π️Lonny's War Update- October 454, 2023 - January 2, 2025 π️
π️Day 454 that 100 of our hostages in Hamas captivity
**There is nothing more important than getting them home! NOTHING!**
“I’ve never met them,But I miss them. I’ve never met them,but I think of them every second. I’ve never met them,but they are my family. BRING THEM HOME NOW!!!”
We’re waiting for you, all of you.
A deal is the only way to bring
all the hostages home- the murdered for burial and the living for rehabilitation.
#BringThemHomeNow #TurnTheHorrorIntoHope
A deal is the only way to bring
all the hostages home- the murdered for burial and the living for rehabilitation.
#BringThemHomeNow #TurnTheHorrorIntoHope
There is no victory until all of the hostages are home!ΧΧΧ Χ Χ¦ΧΧΧ Χ’Χ Χ©ΧΧ ΧΧΧΧΧ€ΧΧ ΧΧΧΧͺ
Red Alerts - Missile, Rocket, Drone (UAV - unmanned aerial vehicles), and Terror Attacks and Death Announcements
*11:45pm yesterday - Eilat - hostile Aircraft*11:55am - south - rockets to Gaza Envelop - Holit
The IDF has intercepted one projectile launched from the southern Gaza Strip toward Israel, the military says.
The IDF has intercepted one projectile launched from the southern Gaza Strip toward Israel, the military says.
Hostage Updates
Hostage Updates
Veteran Israeli Negotiator Gershon Baskin: Netanyahu Remains Obstacle to Ceasefire Deal. FULL INTERVIEW WITH GERSHON BASKIN
Gaza is entering its second winter under attack from Israel, and talks to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas appear to have stalled yet again. For more on efforts to end the war and secure the release of captives on both sides, we speak with veteran Israeli negotiator Gershon Baskin, who has acted as a backchannel to Hamas leaders in the current and previous conflicts. “We need to put the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the agenda again and make sure this is the last war we fight,” says Baskin.
Hostage Deal Not in Sight: The Stalemate in Negotiations and Hamas' Explanations
A Foreign Insider Familiar with the Negotiations:
Hamas is interested in a deal but claims that Israel is making it difficult. Hamas has conveyed to mediators a demand for the release of over 200 prisoners as part of any agreement, while Israel opposes the release of many prisoners on the list Hamas has proposed.
A Western official involved in the negotiation process explained Hamas' recent statements to mediators regarding the stalled hostage deal. Details of the difficulties in the negotiations were reported this evening (Wednesday) in the central news broadcast. According to the source, while Hamas is eager for a limited agreement, it accuses Israel of backtracking on several conditions. Hamas' claims include:
- The number of living hostages that Israel demands in exchange is larger than in previous negotiations.
- Israel’s insistence on a pre-approved list of hostages, despite having agreed in past negotiations to receive the list on the seventh day of the agreement.
- Israel's shift in approach: Previously, Israel proposed blurring the transition between the first and second phases of the agreement. Now, Prime Minister Netanyahu has reportedly told mediators and in closed forums that Israel will definitively resume fighting after the first phase and seeks a declaration to that effect.
Additionally, while Hamas has not submitted a list of hostages, it has sent a list of over 200 prisoners to Israel via mediators, insisting they must be released as part of any agreement. Israel, for its part, demands veto power over many of the names and refuses their release.
Veteran Israeli Negotiator Gershon Baskin: Netanyahu Remains Obstacle to Ceasefire Deal. FULL INTERVIEW WITH GERSHON BASKIN
Gaza is entering its second winter under attack from Israel, and talks to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas appear to have stalled yet again. For more on efforts to end the war and secure the release of captives on both sides, we speak with veteran Israeli negotiator Gershon Baskin, who has acted as a backchannel to Hamas leaders in the current and previous conflicts. “We need to put the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the agenda again and make sure this is the last war we fight,” says Baskin.
Hostage Deal Not in Sight: The Stalemate in Negotiations and Hamas' Explanations
A Foreign Insider Familiar with the Negotiations:
Hamas is interested in a deal but claims that Israel is making it difficult. Hamas has conveyed to mediators a demand for the release of over 200 prisoners as part of any agreement, while Israel opposes the release of many prisoners on the list Hamas has proposed.
A Western official involved in the negotiation process explained Hamas' recent statements to mediators regarding the stalled hostage deal. Details of the difficulties in the negotiations were reported this evening (Wednesday) in the central news broadcast. According to the source, while Hamas is eager for a limited agreement, it accuses Israel of backtracking on several conditions. Hamas' claims include:
- The number of living hostages that Israel demands in exchange is larger than in previous negotiations.
- Israel’s insistence on a pre-approved list of hostages, despite having agreed in past negotiations to receive the list on the seventh day of the agreement.
- Israel's shift in approach: Previously, Israel proposed blurring the transition between the first and second phases of the agreement. Now, Prime Minister Netanyahu has reportedly told mediators and in closed forums that Israel will definitively resume fighting after the first phase and seeks a declaration to that effect.
Additionally, while Hamas has not submitted a list of hostages, it has sent a list of over 200 prisoners to Israel via mediators, insisting they must be released as part of any agreement. Israel, for its part, demands veto power over many of the names and refuses their release.
Netanyahu's Stance and Contradictions:
Prime Minister Netanyahu has publicly declared in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that he will not agree to a deal that would end the war—Hamas' central demand at the conclusion of the proposed phased agreement. Netanyahu's office made an unusual and public denial of reports suggesting any intent to release Marwan Barghouti as part of the negotiations, clarifying that "such a move is not under consideration."
Despite these developments, reports have suggested alleged progress in the talks. Just ten days ago, it was reported that Hamas agreed to release soldiers in the first phase of the deal. An Egyptian report claimed that in the first phase, five female soldiers would be returned in exchange for the release of 250 prisoners.
Stalemate and Mutual Blame:
In summary, Hamas blames Israel, and Israel blames Hamas. Meanwhile, the negotiations remain stuck. Those who expected a hostage deal to be finalized before the inauguration of President Trump may need to reconsider their expectations. link
- Hamas expresses optimism over hostage talks as delegation travels to Qatar
A senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk tells the Qatari daily al-Araby al-Jadeed that “there is a good chance that negotiations will succeed this time.”
