report: Israeli Airstrike on Jabaliya Kills Terrorists, Causes Underground Tunnel Collapse


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. Source
Blue State Blues: I Saw the Worst, and the Best, of Humanity in Israel


I came to Israel because I wanted to be alongside these brave, beautiful people, these children of Israel, who fight on through the tears. Source
From San Diego to Gaza: Sniper-turned-Cantor Joins the Fight Against Hamas


JERUSALEM, Israel — Hanan Leberman, 37, is a father of two. He is an aspiring opera singer, and a cantor for a synagogue in San Diego, California. He is also a reservist in the special forces of the Israeli military. Source
Gaza Church Not Bombed, But Israeli Airstrike Targeting Hamas Nearby Caused Damage, Casualties


Media outlets reported, falsely, that Israel had bombed a historic church in Gaza on Thursday — though it did target a nearby building in which it said Hamas had a command center, and the blast caused a building on the church center to collapse. Source
Report: Possibly 50 Were Killed at Gaza Hospital, not 500


The Agence Frence-Presse (AFP) news service reports that a European intelligence source believes that there were a maximum of 50 people killed at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, not 500 as Hamas claimed (and as the media repeated at the time). Source
Report: U.S.S. Carney Intercepts Missiles Fired by Iran-backed Houthis near Yemen


Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles Wednesday at the U.S.S. Carney off the coast of Yemen, according to news reports. Source