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Hamas – The Terrorist Organization Behind the October 7 Massacre

Hamas is a Palestinian terrorist organization that governs the Gaza Strip and operates with the explicit goal of destroying the State of Israel. Founded in 1987 as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas has consistently rejected peace efforts, refused to recognize Israel’s right to exist, and pursued a strategy of violence, incitement, and terror.

Hamas is classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, and many other democratic nations. Its founding charter calls for the annihilation of Israel and the killing of Jews worldwide. This is not a nationalist movement—it is a fanatical, Islamist death cult.

October 7, 2023: The Deadliest Terror Attack in Israeli History

On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists crossed the border into southern Israel and carried out the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Over 1,200 innocent civilians were murdered in cold blood—babies, women, elderly Holocaust survivors. Entire families were executed in their homes. Dozens were raped, mutilated, and burned alive. More than 240 people were taken hostage into Gaza, including children and elderly women.

This brutal attack exposed the true face of Hamas: an organization driven not by justice, but by genocidal hate.

Hamas Tactics: Human Shields, Child Soldiers, and War Crimes

Hamas routinely commits war crimes. It launches rockets from schools, mosques, and densely populated civilian areas, using the people of Gaza as human shields. It steals humanitarian aid, turns hospitals into military bases, and indoctrinates Palestinian children in hate-filled textbooks and summer camps.

Hamas leaders live in luxury in Qatar and Turkey, while ordinary Gazans suffer under their oppressive rule. Every time there is a war in Gaza, it is because Hamas chose to start it—firing rockets into Israel, kidnapping soldiers, or staging deadly infiltrations.

The Reality: Hamas Is the Greatest Threat to Peace for Israelis and Palestinians Alike

There can be no peace or freedom while Hamas remains in power. It suppresses dissent, crushes civil society, persecutes minorities, and sabotages any chance of Palestinian progress. It doesn’t seek coexistence—it seeks conquest.

Ending Hamas rule is not only an Israeli security necessity—it is a moral imperative for the entire free world.


Former hostage Omer Shem Tov speaks on a screen during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, March 15, 2025.
Chilling

WATCH: Freed hostage Omer Shem Tov opens up about his time in Gaza: "We felt like our souls were being murdered"

He described inexplicable loneliness, starvation and fear as Israeli tanks moved over the tunnel in which he was held, next to armed guards who became agitated when the IDF was operating in the area.

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(Now ex) Head of Shin Bet security service Nadav Argaman

Shocking threats

Ronen Bar slams ex-Shin Bet head Nadav Argaman, Netanyahu sues him

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Marco Rubio

Unrealistic demands

Hamas disgusts America: A sick organization 

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Rally for Gilad Shalit on June 25 2011

The left's bright new idea

'Until the Last Hostage': Campaign shift sparks 'Shalit 2.0' concerns

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Israelis watch the release of hostages from Hamas captivity as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas, at Hostage square in Tel Aviv, February 22, 2025.

Developing story

BREAKING: Hamas offers to release American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and 4 bodies

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Palestinians storm Israeli territory, east of the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023.

"Support for Terrorism": Arab-Israeli Football Club Announcer Indicted

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Protest for the hostages.

Freedom At Last?

Steve Witkoff makes new hostage proposal

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Adam Boehler

Trump’s Envoy Removed from Handling Gaza Hostage Issue

Breaking: White House Pulls Envoy Adam Boehler From Hamas Hostage Talks

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Demonstrators protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, March 11, 2025.

War’s Unseen Ripples

Hostage families turn to Israel’s High Court over Gaza electricity cut

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – April 30, 2024: A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag on the roof of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in Manhattan.

I was too naive

Wife of detained Palestinian Columbia student: "I never thought he would actually be arrested"

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

So Many New Hamans

Benjamin Netanyahu: The UN Human Rights Council is a Blood Rights Council

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Palestinians sell firewood for cooking in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, due to a lack of cooking gas, March 12, 2025.

Here we go again

UN releases shocking report against Israel: Sexual violence in Gaza as strategy, birth prevention as genocide

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Released hostage Omer Shem Tov returning to her home in Herzliya, March 1, 2025

Three weeks after release

Omer Shem Tov's father opens up: "The adrenaline has started to fade; he's more subdued"

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Palestinians storm Israeli territory, east of the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023.

A series of shocking failures

The IDF had a plan to counter Hamas infiltration. A year before October 7th, they axed it.

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Dubbed "Little Oranim"

Israel optimistic about new hostage release Framework; Hamas prepares to infiltrate Israel

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Avinatan Or.

A Sign Of Life, A Sign Of Hope

First sign of life from hostage Avinatan Or

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New York protest against israel

Another incredible Aish HaTorah initiative

Brave new documentary unveils Jewish students' fight against hate on U.S. campuses

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Omer Shem Tov is back home in Herzliya

A Mother’s Account of Her Son’s Captivity

REVEALED: Omer Shem Tov heard soldiers above the tunnel he was held in, as captors threatened his life

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Purim costumes for sale

A Web of Distortions and Antisemitic Echoes

The Guardian claims the Purim story and Gaza's 'Genocide' are one and the same: They're dead wrong.

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4 year old Gazan

Cynical exploitation of children

‘No mercy’: Hamas sends a four-year-old into Gaza buffer zone

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