His comments come as a Hamas delegation was said to leave Cairo for Doha today to continue talks with mediators.
No Israeli delegation is expected to take part in talks in Qatar tomorrow.
The optimism from Hamas contradicts recent assessments in Israel that talks have ground to a halt over the terror group’s refusal to provide Israel with a list of living hostages that it will release.
Another official of the terror group, Jihad Taha, tells the Qatari outlet that the Hamas delegation has met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo “in order to overcome the obstacles and conditions put recently by the Israeli side with the goal to continue the aggression against our people,” adding that “Hamas is dealing positively and openly with all the issues.”
Al-Araby al-Jadeed reports that talks in Cairo revolved around the possibility to postpone negotiations on some sticking points until after the first stage of a ceasefire. The paper claims that the proposal, to which Hamas has reportedly agreed, will be submitted to the Israeli side in an attempt to reach an agreement before US President-elect Donald Trump, takes office on January 20, but it is not clear when and where mediators would sit down with an Israeli delegation in the near future. "My Son is Coming Back. It's Not Even a Question": Parents of the Captive Light the Eighth Candle
Throughout the eight days of Hanukkah, the families of the captives prayed for a Hanukkah miracle that did not come. Today, Geula and Avi, the parents of Or Levi, who was abducted from a shelter of death where his wife Einav was murdered, will light the final candle. The couple, who went to celebrate at the Nova music festival, left behind their three-year-old son Almog, who still searches for the father who went missing and the mother who will never return.
"I ask Or for forgiveness," says Geula. "Forgiveness that he is worth less than money or political deals. Forgiveness that it is taking so long. We're doing everything, but nothing works anymore."
When Or Levi was three years old, he declared he didn’t like his name. "He asked us not to call him Or," explains his mother, Geula. "His older brother Michael told him, ‘You can choose to be Light (Or) or Darkness (Hoshech).’ Stubborn as he was, Or chose darkness. Since then, his nickname has been Hoshi."
But Or, the youngest of Geula's three sons, is the exact opposite of his nickname. His three-year-old son, Almog, is waiting for him to return from the darkest place in the world – the Hamas tunnels.
Geula and Avi Levy. "We show Almog pictures, but not video. In videos, his mother is very much alive"
"Or was married to Einav," Geula shares. "Their love was indescribable. They did everything together. They started as friends, and a few months later, when he told us they had started dating, none of us were surprised. They got married, and two years later, Almog was born. That child was their whole world. They took him to Thailand, to Spain – their lives revolved around him. They were planning to grow their family."
“We’ve Put Our Lives on Hold”
On October 7, Or and Einav left their baby son with Einav’s parents and went to a nature party. "At 5:20 a.m., they were still in Rishon Lezion," says Geula. "If they had been delayed by 15 minutes, stuck in traffic or roadwork, they wouldn’t have entered the area at all. They reached Nova by 6:20."
The couple tried to make their way home, but the frequent alarms led them to seek shelter at a reinforced roadside shelter at Re’im Junction, which turned into a death trap. Einav was murdered that morning, Or was kidnapped, and little Almog was left alone.
"We've all put our lives on hold. My eldest, Michael, speaks everywhere, in Israel and abroad – last week even at the UN," says Geula. "Tal, my middle son, has taken on the responsibility of caring for Almog with his partner Yoav, alongside Einav’s mother. Tal and Yoav are such devoted parents. They argue over who gets to tell Almog a bedtime story. They enjoy him so much, and we’re so fortunate to have them.
"Almog is a very smart child. I think he has grown up too quickly. He loves music very much. He knows how to sing Adon Shoko from start to finish. He drums Beethoven rhythms on the table. Once, he drummed them for a psychologist and then asked to drum a train song – and played the melody of Night Train to Cairo. He asks to play Yoav’s cello, so he sits on it, and they saw at it together."
Einav z"l and Or Levy (kidnapped to Gaza) celebrating Chanukah. Love that can't be described in words.
Does Almog Ask What Happened to His Mom and Dad?
"Yes, he asks a lot about his parents. If he sees a woman picking up a child, his eyes become sad, or he might ask a woman with long hair if she can lift him up. He knows that his mom won’t come back, yet when he draws a house, he draws his mom, dad, and himself. For his mom, he draws a shot to make her better.
"The situation with his dad is more complicated. A three-year-old doesn’t understand what being kidnapped means, and even psychologists don’t know how to explain it to him. We tell him that Dad got lost, and we’re helping him find his way back. And he really wants to come back. Meanwhile, we’re here with him, protecting him. We show him lots of pictures but no videos. In the videos, Einav is so alive, and that might confuse him.
"There’s such a heartbreaking video from Hanukkah. You see Or, Einav, and Almog together, lighting candles, laughing. Einav is always smiling, and now she will never smile again. She won’t come back. It’s such a tragic story, and it’s unique. There are kids whose dad is there, but their mom is here. Almog is the only one who’s completely alone."
“I’m Waiting for a Miracle”
"My son is coming back. It’s not even a question. He will come back. But I ask him for forgiveness. Forgiveness that he is worth less than money or political deals. Forgiveness that it took so long. We’re doing everything, but nothing helps anymore. We’re spat on in the street, we’re told we deserve it because we’re leftists. I was born in this country. I built my family here. I don’t understand how this can happen. Where is the compassion?" link
A senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk tells the Qatari daily al-Araby al-Jadeed that “there is a good chance that negotiations will succeed this time.”
His comments come as a Hamas delegation was said to leave Cairo for Doha today to continue talks with mediators.
No Israeli delegation is expected to take part in talks in Qatar tomorrow.
The optimism from Hamas contradicts recent assessments in Israel that talks have ground to a halt over the terror group’s refusal to provide Israel with a list of living hostages that it will release.
Another official of the terror group, Jihad Taha, tells the Qatari outlet that the Hamas delegation has met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo “in order to overcome the obstacles and conditions put recently by the Israeli side with the goal to continue the aggression against our people,” adding that “Hamas is dealing positively and openly with all the issues.”
