ISRAEL BREAKING NEWS

https://www.timesofisrael.com/4-miles-from-war-in-biggest-homecoming-yet-hundreds-of-evacuees-return-to-shokeda/

Dear ELAINE,

After more than 3 months in temporary housing, the community of Shokeda on the Gaza border went home!

The huge smile on the people's faces as they return to their homes is priceless.

Welcome home Shokeda community!
They are the first of the Gaza border communities to return home since October 7th!
We have been "hugging" them for months meeting their needs daily.
We bought a cake for each family with a poem welcoming them back home.
There is still a long road ahead in dealing with the intense trauma they experienced, but knowing that people around the world care about them is a glimmer of hope.
Let us continue to pray and support them as they recover and rebuild their lives.
Hundreds of members of Shokeda, a national-religious moshav situated six kilometers (four miles) from the border with Gaza, have returned to their homes.

The homecoming Thursday by about 80 percent of Shokeda’s 132 families was the largest single movement of people into the Tekuma Region near Gaza since its evacuation after the October 7 onslaught by Hamas and Israel’s subsequent war against the terror group.

“It was with mixed feelings,” Shokeda Mayor Efraim Luzon told The Times of Israel. “On the one hand, returning home was immensely joyous but on the other, we know this fateful war isn’t over, isn’t won yet, with everything that means for the State of Israel and the people of Israel.”

This duality was reflected in the appearance of the returning residents, who arrived from their temporary accommodations in Moshav Neve Ilan near Jerusalem holding colorful balloons but wearing black and white attire, including many clad in black sweatshirts emblazoned with “Shokedai” and “Shokedait” — Hebrew for someone from Shokeda — in white. Some of the residents set immediately about mowing their overgrown lawns.
The returnees held a tree-planting ceremony to celebrate belatedly Tu Bishvat, the Jewish day celebrating plants, which fell on January 25, and to signify their determination to grow their community.

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WATCH: ISRAELI MOTORIST NARROWLY ESCAPES HEZBOLLAH MISSILE
written by Micha Gefen February 27, 2024 3.5K views
https://www.israelunwired.com/watch-israeli-motorist-narrowly-escapes-hezbollah-missile/?
Hezbollah shot more than 100 rockets and missiles at Israel over the last 48 hours causing widespread destruction and some near fatal situations in Northern Israel.
RUMBLE https://rumble.com/v4g2y83-hezbollah-rockets-almost-hit-israeli-motorist.html

The video above shows rockets narrowly missing Israeli motorists in Northern Israel. This is just one of many strikes against Israel in the last 48 hours which has seen an exponential increase in attacks from Hezbollah against Israel. Perhaps the most important target in Israel that Hezbollah targeted is the strategic base on top of Mount Meron.

Hezbollah fired some 35 rockets at the base, causing no damage as many of the projectiles were intercepted and others hit open areas. Hezbollah also sent multiple drones into the upper Galilee, forcing residents into safe rooms across the North.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi warned that Hezbollah will “pay a very high price” for its continued attacks on northern Israel.

“Hezbollah decided on October 7th, in the evening, that it is joining. For that it must pay a very high price,” Halevi stated during an assessment at the 146th Division’s HQ earlier today.

GEN. HERZI HALEVIHEZBOLLAHMOUNT MERON

Those Israeli Settlements ‘Inconsistent with International Law’
The Biden administration has been steadily increasing its pressure on Israel. We learn that Biden has repeatedly denounced his “old friend Bibi” in private as an “SOB” and also other, even less flattering terms. The Bidenites vetoed in the Security Council a UAE-sponsored bill to require an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, but now the U.S. […]

Read more https://www.jihadwatch.org/2024/02/those-israeli-settlements-inconsistent-with-international-law
Hugh Fitzgerald

https://www.israelunwired.com/this-video-proves-the-un-is-an-enemy-of-israel/?
The IDF released footage today showing a cache of weapons found by the Paratroopers Brigade in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis, in a building adjacent to a United Nations school.
watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEuHzNjMVHE

If that wasn’t bad enough, the IDF explains in the video that Hamas operatives would hide in the UN school that was being used as a shelter for Gazan “civilians”, and sneak into the adjacent building by way of a hole in the wall to grab weapons to attack Israeli troops.

