Sunday, October 26, 2025

Hostage Update: 13 remain 
The United States must increase the pressure on Hamas and its sponsors in Qatar, Turkey and Iran to fully comply with the agreement and release all the hostages. The agreed Peace Plan requires the full removal of Hamas from any direct or indirect role. Reports now say Gaza’s interim governance deal, brokered by Egypt, still gives Hamas a foothold, not in the top seats, but on the municipal front. 
In a severe violation of the ceasefire, terrorists attacked Israeli forces in an IDF-controlled area of southern Gaza, killing two ( Major Yaniv Kula, 26. Sergeant Itay Yavetz, 21) and wounding three. In response, the IDF launched airstrikes targeting Hamas terror infrastructure throughout the Gaza Strip. Hamas has refused to give back all the hostages, refuses to disarm, and resumed attacks against IDF operations. It's clear: Hamas is the obstacle to peace.  Israel to Resume Ceasefire Despite Deadly Attack. 

Australia
PM under fire for saying he ‘now supports’ the Israel peace plan despite recognising Palestine https://youtu.be/4SYuBVBtnOM?si=F25oqjSye_-yKTlz

CANADA
Netanyahu will be arrested if he sets food in Canada, PM warns - Carney took Netanyahu and his government to task for their opposition to Palestinian statehood and defended Canada’s recognition of unilateral Palestinian statehood.  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/canada/canadian-prime-minister-mark-carney-commits-to-enforce-icc-arrest-warrant-on-israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu/articleshow/124702274.cms?from=mdr

GREECE
Panteion University says permission was never granted. 
A convicted Palestinian prisoner, Abdel Nasser Issa, released in exchange for Israeli hostages is scheduled to speak at Panteion University in Athens. In 1995, Issa planned attacks that killed 11 people and wounded more than 100. That same year, he was sentenced to two life sentences. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-870958

IRELAND
Pro-Hamas Lawmaker Sweeps Election -The President-elect of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, who in addition to being extremely anti-Israel, accused the IDF of genocide and claimed that the State of Israel is a terrorist state is also a Hamas supporter. She says Hamas is a legitimate governing body, calling Hamas “part of civil society.”  

ISRAEL
EmojiFormer hostage Segev Kaflon's experience 

LEBANON
Emoji'Hezbollah rebuilding faster than Lebanese Army dismantling,' Western intel. officials tell 'Post' https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-871210
EmojiShi'ite Lebanese Journalist: Hamas's And Hizbullah's Weapons Are Directed At The Palestinian And Lebanese People; Only Disarmament Will Guarantee Welfare and Peace For Gaza And Lebanon https://www.memri.org/reports/shiite-lebanese-journalist-hamass-and-hizbullahs-weapons-are-directed-palestinian-and

PALESTINIANS/HAMAS/PA
EmojiTerrorist who burned mother and child to death is honored by Palestinian Authority TV https://palwatch.org/page/41614 
EmojiHamas is again hiding its terror activities in schools and hospitals, as it did before and throughout the Gaza war. https://palwatch.org/page/41622
EmojiAmina Abu Shabab, the wife of Yasser Abu Shabab — head of the leading Hamas opposition in Gaza — spoke about new projects and initiatives being launched in safe zones, offering Gazans a second chance at life. 
EmojiThe Implications of Hamas's Public Executions and the World's Silence
EmojiPoll: 75 Percent of Young West Bank Palestinians Believe Israel Has No Right to Exist  (Institute for National Security Studies-Tel Aviv University) SEE ALSO Asking Palestinians, “What solution to the conflict do you prefer?” 
EmojiDonald Trump: I will decide whether to have Israel release Marwan Barghouti. 
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/trump-eyes-imprisoned-palestinian-leader-21116091.php In the same interview, says Israel's "failed" operation in Qatar contributed to the hostage deal.
Who is Marwan Barghouthi: The most popular Palestinian political figure outside of Abbas and Hamas, Marwan Barghouthi, is a convicted terrorist serving five life sentences for the murder of five Israelis. He was one of the leaders of the Second Intifada, the Palestinian terror campaign of suicide bombings and shooting attacks on Israeli citizens between 2000-2005. BBC World's John Simpson calls Barghouthi a "moderate"
EmojiPalestinian lawyer and human rights defender Moumen al-Natour's op-eds calling out the silence of the "pro-Palestinian" activists who are now silent as Hamas executes Gazan civilians https://www.thejc.com/opinion/when-hamas-turned-its-guns-on-us-gazans-the-pro-palestinian-chorus-fell-silent-owkhus0e, 

