Hamas
IDF continues to expand incursion • More than 450 Hamas targets hit in 24 hours • Internet service partially restored in the Strip • Hamas call for prisoner exchange dismissed by IDF as “psychological terror.”
While Israel has a citizens’ army, it does not have an armed citizenry. Only about 150,000 Israelis, or 2% of the population, are legal gun owners.
Israeli forces, aided by advanced intelligence, are ready to destroy the labyrinth.
“Israel will use all means at its disposal to fight this. Hamas will use it for terrorist activities,” said Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi.
Former military intelligence chief Amos Yadlin: “If Sinwar thinks he can play for time, he’s absolutely wrong.”
The Israel Air Force steps up strikes on Hamas tunnels and infrastructure in the south, and the Israeli military addresses Hezbollah fire to the north.
From 30 strollers in Australia and the Netherlands for the children who were kidnapped to 1,400 candles in Lithuania for those murdered in cold blood.
The U.S. Treasury Department “remains committed to enabling the flow of legitimate humanitarian assistance” while “continuing to deny resources to malicious actors,” it stated.
The Israeli military shares detailed information on how Hamas has turned hospitals into terror command centers and hideouts.
The United Nations says nowhere is safe in the Hamas-controlled territory.
“That’s what war is. It’s brutal. It’s ugly. It’s messy,” said John Kirby, a National Security Council spokesman and retired U.S. Navy rear admiral.
Artists sing “Bring Him Home” from “Les Misérables.”