In another nearby building, the troops found even more firearms, ammunition, and military equipment.

The UN has been virulently anti-Israel for decades. Its daughter organization, UNRWA was coopted by Hamas and other Jihadist Nazis years ago. The Israeli government is pushing forward with its goal to completely dismantle UNRWA and remove it from all areas of the Land of Israel. UNRWA’s ideology of hate and promotion of genocide within the “palestinian” population renders it equivalent to a terrorist organization. 

Will the Netanyahu government finally declare UNRWA terrorists, which would make its leadership terrorists. This would mean as far as Israel is concerned, the UN is actively harboring terrorists. What’s interesting – Qatar is doing the same thing – is there really a difference?

Not much.
IDFKHAN YUNISUN

https://www.israelunwired.com/idf-destroys-tunnel-used-by-high-ranking-hamas-leaders/?
IDF DESTROYS TUNNEL USED BY HIGH RANKING HAMAS LEADERS
written by Micha Gefen February 21, 2024 875 views
The IDF reported today that it uncovered another major Hamas tunnel network in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis. The tunnel is believed to have been used by the terror group’s senior officials.
Troops of the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit and additional forces under the 98th Division entered the underground passages, where they encountered several blast doors and other blockages set up by Hamas operatives, the IDF says.
The IDF said in its report that the troops breached the barricades and identified Hamas gunmen in the tunnel, who were then killed in close-quarters combat and with other “special means.”

The tunnel — more than a kilometer long — included living quarters, as well as water and electricity infrastructure. It estimates that Hamas invested millions of shekels in its construction.

“This tunnel is part of a strategic and branching underground network located below Khan Yunis, which was used by senior Hamas officials and the Khan Younis Brigade for hiding and combat,” the IDF said.
GAZAIDFKHAN YUNISYAHALOM

https://www.israelunwired.com/this-video-proves-the-un-is-an-enemy-of-israel/?
THIS VIDEO PROVES THE UN IS AN ENEMY OF ISRAEL
written by David Mark February 20, 2024 3.4K views
RUMBLE VIDEO https://rumble.com/v4enolz-cache-of-weapons-found-next-to-un-building-in-khan-yunis.html
The IDF released footage today showing a cache of weapons found by the Paratroopers Brigade in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis, in a building adjacent to a United Nations school
If that wasn’t bad enough, the IDF explains in the video that Hamas operatives would hide in the UN school that was being used as a shelter for Gazan “civilians”, and sneak into the adjacent building by way of a hole in the wall to grab weapons to attack Israeli troops.

In another nearby building, the troops found even more firearms, ammunition, and military equipment.
The UN has been virulently anti-Israel for decades. Its daughter organization, UNRWA was coopted by Hamas and other Jihadist Nazis years ago. The Israeli government is pushing forward with its goal to completely dismantle UNRWA and remove it from all areas of the Land of Israel. UNRWA’s ideology of hate and promotion of genocide within the “palestinian” population renders it equivalent to a terrorist organization. 

Will the Netanyahu government finally declare UNRWA terrorists, which would make its leadership terrorists. This would mean as far as Israel is concerned, the UN is actively harboring terrorists. What’s interesting – Qatar is doing the same thing – is there really a difference?
Not much.