QATAR

SPAIN
Israelis in Spain report frozen Banco Sabadell bank accounts amid new royal decree “against the genocide in Gaza.” https://en.royanews.tv/news/64318#

TURKEY
EmojiTurkey Is Positioning Itself on Two of Israel’s Borders. Turkey, a staunch Hamas ally, cannot be trusted as a neutral peacekeeper, jeopardizing long-term Middle East peace.
EmojiFor Turkey, Israel Is the Appetizer but India Is the Main Course  https://www.meforum.org/mef-online/for-turkey-israel-is-the-appetizer-but-india-is-the-main-course


UNITED NATIONS
EmojiDr. Ms. Afsaneh Nadipour, a seasoned Iranian diplomat, elected to the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202510107482
EmojiSecretary of State Marco Rubio announced that UNRWA will have no role in aid distribution in Gaza, naming other groups that will. “Not UNRWA, UNRWA became a subsidiary of Hamas.”
EmojiThe Hague International Court ruled (issued an advisory opinion) that Israel can’t stop UNRWA from operating in Gaza because it didn’t provide sufficient evidence that Hamas terrorists had infiltrated the organization and made it a ‘non-neutral body.’ https://youtu.be/JKkHI_qUnRw?si=cYSASzW9zhHC7nIY
*UNRWA employees participated in the October 7th massacre. Nine UN workers were fired because of their involvement in the October 7th massacres.
*UNRWA employees kidnapped the body of an Israeli into Gaza. Faisal Ali Mussalem al-Naami, a social worker who was employed by UNRWA at the time, was caught on CCTV kidnapping Yonatan Samerano after he had been shot in the street
*UNRWA’s facilities were used by Hamas to store weapons and hostages. Emily Damari testified that she was held in UNRWA facility. She’s not the only one. Released hostage Ditza Heiman, 84, was held by an UNWRA teacher.
EmojiEvidence of UNRWA’s systematic complicity with terrorism
https://unwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/United-Nations-Watch-Submission-to-UNRWA-Review-Group.pdf

US

YEMEN
Iran-backed Houthi terrorists raided a UN facility in Yemen and took 20 UN workers hostage. The Houthis are now holding 70+ UN aid members hostage

MEDIA FAILS
EmojiNY Times gushes over, and resembles, UN extremist Francesca Albanese 
EmojiHamas Breaks the Ceasefire and Headlines Blame Israel, e.g., the New York Times headline: Israel Suspends Aid and Strikes Gaza After Accusing Hamas of Violating Truce - https://honestreporting.com/media-blindness-when-hamas-breaks-the-ceasefire-and-headlines-blame-israel/
Emoji After the Ceasefire: Gazans Expose Hamas’ Hospital Torture Chambers — and the Media Look Away https://honestreporting.com/after-the-ceasefire-gazans-expose-hamas-hospital-torture-chambers-and-the-media-look-away/
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BBC memo told staff that “the argument over how much aid has crossed into Gaza is irrelevant” and instructed them to blame Israel—regardless of the facts. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-leaked-email-that-blows-apart-the-bbcs-impartiality-claims-over-gaza/
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Sunday, October 19, 2025

 744 Days, 16 Hostages Still in Captivity
Washington reportedly preparing to offer cash rewards to Gazans who help locate the bodies.

No, the war in the Middle East isn't over. https://danielspeaksup.substack.com/p/the-violent-truth-you-arent-seeing Just days after President Trump's historic visit to Israel and after securing the release of the living hostages, Hamas broke the ceasefire by crossing the agreed upon line, firing anti-tank missiles at Israel, and not returning all of the deceased hostages.  The ceasefire 21 point plan: point 4, return of the hostages: point 6 Hamas commits to peaceful coexistence... 
https://www.timesofisrael.com/revealed-us-21-point-plan-for-ending-gaza-war-creating-pathway-to-palestinian-state/ The fragile peace in Gaza seems to be holding and shows the importance of American engagement. https://joelrubin.substack.com/p/a-fragile-peace-in-gaza-and-the-importance Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain have warned that the Trump-backed effort to end the Gaza war is on the verge of collapse https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/10/16/trump-gaza-plan-on-verge-of-collapse-warns-saudi-arabia-and-uae/

Stories are emerging of the heroic strength and resilience of the Israeli hostages who confronted 738 days in hell. If you have the why, you'll find the how - Hersh's mantra saved several hostages. 