Al-Araby al-Jadeed reports that talks in Cairo revolved around the possibility to postpone negotiations on some sticking points until after the first stage of a ceasefire. The paper claims that the proposal, to which Hamas has reportedly agreed, will be submitted to the Israeli side in an attempt to reach an agreement before US President-elect Donald Trump, takes office on January 20, but it is not clear when and where mediators would sit down with an Israeli delegation in the near future."My Son is Coming Back. It's Not Even a Question": Parents of the Captive Light the Eighth Candle
Throughout the eight days of Hanukkah, the families of the captives prayed for a Hanukkah miracle that did not come. Today, Geula and Avi, the parents of Or Levi, who was abducted from a shelter of death where his wife Einav was murdered, will light the final candle. The couple, who went to celebrate at the Nova music festival, left behind their three-year-old son Almog, who still searches for the father who went missing and the mother who will never return.
"I ask Or for forgiveness," says Geula. "Forgiveness that he is worth less than money or political deals. Forgiveness that it is taking so long. We're doing everything, but nothing works anymore."
When Or Levi was three years old, he declared he didn’t like his name. "He asked us not to call him Or," explains his mother, Geula. "His older brother Michael told him, ‘You can choose to be Light (Or) or Darkness (Hoshech).’ Stubborn as he was, Or chose darkness. Since then, his nickname has been Hoshi."
But Or, the youngest of Geula's three sons, is the exact opposite of his nickname. His three-year-old son, Almog, is waiting for him to return from the darkest place in the world – the Hamas tunnels.
"Or was married to Einav," Geula shares. "Their love was indescribable. They did everything together. They started as friends, and a few months later, when he told us they had started dating, none of us were surprised. They got married, and two years later, Almog was born. That child was their whole world. They took him to Thailand, to Spain – their lives revolved around him. They were planning to grow their family."
“We’ve Put Our Lives on Hold”
On October 7, Or and Einav left their baby son with Einav’s parents and went to a nature party. "At 5:20 a.m., they were still in Rishon Lezion," says Geula. "If they had been delayed by 15 minutes, stuck in traffic or roadwork, they wouldn’t have entered the area at all. They reached Nova by 6:20."
The couple tried to make their way home, but the frequent alarms led them to seek shelter at a reinforced roadside shelter at Re’im Junction, which turned into a death trap. Einav was murdered that morning, Or was kidnapped, and little Almog was left alone.
"We've all put our lives on hold. My eldest, Michael, speaks everywhere, in Israel and abroad – last week even at the UN," says Geula. "Tal, my middle son, has taken on the responsibility of caring for Almog with his partner Yoav, alongside Einav’s mother. Tal and Yoav are such devoted parents. They argue over who gets to tell Almog a bedtime story. They enjoy him so much, and we’re so fortunate to have them.
"Almog is a very smart child. I think he has grown up too quickly. He loves music very much. He knows how to sing Adon Shoko from start to finish. He drums Beethoven rhythms on the table. Once, he drummed them for a psychologist and then asked to drum a train song – and played the melody of Night Train to Cairo. He asks to play Yoav’s cello, so he sits on it, and they saw at it together."
Does Almog Ask What Happened to His Mom and Dad?
"Yes, he asks a lot about his parents. If he sees a woman picking up a child, his eyes become sad, or he might ask a woman with long hair if she can lift him up. He knows that his mom won’t come back, yet when he draws a house, he draws his mom, dad, and himself. For his mom, he draws a shot to make her better.
"The situation with his dad is more complicated. A three-year-old doesn’t understand what being kidnapped means, and even psychologists don’t know how to explain it to him. We tell him that Dad got lost, and we’re helping him find his way back. And he really wants to come back. Meanwhile, we’re here with him, protecting him. We show him lots of pictures but no videos. In the videos, Einav is so alive, and that might confuse him.
"There’s such a heartbreaking video from Hanukkah. You see Or, Einav, and Almog together, lighting candles, laughing. Einav is always smiling, and now she will never smile again. She won’t come back. It’s such a tragic story, and it’s unique. There are kids whose dad is there, but their mom is here. Almog is the only one who’s completely alone."
“I’m Waiting for a Miracle”
"My son is coming back. It’s not even a question. He will come back. But I ask him for forgiveness. Forgiveness that he is worth less than money or political deals. Forgiveness that it took so long. We’re doing everything, but nothing helps anymore. We’re spat on in the street, we’re told we deserve it because we’re leftists. I was born in this country. I built my family here. I don’t understand how this can happen. Where is the compassion?" link
Gaza and the South
- Strike on Gaza humanitarian zone killed Hamas police chief and his deputy
Palestinian and Arab media, including the Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV, is reporting that the terror group’s chief of police in Gaza was killed in an alleged Israeli strike on the humanitarian zone that medics in the Hamas-ruled enclave claim killed 11 people.
Mahmoud Salah’s tent in the Mawasi area was reportedly targeted in the strike, along with his deputy Hussam Shahwan.
The medics earlier claimed the dead also include women and children.
Top IDF lawyer says troops not adequately accounting for civilians before Gaza strikes
Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi penned a letter to the Head of the IDF Southern Command Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman stating that the army has not adequately assessed the size of the civilian population in the areas where it has operated throughout the Gaza Strip, Army Radio reports.
Tomer-Yerushalmi points to the IDF’s recent assessment that 3,000 civilians remain in the area of Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, when the actual number is 14,000.
The incorrect IDF assessment has hampered the IDF’s ability to assess the scope of collateral damage in strikes on terror targets, she says. It has also led to far less aid than needed being allowed into the area by the IDF.
Army Radio reports that IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi ordered an internal probe into the matter following receipt of the letter.
The probe found that IDF strikes did not end up leading to an excess in civilian casualties and that enough aid has entered Beit Lahiya.
Nonetheless, Halevi directed that an external panel look into the matter, ostensibly recognizing that Tomer-Yerushalmi had in fact exposed problems in the IDF’s conduct.
IDF strike kills at least 10 in southern Gaza humanitarian zone, medics say
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 Palestinians in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in the southern Gaza Strip early on Thursday, medics in the Hamas-ruled territory say.
The 10 people, including women and children, were killed in a tent in the area of Al-Mawasi, designated as a humanitarian area in western Khan Younis, according to the medics. Fifteen people were also wounded, the medics add.
There is no immediate comment from the IDF, which has long insisted that it does not target civilians, while Hamas hides and fights among them.
