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🚨 ** HAMAS WARNS OF ANOTHER OCTOBER 7 LIKE ATTACK. ISRAELI OFFICIAL: HAMAS HAS 3OK ARMED OPERATIVES IN GAZA, IS SMUGGLING WEAPONS INTO HOSPITALS AND SCHOOLS**
Following Hamas’s warning that it is prepared to launch an October 7-style attack anywhere, Israeli officials say the threat proves the terror group has no intention of disarming and is focused solely on maintaining its grip on power.
After a meeting with senior Hamas officials during a visit to Gaza, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov met with COGAT chief Yoram Halevi yesterday to convey a direct message from the terror group.
In the message, Hamas claimed that IDF operations, the shifting of the Yellow Line and the Palestinian Authority’s cancellation of elections have eroded its control over Gaza, leaving it increasingly unable to maintain its grip on the Strip.
Hamas reportedly warned that it is prepared to launch an October 7-style attack wherever it deems necessary, including in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel or abroad.
Israeli officials describe this as a **direct threat against Israel**, saying such a warning has not been conveyed in this manner during the current war, particularly not through the UN.
The Israeli official said the message demonstrates that Hamas has no intention of disarming and reinforces assessments that the group is rearming and preparing to resume fighting.
The warning was submitted in a written document by COGAT to the political and security leadership, including the defense minister and IDF chief of staff.
According to the Israeli official, Hamas currently has around **30,000 military wing operatives in Gaza**, who remain deployed, are recruiting new members and are transferring weapons into hospitals and schools.
Israeli officials stress that Hamas must be judged not only by its capabilities, which have been significantly degraded, but also by its intentions.
“Even if its capabilities are no longer comparable to what they were before October 7, and even if it can only attack IDF positions or harm soldiers, that is still a serious enough threat.”
“We must remain prepared and understand that on the other side is an enemy whose desire to harm us has not disappeared,” the official added.
Israeli officials also say the warning is a clear response to international claims that Israel is delaying implementation of the ceasefire.
“This is a reminder to the world of who we are dealing with.”
The UN envoy’s information about Hamas’s warning was also passed to the US military headquarters overseeing the region. The Board of Peace has yet to respond to an inquiry on the matter.
מועמדת ישר אומרת לי: נביא סחף של ח״כים ציונים ודמוקרטים מהליכוד לגוש השינוי.
דבורה שריפיאן בכר, מקום 14 במפלגת "ישר!": "אנחנו לא מחרימים את מצביעי הליכוד, אנחנו קוראים לח"כים הציוניים מהמפלגה להצטרף אלינו" | @GuyAz
🇮🇱🇮🇳 Netanyahu invites Modi to light an Independence Day torch in Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he spoke with his friend, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and invited him to light a torch alongside a heroic Indian pilot on Israel’s Independence Day.
Modi thanked Netanyahu for the invitation, saying India and Israel are fighting terrorism together, both on the ground and in the air, and praised the two countries’ strong, longstanding ties.
It should be noted that Netanyahu hasn’t been elected yet and it’s not clear who will be the prime minister on Israel’s next Independence Day
मैंने अपने मित्र, भारत के प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी से बात की और उन्हें इज़राइल के स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर वीर भारतीय पायलट के साथ मशाल प्रज्वलित करने के लिए आमंत्रित किया।
मोदी ने निमंत्रण के लिए मुझे धन्यवाद दिया और कहा कि ज़मीन पर और हवा में, भारत और इज़राइल आतंकवाद के ख़िलाफ़ मिलकर लड़ रहे हैं। उन्होंने हमारे बीच के मज़बूत और वर्षों पुराने संबंधों की भी सराहना की। 🇮🇱🇮🇳
🚨 בהמשך לדיווח ברויטרס על פינוי של אנשי סגל ובני משפחותיהם משגרירויות ארה״ב משלל מדינות במזרח התיכון, גורם אמריקאי אומר לי: ישראל אינה כלולה ברשימת השגרירויות המיועדות לפינוי. המהלך קשור לאיום החות׳י.
דובר מחלקת המדינה האמריקנית טומי פיגוט מבהיר: הפינוי קשור אך ורק לעובדי ממשל לא חיוניים ובני משפחותיהם בערב הסעודית.