Times of Israel

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Avi covers the truth behind who the real occupiers and colonizers are in Israel.
https://pulseofisrael.com/2024/02/19/true-occupiers-colonizers/
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Who are the True Occupiers and Colonizers?
The Pulse of IsraelBy Avi AbelowFeb 19, 2024
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https://www.israelunwired.com/why-is-egypt-building-camps-on-its-border-with-gaza/
Why Is Egypt Building Camps On Its Border With Gaza?
written by David Mark February 19, 2024
Recent satellite footage has revealed that Egypt is building make shift camps on its side of the border with Gaza.
While Egypt denies that it is preparing to house refugees within Sinai, reports from the United Kingdom-based Sinai Foundation for Human Rights tells a different story. Videos show trucks and bulldozers clearing debris from a plot of land 21 square kilometers in size. The pictures indicate that Egypt can house around 100 thousand refugees. This would be a huge shift for Egypt who has made it clear it will never accept refugees from Gaza.

Why has Egypt changed its mind? The answer is simple - Israel finally means business and with an impending launch on Rafah, the chances of a large scale movement of Gazans into the Sinai is probable. The question is how many?

More than likely, it will not be able to stop the flow of Gazans going to the Sinai. Once it starts – the crowds will be too much for the Egyptian military. Then the chaos will really begin.
EGYPTGAZAHAMASSINAI

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
ISRAEL FROM THE INSIDE WITH DANIEL GORDIS
"We should never have sent in humanitarian aid. They want aid? Then let the hostages go." [excerpt]
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"We should never have sent in humanitarian aid. They want aid? Then let the hostages go." [excerpt]
There is no more passionate or insightful advocate for Zionism and Israel than Dr. Einat Wilf, and following her tweet below, we had a refreshingly frank conversation.
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THURSDAY (2/15): Even though the war is still raging, the army is beginning to investigate what seem to have been major errors. One of those was a tank that fired on a home in Kibbutz Bee’ri on October 7th, even though those involved knew that there were a dozen Israelis in the home (most were killed by the Israeli tank). We look at the investigation of the senior officer in charge, and share a haunting video with some survivors of Be’eri who recount what went on in those critical moments.

FRIDAY (2/16): We’ll wrap up the week, and also ask “Are we winning?” A fascinating piece in this weekend’s paper, written by someone who has been fighting in Gaza almost the entire time, essentially says “we haven’t won, but we’re going to”—and explains why he believes that, and what it will take to win. We’ll conclude the week with that piece, translated from the Hebrew for our readers.


Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
ISRAEL FROM THE INSIDE WITH DANIEL GORDIS
"We should never have sent in humanitarian aid. They want aid? Then let the hostages go." [excerpt]
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10:02
"We should never have sent in humanitarian aid. They want aid? Then let the hostages go." [excerpt]
There is no more passionate or insightful advocate for Zionism and Israel than Dr. Einat Wilf, and following her tweet below, we had a refreshingly frank conversation.
FEB 14

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THURSDAY (2/15): Even though the war is still raging, the army is beginning to investigate what seem to have been major errors. One of those was a tank that fired on a home in Kibbutz Bee’ri on October 7th, even though those involved knew that there were a dozen Israelis in the home (most were killed by the Israeli tank). We look at the investigation of the senior officer in charge, and share a haunting video with some survivors of Be’eri who recount what went on in those critical moments.

FRIDAY (2/16): We’ll wrap up the week, and also ask “Are we winning?” A fascinating piece in this weekend’s paper, written by someone who has been fighting in Gaza almost the entire time, essentially says “we haven’t won, but we’re going to”—and explains why he believes that, and what it will take to win. We’ll conclude the week with that piece, translated from the Hebrew for our readers.


When I saw the following tweet from Dr. Einat Wilf, I knew it was time for another conversation with her:
Not surprisingly, Dr. Wilf did not disappoint with her insights or her frankness. Wilf is a leading thinker on Israel, Zionism, foreign policy and education. She was a member of the Israeli Parliament from 2010 to 2013, where she served as Chair of the Education Committee and Member of the influential Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

Dr. Wilf served as an Intelligence Officer in the Israel Defense Forces, Foreign Policy Advisor to Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres and a strategic consultant with McKinsey & Company. She has a BA from Harvard, an MBA from INSEAD in France, and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Cambridge. She was the Goldman Visiting Professor at Georgetown University and is a lecturer at Reichman University in Israel.

