Israel is done with the disingenuous bartering that Hamas has been carrying out using the lives of our precious hostages. Prime Minister Netanyahu and the government are demanding all the hostages be returned immediately, alive and dead, along with a promise by the Gazan people that Hamas will never again exist amongst their people. This is a commitment that U.S. President Donald Trump is fully on board with, says his Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff. According to the president, Hamas must end.
On their side, Hamas is showing signs that it may be open to an arrangement. Maybe it is because it sees its false “genocide” narrative falling apart. Even as the media gloms onto any new picture of a desperately sick Yemeni or Egyptian child that Hamas puts forward as a Gazan victim of Israel’s extermination plan, the Gazans themselves keep posting videos of fully stocked markets and restaurants that are serving generous dinners and delicate desserts. It’s gotten to the point that the only ones who believe the media lies are brain-washed antisemites who desperately want to find reasons to hate Israel. Sadly, there are plenty of them, and they are getting more violent as the days pass. As just one tragic example, look at the twisted transgender antisemite who shot at Catholic school children yesterday, killing two and wounding 17 more. In these days of deception, the violence by the left is only going to get worse.
Deliberately Twisting Statistics
London’s daily newspaper, The Guardian, is back twisting facts again to fit their narrative. A headline of theirs read, “Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza War”. This is directly contrary to Israel’s claim that they are fighting the most civilian-cautious war that’s ever been waged. But if The Guardian says that Israel itself has admitted it with their own data, then who could argue?
Not surprisingly, this is a false narrative. What the statistic actually claims is that out of every 100 Gazans killed, only 17 were known pre-war to be part of a terrorist organization. Most of the other dead were also terrorists; they just weren’t known to be part of a group prior to October 7, or they hadn’t joined until that time. This is where the divide exists between how the Israeli military and The Guardian process data. If a man crawls out of a tunnel with an AK-47 strapped to his back and an RPG in his hands, the IDF makes the assumption that he is an enemy terrorist. The Guardian, however, seems to believe that the Israeli military should first identify the person, check him against a terrorist list that was created pre-October 7, and, if his name isn’t on the list, they should recognize him as the innocent civilian that he obviously is. This logic is asinine. But because the lie is anti-Israel, it is contagious. Even former U.S. congressman from Texas and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, a man who has never met a conspiracy theory he didn’t like, jumped on the bandwagon, posting on his X account, “Horror: Israeli Intel Database Reveals 83% killed in Gaza are civilians!” Oy vavoy, Mr. Congressman. You leave me with no words.
Israel Defense Forces Fire on Harmless Gazan Hospital Hoping to Kill Journalists
That headline is the narrative the media was trying to push last week regarding the IDF’s assault on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis without coming right out and printing it. What they failed to mention was that the hospital is a Hamas stronghold chock full of terrorists, and that it is used to spy on Israeli troop movements. But anytime you can put “Israel” and “hospital” together in a headline, the media knows to run with it. And if you can somehow finagle the word “journalist” in there, too, you just may earn yourself a Pulitzer.
Israel Expands into Judea and Samaria
Last week, I told you about the Knesset approving new Jewish communities in the area formerly called the West Bank. Progress continued this past week with a special ceremony celebrating the approval of 17 new Jewish communities in Binyamin. At the event, Prime Minister Netanyahu stated, “I said that we will build and hold on to our homeland, and we are doing it.”
Israel Strikes Back Against Yemen
Recently, Yemen fired a cluster bomb warhead at Israel. That is technology that is far too advanced for the khat-chewing Houthi crazies. What it indicates is that Iran is directly involved in the firing of missiles from Yemen at Israel. Iran’s time will come, but first things first.
Israel Set Fire to Yemen on Sunday with a Massive Airstrike
Hit were the presidential palace (which was unfortunately empty), the Haziz power plant, the A-Sateen power station, the Al-Nahadeen military compound, a fuel storage site, and a missile depot. The main goal of the Yemenites missile and UAV campaign is to prevent the IDF from moving forward in Gaza. Hopefully, one day they will learn that their mission is futile, that Iran is just using them, and that the IDF has a nearly unlimited stock of weapons. Once they do, they can go back to trying to kill Saudi Arabians like they did in the good old days, and leave the Israelis alone.
Quick Reminder: Lebanon is Collapsing
As I do every week, I want to remind you once more that Lebanon is in a downward spiral economically, militarily, and socially. The only way the Lebanese can save their country is to boot Hezbollah out. But because the terrorist group is so deeply entrenched in the governmental and social fabric of the nation, it is easier said than done. President Aoun has said that Hezbollah must disarm. Hezbollah has responded with, “You can have my AK-47 when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.” Aoun has got to come to a place where he is ready to make the fingers of Hezbollah cold and dead, otherwise the spiral will continue until the nation collapses. Meanwhile, in the south, Israel will keep patrolling, taking out every Hezbollah stronghold that comes too close to the border and intercepting any weapons that are smuggled into the area.
Iran about to Face a European Snapback
Today, Britain, France, and Germany are initiating a process to “snapback” sanctions against Iran that had been imposed prior to the 2015 nuclear agreement. They’re encouraging the Islamic regime to jump through whatever hoops need to be jumped through so that the Europeans have an excuse to hold off taking the measure. Tehran issued their usual warning of a “harsh response” if the sanctions are reinstated.
