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Hamas and the Gaza Conflict

Comprehensive coverage of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, including hostage negotiations, military operations, and civilian protests in Gaza.

Hamas

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.


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A little light on such a dark day

Some good news: Former hostage, Yair Horn, has been released from hospital

Yair Horn, a survivor of the brutal October 7 hostage-taking in Israel, has been discharged from Ichilov Medical Center after undergoing a series of medical tests.

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Oded Lifshitz ob"m.

Salt On The Wounds

IDF: Oded Lifshitz was murdered by Palestinian Islamic Jihad

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Not a single Gazan saved a single hostage

"Even in Nazi Germany, there were Germans who saved Jews," Israeli UN Ambassador slams Gazans for Hostage atrocities

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Leaders Mourn, A Nation Grieves

Benjamin Netanyahu on slain hostages: We are united in unbearable pain

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Dealing With Tragedy

Family confirms Oded Lifshitz is dead: Now we can mourn, all hostages must be freed

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IDF soldiers carrying one of the slain hostages, draped in an Israeli flag.

Official Media Warning

Health Ministry to public: Avoid consuming media or spreading rumors on hostages

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People gather at Hostage square in Tel Aviv, on the day of the release of the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity, February 20, 2025

So important

Supporting our children through national trauma: A guide for Israeli parents

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Moving Forward After Bibas

Gideon Sa'ar: This is a "particularly difficult day"

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International Outcry

UN Commissioner Volker Turk: Hamas ceremony "cruel" and contrary to international law

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People gather at Hostage square in Tel Aviv, on the day of the release of the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity, February 20, 2025

Devastating tragedy

International media reacts to return of murdered hostages

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People gather at Hostage square in Tel Aviv, on the day of the release of the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity, February 20, 2025.

Gone but not forgotten

WATCH: Israelis gather in solemn tribute as Bibas family's remains arrive at Abu Kabir

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Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel hang outside the protest tent calling for the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025.

Forever embraced in eternal light

Between Heaven and Earth: A memorial to the Bibas family

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Coffins of 4 slain hostages

How much more can we bear?

IDF releases photos of coffins of slain hostages 

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People gather at Hostage square in Tel Aviv, on the day of the release of the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity, February 20, 2025.

Critique of Israeli society’s complacency

Right-wing activist Ayelet Lash blames Israeli complacency for Bibas family's murder [GRAPHIC]

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Burn Gaza to the ground

Israel rages as slain hostages returned: A nation calls for vengeance

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Hostage Square

A day of mourning

IN COLOR: Israelis gather at Hostage Square to mark this dark day

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Bibas family is handed over to the Red Cross

Why would they bring their children?!

Exposed: Palestinians brought children to view murdered hostages, including toddlers

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President Isaac Herzog.

A Nation Grieves

President Herzog: The heart of a nation is shattered to pieces

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Red Cross taking possession of the slain hostages.

Closure And Pain

Israel: Slain hostages are in Israel, public asked to wait for examination results

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Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades guard while Palestinians waiting for the hand over of the bodies of four late Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Yunis, February 20, 2025.

Never-ending horror

Report: Freed hostages suffered severe sexual torture

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