Israelis are facing an unfolding crisis, but also an important opportunity to rebuild. If you would like to share our conversation about what they are feeling and what is happening that the English press can’t cover, please subscribe today.

https://www.israelunwired.com/israel-raids-hamas-run-hospital-in-khan-yunis/?
ISRAEL RAIDS HAMAS RUN HOSPITAL IN KHAN YUNIS
written by Micha Gefen February 15, 2024 3.4K views
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IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said today the military has “credible intelligence” that Hamas held hostages at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis, and there may be bodies of hostages currently hidden there.

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari stated that the military has “credible intelligence” that Hamas held hostages at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis, and there may be bodies of hostages currently hidden there.

“Since the Hamas massacre of October 7th, the IDF has been operating to fulfill its mission of dismantling Hamas and bringing our hostages home,” Hagari said in an English-language video statement.

“Sadly, we know that some hostages are no longer alive. We are committed to finding and returning the bodies of those hostages in Gaza,” he said.

The IDF has confirmed the deaths of 31 hostages held by the terror group, including the bodies of two soldiers held since 2014.

“We conduct precise rescue operations — as we have in the past — where our intelligence indicates that the bodies of hostages may be held,” Hagari says.

He said the IDF has “credible intelligence from a number of sources, including from released hostages, indicating that Hamas held hostages at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis and that there may be bodies of our hostages in the Nasser hospital facility.”

“As was proven with the Shifa Hospital; Rantisi Hospital; Al Amal Hospital; and many other hospitals across Gaza, Hamas systematically uses hospitals as terror hubs,” Hagari said.

He sai that according to the IDF’s intelligence assessments, over 85% of “major medical facilities” in Gaza have been used by Hamas for terror activity.

“Because Hamas terrorists are likely hiding behind injured civilians inside Nasser Hospital right now and appear to have used the hospital to hide our hostages there too, the IDF is conducting a precise and limited operation inside Nasser hospital,” he says.

“This sensitive operation was prepared with precision and is being conducted by IDF special forces who underwent specified training,” Hagari says.

“A key objective as defined by our military mission is to ensure that Nasser Hospital continues its important function of treating Gazan patients. We communicated this in a number of conversations we had with the hospital staff over the last few days. We emphasized that there is no obligation for patients or staff to evacuate the hospital. However, we have been urging other Gazans, in Arabic, on the phone and via loudspeakers, to move away from the danger that Hamas puts them in — via a humanitarian corridor we opened for this purpose. For the purpose of protecting uninvolved civilians in Gaza,” he said.

Hagari said the IDF also facilitated the transfer of medical supplies, oxygen tanks and fuel for electricity to the hospital in recent days, “to ensure its essential functions continue uninterrupted.”

“We have doctors and Arabic-speaking IDF officers on the ground to communicate to the staff and patients inside the Nasser hospital. Our message to them is clear: We seek no harm to innocent civilians. We seek to find our hostages and bring them home. We seek to hunt down Hamas terrorists wherever they may be hiding,” he added.

Did The Hostage Rescue Muzzle Biden?
https://www.israelunwired.com/did-the-hostage-rescue-muzzle-biden/?
written by David Mark February 13, 2024 3.4K views
Biden’s team appears to be in shock since the daring hostage rescue mission in the heart of Rafah, the last Hamas stronghold in Gaza.
Biden’s team has been on record warning Israel not to invade Rafah without some sort of plan for the “civilians” there. What did the IDF do? They went in and rescued two hostages – proving why invading Rafah is a must. After all if Israel follows Biden’s lead on Rafah, they would back off and allow Hamas to survive - effectively handing them victory.

