Gaza Strip
Despite the opportunities showered on the Jewish state by the U.S. president, Israel seems to be mired, more than ever, in defeatism and political inertia.
“You don’t care about the beatings. They’re breaking my ribs, and I don’t care; give me another half-pita,” Eli Sharabi said of his 16 months in Gaza.
“The land of Israel is for the people of Israel,” said Knesset member Limor Son Har-Melech.
“Ori Danino physically fought with the terrorists so that they would treat the hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose hand was blown off.”
Phase 1 of the ceasefire is set to expire this weekend.
Mohammed Mahdi Ali Shaheen’s actions violated the ceasefire between Jerusalem and Beirut, the military said.
Investigation into the hours leading up to the massacre revealed that the first signs of an impending invasion were detected around 9 p.m., some nine-and-a-half hours before Hamas and Palestinian Arabs attacked.
The post constituted a violation of the truce between Jerusalem and Beirut.
The decision comes ahead of next week’s visit to the region by Trump Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff.
“We will not allow the Hamas murderers to again ... rearm through smuggling,” the source said.
“In this painful moment, there is some solace in knowing that they will be laid to rest in dignity in Israel,” the Israeli president wrote on X.
“The basis of Game Theory is to give incentives to the other side to do what’s good for you. And we keep doing the opposite. We are literally killing ourselves.”