IDF says it struck Hamas command center in Khan Younis municipality building
The IDF says Air Force planes struck a command center operated by Hamas operatives inside the Khan Younis municipality building, within the designated humanitarian zone.
The command center was used to “plan and execute acts of terrorism against IDF forces and the State of Israel,” the army says.
The army says many steps were taken before the strike to mitigate harm to civilians including using precise munitions, aerial observations and other intelligence gathering.
“The Hamas terror group systematically violates international law, while viciously using the cover of civilian shelters, civilian buildings and the civilian population as a human shield while carrying out terror activities,” the IDF says.
IDF says it killed head of Hamas’s internal security apparatus in southern Gaza
The Israeli Air Force conducted a strike overnight that killed the head of the Hamas terror group’s internal security apparatus in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF says.
The army says Hussam Shahwan had been hiding among civilians in the humanitarian zone on the outskirts of Khan Younis.
Palestinian media described Shahwan as the deputy chief of Hamas’s police force. The reports, including in the Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV station, said that the police chief Mahmoud Salah was also killed in the strike, in addition to nine others, including women and children.
The military, however, doesn’t mention Salah in its statement.
It says that under Shahwan, the Hamas internal security apparatus — tasked with generating intelligence against Israeli forces operating in Gaza — has conducted violent interrogations of Gazans, while violating their human rights and persecuting dissidents.
The army says many steps were taken ahead of the strike to mitigate harm to civilians, including using precise munitions, aerial observations and other intelligence gathering.
“The Hamas terror group systematically violates international law, while viciously using the cover of civilian shelters, civilian buildings and the civilian population as a human shield while carrying out terror activities,” the IDF says.
Palestinian and Arab media, including the Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV, is reporting that the terror group’s chief of police in Gaza was killed in an alleged Israeli strike on the humanitarian zone that medics in the Hamas-ruled enclave claim killed 11 people.
Mahmoud Salah’s tent in the Mawasi area was reportedly targeted in the strike, along with his deputy Hussam Shahwan.
The medics earlier claimed the dead also include women and children.
Top IDF lawyer says troops not adequately accounting for civilians before Gaza strikes
Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi penned a letter to the Head of the IDF Southern Command Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman stating that the army has not adequately assessed the size of the civilian population in the areas where it has operated throughout the Gaza Strip, Army Radio reports.
Tomer-Yerushalmi points to the IDF’s recent assessment that 3,000 civilians remain in the area of Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, when the actual number is 14,000.
The incorrect IDF assessment has hampered the IDF’s ability to assess the scope of collateral damage in strikes on terror targets, she says. It has also led to far less aid than needed being allowed into the area by the IDF.
Army Radio reports that IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi ordered an internal probe into the matter following receipt of the letter.
The probe found that IDF strikes did not end up leading to an excess in civilian casualties and that enough aid has entered Beit Lahiya.
Nonetheless, Halevi directed that an external panel look into the matter, ostensibly recognizing that Tomer-Yerushalmi had in fact exposed problems in the IDF’s conduct.
IDF strike kills at least 10 in southern Gaza humanitarian zone, medics say
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 Palestinians in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in the southern Gaza Strip early on Thursday, medics in the Hamas-ruled territory say.
The 10 people, including women and children, were killed in a tent in the area of Al-Mawasi, designated as a humanitarian area in western Khan Younis, according to the medics. Fifteen people were also wounded, the medics add.
There is no immediate comment from the IDF, which has long insisted that it does not target civilians, while Hamas hides and fights among them.
IDF says it struck Hamas command center in Khan Younis municipality building
The IDF says Air Force planes struck a command center operated by Hamas operatives inside the Khan Younis municipality building, within the designated humanitarian zone.
The command center was used to “plan and execute acts of terrorism against IDF forces and the State of Israel,” the army says.
The army says many steps were taken before the strike to mitigate harm to civilians including using precise munitions, aerial observations and other intelligence gathering.
“The Hamas terror group systematically violates international law, while viciously using the cover of civilian shelters, civilian buildings and the civilian population as a human shield while carrying out terror activities,” the IDF says.
IDF says it killed head of Hamas’s internal security apparatus in southern Gaza
The Israeli Air Force conducted a strike overnight that killed the head of the Hamas terror group’s internal security apparatus in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF says.
The army says Hussam Shahwan had been hiding among civilians in the humanitarian zone on the outskirts of Khan Younis.
Palestinian media described Shahwan as the deputy chief of Hamas’s police force. The reports, including in the Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV station, said that the police chief Mahmoud Salah was also killed in the strike, in addition to nine others, including women and children.
The military, however, doesn’t mention Salah in its statement.
It says that under Shahwan, the Hamas internal security apparatus — tasked with generating intelligence against Israeli forces operating in Gaza — has conducted violent interrogations of Gazans, while violating their human rights and persecuting dissidents.
The army says many steps were taken ahead of the strike to mitigate harm to civilians, including using precise munitions, aerial observations and other intelligence gathering.
“The Hamas terror group systematically violates international law, while viciously using the cover of civilian shelters, civilian buildings and the civilian population as a human shield while carrying out terror activities,” the IDF says.
15 Months into the War: How Many Militants Are Still Operating in Gaza?
The number of militants currently fighting Israeli forces in Gaza has been revealed: between 20,000 and 23,000 remain active in the strip. Data indicates that Hamas’ recruitment of new fighters exceeds the rate at which the IDF is neutralizing them. Security officials have warned that without external intervention, the growth in the number of militants will persist.
Hamas terrorists during military exercisesFor over a year, the IDF has been engaged in combat in Gaza. Despite declarations of dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure, it has emerged that the rate of new militant recruitment by Hamas surpasses the IDF’s efforts to neutralize and diminish its fighting force. This alarming information, reported last night (Wednesday) on The Central Edition, was presented to the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. According to the data, the number of militants currently active in Gaza—across various groups and organizational structures—ranges between 20,000 and 23,000.
Hamas Terrorist
15 Months into the War: How Many Militants Are Still Operating in Gaza?
The number of militants currently fighting Israeli forces in Gaza has been revealed: between 20,000 and 23,000 remain active in the strip. Data indicates that Hamas’ recruitment of new fighters exceeds the rate at which the IDF is neutralizing them. Security officials have warned that without external intervention, the growth in the number of militants will persist.