The world appears poised to try to reign in Israel before it can conquer Rafah. Israel seems undeterred. Will the world back down or push further against the Jewish State – punishing it for its courage to finally win?

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Hours After Israel Frees Hostages in Rafah, Biden Says No Operation There Sans Civilian Plan

The U.S. president, who stood alongside Jordan’s king, said that there have been "too many" Palestinian civilian casualties in Gaza.
READ MORE » https://www.israel365news.com/386275/argentina-and-israel-turning-the-tide-from-a-curse-to-a-blessing/?

Netanyahu Hails ‘One of the Most Successful’ Rescue Ops in Israeli History
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday thanked special forces operators who freed two hostages from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip in "one of the most successful rescue operations in the history of the State of Israel.
https://www.israel365news.com/386239/netanyahu-hails-one-of-the-most-successful-rescue-ops-in-israeli-history/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email

https://pulseofisrael.com/2024/02/12/bruce-brill/
Former NSA Soldier in the YOM KIPPUR WAR
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Avi speaks with Bruce Brill, a former NSA soldier who shares invaluable information on America’s role in the Yom Kippur War.

https://www.israelunwired.com/israel-stands-up-to-the-world-and-prepares-to-invade-rafah/?
written by David Mark February 11, 2024 2.7K views
According to reports there are about two to four Hamas battalions left in all of Gaza and they are in Rafah, the southern most Arab occupied city in the Gaza Strip.
The Rafah operation is said to be the most difficult the IDF has undertaken since the beginning of the Gazan ground war. This is due to a couple of factors. Rafah is in close proximity to the Egyptian border. Egypt has made it clear to Israel that an Israeli invasion of Rafah will put the peace treaty between the two countries in jeopardy. Egypt is concerned about Gazans breaking through the Egypt-Gaza border wall into Egyptian Sinai. This is considered a redline by Egypt’s government and army.

Rafah’s other main challenge is the large population of Arab Gazans who fled there from Northern Gaza at the start of the war. Tent cities have been constructed around Rafah and neighboring areas.

With all of this, Prime Minister Netanyahu has insisted that Israel needs to invade Rafah and finish off the remaining Hamas battalions there as well as narrowing in on Hamas leaders Sinwar and Deif. “Those who say that under no circumstances should we enter Rafah are basically saying lose the war. Keep Hamas there.” Netanyahu said on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” Bibi continued by adding: “Victory is within reach. We’re going to do it. We’re going to get the remaining Hamas terrorist battalions and Rafah, which is the last bastion, but we’re going to do it.”

Egypt is said to have moved 40 tanks to the border with Gaza and begun to dig earthworks in preparation in case Gazans began to pour into Egyptian Sinai. To make matters more complicated for both Egypt and Israel, Bedouin tribes in the Sinai claim they will enter the war and attack Israel if the IDF invades Rafah. 

A breakdown of the Egyptian-Israeli Camp David Peace Accords is seen as catastrophic by experts, yet it is precisely the accords that have prevented a real solution for the Gazan population. After all, if Israel still controlled the Sinai – Gazan Arabs could have been voluntarily moved over the decades further south into the Sinai, allowing Israel to apply sovereignty over the Gaza Strip - ending the threat. 

Despite the threats from Egypt concerning this sort of migration, it appears the voluntary transfer of Arab Gazans is the only solution that is workable. With a different administration in the White House, this sort of outcome might have been possible. However, Biden’s team would rather see Israel fail than find a lasting formula for true peace and stability.
BIDENHAMASIDFNETANYAHURAFAHSINAI

https://www.israelunwired.com/idf-hits-hard-after-hezbollah-wounds-three-israeli-soldiers/?
IDF HITS HARD AFTER HEZBOLLAH WOUNDS THREE ISRAELI SOLDIERS
written by Micha Gefen February 8, 2024 2.8K views
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A non-commissioned officer was seriously wounded and two more soldiers were lightly hurt by a Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack in the Kiryat Shmona area this morning, the IDF announces.


