Sixth and Final Group of Freed Hostages Enters Israeli Territory as Truce Ends: The sixth and final group of hostages — ten Israeli, four Thai — entered Israeli territory early Thursday morning as a truce expired between Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas. Earlier, on Wednesday evening, Hamas released two Israeli women who also hold Russian citizenship. They were forced to march with Hamas terrorists past a large group of jeering Palestinians in Gaza, with the Red Cross van waiting for them and participating in the ritual of humiliation: Most are women and children, including several male teenagers. Hamas delayed the final release by several hours, evidently in an effort to gain leverage over Israel and to pressure the Israeli government to accept a four-day extension of the truce. The ten hostages were only handed over to the Red Cross about an hour before midnight. The United States and Qatar are trying to arrange for an extension of the truce. The Israeli government has vowed to take the fight to Hamas again once the truce ends, and it appears to have the strong support of the Israeli public in resuming the war. Hamas Gunmen Kill Three, Injure Eight in Jerusalem Terror Shooting: Terrorist gunmen killed three people and wounded eight more in Jerusalem on Thursday, Israeli police said, just minutes after a six-day truce between Israel and Hamas was extended to a seventh day, and just hours after an American hostage was freed. Both attackers were shot dead at the scene, near a bus stop on the western side of Jerusalem, where there are no checkpoints guarding the city entrance. Starts @ 2:20 “God is testing the nations right now” - Fair Use- IDF Strikes 200 Terror Targets in North, South Gaza After Hamas Breaks Truce: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday that Israel had struck over 200 terror targets in both northern and southern Gaza after Hamas violated a seven-day truce just over an hour before it was set to expire. In a statement, the IDF said: The IDF struck areas booby-trapped with explosives, terror tunnel shafts, launch posts, and operational command centers designated by Hamas for use in the renewed fighting. Hamas also refused to comply with a demand by Israel and the United States that it allow the Red Cross to visit roughly 140 remaining hostages. The IDF also struck military targets in southern Lebanon in response to attacks from Iran’s terror proxy there, Hezbollah. And people wonder why God had the Israelites wipe out complete people groups in the Old Testament. Seems pretty obvious now with the way Hamas and the people of Gaza have behaved and indoctrinated their children from the earliest of ages to behave. You cannot change these peoples behavior. It is ingrained into their very DNA at this point.
Following Hamas’ violation of the operational pause, over the last few hours, ground, air and naval forces struck terror targets in the north and south of the Gaza Strip, including in Khan Yunis and Rafah.
Hamas broke the truce, hours after the seventh and last group of released hostages released Israel, by launching rockets at Israeli communities near Gaza, most of which are still evacuated.