For over a year, the IDF has been engaged in combat in Gaza. Despite declarations of dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure, it has emerged that the rate of new militant recruitment by Hamas surpasses the IDF’s efforts to neutralize and diminish its fighting force. This alarming information, reported last night (Wednesday) on The Central Edition, was presented to the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. According to the data, the number of militants currently active in Gaza—across various groups and organizational structures—ranges between 20,000 and 23,000.
Breakdown of Militant Numbers:
- Organized Hamas Fighters: Approximately 9,000 militants, split evenly between the northern and southern brigades of Gaza.
- Unorganized Fighters: An additional 7,000–10,000 militants scattered across the strip without formal organization.
- Other Groups: Around 4,000 members of Islamic Jihad and other factions active in Gaza.
In total, 20,000–23,000 militants are still engaged in fighting against the IDF within Gaza.
Security Officials’ Concerns:
Security officials told Channel 12 News that many militants have escaped into humanitarian zones and are hiding in areas where the IDF operates less frequently. Moreover, Hamas continues to recruit new members even during the current conflict. Using humanitarian aid as leverage, Hamas entices recruits with financial incentives—an offer that is difficult to refuse given the dire economic conditions in Gaza.
Gazans trying to get humanitarian aid
Officials further emphasized that unless another governing entity is introduced into Gaza, the rate of militant growth will persist, regardless of the intensity of IDF operations in the area.
Current IDF Operations:
The IDF continues its operations in Gaza, focusing primarily on the northern regions, including Jabalia, Beit Hanoun, and Beit Lahia. The remaining militants in Gaza are operating differently than in the past, relying primarily on guerrilla tactics. While not all militants are as well-trained as they were before the war, they remain active in the area, posing a persistent threat to Israeli forces. link What is amazing here is that Hamas not only survived but grew and strengthened thanks to Netanyahu's actions to weaken the Palestinian Authority and keep Hamas strong enough to claim that there are no partners on the other side to talk peace. And he is doing it again. Netanyahu has refused since the beginning of the war to even discuss the possibility of the PA coming to Gaza to govern, even a reformed technocratic governing body. And in doing so, he has allowed and enabled Hamas to continue actively governing Gaza at the same time that we are killing so many of their terrorist fighters. The situation in Gaza is absolute chaos with 2 million refugees trying to survive and depending on humanitarian aid of which most is taken over by Hamas. This gives Hamas the position of rule and any of Netanyahu's half baked efforts of delivering aid into the hands of the Gazans have absolutely failed. So the total desperation of Gazans gets worse daily and when people of so desperate, they look at anyone who outstretches their hand to help, as a savior and that is exactly what Hamas is doing. They are offering money and food to desperate people and the price for getting it is to join their ranks. Who would not take this offer to save their loved ones? Without a viable alternative governing body due to Netanyahu's refusals and blunders, Hamas is the outright winner. Netanyahu enabled October 7 to happen and his declared goal of ridding Gaza of Hamas governing is a joke as he is the one enabling them to remain and grow. This is just another way that Netanyahu is proving to be the most dangerous person in Israel. link
- Packed into squalid tent camps, Gazan women struggle to live without privacyWith limited access to menstrual products, the proximity of men, and constant fear of needing to flee, displaced women feel they ‘have become exposed to the public’
Alaa Hamami prepares a meal while her 10-year-old daughter, Basant, sits inside their tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — For Gaza’s women, the hardships of life in the territory’s sprawling tent camps are compounded by the daily humiliation of never having privacy.Women struggle to dress modestly while crowded into tents with extended family members, including men, and with strangers only steps away in neighboring tents. Access to menstrual products is limited, so they cut up sheets or old clothes to use as pads. Makeshift toilets usually consist of only a hole in the sand surrounded by sheets dangling from a line, and these must be shared with dozens of other people.Alaa Hamami has dealt with the modesty issue by constantly wearing her prayer shawl, a black cloth that covers her head and upper body. “Our whole lives have become prayer clothes, even to the market we wear it,” said the young mother of three. “Dignity is gone.”Normally, she would wear the shawl only when performing her daily Muslim prayers. But with so many men around, she keeps it on all the time, even when sleeping — just in case an Israeli airstrike hits nearby in the night and she has to flee quickly, she said.Israel’s 14-month-old war against the Hamas rulers of Gaza — sparked by the terror group’s October 7 invasion and massacre in southern Israel, which killed 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage — has driven more than 90% of the Strip’s 2.3 million Palestinians from their homes. Hundreds of thousands of them are now living in squalid camps of tents packed close together over large areas. 
Wafaa Nasrallah shows her sanitary pads at her tent in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Sewage runs into the streets, and food and water are hard to obtain. Winter is setting in. Families often wear the same clothes for weeks because they left clothing and many other belongings behind as they fled.Everyone in the camps searches daily for food, clean water and firewood. Women feel constantly exposed.Gaza has always been a conservative society. Most women wear the hijab, or head scarf, in the presence of men who are not immediate family. Matters of women’s health — pregnancy, menstruation and contraception — tend not to be discussed publicly.“Before we had a roof. Here it does not exist,” said Hamami, whose prayer shawl is torn and smudged with ash from cooking fires. “Here our entire lives have become exposed to the public. There is no privacy for women.”Wafaa Nasrallah, a displaced mother of two, says life in the camps makes even the simplest needs difficult, like getting period pads, which she cannot afford. She tried using pieces of cloth and even diapers, which have also increased in price.For a bathroom, she has a hole in the ground, surrounded by blankets propped up by sticks.The UN says more than 690,000 women and girls in Gaza require menstrual hygiene products, as well as clean water and toilets. Aid workers have been unable to meet demand, with supplies piling up at crossings from Israel — with aid groups and Israel trading blame on the reason for distribution delays. Stocks of hygiene kits have run out, and prices are exorbitant. Many women have to choose between buying pads and buying food and water.