🚨🇺🇸 State department spokesman Tommy Pigott on the original report:
“This is inaccurate. The U.S. Department of State issued an ordered departure for non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members in Saudi Arabia only.
Iranian-supported Houthis have increasingly engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure resulting in civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions.
The safety and security of Department personnel and their families remain our highest priority, and we will continue to take all necessary steps to protect and support them.”
🚨UPDATE: A U.S. official me: Regarding reports of new evacuations at U.S. embassies in the region, Israel is not one of them. The move is Houthi-related.
🚨 The US State Department is preparing to issue an ordered departure of some personnel and family members from US embassies across the Gulf region, three US officials tell Reuters.
The move was due to a possible resumption of hostilities, particularly with Iran-aligned Houthi militia in Yemen, two of the US officials said.
🚨 The US State Department is preparing to issue an ordered departure of some personnel and family members from US embassies across the Gulf region, three US officials tell Reuters.
The move was due to a possible resumption of hostilities, particularly with Iran-aligned Houthi militia in Yemen, two of the US officials said.
🚨 NETANYAHU DECLARES REGIME CHANGE IN IRAN AS ISRAEL’S OBJECTIVE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
“The Iranian regime has still not learned its lesson. Mojtaba Khamenei, the latest tyrant, has decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. He has pulled the pin, and Iran is once again trying to develop weapons of death.
There is only one way to eliminate this threat once and for all: to topple the regime in Iran. And that is the directive I have given to the IDF, the Mossad and the security services.”
NETANYAHU TO i24NEWS: “ISRAEL IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE STRONGEST POWER IN THE MIDDLE EAST”
Netanyahu says most countries in the region are reaching out to Israel because they see its strength and determination.
On the possibility of diplomatic progress with Saudi Arabia following intelligence assistance against the Houthis, Netanyahu says “things are progressing and ripening.”
He rules out what he calls the “ridiculous and outrageous price” demanded by the Israeli left: a Palestinian state that would become “a terrorist fortress in the heart of our country.”
“Things are moving along the path I believe in. It’s called peace through strength,” Netanyahu says, attributing the shift to Israel’s reversal of the regional balance of power.
🚨i24NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Netanyahu's push for swift action against Iran, security establishment urges caution
Israel is being extremely tight-lipped about yesterday’s meeting with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at Ovda Airbase, confirming only that Iran was discussed, amid talks with Washington on the possibility of resuming strikes.
An informed source tells i24NEWS that Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israel’s political leadership believe swift action against Iran is essential. Senior security officials, however, prefer to wait, while stressing they are ready to act as soon as the order is given.
“We are prepared for any development,” a military source tells i24NEWS.
Meanwhile, intelligence assessments still indicate that Iran may seek to exploit the Israeli elections to disrupt or completely derail election day.
As we previously reported, potential threats include missile fire, terrorist attacks and attempts to target senior Israeli figures. Any decision to launch an operation will ultimately depend, among other factors, on how imminent and concrete these threats are.
🚨Civilian aid resumes in Gaza despite Hamas threats
Private-sector merchants resumed operations today, after Israel suspended coordination of goods entering Gaza last week over Hamas extortion threats against traders.
COGAT says the resumption is gradual and not yet fully coordinated, allowing Israel to monitor merchants and verify that Hamas is no longer taxing incoming trucks. Merchants claim Hamas has stopped demanding NIS 10,000 per truck.
Israeli officials say they are not relying solely on merchants’ reports.
In practice, Israel recognizes that Hamas will continue finding ways to profit from incoming goods, while adjusting to pressure from the Board of Peace to allow 600 aid trucks into Gaza daily.
🚨 My report: Gaza goods entering the Strip drop 50% amid Hamas violations
Against the backdrop of a suspension of coordination for civilian goods entering Gaza, following Hamas violations, the volume of goods entering the Strip fell by 50% today.
Hamas is demanding 10,000 per truck entering Gaza and that 30% of the goods be sold for cash.
Israeli officials insist there is no concern over a humanitarian crisis, as Gaza is already flooded with goods. According to COGAT, around 250 trucks a day are sufficient to meet all of Gaza’s civilian needs.
Hamas is expected to cynically exploit the decline, which Israel says is not its responsibility.
🚨Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
"We are committed to completing the elimination of the Iranian regime; I discussed this with President Trump. Alongside this, the elimination of Hezbollah and peace with Lebanon will also come.״
🌒 ✨🚀 🇮🇱 Israel is moving to establish an IDF Space Division, with Defense Minister Israel Katz hailing the decision as a major step toward making Israel a global security space power.