The IDF says fighter jets carried out strikes on a building and other infrastructure used by Hezbollah in the south Lebanon town of Khiam, from which the projectiles were fired at Kiryat Shmona.

The IDF says projectiles were also fired from Lebanon at the Biranit base and Mount Hermon.

It says troops also shelled the launch sites with artillery.

The chief of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, issues a warning to the Hezbollah terror group, saying hundreds of Israeli fighter jets are ready to strike at a moment’s notice.

“Hezbollah will continue to pay with the loss of its systems. Dozens of aircraft are now operating in the skies of southern Lebanon, and as soon as the order is given, the dozens will turn into hundreds that will perform the missions within minutes of being scrambled,” Bar says at an internal IAF conference.

During the conference, senior officers summarized the IAF’s recent activities amid the war in the Gaza Strip, and presented the plans for 2024 which is expected to be a year of fighting.
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Something is very, very wrong with US foreign policy. This doesn’t just endanger us in Israel. This endangers the whole freedom-loving world.


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https://www.israelunwired.com/netanyahu-takes-on-qatar-the-homeland-of-hamas/?
NETANYAHU TAKES ON QATAR, THE HOMELAND OF HAMAS
written by David Mark January 25, 2024 6.2K views

Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Netanyahu told the families of the hostages that he considers Qatar to be a problematic mediator between Israel and Hamas. In the video belowPrime Minister Netanyahu can be hear saying: “Qatar, from my point of view, is no different in essence than the United Nations… and the Red Cross, [Qatar] is even more problematic.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX1wFd0kyvg
Benjamin Netanyahu criticises Qatar's Gaza mediation efforts in leaked audio

Majed Al Ansari, the spokesperson for Qatar’s foreign ministry tweeted the following in response to Netanyahu’s comments: “If the reported remarks are found to be true, the Israeli PM would only be obstructing and undermining the mediation process, for reasons that appear to serve his political career instead of prioritizing saving innocent lives, including Israeli hostages.”

Qatar’s response to the Prime Minister’s statement is classic Doha gaslighting. The fact is, if Qatar wanted to end the conflict with Hamas they could have done so already. Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich said just this: “Qatar is the biggest obstacle for returning the hostages. We could get all 136 hostages tomorrow if Qatar would give Hamas an ultimatum to return all the hostages, and if the West would give Qatar an ultimatum to do that”

Qatar is not only funding Hamas and housing their leaders in 6 star hotels in Doha, but it has been playing a double game for years. They fund universities and hospitals in the west as well as investing heavily in varied industries and at the same time they are the largest state sponsor of Jihadist ideology after Iran.


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Rockets and anti-tank missiles were fired at the Kiryat Shemona and Mt. Hermon area. Three soldiers were wounded. The IDF responded with airstrikes and artillery fire.

An Israeli delegation went to Cairo today to continue negotiations for a potential hostage release agreement. A Hamas delegation led by Ismail Haniyeh will also be there, along with a Qatari delegation. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday that the Hamas counter proposal contained many demands that were "non starters", but that he thinks that there is still hope for negotiating an agreement. Hamas had demnded a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the release of thousands of terrorists held by Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu said that Israel would continue the war until victory is achieved.

Blinken met with Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant and expressed humanitarian concerns regarding the situation in Gaza and the IDF advancing on Rafah.

For a complete list of the soldiers killed in the ground offensive, click here.

Security forces killed 3 wanted terrorists in an operation in the Nur a-Shams refugee camp in Samaria. Meanwhile, Senior Israeli security officials held a covert meeting with their counterparts from the Palestinian Authority in Tel Aviv this week to discuss efforts to calm tensions in the West Bank ahead of Ramadan, which begins in a month. The Israeli officials said that they would reduce the number of checkpoints and arrest raids, allow several thousand workers above the age of 45 to return to their jobs in Israel, and reopen several Palestinian cities to Arab Israelis. For more, click here.

