The Hamas battalions in the northern Gaza Strip are near collapse, with many terrorists surrendering and providing intelligence to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday. The Times of Israel noted: “We have encircled the last strongholds of Hamas in Jabaliya and Shejaiya, the battalions that were considered invincible, that prepared for years to fight us, are on the verge of being dismantled,” Gallant says at a press conference. He says hundreds of Hamas operatives have surrendered to Israeli troops in recent days, which he says “shows what is happening” to the terror group. “Whoever surrenders — his life is spared,” Gallant says, adding that among those who have been arrested by the IDF are terrorists who participated in the October 7 terror attack on Israeli communities. Gallant also said that Hamas terrorists who surrendered were providing “interesting” intelligence. Over the weekend, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Hamas terrorists to surrender, telling them it was not worth dying for the Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. Grzegorz Braun, a pro-Russia member of the Confederation of the Polish Crown party in the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish parliament) used a fire extinguisher on a menorah at a Hanukkah ceremony at the parliament on Tuesday. Video posted online shows Braun spraying the large menorah, extinguishing the lit candles, becoming enveloped in a cloud as a crowd of reporters gathered around him. Those around him can be heard saying: “you should be ashamed.” He responds: “Those who take part in acts of the satanic cult should be ashamed.” Amir Tsarfati: Arab Christians in the IDF can now add the official Israeli Christian flag patch on their uniform. Mr. Biden - I hope that in November 2024 it’s your administration that will be charged! AFTER OCTOBER 7th THERE WILL NEVER BE A PALESTINIAN STATE! Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told soldiers on Wednesday that Israel “will destroy Hamas” regardless of “international pressures.” Netanyahu made his comments in conversation with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers, a day after the United Nations General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, and after U.S. President Joe Biden criticized Israel for what he called, without evidence, “indiscriminate bombing.” Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke by radio with the 460 Brigade Commander, Col. Dvir Edri, who is currently fighting in the heart of the Gaza Strip and told him [translated from Hebrew]: I want you to pass along to the last soldier: We are continuing to the end, until victory, until the destruction of Hamas. Let there be no doubt about this. This is important. This is the message that I want to reach every soldier there. Be strong and have courage. Thank you.” The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday that Israeli soldiers involved in combat against Hamas terrorists in Gaza had killed three Israeli hostages who were mistaken for the enemy. In a statement, the IDF said: During combat in Shejaiya, the IDF mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat. As a result, the troops fired toward them and they were killed. During searches and checks in the area in which the incident occurred, a suspicion arose over the identities of the deceased. Their bodies were transferred to Israeli territory for examination, after which it was confirmed that they were three Israeli hostages. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a statement in which he said the entire nation mourned the “unbearable tragedy.” The IDF expresses deep sorrow regarding this disaster and shares in the grief of the families. May their memories be a blessing. By Marc Turnage Nazareth—the boyhood home of Jesus—sits on a limestone ridge (the Nazareth Ridge) in the Lower Galilee that separates the Jezreel Valley to the south from the Beit Netofa Valley to the north. Nazareth first appears in ancient literary sources in the New Testament (Matthew 2:23; Luke 1:26; Luke 2:4, 39, and 51). According to Luke, Jesus’ mother, Mary, came from Nazareth (1:26). Matthew relates how the Holy Family, after returning from Egypt, relocated to Nazareth (2:19–23). Jesus taught in Nazareth’s synagogue (Luke 4:16-30), and as His popularity grew, He became known as “Jesus from Nazareth” (Matthew 21:11). Although Nazareth is not mentioned in ancient sources prior to the New Testament, archaeologists have uncovered remains from the Middle Bronze Age (time of the Patriarchs), Iron Age II (time of kingdoms of Israel and Judah), and the late Hellenistic eras. The discovery of tombs from the early Roman period (first century B.C. to second century A.D.) indicates the limit of the village, as Jews do not bury their dead inside of cities or villages. The site in the first century covered an area of about sixty 60 acres, with a population of maybe perhaps 500 people. Ancient Nazareth sits 3.8 miles (about an hour-and-fifteen-minute walk) to the south of Sepphoris, the capital of Galilee when Jesus was a boy. Its proximity indicates its dependency upon Sepphoris; moreover, its location between the Jezreel and Beit Netofa Valleys, both of which contained international travel routes, suggests that Jesus was anything but “a hick from the sticks.” Archaeologists uncovered what they tentatively identify as a Jewish ritual immersion bath from the early Roman period. If they are correct, it may point to the location