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News Briefs / Hamas / Gaza / Israel At War: Iron Swords / IDF & Security / Terrorism

‘Most Hamas Headquarters Were Found in Schools’: Israeli Soldiers Describe Hamas’ Human Shields Tactics

By Noah Michaeli

“Most of the headquarters of Hamas that we found were in schools, UNRWA clinics, or mosques,” said a reservist named N.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Israel Hits Hamas Positions in Khan Yunis, Rafah

By Pesach Benson / TPS

In central Gaza, Israeli forces struck Hamas rocket launching sites, sniper posts, military structures, and observation posts.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Israel Presses Hamas in Rafah, Orders Evacuation of Northern Khan Yunis Neighborhood

By Pesach Benson / TPS

During the past day, the Air Force struck approximately 30 Hamas targets across Gaza, including an anti-tank missile launch post, weapons storage facilities and other structures.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Left vs. Right / Islamic Jihad

‘Far Too Many Civilians’ Killed in Gaza, Harris Says after Israeli Strike on Hamas Terror Base (Formerly a Mosque in a School)

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

The U.S. vice president added that the Jewish state has the right to go after terrorists but “an important responsibility to avoid civilian casualties.”

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Israel Strikes Hamas Command Centers Embedded in Gaza City Schools

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Hamas terrorists were operating inside the command centers in the “Abdel Fattah Hamoud” and “Al-Zahra” school compounds in Gaza City’s Daraj and Tuffah neighborhoods.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Smotrich Clarifies Gaza Remarks after US Slams ‘Disturbing’ Suggestion of Conditioning Aid

By Akiva Van Koningsveld

"While our captives endure harsh conditions in underground tunnels, we continue to pamper Gaza with resources," the Israeli finance minister said.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Qatar / Government / Egypt

Smotrich Attacks US, Egypt, Qatar Statement Demanding Israel Surrender to Terrorism

By Jewish Press News Desk

Smotrich call the tripartite statement a "twisted and dangerous starting point" to "pressure us to stop the war and surrender."

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Qatar / Egypt

US, Egypt, Qatar Jointly Call for Immediate Agreement in Ceasefire Negotiations

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

“Having a proposal that’s unified between the three mediators can be quite powerful,” said a senior Biden administration official.

IDF & Security / Gaza / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

IDF Arrests, then Releases, Infiltrators from Gaza in Samaria

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The three men, reportedly from Jabalia, north of Gaza City, were arrested near Ofra, 55 miles northeast of the Strip.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Islamic Jihad

Israel Strikes Hamas Weapons Factory Located in Humanitarian Zone

By Pesach Benson / TPS

To mitigate the risk of harming civilians, the Air Force used precise munitions, while surveillance monitored the area during Tuesday’s strike.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Media / United Nations (UN)

‘NYT’ Mocked for Saying UN Half-Empty of Terrorists

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The publication's initial title was along the lines of "terrorists spare four of seven buildings at World Trade Center," wrote Michael Brendan Dougherty of “National Review.”

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Bilha Inon, Last Unaccounted-For Oct. 7 Victim, Declared Dead

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Bilha’s death was declared by a committee of Ministry of Health experts, military and police officials and the Chief Rabbi.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / United Nations (UN)

UN Investigation Says Nine UNRWA Staffers May Have Joined in Oct. 7 Massacre

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

“It is too little, too late—ignoring thousands of agency employees involved to various degrees in Hamas’s terror activities,” wrote Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / United Nations (UN)

Gazans Suffering ‘Because of What Hamas Did to Them,’ says US Envoy to the United Nations

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

Washington “put pressure on the Israelis to allow for humanitarian assistance to get in unimpeded, and we continue to work on those efforts,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

‘A Very Complicated Operation’: Soldier Recounts Gaza Rescue

By Anna Epshtein

On Thursday, Israel announced that soldiers recovered the bodies of five hostages from Khan Yunis.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Government / Judea & Samaria / Fayyad Plan

They've Learned Nothing: Ministers Support Salam Fayyad to Run Post-War Gaza

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Salam Fayyad is behind the plan to expand the takeover of Judea and Samaria and create a "Palestinian" State.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Media / PFLP

EXPOSED: The terror ties of ‘CBS News’ journalist in Gaza

By Honest Reporting

Marwan al-Ghoul works closely with the PFLP terrorist organization. CBS News should not celebrate his work, but be ashamed of it.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Fragmented Hamas Shifting From Combat to Survival Mode

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The Netzarim Corridor has become a tourniquet right around the neck of Hamas in Gaza.