According to data published by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, Arab families are having more children than Jewish families. For more on this, click here.

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Shalom Zahara, Please enjoy today's Daily Inspiration from Israel.

Blessed is the LORD from Zion, He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah.
בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה מִצִּיּוֹן שֹׁכֵן יְרוּשָׁלָ ִם הַלְלוּ־יָהּ
Psalm 135:21 (The Israel Bible)
ba-RUKH a-do-NAI mi-tzi-YON sho-KHAYN y'-ru-sha-LA-im ha-l'-lu-YAH
"The following article is taken from Rabbi Pesach Wolicki's new book, Verses for Zion.
Verses for Zion offers a profound exploration of devotional Bible teachings, intricately woven around the land, people, and God of Israel. Each page is a journey through history and faith, illuminating biblical narratives with insightful interpretations and spiritual wisdom. Verses for Zion will give readers the strength they need to stand up for God, the Bible and the chosen people. Click here to order your copy of Verses for Zion now.
Awareness of God Starts From the Top
By Rabbi Pesach Wolicki
Psalm 135:21 begins, "Blessed is the LORD from Zion." The obvious question is, does God really need to be blessed by us? What are we actually doing when we bless God? I understand what it means to bless another person. It usually means either that I am bestowing gifts upon them or that I am offering a prayer for their success and well-being. When we speak of blessing someone, we mean that we have something to offer them that will benefit them. Colloquially, someone is blessed with wealth or with a particular talent.

When Isaac blessed his sons, Jacob and Esau, for example, he bestowed gifts upon them both in the realm of materialism as well as in the spiritual arena. In this context, the word blessing indicates material wealth, spiritual gifts, or loftiness of status and power.

The phrase "And He will bless your bread and your water" (Exodus 23:25) likewise refers to the granting of something beneficial by the blesser to the one being blessed.

So, what does it mean to bless God? Are we to understand that when we bless God, we are bestowing something upon Him? The implication that there is some good that we could give God makes no sense. God is complete and perfect in every way. To say that we could bestow anything upon Him implies that there is some way in which He could be improved. Furthermore, as God's creations, we cannot possibly possess anything to give God that does not come from Him to begin with. Obviously, when we talk about blessing God, we mean something other than the conventional use of the term.

https://pulseofisrael.com/2024/02/05/truth-protests/
The truth about the protest to free captives
One of the most just movements of today is the movement to free the Israeli captives held by Hamas in Gaza. Now listen to this

WATCH: JIHADISTS ATTACK BORDER PATROL POLICE EAST OF JERUSALEM
written by Micha Gefen February 5, 2024 2.1K views
https://www.israelunwired.com/watch-jihadists-attack-borer-patrol-police-east-of-jerusalem/?
A Jihadist terrorist attacked border patrol patrol police in Maale Adumim east of Jerusalem today.


The Jihadist was a 14 year old boy who came to the checkpoint and then attacked the border police with a knife and was shot before he was able to carry out his attack.

The terrorist was later identified as Wadia Shadi Sa’ad Alian, a 14-year-old student in Abu Dis who lives in the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Border Police commander Itzhak Brik praised the fighters at the scene, saying, “You did your work in an excellent and professional manner, exactly as we expect of you.”

“He came here with the goal of carrying out a terror attack against civilians, and in the end you prevented this – and as I said this is exactly what I expect of our fighters. Good for you – you did beautiful work.”

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Khan Yunis Begins To Fall As The IDF Crushes Hamas
The IDF announces that soldiers from the Givati Brigade raided the main headquarters of Hamas’ Khan Yunis Brigade. The complex was used by Hamas for training to prepare for the October 7th pogrom.
The IDF announces that soldiers from the Givati Brigade raided the main headquarters of Hamas’ Khan Yunis Brigade. The complex was used by Hamas for training to prepare for the October 7th pogrom.

