Saturday, April 5, 2025

HOSTAGE UPDATE: 546 Days
There are 24 hostages presumed to be alive who are still held by Hamas.
Another Saturday, another newly released hostage video, this time of Elkana Bohbot.
Meanwhile, the Red Cross continues facilitating Pay-for-Slay https://palwatch.org/page/37068
 
Israel and India Must Address Hamas Strongholds in Malaysia
https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/israel-and-india-must-address-hamas-strongholds-in-malaysia
 
100,000+ Israelis protest renewed Gaza fighting, Shin Bet’s chief ouster https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-100000-nationwide-protest-renewed-gaza-fighting-shin-bet-chiefs-ouster/
 
➤ “No one in Lebanon wants normalization with Israel, it is rejected by all Lebanese.” https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/03/26/french-envoy-jean-yves-le-drian-in-beirut-as-lebanon-seeks-funds-to-rebuild/  Meet new Lebanon PM Nawaf Salam, who until two months ago was the impartial President of the International Court of Justice, who by chance always ruled against Israel.  Yesterday, the commander of the Lebanese army, General Rudolf Heichal, reported that his forces had arrested “several suspects” involved in launching of rockets to Israel saying that such launches only serve Israel. Except that is not exactly what he said. Heichal said that “the launching of rockets to the occupied Palestinian territories serves the occupiers.” In other words, all of Israel including Kiryat Shmona and the other areas hit are “occupied Palestinian territories.”
➤Lebanese army arrests operatives responsible for rockets launched at Israel https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel-at-war/artc-lebanese-army-arrests-suspects-suspected-of-launching-rockets-at-israel
 
What’s happening in Gaza?
Hamas begins brutal crackdown on Gaza protests with torture, executions 
After a man was shot dead by a Hamas terrorist while waiting in line for flour. The man's family retaliated, openly executing the Hamas member and filming it for Hamas to see. https://x.com/HenMazzig/status/1907189154489975182
Palestinians are protesting against Hamas and demanding: “Free the Israeli hostages. End the war. No to Hamas". “Yes to peace!” https://www.memri.org/tv/beit-lahia-north-gaza-protest-anti-hamas-release-hostages-stop-warhttps://t.me/almon5ol/17328,
THE ILLUSION OF SURRENDER | How Hamas is Using The Protests to Secure Its Survival https://x.com/EasternVoices/status/1904897009053528101 
Do Not Be Fooled by the 'Anti-Hamas' Protests 
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21521/anti-hamas-protests
 
➤U.S. Approves $2 Billion Arms Sale to Qatar https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjzelwzaje
➤Trump sells Qatar $12 billion of U.S. weapons days after accusing it of funding terrorism https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-sells-qatar-12-billion-arms-days-after-accusing-it-of-funding-terrorism/
➤Despite Qatar's support for Hamas, intelligence agencies from both Israel and Qatar cooperate, senior officials hold meetings, Israelis visit the emirate, and limited economic and commercial cooperation exists. https://www.inss.org.il/publication/qatar-challenge/
 
Should The New Syrian Government's Celebration Of October 7 – With Calls For Jihad, Massive Suicide Attacks And Blood And Limbs In The Streets – Prompt The World To Reexamine This New Regime? https://www.memri.org/reports/should-new-syrian-governments-celebration-october-7-%E2%80%93-calls-jihad-massive-suicide-attacks
 
Israel-Turkey Tensions Mounting over Air Bases in Syria  (The War Zone)
Turkey's Internal Crisis and Strategic Expansion  (Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs)
 
Columbia student protestors knew about October 7 attacks in advance
https://www.thejc.com/news/usa/columbia-protestors-knew-october-7-lawsuit-v7y0tm89
Hamas funded Columbia protesters, bragged to hostages about their ‘American operatives’ https://jihadwatch.org/2025/03/hamas-funded-columbia-protesters-bragged-to-hostages-about-their-american-operatives
Columbia announced it had issued “multi-year suspensions, temporary degree revocations, and expulsions” related to the occupation of Hamilton Hall.
The media is hiding the truth about the Georgetown Hamasniks
https://www.jns.org/the-media-is-hiding-the-truth-about-the-georgetown-hamasniks/
 
UN Bans Criticism of Francesca Albanese Ahead of Reappointment Decision
UNRWA Used Photo of Syrian Girl For “Aya From Gaza” Fundraiser Campaign https://civicrm.unwatch.org/civicrm/mailing/view
 
In Yemen, the US is obliterating the residences of senior Houthi officials along with those leaders inside. No word on casualties. https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/03/31/us-air-strikes-on-yemen-a-source-of-terror-for-civilians/ Note: The National News is an English language news source published by UAE