Swords of Iron

'The most difficult image':

British newspaper to feature picture of baby murdered by Hamas

Friday’s edition of the Daily Telegraph will feature a picture posted by the Israeli government of a baby murdered by Hamas terrorists.

Aryeh Deri:

'Unity government will give hope to the public'

Shas chairman comments on emergency government: The public wanted the decision-makers to be united and it was successful, even if partially.

Footage from Huwara:

IDF demolishes pizzeria which demeaned woman abducted to Gaza

IDF bulldozer operates in Huwara to demolish pizzeria that encouraged terrorism through advertisement featuring woman abducted to Gaza.

Israel Allies Caucuses worldwide support Israel

Chairmen of Israel Allies Caucuses in over 30 countries worldwide declare staunch support for Israel’s ongoing “Swords of Iron” operation.

Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan resigns

Minister of Public Diplomacy Galit Distel Atbaryan decides to resign from her post and return to the Knesset as an MK.

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Blinken has emotional meeting with massacre survivors

US Secretary of State meets survivors of the Hamas massacre near the Gaza border.

Bennett spars with British interviewer: 'Shame on you'

Ex-PM becomes furious as Sky News interviewer keeps asking about Gaza casualties. 'When you bombed the Nazis you didn't ask such questions.'

Amid Hamas calls to riot:

Israelis abroad asked to take caution

Israel's National Security Council and Foreign Ministry warn that Hamas has called supporters worldwide to hold a "Day of Rage".

DeSantis orders rescue operation to bring Floridans from Israel

State Department announces charter flights to bring US citizens and their families back from Israel to start tomorrow.

Israeli Arabs to protest Israel's war against Hamas

Activists in Umm al-Fahm are planning a vehicular procession to protest what they call 'Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip.'

Senior Middle East commentator

'We didn't understand the Middle East'

Senior Middle East commentator Zvi Yehezkeli answers every Israeli's most burning question - how could this happen?

Helmet-cam footage:

Dramatic liberation of IDF post by Navy commandos

Elite Shayetet 13 naval commando unit killed 60 Hamas terrorists, captured 26, and rescued 250 hostages.

Knesset approves unity govt

Netanyahu: 10-7 the most horrible day for Jews since Holocaust

'This really is a war for our home.  And it must end with one thing, a complete victory. And the crushing and elimination of Hamas.'

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President Herzog argues with foreign correspondent

Israeli President Isaac Herzog responds when asked about Gaza's civilian population. 'We have to fight; what do you want us to do?'

Eyewitness testimony:

'The road was full of cars with bullet holes and dead bodies'

EMT rushed back from Poland trip to scenes of a massacre. 'I got on my ambulance and started doing missions.'

London:

Jewish schools to remain closed due to antisemitism

Torah Vodaas in Edgware and Ateres Beis Yaakov in Colindale both informed parents on Thursday evening they would not reopen until Monday.

Over 700 celebrities stand with Israel, condemn Hamas

Gal Gadot, Jerry Seinfeld among hundreds of celebrities who sign letter calling on entertainment industry to forcefully condemn Hamas.

Family of heroes:

Nephew of fallen Israeli war hero among fallen

Itai Moreno, Nephew of fallen Sayeret Matkal officer Emanuel Moreno, whose photo is still classified, fell while defending Kibbutz Zikim.

Lapid tells why he did not join the emergency unity government

Opposition leader says "there is no atonement" for allowing the Hamas massacre, he still will not join a govt. with Smotrich and Ben-Gvir.

'Hitleresque':

TMZ blasts Black Lives Matter for supporting Hamas

TMZ hosts blast the movement after one of its chapters celebrated the murder of Jews.

Blinken to Herzog:

'Israel will prevail, and the US is here to help'

US Secretary of State meets Israeli President in Tel Aviv as both countries deal with aftermath of Hamas massacre.

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Reservist marries in-uniform surrounded by his fellow soldiers

Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu attends wedding of soldier who reported for duty following launching of Hamas was against Israel.

Beware of fake news:

Hamas and supporters promote disinformation about war

X's lax disinformation policies, together with advanced AI and animation technologies, make it easier to spread fake news.

50 orgs demand Red Cross work to free Hamas hostages

Jerusalem Institute of Justice leads letter calling on International Committee of the Red Cross to do its job after Hamas massacre.

We are 'One Family' and we are in this together

Turning worry into action: OneFamily organization volunteers pack food, toys, towels, blankets for southern Israel, all wrapped with love.

Herzog to foreign journalists:

"Support Israel in words and in deeds"

President Herzog holds briefing for international media and says: "These are not freedom fighters. These are terrorists"

A wake-up call for the entire free world

The war in Israel is the free world's war. What happened on Saturday on Israel's southern border is genocide. Opinion.

Chief of Staff:

'Sinwar, Hamas leaders are dead men walking'

IDF Chief Herzi Halevi says 'now is the time for war' following Hamas massacre of 1,300 Israelis, admits security forces failed on Saturday.

Kibbutz Sufa's hero:

The security chief who saved over 200 residents

Elia Natan Lilintal. took down four terrorists even before he left his home. 'That's what gave us time to get organized,' he recalls.

Rush to bury hundreds of massacre victims before Shabbat

Bodies of 854 civilians murdered by Hamas have been recovered, but it is more difficult to identify them than to identify fallen soldiers.