Hamami poses for a portrait inside her tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Doaa Hellis, a mother of three living in a camp, said she has torn up her old clothes to use for menstrual pads: “Wherever we find fabric, we tear it up and use it.”A packet of pads costs 45 shekels ($12), “and there is not even five shekels in the whole tent,” she said.Anera, a rights group active in Gaza, says some women use birth control pills to halt their periods. Others have experienced disruptions in their cycles because of the stress and trauma of repeated displacement.The terrible conditions pose real risks to women’s health, said Amal Seyam, the director of the Women’s Affairs Center in Gaza, which provides supplies for women and surveys them about their experiences.She said some women have not changed clothes for 40 days. That and improvised cloth pads “will certainly create” skin diseases, diseases related to reproductive health and psychological conditions, she said.“Imagine what a woman in Gaza feels like, if she’s unable to control conditions related to hygiene and menstrual cycles,” Seyam said. 
Women cover their faces as they line up to receive donated food at a distribution center for displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Hellis remembered a time not so long ago, when being a woman felt more like a joy and less like a burden.“Women are now deprived of everything, no clothes, no bathroom. Their psychology is completely destroyed,” she said.Seyam said the center has tracked cases where girls have been married younger, before the age of 18, to escape the suffocating environment of their family’s tents. The war will “continue to cause a humanitarian disaster in every sense of the word. And women always pay the biggest price,” she said.With large swaths of Gaza’s cities and towns leveled, women wrestle with reduced lives in their tents.Hamami can walk the length of her small tent in a few strides. She shares it with 13 other people from her extended family. During the war, she gave birth to a son, Ahmed, who is now 8 months old. Between caring for him and her two other children, washing her family’s laundry, cooking and waiting in line for water, she says there’s no time to care for herself.She has a few objects that remind her of what her life once was, including a powder compact she brought with her when she fled her home in the Shati camp of Gaza City. The makeup is now caked and crumbling. She managed to keep hold of a small mirror through four different displacements over the past year. It’s broken into two shards that she holds together every so often to catch a glimpse of her reflection.“Previously, I had a wardrobe that contained everything I could wish for,” she said. “We used to go out for a walk every day, go to wedding parties, go to parks, to malls, to buy everything we wanted.”Women “lost their being and everything in this war,” she said. “Women used to take care of themselves before the war. Now everything is destroyed.”
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West Bank and Jerusalem and Terror attacks within Israel
- Al Jazeera has condemned the Palestinian Authority’s decision to bar it from operating in the West Bank, saying the decision is “in line” with similar actions taken by Israel.
In a statement, the Qatar-based broadcaster accuses the Western-backed authority of seeking to “hide the truth about events in the occupied territories, especially what is happening in Jenin and its camps.”
The PA, which cooperates with Israel on security matters, launched a rare crackdown on Palestinian terror groups in the urban Jenin refugee camp last month.
The PA announced the suspension of Al Jazeera’s activities yesterday, accusing it of incitement and interfering in Palestinian internal affairs. The PA exercises limited autonomy in parts of the West Bank.
Israel banned Al Jazeera last year, accusing it of being a mouthpiece for the Hamas terror group amid the ongoing war. Israeli strikes have killed or wounded several Al Jazeera reporters in Gaza, and Israel has accused some of them of being terror operatives. Israeli forces raided Al Jazeera’s West Bank headquarters last year, but the broadcaster has continued to operate in the territory.
Al Jazeera denies the allegations and accuses Israel of trying to silence its coverage.
- Senior cop arrested again for allegedly ignoring Jewish attacks in West Bank to win Ben Gvir’s favor
In a statement, the Qatar-based broadcaster accuses the Western-backed authority of seeking to “hide the truth about events in the occupied territories, especially what is happening in Jenin and its camps.”
The PA, which cooperates with Israel on security matters, launched a rare crackdown on Palestinian terror groups in the urban Jenin refugee camp last month.
The PA announced the suspension of Al Jazeera’s activities yesterday, accusing it of incitement and interfering in Palestinian internal affairs. The PA exercises limited autonomy in parts of the West Bank.
Israel banned Al Jazeera last year, accusing it of being a mouthpiece for the Hamas terror group amid the ongoing war. Israeli strikes have killed or wounded several Al Jazeera reporters in Gaza, and Israel has accused some of them of being terror operatives. Israeli forces raided Al Jazeera’s West Bank headquarters last year, but the broadcaster has continued to operate in the territory.
Al Jazeera denies the allegations and accuses Israel of trying to silence its coverage.Politics and the War (general news)
- IDF to allow relatives of all soldiers killed on Oct. 7 to hear loved ones’ last radio communications
The IDF says it will allow the families of all soldiers who were killed during the October 7, 2023, onslaught, to listen to their loved one’s last radio communications.
The move comes after the military gave the families of surveillance soldiers killed and kidnapped in the Hamas attack the recordings of their radio communications in the day and hours before the onslaught.
The chief of the IDF Personnel Directorate, Maj. Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa, says he will allow all of the bereaved families to hear the last recorded voices on the IDF communication networks before the morning of October 7, “per the progress of the investigations, if they are interested, and in coordination with the IDF.”
Any requests by the families to receive the recordings will go through an approval process, the IDF says.
“The IDF is committed to the bereaved families and regrets the way things have been handled so far,” the military says, adding that “the IDF will continue to support them and act transparently and with attentiveness.” link This should have been done as an initiative of the army. Instead, it took a Supreme Court ruling on behalf of the families of the killed Observers to get the army to provide them with the tapes, which were very incomplete when they finally did give them to the families. And it shouldn't have taken over a year to make it happen. The fact that we are a people's army would make one think that they army takes into consideration the pain and emotions of the surviving families but, unfortunately that doesn't happen, and it's not just from October 7. It is their mode of operation which forces so many families to fight long battles and many have to go to court in these fights.
- IDF to allow relatives of all soldiers killed on Oct. 7 to hear loved ones’ last radio communications
The IDF says it will allow the families of all soldiers who were killed during the October 7, 2023, onslaught, to listen to their loved one’s last radio communications.
The move comes after the military gave the families of surveillance soldiers killed and kidnapped in the Hamas attack the recordings of their radio communications in the day and hours before the onslaught.
The chief of the IDF Personnel Directorate, Maj. Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa, says he will allow all of the bereaved families to hear the last recorded voices on the IDF communication networks before the morning of October 7, “per the progress of the investigations, if they are interested, and in coordination with the IDF.”
Any requests by the families to receive the recordings will go through an approval process, the IDF says.
