Defense and Security
Throughout his almost 500 days of captivity, terrorists tried to convince him to convert to Islam, said Siegel.
“If success is not achieved this time in capturing Zionist soldiers,” Al-Sharq’s Jaber al-Harmi tweeted on Aug. 20, “then the second, third, and fourth attempts” will “add new rats to the tally.”
Support for the Jewish state largely broke along party lines, with 75% of Democrats accusing Israel of “genocide” and 64% of Republicans opposing that claim.
Robin Westman, who was transgender, killed two children at a Catholic school.
The suspect is a member of the Tanzim terror militias, which maintain close ties with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas’s ruling Fatah faction.
“I implore that all hostages be freed, that a permanent ceasefire be reached, that the safe entry of humanitarian aid be facilitated, and that international humanitarian law be fully respected.”
Mahmoud al-Aswad served as head of the terror group’s General Security Apparatus for the West Gaza area.
“It’s a very comprehensive plan we are putting together on the next day,” said U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
The ballistic missile attack triggered air-raid sirens for some 1.5 million Israelis, including in large population centers. No injuries were reported.
Former Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat tells JNS that PA criticism of Hamas is “hollow.”
Uncertainty and risk around any course of action means Israelis need to stand firm and have faith, said Ditza Or, whose son, Avinatan, remains in captivity in Gaza.
“Canada will increase its efforts in supporting strong, democratic governance in Palestine,” a spokeswoman for the Canadian government told JNS.