Eyewitness testimony:

'We took knives to the shelter and prayed'

A resident of the Gaza region tells of the first few hours of the Hamas invasion.

Jewish and Zionist:

Blinken: I come as Secretary of State - and also as a Jew

PM Netanyahu: 'Hamas has shown itself to be an enemy of civilization. as ISIS was crushed, so too will Hamas be crushed.'

Jerusalem:

Azza Street residents change name in honor of murdered civilians

Residents of Jerusalem's Azza Street plaster signs on street signs, 'renaming' street for victims of massacre instead of for Gaza.

Blinken to Netantyahu:

We're here, we're not going anywhere

Blinken to Netanyahu: 'Good to see you, sorry it's under these circumstances.'

3 injured, including one critical, after rocket falls in Sderot

Rocket barrage pn Sderot leaves 20-year-old woman critically injured, two men seriously and lightly injured.

Hostage crisis:

US and Israel working together to locate the captives

Israeli Coordinator for the Captives and Missing: 'The American commitment to assist in every way possible is very important to us.'

X removes accounts supporting Hamas

Despite Elon Musk's claims of 'absolute free speech', the platform states that content supporting Hamas violates company policies.

DM to NATO Defense Ministers:

'We'll hunt down every man with children's blood on his hands'

'Hamas is the 'ISIS' of Gaza,' Defense Min. Gallant says. 'We will hunt down every last man with the blood of our children on his hands.'

IDF: ISIS flag found at site of massacre in southern Israel

IDF spokesman says ISIS flag was found at the site of the Kibbutz Sufa massacre. 'Hamas is ISIS.'

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Blinken arrives in Israel for solidarity visit

Foreign Min. Cohen receives US Sec. of State, thanks him for unambiguous support. 'We will win this war.'

Hamas atrocities explode the two-state myth

The US may finally be prepared to let Israel defeat the Islamist terror group. But we will not allow a Palestinian state after that. Op-ed.

Eyewitness testimony:

'I told children how to act after their parents were murdered'

An MDA dispatcher tells Arutz Sheva about the horrifying calls to the MDA as the Hamas invasion began.

IDF commander:

Rocket fire decreased because Hamas is rationing its rockets

Warning of aerial infiltration in northern Israel was 'mistake in identification,' Home Front Commander says.

IDF: There was no intelligence warning of Hamas' attack

'There began to be signs the night before - but not enough to constitute a warning,' IDF spokesman says.

Live coverage:

War in Israel: Death toll rises to 1,300

The Palestinian Authority has a lot to gain from Israel's war with Hamas; this is what Sderot looks like days after the slaughter by Hamas.

IDF strikes at elite Hamas force

IDF conducts wave of strikes targeting Hamas' elite Nukhba force, which was one of the forces leading Saturday's infiltration and massacre.

Air Canada pilot dismissed following anti-Israel posts

Air Canada dismisses pilot who made “unacceptable posts” about Israel after Hamas’ murderous attacks.

'Repugnant, disgraceful':

White House press secretary blasts 'Squad' statements on Israel

White House press secretary blasts members of so-called "Squad" who called for US aid to Israel to be cut following Hamas attack.

Bereaved mother:

'They abandoned us, they let them slaughter my husband and son'

Sabine Taasa, whose husband and son were murdered and whose two other sons were injured, demands: Beat their brains in.

MK Tibi:

'The Arab leadership opposes the war'

In TV interview, MK Ahmed Tibi expresses opposition to the war but refrains from calling Hamas a terrorist organization.

IDF conducts extensive strike in Gaza

Gazan “health ministry” reports 51 dead and 281 wounded in overnight air strikes.

Solidarity visit with Israel:

British Foreign Secretary tours city of Ofakim

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, together with Minister Eli Cohen, speaks with residents who were held hostage by Hamas.

Blinken departs for Israel:

'Our message is simple: The United States has Israel’s back'

Secretary of State speaks before departing for Israel: We’re determined to make sure that Israel gets everything it needs to defend itself.

Amid Israel-Hamas war:

State Department raises travel advisory to Israel

US State Department raises travel advisory to Israel to Level 3 – Reconsider Travel.

Former WH envoy explains:

What is Hamas? What is Palestinian Islamic Jihad?

Watch: In new video, former White House Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt explains about the terrorist organizations which attack Israel.

Hamas manipulation:

Footage of release of Israeli woman and two children

In likely to attempt to reduce criticism, Al Jazeera airs footage of woman and children who were released on the day of the attack.

Biden:

'If there were no Israel, no Jew in the world will be safe'

US President Joe Biden speaks to leaders of Jewish community following Hamas attack on Israel: I told the Iranians - be careful.

Netanyahu on unity govt:

'As terrible as the horror is, we fight together'

PM, Gantz, and Gallant deliver statements on formation of emergency govt. to conduct the war against Hamas.

Israel is at war with terror and the EU needs to choose sides

The EU backtracked and is continuing to fund the PA and UNRWA Nearly all UNRWA employees in Gaza are tied to Hamas. Op-ed.

Bennett to govt.

'Give Israeli towns and cities guns now'

Former PM says it was armed local groups of citizens who were the most successful in fighting off Hamas invaders on Saturday.