Swords of Iron

Documented October 7

Injured 'journalist' to be treated in Qatar

Al Jazeera reporter Ismail Abu Omar will be flown to Qatar after being injured by Israeli drone strike in Gaza.

Report:

Iran asked Hezbollah to avoid war in the north

Officials tell The Washington Post that Iran cautioned Hezbollah that war with Israel would risk precious gains in the region.

Netanyahu:

'I urge you to press Qatar to press Hamas'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Conference of Presidents of the Major American Jewish Organizations: I hope we can achieve a deal soon, but deal or no deal, we have to finish the job.

Expert & author:

Day after the war must be discussed now

Dr. Dan Diker, President of JM Center for Public Affairs told Arutz Sheva that Israel, the PA, and Jordanians met in 2006. 'There was goodwill in the room. People who say there are only two alternatives, are not telling the story the way it should be told.'

Date set for Gaza envelope residents return

According to the timetable that will be approved by the IDF, the return will be possible as of 1 March 2024. Those who choose to remain in hotels will be able to stay there until 7 July 2024.

US Ambassador to Israel:

'Israel to be grateful for the nudge to our morals'

Ambassador Jacob Lew spoke to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and emphasized that US support of Israel has not wavered.

Nasser Hospital:

IDF locates medications meant for hostages

During the IDF forces' activity in the hospital, troops found boxes of medications with the names of Israeli hostages. The packages of medications that were found were sealed and were not given to the hostages.

'Immoral distortion of history'

Herzog condemns Brazilian President

President Herzog commented on President Lula da Silva's comparison of Israel's war to the Nazai atrocities. "Just yesterday, I presented a book found in Gaza praising and glorifying Hitler’s ideology and the Holocaust.'

Defense Minister Gallant:

'Hamas leadership in Gaza is unresponsive'

Minister Gallant held an operational situation assessment at the IDF’s Southern Command HQ and stated that 200 terrorists had surrendered at Nasser Hospital and dozens had surrendered at the Amal Hospital.

Israeli security forces' request from Gaza residents

Gaza residents promised cash reward for providing information about Israeli hostages. Residents receive text messages saying: 'Don't hesitate. Contact us at this number.'

US researcher:

'More than 50% of buildings in Gaza are damaged'

According to the data presented by Jamon Van Den Hoek, 69.3%-81.9% of the buildings in the north of the Gaza Strip, 51.9%-64.8% of the buildings in Khan Yunis, and 30.9%-43% of the buildings in Rafah were damaged.

IDF Northern Commander:

'An attack will be launched with great intensity'

MG Ori Gordin met with the security coordinators of communities in northern Israel and told them they are 'the protective force and an integral part of our defensive systems.'

President of Brazil:

'Israel performing genocide like Hitler'

President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, compared IDF actions in Gaza to Hitler’s actions against Jews in WW2. Following this statement Brazil’s Ambassador in Israel was called for a disciplinary hearing.

Gantz to US Jewish leaders:

'Path to peace not by 1-sided PA state recognition'

National Unity party chairman addresses Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organization, says ' There has not been a more just war' than the current war against Hamas.

Son of colonel fallen in Intifada injured in Gaza

Dror Weinberg was killed in action responding to a terrorist attack during the Second Intifada. Now, his son Ori has been seriously wounded in Gaza.

Munich Security Conference:

Foreign Ministers call to increase aid to Gaza

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, alongside the Foreign Ministers of India and germany, said that Israel's attempts to ease humanitarian suffering in Gaza have been insufficient.

Dozens of terrorists killed in Khan Yunis

IDF special forces are continuing to operate in the Nasser Hospital and areas adjacent to it in Khan Yunis, where they located additional weapons.

Hostage coordinator:

'Hamas’ demands are delusional'

Israel’s Coordinator for the Captives and the Missing, Gal Hirsch, to CNN: We want a deal, but Hamas’ demands are disconnected from reality.

Netanyahu:

Hamas' demands outrageous & mean defeat for Israel

'Whoever wants to prevent us from operating in Rafah is essentially telling us to lose the war,' PM Netanyahu warns.

