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Trump: “If you did the exact opposite of what [Biden] suggested every single time, you’d go down as the greatest foreign policy president in history.”

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris both failed to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after an Iranian-backed assassination attempt by Hezbollah on Saturday when a drone hit his private residence.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran on Saturday after a Hezbollah drone targeted his private residence in Caesaria, Israel, that its “assassination attempt” was a “grave mistake.”

A Hezbollah drone that evaded Israeli air defenses managed to strike near, or at, the private home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early Saturday, though he was not physically present, and there were no reported injuries.

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Thursday closes the books on one of the most depraved and evil careers in the history of terrorism. Sinwar’s crimes against both Israelis and Palestinians were legion, and Hamas may find the people of Gaza are not anxious to lionize him as a martyred hero.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Russia has “deep concerns” about the “consequences” for the Middle East as a result of the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Ansarullah, the Iran-backed jihadist movement in Yemen commonly known as the Houthis, issued a statement mourning Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar on Friday, who Israeli forces eliminated on the battlefield in Gaza a day before.

“No place on earth” is safe for Hamas leaders — “not even their jacuzzi in Qatar,” according to an Israeli official, who said the collapse of Hamas’ leadership following Yahya Sinwar’s death has created a “real opportunity” to free hostages, as he slammed skeptics of Israel’s military strategy, saying they can now see how terrorist groups can be annihilated, much like the West defeated tyranny in World War II.

The U.S., Israel, and the world are “better” and “safer” without Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, according to Israeli Knesset Member Simcha Rothman who criticized the Biden-Harris administration for delaying Israel’s entry into Rafah, arguing that if the terror chief had been eliminated five months earlier, the suffering in Gaza could have been reduced and hostages might already be home, as he urged for a greater respect toward Israel’s strategy.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi visited southern Lebanon to review Israel’s progress there, revealing that Israeli soldiers had killed an estimated 1,500 Hezbollah terrorists there, the IDF said Friday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, on Friday, the last leg of an extensive Mideast tour meant to shore of support for Tehran in the face of an expected Israeli counterattack.

The Pentagon said on Thursday that U.S. forces played no role in the Israeli ground operation in Rafah that killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

The Iran-backed terrorist Hamas organization confirmed on Friday the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar, in Gaza, celebrating the “fallen martyr” and vowing not to release the dozens of Israeli hostages the group has kept for over a year.

Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah says it will “the transition to a new and escalating phase in the confrontation with the Israeli enemy.”

President Joe Biden told reporters upon the arrival of Air Force One in Germany on Friday that he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on the killing of Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers killed two Palestinian terrorists who infiltrated into the country on Friday across the eastern border, wearing Jordanian military uniforms. Two Israeli soldiers were wounded in the exchange.

The Reuters news agency published a story claiming that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — and Israel’s allies, meaning the United States — promised “more war” after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar this week.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released footage Friday of a tank firing a shell at the building in southern Gaza where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was taking cover. He was killed by a sniper but the tank shell brought down the building.

The Biden-Harris administration’s decision to send a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense battery to Israel to help it bring down Iranian missiles is a Trojan horse, not a show of support.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Arabic spokesman, Col. Avichay Adraee, published a meme on social media mocking Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Thursday, after confirmation that IDF soldiers had killed him in a Gaza firefight.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday evening that Hamas terrorists who freed Israeli hostages would be allowed to live, but that those who sought to harm them would be hunted down and killed. He added that the war in Gaza would end if the hostages were freed and Hamas terrorists laid down their weapons.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the October 7 atrocities, was brought to justice in the Gaza city of Rafah by ground forces.

Israel confirmed Thursday that its soldiers had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a battle the day before in Gaza. That would have been impossible if President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had their way. Nevertheless, Biden tried

One of the two bodyguards found dead alongside Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Wednesday was an employee of the United Nations, according to a report Thursday.

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant had a clear message on Thursday for Hamas terrorists in the wake of the killing of their leader, Yayha Sinwar: release the hostages, lay down your arms, come out into the open, and surrender.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed his nation on Thursday evening in the wake of confirmation that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, saying a chance had arrived for peace.

Israel has officially confirmed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is dead, killed in a chance encounter Wednesday with infantry and armored units of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

The likely killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Thursday came days after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris threatened Israel with an arms embargo if it did not improve conditions in Gaza and cut back its attacks.

American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was found dead in August along with five other hostages in a tunnel in Gaza, was likely one of the hostages Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar had kept as human shields, Israel’s Army Radio reported Thursday.

The body thought to be that of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was found Thursday with cash and passports — and with no hostages nearby, according to Israel’s Army Radio.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday that it may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, after a body was discovered that closely resembled him in the aftermath of a battle in the Gaza Strip.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held meetings in Egypt on Thursday as part of a broader Middle East tour meant to solidify opposition to Israel’s self-defense operations against Iranian-backed terror organizations that saw him stop in Jordan on Wednesday and includes a planned visit to Turkey by the end of the week.

The speaker of the French Senate — the country’s second most senior figure under the constitution — said Thursday he was “astounded”.

Vice President Kamala Harris refused to answer a question from Fox News’ Bret Baier about why the Biden-Harris administration allowed Iran to access billions of dollars, deflecting instead to familiar criticisms of Donald Trump.

Amir Rockman, Israeli Consul to Costa Rica, said in an interview on Tuesday that his government has reason to believe that Iranian-linked terrorist groups are freely operating in Nicaragua, a country that recently broke ties with Israel.

Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh on Wednesday dismissed the advanced missile defense system the United States is deploying in Israel as “psychological warfare” that would do little to enhance Israel’s defense against Iranian missiles.