“Israeli Star Wars,” Katz said, setting the goal of positioning Israel among the world’s leading countries in military space capabilities, including the ability to monitor, defend and strike targets from space.
Katz said the move would strengthen deterrence, enhance Israel’s security and boost the country’s technology, innovation and space industries.
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 What to Watch: Netanyahu, Hegseth and Emirati Officials Meet as Israeli Strike Preparations and Trump’s Iran Warning Raise Stakes Ahead of Elections
With just one week until Israel’s elections, tensions with Iran are reaching a critical point. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met yesterday with U.S. Secretary of war Pete Hegseth at an Israeli Air Force base.
Netanyahu posted a video from the airbase, delivering a pointed message: “We have the readiness, the determination, and the capability to strike our enemies the moment it is required. Our enemies will suffer harsher blows than they have suffered up to now.”
Meanwhile, open source intel reports indicate that 10 of Israeli Air Force fighter jets have taken off from Nevatim Airbase, crossed from Syrian into Iraqi airspace and conducted simulated strike profiles. The reported simulations, taking place repeatedly in recent days, are intended to keep Iranian air defenses on high alert and blur the line between training and actual operations.
In his endorsement post, President Trump wrote: “unless they (Iran) change their ways, rapidly, we will soon finish the job. If Israel has the wrong Leader, which would be anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do this work ourselves, and I am not inclined to do so.”
A report on CNN that Emirati representatives also took part in some of the meetings has been denied by Israeli officials.
As always, it was an honor to visit our warfighters in @CENTCOM today. The best of our country, on a historic mission. Godspeed.
🚨 TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED OVER PLANNED TERROR ATTACK
Israeli security forces arrested two suspects on Highway 1 near the Latrun Interchange, following precise intelligence from the Shin Bet indicating they were planning an attack against Israeli civilians.
The arrests were carried out by Yamam counterterrorism forces and the Shin Bet. No Israeli forces were injured.
The suspects have been transferred to the Shin Bet for questioning.
לא פחות ממדהים לצפות בסרטון הזה ובמסרים התבוסתנים של מי שלא האמינו בכוח של צה״ל לפרק את חמאס ואת חיזבאללה וכנ״ל להסיר מעל ישראל את האיום הקיומי של איראן גרעיני. אמנם לא תמה הדרך אבל אבוי לנו אילו מישהו היה מקשיב לעצות האחיתופל הללו.
🚨Breaking: 2 Palestinian suspects were arrested on Israel’s main Highway - road number 1 as they were on their way carry out an imminent terror attack.
אפשר כמובן לטעון שהמציאות השתנתה או שדעתו השתנתה מאז, אבל להלן הודעת ישר מהערב ומתחתיה המאמר משנת 2018 עליו חתום הרמטכ״ל דאז רא״ל גדי איזנקוט מתוך כתב העת מערכות.
*גדי איזנקוט, יו״ר מפלגת ישר! עם איזנקוט:*
ראש הממשלה היוצא נתניהו מפיץ בעברית ואנגלית משובחת עוד שקר מופרע לפיו כרמטכ״ל טענתי שיש להשלים עם איראן גרעינית.
שקר וכזב.
אין מה לצפות ממי שהפך את תרבות השקר למפעל חיים, והיום לא מסוגל בעצמו להבדיל בין אמת לשקר - אך הציבור חכם ומואס בשקרים. אני שומע את זה מדי יום, בכל קצוות הארץ.
אני קורא לציבור הרחב ולעיתונאים לעיין במסמך המלא שכרמטכ״ל כתבתי ב-2018, עם החזון שלי לצה"ל ואסטרטגיית בניין הכוח של צה"ל לקראת שנת 2048. אסטרטגיה, אגב, שראש הממשלה דאז (נתניהו) אישר.
השקר הזה, כאילו רמטכ״ל צה״ל סבר שאיראן גרעינית היא מצב אפשרי לישראל, הופך להיות מסוכן כאשר הוא מופץ על ידי האדם שאזרחי ישראל הפקידו בידיו במשך שני עשורים את ביטחון חייהם.
אל מול שקרים בעברית ובאנגלית, נגיב באמת ובעובדות.
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