Former hostages are also telling of their horrific experiences. Elkana Bohbot was kept shackled underground in darkness and is suffering from severe pain after being overfed by Hamas in the days leading up to his release, which Israeli medical professionals said could have been fatal after his prolonged starvation. Avinatan Or was held in isolation for two years and lost 40% of his body weight and 3 centimeters in height in captivity. Hamas shackled his hands and legs inside a 1.8-meter cage. He wasn’t allowed to walk. Matan Angrest was given a medical procedure without anesthesia, which caused his condition to worsen. Omri Moran was moved through Gaza 23 times and had to cook for his captors. Tal Shoham says he was held captive by a first grade teacher, a university lecturer, and a doctor in Gaza. He described how he was intentionally starved despite there being plenty of food for his captors, who bragged about stealing aid. Hamas and Palestinian society are not distinct entities https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/10/14/this-israeli-hostage-says-his-captors-werent-who-you-think-n2664938 and https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/14/hostages-reveal-horror-two-years-hamas-captivity/

Qatar and Turkey Want to Rebuild Hamas, Not Reconstruct Gaza 
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21992/qatar-turkey-rebuild-hamas

At this moment Hamas has not yet decided whether it will give up its arms and is busy taking back control of Gaza and executing Gazans it sees as a threat. Once a final agreement is reached on the next phase of this ceasefire, the United States, Israel, and regional partners must immediately scale up humanitarian aid, get to work on deradicalizing the population, and work to rebuild Gaza, while ensuring Israel’s lasting security. See   https://www.ajc.org/news/who-are-the-hostages-still-held-by-hamas and https://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-israel-hamas-war-is-far-from-over

A local Gazan militia leader not affiliated with Hamas appealed to the president in a video posted on social media yesterday to protect Gazans from Hamas' brutality. "Hamas is killing hundreds of children, women, youths and elderly people... Today, Hamas is waging terror against the people in Gaza, killing with RPGs. Hamas is 100 percent ISIS," the militia leader said. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/head-of-khan-younis-militia-pleads-for-international-community-to-protect-gazans-against-hamas-executions/ Trump gave Hamas green light to slaughter Israel-backed clans in Gaza https://worldisraelnews.com/trump-defends-hamas-slaughter-of-israel-backed-gaza-clans-says-us-gave-hamas-a-green-light/ and also, Trump says US will 'go in and kill' Hamas if it continues executing Gazans 
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h111vts0aee
 
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CHINA
Welcome to the Era of Mutually Assured Disruption https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/10/17/welcome-to-the-era-of-mutually-assured-disruption/
Has Xi Jinping Lost Control of China's Military — And China Itself? https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21996/xi-losing-control-of-china

EGYPT
Multiple drones have been intercepted flying from Egypt into Israel being used to smuggle weapons. 
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/10/09/israel-moves-to-counter-drone-threat-on-egyptian-border/

ISRAEL
Israel is still in active combat against imminent threats in Lebanon, in Syria, and in Yemen. Iran is actively rebuilding its capabilities. The IDF is actively fighting in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) foiling more attempted terror attacks every day than even during the Second Intifada.

JORDAN
Jordan’s Energy Dilemma Drives Detente with China https://mecouncil.org/blog_posts/jordans-energy-dilemma-drives-detente-with-china/

PALESTINIANS/HAMAS/PA
>A Coordinated Squeeze Forced Hamas to Accept a Deal It Didn’t Want https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/a-coordinated-squeeze-play-forced-hamas-to-accept-a-deal-it-didnt-want-7753f9c8 should have happened 18 months ago
>Hamas has opened detention and interrogation centeres at the following hospitals: Al-Shifa, Al-Ahi, Al-Aqsa and Nasser https://x.com/KhaledAbuToameh/status/1979220234528567431
>Hamas and clans are fighting. Hamas killed 40 members of Dog'hmush clan family members, then Hamas filmed themselves parading the Palestinians they murdered through Gaza. 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3849383/hamas-executes-rivals-cracks-down-on-civilians-post-peace-deal-gaza-power-vacuum/ and https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/10/hamas-targets-opponents-violent-bid-rebuild-authority-gaza
>No Both Sides  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T5UhSrQv_oY
>160 new Palestinian terrorist millionaires – thanks to Pay-for-Slay https://palwatch.org/page/41609
>“Do you see my son? He will come to you again like on the Seventh of October!”
https://x.com/persianjewess/status/1978481624666026357 and https://x.com/YosephHaddad/status/1978427707995168913

