(Tel Aviv, Israel) — Hamas has chosen to return to war, and by choosing not to release the kidnapped Israeli hostages from Gaza, the terrorists have chosen death.
The “gates of hell” have reopened in Gaza. Israeli fighter jets resumed targeted military operations on Hamas positions Tuesday morning, eliminating many high-ranking terror leaders. For three weeks, Hamas has refused to release a single Israeli hostage and rejected serious proposals brokered by President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff.
Today, the message from the White House and Israel is clear: the carrot of diplomacy has been replaced by the heavy stick of military power.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, stated that “The Trump administration and the White House were consulted by the Israelis on their attacks in Gaza tonight.”
“As President Trump has made it clear,” she continued, “Hamas, the Houthis, Iran, all those who seek to terrorize not just Israel, but also the United States of America, will see a price to pay—all hell will break loose.”
Israeli intelligence shows Hamas exploited Israel during the ceasefire, taking advantage of the calm to recruit 30,000 new fighters and restore rocket launching capability. The IDF says the terrorists were preparing new attacks on Israeli civilians and infrastructure, including potential strikes on Israeli railways. That imminent threat demanded immediate action.
“All of the terrorists in the Middle East, again, the Houthis, Hezbollah, Hamas, Iranian-backed terror proxies, and Iran themselves, should take President Trump very seriously when he says he is not afraid to stand for law-abiding people,” Leavitt further warned. “He is not afraid to stand up for the United States of America and our friend and our ally, Israel.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office (PMO) says the decision to return to military action was not made lightly.
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have instructed the IDF to take strong action against the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip,” the PMO announced on Tuesday. “This follows Hamas’s repeated refusal to release our hostages, as well as its rejection of all of the proposals it has received from US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and from the mediators.”
“The IDF is, at this time, attacking targets of the Hamas terrorist organization throughout the Gaza Strip in order to achieve the objectives of the war as they have been determined by the political echelon, including the release of all of our hostages, the living and the deceased,” the statement underscored. “Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength.”
Remember those deranged hostage handover ceremonies when Hamas allowed the people of Gaza to humiliate and intimidate the Israelis, forcing them to smile and wave, even giving them goodie bags? Those weren’t humanitarian gestures. They were calculated displays of power designed to signal terror sympathizers that Hamas is still in control.
What about the 59 remaining hostages? Sadly, we don’t know how many are alive or dead. What we do know is that Hamas doesn’t respond to diplomatic pressure. Terrorists only speak one language: Force.
Karoline Leavitt added in her interview with Hannity: “President Trump inherited a lot of problems because of the incompetence and the weakness of the Biden-Harris administration, but he is focused on fixing them, and our allies and our adversaries better take him seriously.”
Hamas forced Israel to defend itself and its people after invading on October 7. Now, Israel’s patience has run out.
Daniel Cohen is an award-winning anchor who serves as the Israel Correspondent and News Director of the Real Life Network.
Editor’s Note: ‘God Is Taking Note’
Robert Gottselig, an Executive Director of the Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, recently described the lies against Israel as “demonic.”
“Anti-Zionism is anti-semitism. Period. If you want to know who is trying to commit genocide, it’s the Palestinians, as they shout all day long their mantra, ‘From The River To The Sea, Palestine Will Be Free,’” Gottselig warned. “That’s from the Jordan to the Mediterranean. That means no Israel. That means death to the Jews.”
“They are accusing Israel of that which they want to do themselves,” he stressed. “Then they try to convince the world that it’s Israel that is to blame. It’s all due to their demonic hate for Israel and the Jewish people.
“If we don’t stand with Israel and against those who wish them dead, Genesis 12:3 promises us that God will curse those who curse His chosen people. Let’s not be silent,” he urged Christians. “Let’s get involved and take a stand in these evil days where evil is being presented as good and good as evil. Don’t sit back and say nothing. God is taking note.”