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Known as the al-Qadsia outpost, the complex also housed the office of Muhammad Sinwar. Muhammad Sinwar was not only a senior Hamas military commander, but also the brother of Hamas’ leader, Yahya Sinwar.

Al-Qadsia was the main outpost belonging to Hamas’ Khan Yunis Brigade. The complex included a training ground with mock entrances to Israeli communities, IDF bases, and military vehicles. According to the IDF, another part of al-Qadsia included a Hamas command center and offices belonging to the Khan Yunis Brigade’s senior commanders as well as a rocket depot and tunnel leading to a vast underground network.

IDF soldiers also found a weapons manufacturing site nearby the compound. When the IDF arrived to raid al-Qadsia, troops discovered that Hamas had booby-trapped the area with explosive devices, which were neutralized by combat engineers.

Hamas gunmen also tried to ambush troops from an area near the outpost, the IDF said. Hamas fighters opened fire on the IDF soldiers The troops responded with sniper fire, tank shelling and airstrikes, killing all of the terrorists.

The Givati Brigade has been carrying out an offensive in Khan Yunis for the past two months. Commander of the Givati Brigade, LTC Liron Bitito stated: “The Givati Brigade combat team raided the flagship position and training center used by the Khan Yunis Brigade and destroyed it. This is a very significant compound where many weapons were found. In addition, the brigade is operating resolutely in western Khan Yunis and is succeeding in driving the terrorists out of their hiding places every day. I am proud to lead a brigade like Givati in this war. The current generation has proven to be no less committed and moral than previous generations. The Givati Brigade will continue to be wherever needed and anywhere we are asked.”

https://pulseofisrael.com/2024/02/04/gaza-israel-civilians/

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WATCH: ISRAELI COMMANDOS GO UNDERCOVER TO TAKE OUT THREE HAMAS NAZIS IN JENIN HOSPITAL
written by David Mark January 30, 2024 4.7K views
In a daring operation, a group of undercover Israeli commandos went into a hospital in Jenin and killed the three Hamas terrorists hiding out there.

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Daring Israeli Raid In Jenin Hospital |10 Mins Undercover Op On Cam| Hamas Terrorists Finished?

The IDF, Shin Bet and the Yamam police counter-terrorism unit carries out the special operation in Jenin’s Ibn Sina Hospital. Footage of the mission was captured on the hospitals CCTV cameras.

According to Hamas, the Israeli commandos killed terrorists Muhammad Jalamna, Basil, and Muhammad al-Ghazawi.

Reports suggested that the terror cell was part of a larger group of Hamas terrorists in the middle of planning out another October 7th style attack on Israeli civilians – this time launched from Arab occupied areas of Judea and Samaria, Israel’s heartland.

While the world has focused on Gaza, Israel’s heartland has become a base of terror, with Hamas taking over the entire Arab street throughout Judea and Samaria. With the help of UNRWA’s antisemitic education and Hamas indoctrination, Hamas has a firm grip on Judea and Samaria Arabs.

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IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi spoke about the operation and reiterated that Israel is not seeking to fight in medical centers, but will go after terrorists wherever they are hiding.

“We do not want to turn medical centers into battlefields… but we are much more determined not to allow hospitals in Gaza, Judea and Samaria [West Bank] or Lebanon — neither above ground or in shafts and tunnels under hospitals — to become a shelter for terror,” he said while speaking with a group of reserve soldiers.

The Israeli security forces entered the Ibn Sina Hospital at 5:30 a.m. disguised as doctors, nurses, and Palestinian women. They headed to a room on the third floor, and proceeded to shoot the three terrorists dead in their beds. According to reports they used silencers. The commandos escaped the building without injury.

While this operation was a success, Hamas and its allies in the Fatah run Palestinian Authority are set on launching an additional front against Israeli population centers. Without a crushing blow to “palestinian” nationalism across the Land of Israel, the potential for another Arab initiated pogrom against Jews and all Israelis will only happen again.

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