TURKEY
>Turks in Gaza Will Mean Dead Americans https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/turks-in-gaza-will-mean-dead-americans
>‘Turkey wants to replace Iran and encircle Israel’ https://worldisraelnews.com/turkey-wants-to-replace-iran-and-encircle-israel/

UK
Britain Fails to Protect Its Own Citizens from Iranian Influence 
https://www.investigativeproject.org/9415/britain-fails-to-protect-its-own-citizens-from

UN
October 8th, 2025: UNRWA claimed there’s “famine” in Gaza.
October 9th, 2025: After Trump announced a ceasefire deal, UNRWA suddenly says there’s enough food in Gaza for 3 months.
Note: 2 million tons of aid have entered Gaza. 

USA
>The FBI just arrested a Hamas terrorist living in Louisiana. Mahmoud Al-Muhtadi, a Gaza native, is accused of participating in the October 7th attacks https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-living-louisiana-connected-hamas-oct-7-2023-attack-israel-us-says/
>NEA Teachers’ Union Links to ‘Palestine’ Site Defending Hitler and a map that erases Israel in an email to its three million members https://jihadwatch.org/2025/10/nea-teachers-union-links-to-palestine-site-defending-hitler Removed after StopAntisemitism objected
>SJP (Students for Justice in Palestine) publicly supports Hamas killing Gazans. Where's the coverage?  https://freebeacon.com/israel/death-to-all-collaborators-sjp-echoes-hamas-in-call-to-avenge-gazan-propagandists-death/  
>DSA condemned the ceasefire https://www.timesofisrael.com/mamdani-linked-dsa-condemns-gaza-ceasefire-backs-palestinian-resistance/ In August, they condemned support for Israel's self-defense https://www.jns.org/democratic-socialists-of-america-votes-to-expel-members-who-support-israeli-self-defense/ NY voters, please note that one of the mayoral candidates is a member of DSA and founder of an SJP chapter.
>Seth Moulton a candidate for US Senate in Massachusetts, publicly announced he is rejecting money from AIPAC, yet accepted money from NIAC, a group that lobbies on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran despite not being registered under FARA.  https://www.thejc.com/opinion/analysis/the-myth-of-jewish-power-how-aipac-became-americas-bogeyman-sykf1qwp, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Iranian_American_Council
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Sunday, October 12, 2025

 Hostage Update: 737 Days

Hamas just released the names of the 20 living hostages we expect to be released within the hour. Crowds in Gaza are chanting "Free Palestine" and blocking Red Cross convoys. The first group likely to be released from Gaza City includes: Eitan Mor, Gali and Ziv Berman, Matan Angrest, Omri Miran, and Alon Ohel EmojiEmojiEmoji The Red Cross reports that they have finally met with some of the hostages held by Hamas.

>All Gaza hostages to return home by Monday  -  VP Vance says some deceased hostages may never come home
Under pressure from President Trump, Hamas is “unearthing” the captives, alive and deceased, “as we speak.” An Egyptian delegation, accompanied by Red Cross representatives, will visit prisons in Israel to ensure the release of Palestinian terrorists as agreed in the ceasefire terms. Israel has agreed to release 250 Palestinians serving long terms, and another 1,700 Gazans detained during the war. Their release will take place after all 48 of the Israeli abductees are redeemed.
>Eli Sharabi:’even in dark moments you can find light 
>According to a June 2025 Boundless Israel survey, fewer than half of Americans even know Israeli hostages are still in captivity.
>Have you already seen this movie? Watch the trailer now and stream One Day in October starting October 7 on HBO Max.

>As Hamas, Israel, America and the Arab nations agreed to a ceasefire, the warmongers of the West continue to march for terrorists. It is beyond denial now. The playbook is unfolding perfectly as Gazans take selfies with fat bellies, gold watches and new iPhones claiming to be “survivors of the Holocaust”. Viral tweets are circulating that more people died in Gaza than in the Nazi concentration camps. May I remind you that 63% of adults aged 18-39 in America don’t know that six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust; 11% believe Jews caused it and 10% believe it was a myth. They are primed to digest this desecration of history. - Eve Barlow https://evebarlow.substack.com/p/rebuilding-the-
 
>Remember the "Flotilla" - Greta Thunberg posted a picture of emaciated Hamas hostage Evyatar David as an example of “the suffering of Palestinian prisoners.”

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