IDF & Security / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Pentagon: ‘Some’ Blame on Hamas, but Israel Must Protect Gazans Better

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"If they truly cared about the Palestinian population, one has to ask why they continue to build command and control nodes, barracks, armories, tunnels underneath the city," per the U.S. Department of Defense.

Headline / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza

PM Netanyahu Visits Rafiach Before US Trip

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bibi spoke, but the real message was his actual presence at the Rafiach crossing...

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government / The Courts / The Knesset

Israeli Gov’t Allocates $275,000 for Defense of Oct. 7 Nukhba Terrorists

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on Tuesday discussed a legislative amendment that would halt the funding.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

Israel Strikes Terrorists Hiding in UN School

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Hamas used the Abu Oraiban School as a hideout and as a point to direct and launch attacks on Israeli soldiers.

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Politics / Gaza / Hamas / Left vs. Right

Biden Report to Congress Under Elie Wiesel Act Seems to Use Hamas Stats, Blame Israel for War Deaths

By Menachem Wecker

Although Israel has said that 14,000 to 16,000 Gazan noncombatants had been killed as of mid-May, the U.S. government said that the Jewish state killed "tens of thousands" through April.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

A Month After Announcing $90 Million in 'Palestinian' Aid, USAID will Send $100 Million More

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The United Nations, USAID’s partner in aid delivery, admitted that its claims of famine in Gaza are not data-based.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / The Courts / Islamists

Rescued Hostage Sues US Nonprofit for Ties to Gaza 'Journalist' Who Held Him Captive

By David Isaac

Almog Meir Jan is suing the People Media Project for materially supporting the Hamas operative who imprisoned him.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / United Nations (UN)

Tunnel Shaft Found in Khan Yunis City Hall Was Hamas Gathering Point

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Israeli aircraft struck several terrorists operating a command center in a United Nations Relief and Works Agency School in the Nuseirat refugee camp.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Jordan

One Thousand Units of Blood Transferred to Gazan Enemy

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Also shipped in was a large delivery of medical supplies, including pain medication, anesthetics, and more.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Photo of the Day

New Levels of Insanity

By Photo of the Day

The Gazan enemy prepares to receive electricity from Israel in the middle of the war.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / Government / Left vs. Right / Sovereignty

US Still Hasn’t Seen Enough Day-After Gaza Planning from Israel, Blinken Says

By Andrew Bernard

“Israel has effectively lost sovereignty in the northern quadrant of its country, because people don’t feel safe to go to their homes,” per the U.S. secretary of state.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Palestinian Authority / Jordan / Islamic Jihad / Israeli Arabs

IDF Destroys Large Rocket Factory, Kilometer-Long Tunnel and 100 Terrorists

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Israeli troops in Rafah’s Tel al-Sultan neighborhood destroyed Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s largest underground rocket factory, the Israel Defense Forces announced. For several years, the Iran-backed terror group produced hundreds of rockets, including long-range rockets at the facility. Reports in 2022 estimated that Islamic Jihad had an arsenal of 8,000 rockets, including locally-made rockets and Iranian-made […]

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / News Briefs

Temporary ‘Trident’ Pier May Not Return to Gaza Coast, per Pentagon

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The pier could be floated back to Gaza again if the commander makes that determination based on the sea state," a U.S. Department of Defense spokeswoman said.

US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

House Votes to Bar State Department from Citing Hamas Casualty Figures

By Andrew Bernard

“The Gaza Ministry of Health is the Hamas Ministry of Health,” said Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who introduced the amendment.