Hamas:

'No negotiations without humanitarian aid'

Hamas has warned that it will not negotiate a prisoner exchange agreement until Israel increases the shipments of humanitarian aid reaching northern Gaza.

Pres. Herzog presents:

'End of the Jews' book found in Gaza home

At Munich Security Conference, Pres. Herzog presents antisemitic texts found in Gaza home; cover depicts swords and daggers piercing through Stars of David, and Jews drowning in a sea of blood.

Pres. Herzog:

I had a 'good discussion' with Qatar PM

Israeli Pres. Herzog says hostage negotiations are 'complicated, difficult,' praises Qatari PM for 'major efforts,' and 'enormous focus' on the matter.

Qatari PM:

Hostage release shouldn't be condition for ceasefire

Qatari Prime Minister Al Thani says he hopes prisoner swap deal will happen soon, ceasefire shouldn't be conditioned on hostages' release.

Live Updates:

IDF takes out terrorist responsible for rocket fire

War against Hamas continues as the IDF continues to deepen its operations in Khan Yunis and prepares to act in Rafah; IDF retaliates following missile barrage on northern Israel.

Hamas threatens:

Time running out for injured and ill hostages

'Enemy's leadership and barbarian army' solely responsible for danger to the lives of Israeli hostages,' Hamas spokesman Abu Obaydah claims.

In under 30 minutes:

Terrorist who fired rocket towards Ashkelon killed

Following rocket fire towards Ashkelon, IDF identifies, eliminates, terrorist responsible for launch.

Blinken to Herzog:

No operation in Rafah without plan for the residents

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Munich

IDF:

100 terror suspects apprehended in Nasser Hospital

IDF activity in central Gaza, Khan Yunis, and Nasser Hospital continues; at least 100 terror suspects arrested thus far in Nasser Hospital.

Killed in terror attack:

Sergeant First Class (res.) Ori Yaish

Sergeant First Class (res.) Ori Yaish, from Modi'in, was killed in the terror attack at the Re'em Junction.

Gallant:

'Dozens of UNRWA workers assisted in Oct. 7 attack'

Defense Minister reveals to foreign reporters the identities and details of Hamas terrorists who were employed by UNRWA and who participated in the group’s massacre in Israel on October 7.

ICJ rejects request to prevent operation in Rafah

International Court of Justice rules on South Africa’s request to consider whether Israel operations in Rafah breach the orders the court handed down last month.

IDF:

'We did not target generators at hospital'

IDF helps repair broken generator at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, supplies food for infants and water to the hospital.

At Khan Yunis hospital

IDF finds medications with names of hostages

IDF says the source of the medications and how they were used is currently under investigation.

Biden:

'There has to be a temporary ceasefire'

US President says he hopes Israel will not launch a land invasion of Rafah before a hostage release deal is reached.

Gantz to Hamas:

'Return the hostages or Israel will invade Rafah'

Minister Benny Gantz delivers an ultimatum to Hamas just minutes before Shabbat

Combat in winter weather

IDF continues to prepare for war in the north

Training included joint exercises of armored forces, combat engineering, infantry, and artillery forces in thicket, mountainous, and complex areas.

Son of murdered hostage:

'If only I could switch places with you'

13-year-old Yagil Yaakov, who was notified yesterday that his father was murdered on October 7th, took to social media to lament his father's death.

Watch:

Dog locates terrorist who is then killed by troops

IDF commandos continue to attack targets throughout Khan Yunis.

20 Oct. 7 terrorists arrested at Nasser hospital

Dozens of terrorists arrested, mortar shells grenades and other weapons found during operation at Khan Yunis hospital used by Hamas for terrorist activity.

Senior security commentator:

'Don't believe Hamas shows, it is collapsing'

Security commentator Alon Ben-David says IDF encountering exhausted terrorists who surrender after not hearing from their commanders for weeks. 'This is what a collapsing military looks like.'

Watch:

Terrorists identified by drone and eliminated

IAF strikes numerous Hamas targets throughout Gaza. 12 terrorists killed during battles in Khan Yunis.