“The IDF is committed to the bereaved families and regrets the way things have been handled so far,” the military says, adding that “the IDF will continue to support them and act transparently and with attentiveness.” link This should have been done as an initiative of the army. Instead, it took a Supreme Court ruling on behalf of the families of the killed Observers to get the army to provide them with the tapes, which were very incomplete when they finally did give them to the families. And it shouldn't have taken over a year to make it happen. The fact that we are a people's army would make one think that they army takes into consideration the pain and emotions of the surviving families but, unfortunately that doesn't happen, and it's not just from October 7. It is their mode of operation which forces so many families to fight long battles and many have to go to court in these fights.
The State of the War in Gaza: Stalemate
The Northern Gaza Operation Reflects the Essence of the Conflict:
Impressive military successes lacking a strategic framework, with no clear explanation of how these achievements advance the war’s objectives. The assertion that "this is a long and difficult war" does not provide an adequate or satisfying explanation for the Israeli public to accept the decision-making process.
The extensive campaign led by the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) in northern Gaza has entered its third month. It should have been accompanied by far more robust public discourse regarding its strategic purpose. On one hand, there are indisputable facts: the current operations have eliminated hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of militants, captured many others, and destroyed significant quantities of weapons and military infrastructure. Security threats from the "triangle" of Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia, and Jabalia are now incomparable to what they were on October 7. The geography and demographics have also shifted: the area, especially Jabalia, lies in ruins, and a large portion of the population (though not all) has fled.
However, there are troubling elements. The IDF secured northern Gaza during the first stage of the ground maneuver, and the current operation marks its third entry into the area. Fighting persists in every sector, albeit less intense than during previous phases, but it continues to hinder the creation of a new reality. Moreover, the aggressive operations have not achieved any of the strategic objectives Israel set for the war: they have not dismantled Hamas or forced it to surrender, have not incited public uprisings against it, and, most importantly, have not advanced the release of hostages or significantly softened Hamas' rigid stances.
The northern Gaza operation encapsulates the essence of the conflict in the region: remarkable military achievements without a strategic framework, with no clear articulation of how they serve the objectives set by the Israeli government. Thus, the IDF continues to rely on the "third phase" strategy—prolonged raids that have proven ineffective in eradicating Hamas’ presence, inevitably necessitating a fourth entry into Jabalia. Meanwhile, the Israeli government hints at plans for the "day after" (such as the bubble plan, collaborations with clans, the involvement of American companies, and foreign entities), yet no coherent, detailed, and realistic plan has been presented.
The State of the War in Gaza: Stalemate
The Northern Gaza Operation Reflects the Essence of the Conflict:
Impressive military successes lacking a strategic framework, with no clear explanation of how these achievements advance the war’s objectives. The assertion that "this is a long and difficult war" does not provide an adequate or satisfying explanation for the Israeli public to accept the decision-making process.
The extensive campaign led by the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) in northern Gaza has entered its third month. It should have been accompanied by far more robust public discourse regarding its strategic purpose. On one hand, there are indisputable facts: the current operations have eliminated hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of militants, captured many others, and destroyed significant quantities of weapons and military infrastructure. Security threats from the "triangle" of Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia, and Jabalia are now incomparable to what they were on October 7. The geography and demographics have also shifted: the area, especially Jabalia, lies in ruins, and a large portion of the population (though not all) has fled.
However, there are troubling elements. The IDF secured northern Gaza during the first stage of the ground maneuver, and the current operation marks its third entry into the area. Fighting persists in every sector, albeit less intense than during previous phases, but it continues to hinder the creation of a new reality. Moreover, the aggressive operations have not achieved any of the strategic objectives Israel set for the war: they have not dismantled Hamas or forced it to surrender, have not incited public uprisings against it, and, most importantly, have not advanced the release of hostages or significantly softened Hamas' rigid stances.
The northern Gaza operation encapsulates the essence of the conflict in the region: remarkable military achievements without a strategic framework, with no clear articulation of how they serve the objectives set by the Israeli government. Thus, the IDF continues to rely on the "third phase" strategy—prolonged raids that have proven ineffective in eradicating Hamas’ presence, inevitably necessitating a fourth entry into Jabalia. Meanwhile, the Israeli government hints at plans for the "day after" (such as the bubble plan, collaborations with clans, the involvement of American companies, and foreign entities), yet no coherent, detailed, and realistic plan has been presented.
Recognizing the Situation:
A prerequisite for any plan is recognition. Fifteen months into the war, Hamas has suffered unprecedented blows but remains the dominant force in Gaza. It governs the Palestinian public (including education), controls public spaces, and is the primary address for any future arrangements. Simultaneously, no alternative has emerged (aside from militias and clans active in southern Gaza, which Hamas suppresses by force), nor has there been public rebellion against Hamas, despite the unprecedented disaster that has devastated the lives of Gazans.
This recognition allows for a sharper and more critical perspective on slogans surrounding the operations in Gaza:
- "Continuing to clear the area" (it will always be rife with hostile elements, similar to the insurgencies in Iraq against the Americans or in Lebanon’s security zone until 2000).
- "We will establish a reality similar to Judea and Samaria" (but who will be the Palestinian sovereign in Gaza?).
- "More pressure will soften Hamas" (this is not happening).
- "We will promote the de-radicalization of Palestinians" (this will not materialize without a Palestinian initiative).
- "Continuing to clear the area" (it will always be rife with hostile elements, similar to the insurgencies in Iraq against the Americans or in Lebanon’s security zone until 2000).
- "We will establish a reality similar to Judea and Samaria" (but who will be the Palestinian sovereign in Gaza?).
- "More pressure will soften Hamas" (this is not happening).
- "We will promote the de-radicalization of Palestinians" (this will not materialize without a Palestinian initiative).
When Tactics Dictate Reality in the Absence of Strategy:
As has often been the case in Israel’s history, tactics are defining the reality in the absence of a clear strategy. The construction of roads for IDF forces throughout Gaza and the establishment of military zones around Netzarim are becoming permanent fixtures, without addressing the long-term plans for the entire region. Has the only lesson from the October 7 trauma, or the updated security doctrine, necessitated the creation of buffer zones within enemy territory (as in Syria, presenting dilemmas for Israel) and territorial control ("the only thing that hurts the Arabs," a worn-out phrase that has become an accepted fact in Israeli discourse)?
