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Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organizations said Saturday evening that they would not agree to release further Israeli hostages until a complete and total ceasefire — effectively demanding that Israel abandon the war and accept defeat.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed Saturday that Israeli troops had discovered weapons inside incubators in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the Kamal Adwan hospital — a war crime and a revelation of the hospital’s dual role in the war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a grieving nation on Saturday night that despite the tragic killing of three Israeli hostages on Friday, and despite international pressure, “nothing will stop us” from continuing the war and destroying Hamas.

“I think the three hostages did everything possible so that we would understand – they moved around shirtless so that we wouldn’t suspect them of carrying explosives and they held a white cloth, but the tension overcame all of the above.”

The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas fired rockets toward Jerusalem on Friday evening, as both Jews and Muslims were participating in prayers, endangering the Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The rockets were intercepted and disabled by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, whose trails could be seen across the evening sky.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday that Israeli soldiers involved in combat against Hamas terrorists in Gaza had killed three Israeli hostages who were mistaken for the enemy.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released photos and a video Friday showing Hamas ambush tactics in the northern Gaza Strip, hiding explosives inside items associated with children and civilians to lure troops who are hoping to rescue Israeli hostages.

A spokesman for the Israeli government said Friday that CNN had “buried the lede” in its own story about Israel using “dumb bombs” in Gaza, noting in the 20th paragraph that Israel was using technology that made those bombs into guided munitions.

Israel slammed the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday after a Red Cross official claimed that Israel was responsible for a lack of food and water in Gaza, ignoring the fact that Hamas steals humanitarian aid that Israel delivers there.

Antisemitism has always cloaked itself in the form of a legitimate grievance, even during the Holocaust.

Hamas received a rather nasty 36th birthday present on Thursday when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a video of a deadly attack on Hamas terrorists underground, accomplished through the use of a probe and weapons activated remotely.

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan reportedly told Israeli leaders Thursday that they should end the “intense” phase of fighting against Hamas in Gaza in the next few weeks — meaning right before the start of the 2024 presidential election.

Kirby said that Hamas did not represent a majority of Palestinians, but polling data from Palestinian sources contradict Kirby’s claim.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have emphatically rejected claims by Al Jazeera that Israeli troops carried out a massacre of Palestinian civilians inside a school.

Vice President Kamala Harris has reportedly become the face of the pro-Palestinian “resistance” within the White House, and is pushing President Joe Biden and his administration to be tougher on Israel and more supportive of the Hamas-led Palestinians.

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant told visiting White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday that the war against Hamas will take “several months” and cannot be rushed.

A menorah set up for Hanukkah at Oakland’s Lake Merritt, in the heart of the city, was vandalized early Wednesday, leading to condemnation by local officials — and a motor rally around the lake Wednesday night by Jews with menorahs on their cars.

Seventy Hamas terrorists emerged from the Kamal Adwan Hospital on Thursday, weapons in hand, after an intense firefight with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops in the Beit Lahiya area of northern Gaza.

Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy said Thursday that the State of Israel would welcome a visit by singer Taylor Swift and any other celebrities who wished to educate themselves about what Hamas terrorists did to Israelis in the October 7 terror attack.

Joshua Mollel, 21, a farm worker from Tanzania who arrived in Israel in September to live at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, was confirmed dead on Wednesday — murdered in captivity by Hamas, according to the Israeli government.

The commanding officer of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Southern Command, General Yaron Finkelman, visited troops of the elite Golani brigade who lost nine of their own on Tuesday, including a forward commander and a beloved battalion commander.

White House national security aide John Kirby tried to clean up President Joe Biden’s claim Tuesday that Israel has engaged in “indiscriminate bombing,” telling reporters Wednesday that Biden was expressing concern about civilian casualties in general.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told soldiers on Wednesday that Israel “will destroy Hamas” regardless of “international pressures.”

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), whose executive director celebrated the October 7 Hamas terror attack, is already citing President Joe Biden’s erroneous claim to donors on Tuesday that Israel engages in “indiscriminate bombing.”

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who has become a billionaire while living in comfortable exile, thanked the United Nations (UN) on Wednesday for a General Assembly vote that demanded a ceasefire in Gaza, without condemning the terrorist organization.

Israel responded Wednesday to President Joe Biden’s claim Tuesday that Israel was engaged in “indiscriminate bombing” of Gaza, saying it was taking extraordinary measures to protect Palestinian civilians, even as Hamas used them as human shields.

Biden’s disparaging comments Tuesday about Israel and the Israeli government have dented national morale — and cheered Israel’s enemies, including Hamas.

Hamas leaders who had lived in luxurious exile in Qatar have left for unknown destinations as of Tuesday and have switched off their phones, according to the Israeli Kan channel’s Arabic news service, Makan.

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday during a visit with Israeli troops that members of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are “operating deep underground” and fighting Hamas within its own terror tunnel infrastructure.

President Joe Biden trashed Israel and the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a private fundraiser in Washington, DC, on Friday, after telling guests at the White House Hanukkah party the night before of his admiration for Israel.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the bodies of two hostages in Gaza: Eden Zacharia, 27; and IDF soldier Ziv Dado, 36, the Israeli military announced on Tuesday.

Israel mocked the Houthi rebels of Yemen on Tuesday, with Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy saying that the Iranian-backed terror group has the “self-awareness of cartoon villains.”

Harvard University president Claudine Gay is going to keep her position — for now — despite failing to tackle antisemitism on campus, and despite failing to state that calling for the genocide of Jews would violate Harvard’s code of conduct.

The Hamas battalions in the northern Gaza Strip are near collapse, with many terrorists surrendering and providing intelligence to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said defense minister Yoav Gallant on Monday.

The Jerusalem Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) foiled an attempted Hamas ambush in Gaza last week, based on intelligence that suggested Hamas terrorists were going to emerge from a tunnel near an IDF encampment.

Israel is preparing for war against the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, which has attacked Israel repeatedly since Hamas launched its terror attack on October 7, and has forced the evacuation of Israel’s northern towns.