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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.


View of destruction after the Hamas massacre on October 7, at kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel. March 3, 2025
Fighting spirit

‘Our place is in Nir Oz, not Kiryat Gat’: Freed Hostage Gadi Mozes urges kibbutz to rebuild 

Nir Oz’s fate hangs in balance. Once a pastoral haven near the Gaza border, its fields lie fallow, its homes scars of Hamas’s rampage. Mozes’s call joins a chorus of survivors determined to reclaim it—yet the practicalities loom: security, funding, the emotional weight of return. His first post-release steps, from an IDF border post to Ichilov’s wards, now lead back to this mission.

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ormer hostage Ilana Gritzewsky speaks during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, March 8, 2025.

Between Trauma and Hope

Ilana Gritzewsky was freed after 55 days in Gaza. In her head, she's still there: "I wake up screaming"

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Israeli secret intelligence. Illustration.

Eyes And Ears Everywhere

Report: Israel increasing intelligence collection in Gaza - here's why

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Restricting social media.

Loose Lips...

IDF cracks down on social media oversharing - to prevent another October 2.0

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Hindsight Is 20/20

Benjamin Netanyahu and defense chiefs clash over October 7 responsibility

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Hostage Omer Wenkert.

"They Spat On Me"

Heart-stopping: Omer Wenkert Reveals What He Saw on October 7

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Iron Dome.

Bracing For Impact

Peak Preparedness: Israel Raises Alert Level Fearing Houthi Missile Attack

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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.

Behind Closed Doors

Gideon Sa'ar to ABC News: We don't talk to our allies on television

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Moshe Bogie Yaalon

A Despicable Lie

Netanyahu sues ex-defense minister Ya’alon over Qatar claims as gag order tightens probe

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Yarden Bibas and his best friend David Cunio

Lost His Family, Now Fighting for His Best Friend

Yarden Bibas’ heart-wrenching plea to save David Cunio “I just want my best friend back”

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Elon Musk

How a Pro-Hamas Group Took Down X and Left Musk Reeling

Elon Musk drops bombshell: Pro-Hamas hackers cripple X in massive cyberattack

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IDF forces patrolling Gaza border.

The Conflict Continues

IDF strikes terrorist threatening IDF forces in Gaza Strip

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Defiance in the Dark

Freed Hostage Karina Ariev: "I threw a grenade that saved lives"

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Palestinians in the ruins of Gaza.

Well, That Was Obvious

JPPI poll: 80% of Israelis don't foresee peace with Palestinians in foreseeable future

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Yated Neeman., 11 March 2025

Outrageous and depressing

The Haredim are calling for a day of prayer against the draft law. They have lost the plot.

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Hamas terrorists.

Same As The Old Ones...

Report: Hamas's new hostage release proposal

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MR FAFO

Bye Now

Instagram axes Pallywood actor and influencer ‘Mr. FAFO’ 

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Ayelet Samerano watched footage of her sons murder and kidnapping by UNRWA employee

Mother of Hostage Calls Out UN for Role in Hamas Terror

Mother of kidnapped hostage confronts UN: “UNRWA is the attacker, not the victim”

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The X symbol.

The Ultimate Mystery

Who crashed X? Here are some possible answers

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Mahmoud Khalil.

Simply Outrageous and Shocking

"Free Mahmoud Khalil": Senate Democrats openly support pro-Hamas foreign national being deported

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