The Need for Viable Alternatives:
The statement that "this is a long and difficult war" is not an adequate response for a society that has already demonstrated remarkable resilience and sacrifice in the current conflict. Transferring responsibility to foreign entities or the return of the Palestinian Authority to Gaza are unrealistic options. Direct and complete control over Gaza, which could perhaps create an alternative to Hamas or induce Somali-style chaos in the region, is feasible but would come with an exceptionally high price.
Among all the poor choices, the least harmful must be selected. The most prominent option involves a negotiated agreement accompanied by external security oversight (primarily American, especially along the Philadelphi route) and ongoing Israeli security intervention. This might include establishing a new governance structure involving independent representatives and Fatah-affiliated entities, with symbolic ties to the Palestinian Authority. However, illusions reflected in speeches, presentations, and position papers must be avoided: Hamas will not be eradicated. It will continue to exist and influence Gaza but will no longer pose a comparable security threat to that of October 7.
This is not an ideal solution; it is fraught with uncertainties and challenges. However, it offers a path to advance the release of hostages while ensuring strategic security interests.
The alternative is an endless war of attrition, accompanied by promises of nearing absolute victory, without any assurance of Hamas' collapse or the release of hostages.
Dr. Michael Milstein is the head of the Forum for Palestinian Studies at the Dayan Center, Tel Aviv University. link
The Region and the World
Personal Stories
BROKEN DREAMS
Ariel Kunio
Ariel dreams of programming a children’s computer game, the research space and to build a family
Yair Yaakov, of Blessed Memory
Yair dreamed of traveling the world in a caravan when he turned 60. On October 7, he was murdered at the age of 59, never getting the chance to fulfill his dream.
Elkana Bohbot
Elkana owns a stall in Carmel Market. Before the war, he was working on a new business venture: Indian masala ice cream. He invested all his time and resources into the idea, building the ice cream shop from the ground up. The business was set to open immediately after October 7, 2023, and the shop now waits for him to return and open it as he had planned.
Yair dreamed of traveling the world in a caravan when he turned 60. On October 7, he was murdered at the age of 59, never getting the chance to fulfill his dream.
Elkana owns a stall in Carmel Market. Before the war, he was working on a new business venture: Indian masala ice cream. He invested all his time and resources into the idea, building the ice cream shop from the ground up. The business was set to open immediately after October 7, 2023, and the shop now waits for him to return and open it as he had planned.
Dark Legacy - The Abandonment of October 7th Hostages
Netanyahu is my DisasterYehuda CohenFather of the kidnapped soldier Nimrod Cohen.
It all began in 1991, on the eve of the Madrid Conference, when we heard about this guy called Bibi, a deputy minister, who was an eloquent speaker. Thanks to lies such as “the hot tape,” “they’ve forgotten what it means to be Jewish,” and “[Shimon] Peres will divide Jerusalem,” we ended up with him as prime minister. After the "Bar-On-Hebron" affair, the crisis of the Western Wall tunnels (“the rock of our existence”), and the release of the first Hamas leader Ahmed Yassin (call it “Bibi–Hamas Part 1”), we thought we were rid of him forever.But, in 2009, we got him again, this time for thirteen years that saw the degradation and demeaning of Israel’s political, security and social systems. Prime Minister Netanyahu continued to cultivate his relations with Hamas: releasing Yahya Sinwar in 2011 (that would be “Bibi–Hamas Part 2”), and, in an attempt to hold on to the Palestinian Authority-Hamas stick at both ends, providing funding and money transfers to Hamas (Bibi–Hamas Part 3). Another significant event: the establishment and institutionalization of what Israelis have come to call the poison-spewing machine (Netanyahu’s network of allies and bots that disseminate propaganda and inciting messages and propagating conspiracy theories, across the internet, against his political rivals).The next stage was Netanyahu's legal entanglements related to corruption, bribery and breach of trust, leading to investigations and an indictment against him. With Hamas strengthened by dollars, governmental corruption, and the poison machine, everything was ready for the final campaign prior to the disaster: “Minor amendments to the judicial system,” or by its real name—the anti-democratic judicial revolution. In the midst of this process, events took a tragic turn: in the culmination of the purple-haired man’s actions, on October 7th, we experienced the greatest abandonment disaster in the history of the State of Israel.The disaster and the abandonment under Netanyahu’s rule are the result of negligence, erosion, cover-ups, and appeasement. The neglect of security is particularly striking: “Mr. Security” focused on Iran, ignoring threats like Hamas, which he had personally nurtured. The weakening of the social and judicial system was intended to allow Netanyahu to act without restraint. To cover up his legal entanglements, he was willing to appease any extreme and messianic political element, surrender to chaos mongers in the West Bank, and dilute the presence of the Israel Defense Forces around the Gaza Strip in favor of the West Bank.In doing all of the above, Netanyahu abandoned the residents of the Gaza Envelope to slaughter, fire, murder, rape, and kidnapping; he abandoned IDF soldiers to fates of death and kidnapping due to faulty equipment and reduced forces; he thus abandoned my son, Nimrod.Even after months of fighting, with the north desolate and hundreds of soldiers killed, after declarations that “we are a step away from victory” and “we are nearing absolute victory,” Netanyahu for political and personal reasons, continues to abandon and neglect the hostages languishing in Hamas tunnels and cages.To maintain the stability of his criminal, extreme, messianic government, Netanyahu continues to sacrifice IDF soldiers on the altar of his rule. To escape trial and imprisonment, he continues to leave the hostages in the hands of Hamas, and of his old friend - Yahya Sinwar.This is my personal disaster, this is the disaster of our country, this is the story of Netanyahu the abandoner.
Acronyms and Glossary
ICC - International Criminal Court in the Hague
IJC - International Court of Justice in the Hague
MDA - Magen David Adom - Israel Ambulance Corp
PA - Palestinian Authority - President Mahmud Abbas, aka Abu Mazen
PMO- Prime Minister's Office
UAV - Unmanned Aerial vehicle, Drone. Could be used for surveillance and reconnaissance, or be weaponized with missiles or contain explosives for 'suicide' explosion mission
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