Defense and Security
Hamas: “We call on the international community to pressure Israel.” • Jerusalem seeks to extend first phase of the deal by 42 days.
“The polite lie that we tell ourselves over and over again is that Hamas does not represent the Palestinians,” Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch said. “It is simply not true.”
“The secretary of state has determined and provided detailed justification that an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale to the government of Israel,” the U.S. State Department said.
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 European Parliament member blames Israel for the murder of the Bibas family, and says Hamas carried out “a legitimate act.”
“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.
The broadcaster must investigate systemic bias against Israel after repeated editorial failures since Oct. 7, former director of BBC television demands.
A senior official from the terrorist group urged an escalation of “resistance in all its forms in Jerusalem.”
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.
