
Emily Damari, Doron Steinbrecher, and Romi Gonen were forced by Hamas to participate in a staged ceremony where they received "gifts and souvenirs," from their captivity, Israeli media reported Sunday night. All three released hostages received a "gift bag," which included photos from the terrorists. Hamas gave the survivors "certificates of release," and made them pose and smile with them before the women were transferred to Red Cross custody. The representatives of the Red Cross that collected the three women signed the documents, as seen in the video. Inside the bag, each of the released hostages received a map of the Gaza Strip, photos of them during their time in captivity, and certificates. According to Israeli media, each certificate had an inscription with the "release decision," on it. The survivors called the tactic a "cynical game." https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-838279 As President Trump works feverishly to undo the damage the Biden-Harris regime unleashed across the globe, he announced the immediate suspension of funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as part of a decision to suspend any foreign assistance for 90 days pending reviews. UNRWA, a UN agency tasked with providing aid to Palestinian refugees, has long been embroiled in controversy due to repeated allegations of links toHamas, the Gaza-based terrorist group. In fact, the UN recently acknowledged that nine of its staff members may have been involved in the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel, further intensifying criticism of the agency. The IDF also revealed that a top-secret Hamas subterranean data center was discovered beneath the headquarters of UNRWA in Gaza. According to The Times of Israel, “The subterranean data center — complete with an electrical room, industrial battery power banks and living quarters for Hamas terrorists operating the computer servers — was built precisely under the location where Israel would not consider looking initially, let alone target in an airstrike.” Amid reports of the ongoing US-brokered negotiations between Israel and Hamas, there are reports of a plan to relocate Gazans to facilitate humanitarian efforts. While these rumors have yet to be confirmed, some possible host nations are being suggested. The UN estimates that over 90% of residential buildings have been damaged or destroyed. Reconstruction would require relocation of much of Gaza’s population. NBC News reported on Saturday that the Trump transition team suggested relocating some of Gaza’s two million inhabitants during post-war reconstruction efforts, with one of the possible host countries being Indonesia. The NBC report cited an anonymous transition official, suggesting that the relocation plan faces difficult obstacles. Regional countries have rejected accepting Palestinian migrants for fear they will radicalize their populations and cause internal strife. Potential host countries are also concerned about being seen as complicit in creating another refugee crisis. Palestinians and anti-Israel groups have also expressed deep reservations about any relocation proposals, fearing they might be permanently prevented from returning to their homeland, paving the way for Jews to be allowed to live in the region as they did before Gaza was ethnically cleansed in 2005. The ceasefire deal includes injecting large amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, much of which has been hijacked by Hamas and sold to raise money to continue its war against Israel. Relocating the residents of Gaza would allow for providing humanitarian assistance that Hamas would not steal. Indonesia has firmly denied media reports suggesting it could become a temporary host country. Meanwhile, Indonesia continues to demonstrate strong support for Gaza through various initiatives. In a significant move, President Prabowo Subianto announced in June 2024 that Indonesia would evacuate 1,000 Gaza war victims for medical treatment. The country has also offered to accommodate 1,000 traumatized Gazan children in Muslim boarding schools across East and West Java, particularly those orphaned by the war. “Indonesia is very pro-Palestinian and not pro-Israel,” Stross told Israel365 News. “There have been refugees from other Arab countries, for example, from Syria and Iraq. But this has been on a limited basis and with strict oversight. Indonesia has 17,000 islands and the refugees were restricted to one island and not permitted to move around the country. They were housed in institutions like orphanages or dormitories. And they were moved on to Australia fairly quickly.” “Indonesians like order and safety and hate chaos,” Stross said. “I am sure there is pressure from other Muslim or Arab states on Indonesia but they would not want to welcome in a large number of Muslims with radical beliefs.” Indonesia has the largest population of Muslims worldwide, with around 241.5 million. The country still refuses to recognize the State of Israel, conditioning its recognition on a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. US President Donald Trump rescinded the sanctions imposed by the former Biden administration on Israeli settler groups in the West Bank, the new White House website announced on Monday, following Trump’s inauguration. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-838476 Outrage is intensifying after Israeli hostages recently freed from Gaza revealed they were held in U.N. facilities during their captivity, with critics calling UNRWA a “front for Hamas” that must be “disbanded” immediately. The women, who endured nearly a year and a half of harrowing captivity under the terrorist group Hamas, described being detained in United Nations facilities, including tent camps and humanitarian zones administered by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Israel’s Channel 13 News reports. Wrote Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, “If the UN prefers to work closely with terrorists instead of working with the United States and Israel to get our hostages home, they don’t deserve a single cent of our taxpayer dollars,” he added. “It’s been 474 days – BRING THEM ALL HOME.” On Tuesday, President Trump halted UNRWA funding as part of his sweeping first-day actions. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/22/freed-israeli-hostages-hamas-used-u-n-facilities/ Hamas gave 'completion certificates' to released hostages with Red Cross signatures:
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