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Itay Shabi: ''For five hours I hid under a tree, when the terrorists passed by my side. I felt that God protected me from the terrorists. That morning of Simchat Torah, Shabi started it with me like most of the residents of the Gaza Envelope with a series of loud alarms and explosions. "Immediately we understood that we were at war. The intensity of the barrages left no doubt that we were in an event on an unusual scale. Something we had never experienced before. However, in the first few minutes we did not understand what was happening, but we...

One of the most accurate aspects about Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza is the use of the word Nazi to describe the terrorist enemy. No other label or historical parallel could capture the chilling ferocious madness – but not scope – of Palestinian butchery of Israelis. The Nazi vilification epithet has now become conventional Israeli discourse in public and media circles with the vivid revelation – in words and photos – of Palestinian savagery and barbarism by Hamas on October 7. Hamas terrorists, without an ounce of inhibition or remorse, shot youth in cold blood at the music festival...

The bodies of 20 children have been found tied together and burned close to their kibbutz after being murdered by Hamas militants. Volunteer recovery teams made the disturbing shortly after discovering a naked woman's body bound in metal underneath rubble. As more residents return home after being forced to flee the violence of Hamas militants, the grim reality of the assault against civilians is becoming clearer. Rescuers said the children's bodies were found just a few miles off Kibbutz Be'eri, near the easter border with Gaza. Their claim appears to match an earlier report from a member of Zaka South,...

In addition, the President presented shocking photos of atrocities in the massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri, which he visited this morning. In the booklet, recovered on the battlefield from a Hamas terrorist who was killed after taking part in the attack on Israel, terrorists are advised in detail on how to carry out the kidnapping. According to the description, the kidnappers are required to create chaos and intimidation, coercing and blindfolding captives, using electric shocks, and instructing them to execute any person who may pose a threat or distraction. They were also instructed to collect the captives and use them as...

. When Hamas militants launched .., Be’eri had just over 1,000 residents. By the time Israeli forces finally recaptured Be’eri more than three days later, at least 120 of those kibbutzniks were dead. And an unknown number of others are being held hostage in the Gaza Strip. “We find more and more bodies all the time,” said Major-General Itai Veruv, .. and who accompanied foreign and Israeli journalists to the shattered kibbutz on Wednesday. “I served more than 39 years, and I am used to seeing problems and difficulties on the battlefield. But this is not a battlefield. This is...

The morning after the discovery of the enormous horrors revealed yesterday (Tuesday) in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, where Hamas terrorists massacred an unimaginable number of residents, many of the world's newspapers do not remain indifferent. Many leading media outlets in the US, the UK and more cover the atrocities extensively, and are amazed at the extent of the cruelty and violence demonstrated by the terrorists. NYT - Brutality of Hamas' attacks in Israel becomes apparent WP - Inside an Israeli Tmtown destroyed by Hamas Daily Telegraph - Hamas massacress babies and children Metro - '40 Babies Murdered by Hamas'. Kfar Aza...

these are peaceful communities of 300, 400 people that have been there for decades and decades. These aren't new settlements popped up in East Jerusalem.. And yet, the level of brutality of the terror attacks in these kibbutz. I mean, it's really now just starting to be revealed. CORICUS: Yes. You know, if we want to take it to the political, these kibbutzim were there. .. founded before 1948. And many people who live there, I know, because I have friends there, .. believe in the two-state solution who had friends in Gaza, and who really believe that a long-lasting...