of the synagogue of Nazareth (see Luke 4:16-30). This, as well as early Christian structures, are now enclosed inside the modern compound of the Catholic Church of the Annunciation, built in the 1960s. Later Jewish tradition identifies Nazareth as the location where the priestly course of Hapizez settled after the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in A.D. 70; an inscription discovered in the coastal city of Caesarea, from the Byzantine period, repeats this. The church fathers Eusebius and Epiphanius indicate that the population of Nazareth was Jewish into the sixth century A.D. By the fourth century A.D., Christian pilgrims began to journey to Nazareth and were shown a cave identified as the home of Mary. It remains a place for pilgrims to this day. It has housed churches since the Byzantine period. Today, Nazareth contains two main pilgrim churches: the Catholic Church of the Annunciation and the Orthodox church built over the spring of Nazareth. Amir Tsarfati: Russian report on the arrival of an Israeli warship in the Bab al-Mandab area to deal with the Houthis threat. It is a shame, but the real fault lies with Hamas. You can only do so much and during war, sooner or later, mistakes will be made. It is very sad. Hamas would love nothing more than to deliberately set this up, for the IDF to unknowingly kill their own.
Israel Defense Minister: Hamas’ Northern Battalions Surrendering, Near Collapse:
Shock Video: Polish Parliamentarian Uses Fire Extinguisher on Menorah at Hanukkah Ceremony:
It’s been reported since Oct 7, Arab Christians, who are not legally required to serve in the Israeli army, have been volunteering in record numbers.
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Scrawled on the wall of a Hebrew school in San Francisco. Children arrived for classes to see the message “Kill Jews.” Because terrorizing children is THE way to “Free Palestine."
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A 4-year-old Gazan girl was found outside in the battlefield in Gaza. IDF soldiers took care of her with a protective vest all the way into her house.
She was returned without forcing her to wave to anyone and without demanding three murderers for her.
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As his first executive order, Argentina’s President Javier Milei reduced the number of government ministries from 21 to 9.
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No fewer than 85 attacks by Iranian militias against American military targets in the Middle East since mid-October, but Biden is silent. This is nothing short of amazing, and very damaging to the deterrent image of the United States.
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20 hostages so far have been murdered by Hamas in captivity.
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Hamas loots humanitarian aid and guards it at gunpoint. The civilians don’t get the humanitarian aid in Gaza — Hamas does.
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This school that belongs to UNRWA was blown up by the IDF after we found a very sophisticated terror tunnel infrastructure underneath. As always the UN shelters Hamas!
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Despite the criticism and the outrageous hearing: Harvard University announced that President Claudine Gay will remain in her position.
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Turkish member of parliament Hasan Bitmez curses and condemns Israel for the attacks in Gaza - then collapses due to cardiac arrest.
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Biden in unprecedented anti-Israeli statements (as if we didn't know): “Netanyahu will not be able to refuse a Palestinian state in the future, Israel is starting to lose support due to indiscriminate bombings, Netanyahu must change the composition of his government.”
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Arab reports: Qatar informed three Hamas leaders to leave its territory within 24 hours after an Israeli threat to assassinate them. According to the report they flew to Algeria.
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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in a joint statement: "We will not send any more humanitarian aid to Gaza, nor will we invest in Gaza after the war without a 2-state solution, this is the responsibility of Israel and the US."
Now the Hamas-loving Gazans are really on their own!
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135 Israeli hostages remain in Gaza, 18 of them are presumed dead based on intelligence collected by the IDF.
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https://t.me/s/beholdisraelchannel Netanyahu: ‘We Will Destroy Hamas’ Regardless of ‘International Pressures’:
Tragedy: Three Hostages Mistakenly Killed by IDF During Firefight Against Hamas in Gaza:
Biblical Israel: Nazareth
This will be the fifth front for the IDF alongside Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria.
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A Hezbollah suicide drone attacked Israeli forces on the border near Manara. Two Israeli casualties are evacuated to Rambam hospital in Haifa. The IDF began to strike southern Lebanon from the air and with heavy artillery. It appears to be the most violent morning on the Lebanese border since the beginning of the war 70 days ago.
A major war with Hezbollah is a matter of time- probably days!
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