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Hamas Steals Aid, Taxes Humanitarian Deliveries, Gaza Residents Say

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The residents spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution by Hamas.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

IDF Soldier Malkia Gross KIA in Gaza

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

On Thursday, two IDF soldiers were killed in the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza by a Hamas mortar.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / The Courts

Israeli Supreme Court Blamed for IDF’s ‘Tactical Pause’ Fiasco

By David Isaac

Court hearings are putting pressure on the army to let more supplies into Gaza, observers say.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Airstrike Kills Hamas’s Top Sniper

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The former Hamas sniper also participated in the October 7 attacks.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Terror Drone from Gaza Shot Down above Southern Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The last time a terrorist UAV successfully infiltrated Israeli airspace from the Strip was on Nov. 11.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Antisemitism / United Nations (UN)

Israel Rejects UN's Explanation for Leaving Hamas’s Use of Human Shields Out of Report

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

Virginia Gamba, special representative to the U.N. secretary-general, told JNS that word count limits left no space to mention that the terror organization embeds deliberately among civilians.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

UN: ‘No Supporting Evidence’ of Famine in Northern Gaza

By Pesach Benson / TPS

"...if famine were to occur in Gaza, it is unlikely to be due to any limitations posed by Israel on the food supply entering the Gaza Strip,” the 31-page study concluded.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Report: IDF Knew Weeks Before Oct. 7 of Hamas Plan to Take 200 Hostages

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The intelligence memo detailing the terror group's plans was internally circulated on Sept. 19, less than three weeks before the massacre.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Israel: Dozens of Hostages Held in Gaza Still Alive

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

One-hundred and twenty captives, both living and deceased, remain in the Strip.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Almost 30 Terrorists, Including in Gaza, Get Israeli Gov’t Benefits

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel transfers 7.3 million shekels to 265 Palestinians in Gaza on an annual basis, primarily disability payments.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

IDF Has Destroyed Half of Hamas’s Fighting Forces in Rafah

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The military expects full operational control of the southernmost Gaza city in two weeks.

Featured / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / The Knesset / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Israeli Lawmakers Launch Gaza Resettlement Caucus

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Only when Jewish children are playing in the Strip will the Nukhba terrorists realize that they have lost," said MK Zvi Sukkot.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Politics / Gaza / Hamas / Left vs. Right / The Knesset

Gantz: Israel Should Withdraw from Gaza for Hostage Deal

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"If there is a change in the fighting and our hostages are returned, and we do what needs to be done in the Gaza Strip in a year, or in two years, that's not an issue."

Gaza / Israel At War: Iron Swords / United Nations (UN)

UN Reconstruction Coordinator Announces She is Moving to Gaza

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

As the Netherlands’ minister for foreign affairs, her ministry had paid part of the salaries of two terrorists involved in the murder of an Israeli teen.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Cyber

Critical IDF Intel Systems Were Down on Morning of Oct. 7

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Unit 8200 is responsible for some 80% of the information gathered and produced for all intelligence branches.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Gaza Pier Again Being Removed, Ahead of ‘Expected High Seas’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The decision to temporarily relocate the pier is not made lightly but is necessary to ensure the temporary pier can continue to deliver aid in the future," U.S. Central Command said.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Police: Body Found in Southern Israel Likely of Oct. 7 Terrorist

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Police are still waiting for the identification process at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Israeli Forces Destroy 800-Meter-Long Hamas Tunnel

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The tunnel, which was 30 meters underground, contained several operational spaces and blast doors and reached within one kilometer of the Israel-Gaza border.

US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Temporary Pier Anchored to Gaza Coast Operating Again After Repairs

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Some 1.1 million pounds of aid came across the pier on since Saturday, the U.S. Defense Department says.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Ben-Gvir Attacks Decision to Release 30 Jailed Terrorists

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The national security minister bemoaned the move to return them to Gaza without conditions.

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Blinken: Hamas Response to Hostage Proposal is Unworkable

By Charles Bybelezer

“Hamas has proposed numerous changes to the proposal. … Some of the changes are workable, some are not,” the secretary of state said.

Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Jordan

At Jordan Event, Blinken Announces $404 Million in New Aid to Gaza, Criticizes Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel was notably not invited to the conference, which didn't stop Blinken from repeatedly criticizing Israel.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Four IDF Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Including Moshe Feiglin's Grandson

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The soldiers were killed when a blast brought down the building they were searching in Rafah. Six additional troops were wounded, five seriously.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Blinken Arriving in Israel to Push Gaza Ceasefire Deal

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The top American diplomat will also visit Egypt, Jordan and Qatar this week.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

US Announces Another $90 Million in Aid to Gaza

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Samantha Power, the USAID administrator, announced the additional $90 million on the same day that the Pentagon said the temporary pier will cost $90 million less than projected.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / United Nations (UN)

Israel Strikes Hamas Compound Inside UNRWA School

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The IDF said precise munitions were used to minimize harm to civilians in the area.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Study Finds Hamas Poses Biggest Threat to Gaza Food Security

By Pesach Benson / TPS

"If famine were to occur in Gaza, it is unlikely to be due to any limitations posed by Israel on the food supply entering the Gaza Strip"

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas

Zones of Chaos as Hamas Struggles to Maintain Its Grip on Gaza

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The Netzarim Corridor has become a tourniquet right around the neck of Hamas in Gaza

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

IDF Pushes Ahead in Rafah, Wraps up Jabalya Operation

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Multiple senior Hamas terrorists eliminated in recent days, IDF says • Remains of seven hostages recovered from Jabalia, over 6 miles of a tunnel destroyed • IDF establishes new maternity complex in Deir al-Balah.

Gaza / Hamas / China

Xi Announces $69m in Aid for Gaza

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“War should not continue indefinitely,” the Chinese leader said.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Booby-Trapped Tunnel Where Soldiers Were Killed Was Under Rafah Health Clinic

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The UNRWA is under fire amid revelations that its staffers participated in Hamas’s October 7 attacks.

Gaza / Hamas / Police and Crime

IDF Confirms: Hamas Stole $108 Million from Gaza Banks

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli military published internal records appearing to confirm earlier reports about the suspected robberies.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / The Courts / United Nations (UN)

‘Regrettable’ ICJ Made Israel Work on Shabbat, Court’s VP Writes in Dissent

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“To maintain its judicial integrity, the court must avoid reacting to every shift in the conflict and refrain from micromanaging the hostilities in the Gaza Strip, including Rafah,” wrote Julia Sebutinde.

Featured / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas

Nearly 70% of Gaza Aid at US-Built Pier Stolen

By Joshua Marks

No aid was delivered to the UN warehouse from the floating pier on Sunday and Monday.

Headline / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas

Pentagon Admits: None of 569 Metric Tons of Aid that Crossed US Pier has been Delivered to Gazans

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Very shortly, I think you'll see aid starting to be delivered," said Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / United Nations (UN)

Once Again, Israeli Forces Find Weapons in Gaza UNRWA Facility

By Pesach Benson / TPS

IDF soldiers found weapons inside a UN Relief and Works Agency facility in Jabalya. No surprise there.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas

Hamas Reaped Half a Billion Dollars from Gaza Aid Since Oct. 7

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Hamas terrorists divert at least 60% of the goods entering Gaza for their own purposes. The US wants to ship in even more.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Top Hamas Weapons Smuggler Killed in Israeli Airstrike

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Daqqa was actively involved in smuggling weapons and funds into Gaza for Hamas.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / The Courts / Antisemitism / United Nations (UN) / Africa

South Africa is Hamas ‘Ally,’ Israel says at Hague court

By Andrew Bernard

“Calling something a genocide, again and again, does not make it genocide,” said Gilad Noam, an attorney for the Jewish state. “Repeating a lie does not make it true.”

US / Politics / Gaza / Hamas / Elections / Antisemitism / News Briefs

Jewish Staffer in Biden Administration Resigns Due to ‘Disastrous’ War in Gaza

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Lily Greenberg Call said the president “is making Jews the face of the American war machine.”

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / IDF & Security

Israel Releases New Gaza Death Toll, Claims Historically Low Civilian Deaths

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"What Israel has done is take the effort to minimize civilian casualties as no other army has done," said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Sinai

Egypt Rejects Israeli Proposal to Reopen Rafah Crossing

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It is believed there are numerous smuggling tunnels between Egypt and Gaza under Rafah, and Egypt profited from the smuggling of goods and weapons to the Hamas enclave.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza

US Navy Finishes Installing Gaza Pier, Will Begin Receiving Aid ‘In the Coming Days’

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The White House doesn't know what it will do if Gazans approach the port seeking asylum and to escape Gaza.

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