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Israeli government plans for the reconquest of Gaza require a massive call-up of reservists. But new polls show a plurality of Israelis oppose expanding the war, and a majority think the government is acting politically, not strategically. #gaza #hamas #israel #palestinians

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Posted into WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE MIDDLE EAST? @what-s-next-for-the-middle-east-csmonitor

The Christian Science Monitor · Israel’s government wants to take over Gaza. The public has increasing doubts.By Dina Kraft

“Hamas unleashes '#Gates of #Hell' on Israeli troops in Gaza”

by Palestine Will Be Free on Substack

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“Al-Qassam Brigades publish footage of a complex ambush in #Rafah, featuring #tunnel #detonations, targeted armour strikes, and close-quarters engagements”

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Palestine Will Be Free · Hamas unleashes 'Gates of Hell' on Israeli troops in GazaBy Palestine Will Be Free
#Press#Gaza#Palestine

Palestinian Resistance Ambushes Occupiers in Gaza and West Bank

The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, confirmed on Wednesday evening that its fighters successfully targeted a Zionist force that had fortified itself inside a house near the al-Mashrou junction, east of Rafah in southern Gaza.

According to details released by the Brigades, the Resistance fighters struck the Zionist force with two TBG rockets, killing and wounding several of its members. The Palestinian fighters then advanced toward the house and finished off the remaining soldiers from point-blank range using light weapons.

In a second operation in the same area, the al-Qassam fighters managed to lure an occupation infantry patrol, consisting of ten soldiers and two military dogs, into a pre-prepared ambush rigged with multiple explosive devices.

As soon as the soldiers entered the kill zone, the Brigades detonated the explosives, resulting in fatalities and injuries, which prompted the deployment of Israeli helicopters, a move observed by the fighters amid ongoing confrontations.

‘Gates of Hell’

The al-Qassam Brigades stated that these two operations were part of its “Gates of Hell” campaign.

As part of the same campaign, al-Qassam’s military media published footage documenting its fighters executing a complex ambush targeting Zionist soldiers and their military vehicles near the al-Zahraa Mosque in the al-Jeneina neighborhood, east of Rafah, last Saturday.

Al-Qassam’s operations also extended to Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, specifically on al-Awda Street in the al-Fukhari area, east of the city. There, Resistance fighters detonated a pre-laid minefield targeting an Israeli mechanized force.

The explosion left members of the force either killed or wounded, after which the Palestinian fighters bombed the area with several mortar shells.

Al-Qassam fighters also observed the withdrawal of a destroyed military vehicle and the landing of Israeli helicopters for evacuation, according to a statement issued earlier Wednesday.

Several Zionist settlers were also  injured on Wednesday in two separate operations in the occupied West Bank.

In the first attack, occupation media reported that four settlers sustained varying degrees of injuries after gunfire targeted a settler vehicle at the Barta’a-Reihan checkpoint, in the northern West Bank near the city of Jenin.

A correspondent for Zionist Channel 14 said the attack resulted in injuries, some of them described as serious, and that the Palestinians who carried out the operation withdrew from the scene.

According to Zionist forces, the Palestinians who carried out the Reihan attack opened fire from a vehicle toward the checkpoint, injuring settlers, including two soldiers.

A helicopter was dispatched to evacuate the wounded from the site of the shooting at the checkpoint.

Simultaneously, Channel 12 reported a car-ramming attack near Siddat al-Fahs in al-Khalil, which resulted in one settler being injured, while the Palestinian who carried out the operation was martyred.

These operations come amid the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, which was renewed in March 2025, and as Zionist assaults continue to escalate across various areas of the West Bank.

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Interview: "How Hamas Sees the Current Moment":

"The Israelis don’t believe in any solution with the Palestinians. When they talk about disarming the Palestinians, it's their idea of killing the hope of the Palestinians to be liberated.

"And then if they want to push them out, the Palestinians will have no way to defend themselves."

~Senior Hamas leader, Osama Hamdan

dropsitenews.com/p/osama-hamda

#hamas #us #uspol #trump #gazagenocidenotwar #usenablement #bds .

www.dropsitenews.comHow Hamas Sees the Current Moment: An Exclusive Interview With Osama HamdanIn a wide-ranging interview with Drop Site, the senior Hamas leader discusses negotiation strategy, why disarmament is a red line, his direct talks with U.S. officials, and more.
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Many #students & #faculty justifiably feel that these #schools failed to take #harassment of #Jews seriously enough during the protests that erupted after the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on #Israel by #Hamas. By centering its critique on that issue, the #Trump admin was cannily appropriating for its own ends one of the progressive left’s highest priorities: protecting a minority from hostile acts.

Now, however, the mask is off.

