HOSTAGE DEAL APPROVED
Israeli Gov’t Approves Hostage Deal with Hamas, Here are the Details: David Rosenberg, World Israel News, Nov. 22, 2023 — Israel’s cabinet voted Wednesday to green light the potential release of hundreds of jailed Palestinian terrorists and a temporary ceasefire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in exchange for the return of dozens of captives held by Gaza terrorists.
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WHERE WERE THEY?
How Hamas uses Hospitals as Shields During War: National Post, Nov. 5, 2023 — Hamas has commanded a network of tunnels and terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip since it took control there in 2007. The Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist organization uses civilian areas, including hospitals, to store and launch rockets and spread propaganda.
Shifa Hospital Anticlimax: 200 Hamas Forces Evaporate into Thin Air? – Analysis: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, Nov. 17, 2023 –– Did 200 Hamas forces, who IDF intelligence claims were present at Shifa Hospital after Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, vanish out of thin air?
IDF Arrests Director of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital – Report: Jerusalem Post staff, Jerusalem Post, Nov. 23, 2023 — The IDF arrested the director of the Shifa Hospital in Gaza, as well as a number of doctors at the hospital on Thursday, according to Palestinian reports. KAN reported later that an Israeli source had confirmed the arrest as well
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Gaza Is the First Humanitarian-Crisis War: Daniel Henninger, WSJ, Nov. 15, 2023
Al-Shifa Hospital and the Pathological Distrust of Israel: Brendan O’Neill, Spiked, Nov. 20, 2023
Too Many Want to Believe Hamas’s Hospital Lies: Richard Kemp, Telegraph, Nov. 20, 2023
Evidence Confirms Israel’s al-Shifa Claims, So Critics Move the Goal Posts: Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, Nov. 20, 2023
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For Further Reference:
We Can’t Ignore The Truth That Hamas Uses Human Shields: Jason Willick, Washington Post, Nov. 14, 2023 — Hamas’s deliberate use of Palestinian civilians to try to block its weapons and fighters from Israeli attack is emerging as a central dilemma in the West’s debate about the Israel-Gaza war.
Gazans Confirm Terrorists Hid in Hospitals, Posed as Medical Personnel: Pesach Benson, WIN, Nov. 21, 2023 — Gazans in Israeli custody confirmed to interrogators that terror groups actively operated in Gaza hospitals and even deeply embedded themselves in the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in videos released by the Israel Defense Forces on Monday.
10 Things to Know About Hamas and Hospitals: FDD, Oct. 30, 2023 — Hamas has commanded a network of tunnels and terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip since it took control in 2007. The Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist organization uses civilian areas, including hospitals, to store and launch rockets and spread propaganda. In violation of international law, Hamas also uses hospitals to hide command centers and shield operatives.
Hamas isn’t the First Military Group to Hide Behind Civilians as a Way to Wage War: Benjamin Jensen, American University, Nov. 16, 2023 — The Israeli military said on Nov. 15, 2023 that it had found weapons and a Hamas command center at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, after sending troops into the medical facility.