American troops in Iraq defended themselves against three hostile drones that, resulting in minor injuries to U.S. and Coalition personnel, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Wednesday. “In western Iraq, U.S. forces engaged two drones, destroying one and damaging the second, resulting in minor injuries to Coalition forces,” according to …
Read More »In Wiretap Recording, Hamas Says Jihadists Caused Gaza Hospital Strike; In Public, Group Blames Israel
by Susan Katz Keating While the White House on Wednesday said its analysis shows that Israel did not cause an explosion outside a Gaza hospital, local jihadists came to the same conclusion – but continue to use the errant missile strike as a rallying cry to set off protests around …
Read More »Missile That Hit Near Gaza Hospital Was a Jihadist Misfire: Intelligence Reports
The IDF did not conduct any operations in the area at the time of the impact. – Israel Defense Forces A missile that struck a hospital on Tuesday inside Gaza City was launched by terrorists from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, according to the Israel Defense Forces. A spokesman for Islamic Jihad …
Read More »Hamas Set Up Checkpoints to Stop People From Leaving Northern Gaza Ahead of Ground Assault, IDF Says
by Susan Katz Keating One report to the IDF states that Hamas terrorists laid an explosive device on the road inside Gaza. Hamas operatives set up armed checkpoints to prevent people from leaving the northern Gaza Strip in advance of an expected ground assault from Israel Defense Forces, the IDF …
Read More »Defiling the Living and the Dead: Hamas Terrorists Wore Body Cameras to Film Own Depravity
by Susan Katz Keating Desecration. Mutilation. Extreme torture. The Hamas terrorists who attacked Israelis on October 7 recorded their own depravity, and exulted in it, according to videos the Israel Defense Forces shared with Soldier of Fortune. “They were all very proud of what they were doing,” IDF spokesman LTC. …
Read More »‘Attack Them Everywhere’: As Offensive Looms, IDF Chief Tells Soldiers to Decimate Hamas
The Chief of Staff for the Israel Defense Forces met with his troops in the field, telling them the people of Israel trust them to carry out the forthcoming vital mission to protect the nation. “Our responsibility now is to enter Gaza, to go to the places where Hamas is …
Read More »Blinken: After Hamas Terror Attack, US May Freeze $6 Billion Released to Iran in Prisoner Swap
The United States is considering blocking $6 billion that were released to Iran as part of a prisoner swap, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Israel. “We have strict oversight of the funds, and we retain the right to freeze them,” Blinken said. Blinken made his remarks Thursday …
Read More »‘I’m Coming’: Father Races to Save Daughter Who Was Bleeding to Death After Being Shot by Hamas
When Neta Portal’s parents divorced six years ago, she stopped speaking to her father. But when Hamas terrorists shot her repeatedly, the 22-year-old turned to the only person she knew would save her life: her estranged father, Shimon Portal. He responded as only a father would. He raced to find …
Read More »Hamas is Inflicting ‘ISIS-Level Savagery’ on Israel, Pentagon Says
Hamas is inflicting “ISIS level savagery” against Israeli civilians, a senior Pentagon official told reporters. “I want to differentiate this from other times we have seen conflicts between Israel and Hamas in Gaza,” the official said during a Monday briefing. “This is ISIS level savagery that we have seen committed …
Read More »Israeli Hostages Rescued Amid Fierce Fighting; Hamas Says Tehran Supported Shock Attack
Dozens of Israelis were rescued from where they were being held captive inside the dining hall to a kibbutz, security forces in Israel said. The hostages were held at Kibbutz Be’eri in the southern part of the country. Four terrorists were reported killed in the rescue operation. The rescue came …
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