Sunak to Netanyahu:

'Deeply concerned about loss of lives in Gaza'

British Prime Minister speaks to Netanyahu, expresses UK's concern on "potentially devastating humanitarian impact" of an Israeli military operation in Rafah.

UN chief:

'Hospitals must be kept free of combat'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns the IDF’s operation in a Khan Yunis hospital which housed dozens of Hamas terrorists during the war.

Staff sergeant Noam Haba fell in southern Gaza

Staff sergeant Noam Haba, 20, from Jerusalem, fell in battle in southern Gaza. Several soldiers injured, including one seriously.

UN Relief Chief:

'Hamas is not a terrorist group for us'

Israeli officials blast UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, who claimed in TV interview that Hamas is a "political movement" and not a terrorist group.

'They haven't learned'

Gaza fence being rebuilt - by Palestinian Arabs

Hundreds of Palestinian Arab laborers from Judea and Samaria are being employed by the defense establishment to rebuild the fence destroyed by Hamas on October 7th.

Kibbutz Nir Oz:

Hostage Yair Yaakov was murdered by Hamas

Kibbutz announces one of its residents who was kidnapped on October 7, 59-year-old Yair Yaakov, was murdered that day. His partner and 2 kidnapped children were released during hostage deal in November.

How did helmets, vests end up in humanitarian aid?

Tzav 9 leader Sefi Ben Ami speaks to Arutz Sheva about how military aid to Hamas is slipped in with humanitarian aid to Gaza, which goes to Hamas rather than Gaza's civilians anyway.

Hamas terrorist admits:

Dozens of terrorists hid in Nasser Hospital

IDF Spokesman Hagari says while IDF has intelligence about hostages' bodies being held in the hospital, they have yet to be found.

During meeting with CIA chief

PM demands to know if hostages received medications

A diplomatic source clarified that 'the Prime Minister's 'maximum pressure' policy is the only way to cause the Hamas terror organization to back down from its insane demands and to free the hostages.'

Recording:

IDF warns hospital director to evacuate

IDF releases a recorded conversation between the Head of the Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA) to Gaza and the director of the Nasser Hospital, calling on civilians to evacuate the area.

Terrorist who held Noa Marciano hostage eliminated

IDF eliminated Ahmed Ghoul, a commander in Hamas' Shati Battalion who participated in the October 7th massacre and held 19-year-old IDF lookout Cpl. Noa Marciano hostage.

Evangelical leader:

We stand with you, administration support wavering

Ralph Reed, Founder and chairman of the Faith & Freedom Coalition speaks to Arutz Sheva after touring Kfar Aza and seeing the devastation there, says Americans still support Israel even if administration's support is wavering.

After leaving Gaza:

Soldiers say thanksgiving blessing at Western Wall

After leaving the battlefields of the Gaza Strip, soldiers from the Givati Brigade visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem and recited the Hagomel blessing to thank G-d for their preservation in battle.

Anti-Gaza aid protests

IDF closes border crossing after protesters arrive

A short time after demonstrators arrived at the Nitzana Crossing on the Egyptian border the IDF closed the crossing and halted the entry of the trucks.

Offensive raids on terrorists

Watch: Special operations in northern Gaza

During the operation, in which the 401st Brigade, the Nahal Brigade, the 5th Brigade, and special forces took part, the forces crossed Gaza City in less than two hours and gained operational control of the area within several hours.

Watch: Missile falls near Tzfat hospital

New footage shows security guard helping mother and young child exit vehicle, run for shelter, as missile lands near hospital entrance.

In effort to free hostages:

Pres. Herzog to hold diplomatic meetings

Israel's Pres. Herzog, First Lady Michal, embark on two-day trip to increase international pressure for hostages' release.

Gaza:

IDF apprehends multiple suspects in Nasser Hospital

'Goal of the operation is to reach Hamas terrorist operatives, including those suspected of involvement in the October 7th massacre,' IDF emphasizes.

National Unity MK:

'Netanyahu has exhausted the unity government'

MK Matan Kahana believe that the Prime Minister's behavior will drive members of his party to abandon the emergency government.