Day 511 Hostages Update: 59 hostages including 5 Americans remain in Hamas captivity.
Hamas agreed not to create a spectacle at the handover of four murdered hostages after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a delay in the release of Palestinian security prisoners in response to Hamas’ repeated violations of the agreement, “...including the ceremonies that humiliate our hostages and the cynical exploitation of our hostages for propaganda purposes….”, including firing a rocket from the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Monday [that fell within Gaza].
The bodies of four hostages murdered by Hamas were returned to Israel thisThursday, completing Phase One of the hostage agreement that began January 19 and stipulated the release of 33 hostages.
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Treasury Targets Chinese Covert Iranian UAV Procurement Network https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0031Disturbing details about Egypt's acquisition of Chinese fighters. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the shutdown of the U.S. military base in Alexandroupoli, Greece, after a joint request from Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. according to Greek newspaper Dimokratia. https://defence-blog.com/trump-shuts-down-us-base-in-greece/?amp and https://news.az/news/greek-media-reports-us-plans-to-shut-down-alexandroupoli-base
Iran's stock of near-weapons grade uranium has reportedly jumped by 50% in the past quarter, while its rate of production is up more than 400%. According to the IAEA, Iran is now producing nearly one bombs-worth of near-weapons grade uranium every month. According to Israel Live News, Iran is expecting a a joint American-Israeli attack upon its nuclear facilities.
A Nation United in Grief https://www.instagram.com/honestreporting/reel/DGlFF1ov3iZ/Israel’s New Approach to Tunnels: A Paradigm Shift in Underground Warfare https://mwi.westpoint.edu/israels-new-approach-to-tunnels-a-paradigm-shift-in-underground-warfare/John Spencer on why Israel hasn't yet won the war in Gaza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXdlZ8zkuh0Hezbollah’s Global Threat https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/01/14/hezbollahs-global-threat/ and https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/deas-targeting-hezbollahs-global-criminal-support-network With all the fanfare and adulation at Nasrallah's funeral, it's important to remember that Hezbollah isn't just a terrorist organization, but also a global terrorist enterprise.
Hamas's October 7 Massacre Is Part of Its Jihad to Destroy Israel https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21424/hamas-jihad-to-destroy-israel Those pressuring Israel to agree to Hamas's demand to end the war in the Gaza Strip.... fail to understand that the October 7 massacre is just another phase of the Islamists' Jihad (holy war) against Israel.Hamas forced hostages Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Evyatar David to watch release 'ceremony’ on Saturday and drove them back to captivity.https://x.com/HenMazzig/status/1894152399322828949The Palestinian national identity is all a lie, particularly the PA's claim to be a 6000-year-old nation while denying thousands of years of Israel's documented history. Arabs didn't call themselves " Palestinian" until 1964. https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url
Hamas TV Tours Gaza Supermarkets: "Stores Are Well Stocked, Prices Better than Before the War" (MEMRI)
Behind Israel's Demand for the Demilitarization of Syria South of Damascus (Israel Hayom)Syria's Sunni Sharia State Solidifying Control in Damascus but Challenged Elsewhere (Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs)BBC review finds 'serious flaws' over Gaza documentary and apologises
Barnard/Columbia: Pro-Hamas protesters seize control of academic building and assault college employee https://nypost.com/2025/02/26/us-news/dozens-of-pro-hamas-students-seize-control-of-historic-barnard-college-academic-building/ Classes were cancelled, students blocked from the building, some were stuck in the building, and an employee was injured, yet the dean agreed to meet with students to negotiate with them. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGoJEWCJ6I8/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==American censored by UN Human Rights Council for mentioning horrors experienced by Bibas family https://www.foxnews.com/world/american-censored-un-human-rights-council-accused-using-disrespectful-languageAn Israeli official reported that “there was a lot of pressure from the U.S.” which “insisted” Israel vote with the Trump administration against Ukraine. The Israeli official clarified that the UN vote “wasn’t easy for us…we preferred to avoid this situation.” In the end, the official clarified, “we had no choice but to take a side” and Israel joined us in voting with Russia and North Korea. Sixty-five countries, including Iran and Cuba, abstained.
