Defense and Security
The arrests came a day after a Gazan terrorist, also in Israel illegally, murdered a police officer in Yavne.
“Israel will guarantee the safety of all those who return our hostages. But to those who would harm our hostages, I have another message: Israel will hunt you down and bring you to justice.”
Troops are clearing land mines and establishing new barriers in the frontier region.
Jerusalem is taking a harsher line than ever before against the compromised U.N. agency, which some Israeli officials still believe is the lesser evil.
“Israel has a right to defend itself, and the threat Hamas poses to Israel must be eliminated,” said the U.S. vice president and Democratic presidential nominee.
The U.S. president “commended the IDF for its excellent operation” to eliminate Hamas terror chief Yahya Sinwar.
Israel’s defense minister called on the Hamas terrorists to “cease fire and immediately release the hostages.”
All five men served in the Golani Reconnaissance Battalion.
“Israel has had every right to eliminate the leadership and military structure of Hamas. Hamas is no longer capable of carrying out another October 7.”
“Sinwar is dead and that is a great victory, but total victory means bringing back the hostages,” Daniel Lifshitz, the grandson of captive Oded Lifshitz, told JNS.
Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant promised immunity to terrorists who lay down their weapons and hand over Israeli hostages.
Foreign Minister Israel Katz called the operation “a great military and moral achievement for Israel and a victory for the entire free world.”