“What is 'Gideon's Chariots', Israel's latest plan for Gaza?”

by Nadav Rapaport in Middle East Eye

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“Israel is planning to occupy the whole of the strip, transfer the population to a small area in the south and provide Palestinians with just enough aid to prevent starvation”

middleeasteye.net/news/israel-

Middle East EyeWhat is 'Gideon's Chariots', Israel's latest plan for Gaza?Israel is planning to occupy the whole of the strip, transfer the population to a small area in the south and provide Palestinians with just enough aid to prevent starvation
#Press#Israel#Gaza
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#Syria's govt has condemned #Israel's strikes as escalatory & as foreign interference, & says the new government in Damascus is working to unify the country after 14 years of bloodletting.

The new rulers have also made repeated efforts to show they pose no threat to Israel, meeting representatives of the Jewish community in Damascus & abroad & detaining 2 snr members of #Palestinian Islamic Jihad [#PIJ], which participated in the Oct 7 2023 #Hamas-led attack on Israel.

Quoting Meron Rapoport (an Israeli journalist and writer) on Israel’s final solution for Gaza:

"In simple terms: forget about the hostages, forget also about defeating Hamas. Israel's goal in Gaza now is occupation and expulsion, and therefore nothing Hamas does, and nothing the Palestinians do, will make a difference."​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Rapoport argues that Israel is now "declaring war on Palestinian life itself" and calls on Israelis to refuse participation in what he sees as a fundamental assault on Gaza's future.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Israel's #Gaza strategy has transformed according to cabinet decisions and official statements. The focus has shifted from hostage return and #Hamas defeat to permanent occupation and population displacement. Finance Minister Smotrich explicitly stated: "We are occupying Gaza to stay... no withdrawal, not even for hostages." Government plans involve creating "sterile zones" near the Egyptian border where Palestinians would be concentrated before potential emigration. The upcoming "Gideon's Chariots" operation aims to implement this strategy rather than defeat Hamas or secure hostages. The majority of Israelis oppose this operation, particularly because it risks hostage lives.

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#GazaGenocide #IsraelWarCrimes
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שיחה מקומית · לא חטופים ולא הכנעת חמאס. המטרות הן כיבוש, גירוש והרס מוחלט - שיחה מקומיתיש ישראלים, והם רבים מאוד מאוד, שמעדיפים פשוט להתעלם ממה שקורה בעזה, או לראות במה שמתחולל שם עניין משני למאבקים בתוך ישראל. ואם תמונות הזוועה היוצאות מעזה כבר מוצאות את דרכן לערוצי הטלוויזיה, הם חוששים מ"הנזק ההסברתי" שהן עלולות לגרום לישראל. יש ישראלים – הם אינם רבים מאוד, אבל נראה שמספרם גדל בשבועות האחרונים – […]
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Let's be clear at this point:

The #war in #Gaza is a fucking tragedy.

#Innocent people are suffering, and they shouldn't. #WarCrimes are committed by #Israel, and they shouldn't. There are #atrocities at a massive scale, and there shouldn't be.

#TheLeft should very much thematize that.

At best together with atrocities that were committed by #Hamas on October 7th. Because the smaller scale doesn't make it any less horror.

NO ONE should be de-humanized & suffer like people did on both sides.

Interview: "How Hamas Sees the Current Moment":

"The Israelis don’t believe in any solution with the Palestinians. When they talk about disarming the Palestinians, it's their idea of killing the hope of the Palestinians to be liberated.

"And then if they want to push them out, the Palestinians will have no way to defend themselves."

~Senior Hamas leader, Osama Hamdan

dropsitenews.com/p/osama-hamda

#hamas #us #uspol #trump #gazagenocidenotwar #usenablement #bds .

www.dropsitenews.comHow Hamas Sees the Current Moment: An Exclusive Interview With Osama HamdanIn a wide-ranging interview with Drop Site, the senior Hamas leader discusses negotiation strategy, why disarmament is a red line, his direct talks with U.S. officials, and more.

“Israel’s Gaza ‘Nuclear Option’ and Why It Is Losing The War – Analysis”

by Robert Inlakesh in the Palestine Chronicle

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“What appears to be the actual strategy here is to coerce the civilian population through starvation; as for any ground manoeuvres, it is difficult to see how their forces will prove successful vs the Palestinian resistance”

palestinechronicle.com/israels

Palestine Chronicle · Israel’s Gaza 'Nuclear Option' and Why It Is Losing The War - AnalysisWhat appears to be the actual strategy here is to coerce the civilian population in the Gaza Strip through starvation.

"Plus que quiconque, M. Guedj cristallise désormais les tensions entre le #PS et #LFI. C’est le parlementaire qui a déclaré la guerre au mouvement « insoumis » le 7 octobre 2023, quand ce dernier s’est montré incapable de qualifier les attaques du #Hamas contre l’Etat hébreu de « terroristes » ; un crime de lèse-majesté que M. Mélenchon ne lui a jamais pardonné. L’ancien sénateur a donc fait pleuvoir les insultes et les attaques aux relents antisémites à son encontre."

lemonde.fr/politique/article/2

Le Monde · Jérôme Guedj, l’homme qui fâche La France insoumiseBy Sandrine Cassini