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Inside an unassuming building in the heart of a Gaza neighborhood normally teeming with civilians lies was once a massive munitions facility.
Within its first month, 85 households have kept Shabbat for the first time as part of the initiative, and more Shabbat first-timers are being matched with more soldiers each week.
“We will never let the world forget the hostages being held by Hamas since Oct. 7,” the IDF spokesman said.
More than 300 tunnel shafts were located in the Hamas stronghold in southern Gaza.
The Israeli military has provided documentation indicating that the two were Hamas and Islamic Jihad members in the Gaza Strip.
“Israel is fighting Hamas terrorists, not the Palestinian population, and we are doing so in full compliance with international law,” per the prime minister.
Khirbat Ikhza’a served as the staging area from which Hamas terrorists attacked the communities of Nir Oz, Nirim and Ein Hashlosha on Oct. 7.
The primary objective was to capture Israeli soldiers, but it turned into a much more extensive invasion.
Thousands of Jews came “to cry out, plead, and invoke heavenly mercy upon all of Israel” amid Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.
Over 15 underground tunnel shafts uncovered in Al Maghazi • Dozens of terrorist killed in Khan Yunis • IDF soldier slain in Gaza.
In the summer of 2005, the Israeli government unilaterally disengaged from Gaza, removing thousands of Israeli residents from their homes.
“If we continue to feed the lion, what’s the reason for it to stop,” said protest organizer Shai Wenkert, whose 22-year-old son was abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7.
