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Israel--God's Country--is winning at the moment - Charon - 11-13-2023
Israel calls on Hamas to surrender Shifa hospital base as US strikes Iran proxies in Syria
The Israeli military is calling on Hamas to surrender its bases in and under Shifa Hospital in Gaza on Monday, despite Hamas denials that it has such a base. Fighting has centered around the hospital for days as patients suffer a lack of resources. The U.S., meanwhile, has launched airstrikes against Iranian proxy terrorist groups in Syria.
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FAST FACTS:
The Israeli military has surrounded Shifa Hospital in Gaza, demanding that Hamas surrender the headquarters Israel says lies below the facility
The U.S. struck back against Iranian proxy terrorist groups based in Syria, killing at least six
There remain up to 239 Hamas hostages in Gaza, and 10 of them are believed to be Americans. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry claims more than 11,000 Gazans have been killed in the fighting, though they do not distinguish between Palestinian civilians and Hamas terrorists.
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Israeli minister says Hamas has 'lost control of Gaza'
Israeli minister says Hamas has 'lost control' in Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Hamas has "lost control" of Gaza amid the Israeli military's assault on the terrorist organization.
Gallant made the statment in a Monday broadcast to Israeli television. Israel is in the 38th day of its war against Hamas, and its ground assault in Gaza has lasted for roughly two weeks. While Gallant says Hamas' control over the region has been removed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will not stop until the terrorist organization is "destroyed."
“Hamas has lost control of Gaza. Terrorists are fleeing southward. Civilians are looting Hamas bases,” he said. “They don’t have faith in the government anymore."
"There is no power that Hamas has capable of stopping the IDF. The IDF is advancing to every point," he added.
Israel has yet to release images of the looting Gallant referenced, however, as it has done for many incidents since Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre.
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1 hour(s) ago
John Kirby admits Biden administration has to 'do more' to combat antisemitism in US
John Kirby admits Biden administration has to 'do more' to combat antisemitism in US
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby admitted that President Biden's administration has to "do more" to combat rising antisemitism in the U.S.
Kirby made the statement during a Monday appearance on Fox News, acknowledging the surge in antisemitism in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre in Israel. Kirby says Biden has been very clear and very consistent about the rise of "hate, and particularly antisemitism" in the U.S.
"We've got to do better. We've got to be better," Kirby said, adding that he had been horrified at stories of what Jewish students are going through at college campuses in the U.S. "I don't disagree that we've got to do more. We know that, and the president is focused on that very, very seriously."
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1 hour(s) ago
Hamas still able to fire rockets from Israeli-controlled areas in Gaza, IDF says
Hamas still able to fire rockets from Israeli-controlled areas in Gaza, IDF says
Hamas terrorists are still able to fire rockets into Israel from IDF-held territory in Gaza, Fox News Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst said Monday.
Yingst says Hamas is using timers to launch rockets belatedly from land they have lost to encroaching Israeli forces. Hamas also has a labyrinth of hundreds of miles of tunnels underground in Gaza.
"Hamas and the Islamic Jihad have rockets that are set on times. They have rockets that they set in the past and they can remotely activate them and they can fire on population centers. So even if there are not militants in the area, they are able to fire on Israel," Yingst said.
Israel's war on Hamas is nearing the end of its 38th day. Israeli leaders have vowed to destroy Hamas before the end of the conflict, rejecting calls for a cease-fire.
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2 hour(s) ago
Rabbi Moshe Hauer: Israel 'won't turn the other cheek when faced with evil'
Orthodox Union executive vice president Rabbi Moshe Hauer appeared on Fox News ahead of his congressional testimony on antisemitism and the 'March for Israel' rally in Washington, D.C. on Monday.
Hauer said that the voice of the Jewish people and the voice of Israel is a "voice of peace." He argued that everything Israel is doing in Gaza is "done to save."
Moshe rejected the claim that Israel must "turn the other cheek" when faced with violence from Hamas, however.
"We won't turn the other cheek when faced with evil," he said. "If we turn the other cheek then they are here, and then they will destroy everywhere in the world. It is not a value of ours to do that against an active threat."
"Against a personal insult, we can turn the other cheek. Against something which will then encroach, threaten and do what they did on October 7--unspeakable acts of brutality--we have to stand and we have to stand firm and we have to stand strong, and we have no hesitation about that as people of faith," he added.
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2 hour(s) ago
Jerusalem deputy mayor disputes ‘misinformation’ around fights at Gaza hospitals
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum joined Fox News on Monday to discuss Israel's ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, contesting recent media framing around firefights near Gaza hospitals.
Hamas has accused the Israeli military of attacking civilians in and around the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, though Israel has said it is only targeting the Hamas headquarters it says is located beneath the facility.
While Hamas denies using Shifa and other hospitals as shields, the Israeli Defense Forces released footage of a Hamas terrorist wielding an RPG at the entrance of the Al-Quds hospital in northern Gaza on Monday.
The IDF says the terrorist fired the RPG at nearby Israeli forces.
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3 hour(s) ago
Internal State Department memo accused Biden of 'misinformation' on Israel-Hamas war
Internal State Department memo accused Biden of 'misinformation' on Israel-Hamas war
Internal State Department memo accused Biden of 'misinformation' on Israel-Hamas war
An internal State Department dissent memo that was reportedly leaked to the press accused President Biden of "spreading misinformation" about the Israel-Hamas war and claimed Israel is committing "war crimes."
Following an earlier Politico report on the topic, Axios reported that it obtained a "scathing" memo that was signed by 100 State Department and USAID employees that suggested Biden’s continued support of Israel has made him "complicit in genocide" as the Jewish state continues to retaliate after Hamas killed at least 1,400 civilians during the Oct. 7 terror attack.
"Some of the memo's language echoes that of progressive activists in the U.S., whose anger and protests over Biden's handling of the war have rippled through the Democratic Party — and created a new challenge for the president's 2024 campaign," Axios reported.
The memo does not offer specific examples of what "misinformation" Biden has helped spread, according to the report.
Hamas kidnapped hundreds of civilians, including children and the elderly, during the Oct. 7 terror attack. The memo recommended that the U.S. government advocate for the release of the hostages, but lumped in "thousands" of Palestinians it claimed are being held in Israel.
Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report
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3 hour(s) ago
MIT criticized for not expelling anti-Israel protesters over 'visa issues'
MIT criticized for not expelling anti-Israel protesters over 'visa issues'
MIT criticized for not expelling anti-Israel protesters over 'visa issues'
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was blasted this week after its administrators acknowledged the university stopped short of expelling anti-Israel student protesters because of "visa issues."
MIT President Sally Kornbluth said in a statement Nov. 9 that the school would merely suspend students who participated in the disruptive protest from non-academic campus activities to avoid "collateral consequences for the students, such as visa issues." One day earlier, the Coalition Against Apartheid, a pro-Palestinian student group, conducted a large protest that Kornbluth confirmed defied MIT policies governing student actions.
"In late morning, the face-to-face confrontation between the protesters and counterprotesters intensified," Kornbluth said. "We had serious concerns that it could lead to violence. To prevent further escalation and protect the physical safety of everyone present – including both student protesters and passers-by in our busiest lobby — the administration felt it was essential to take action."
"The students will remain enrolled at MIT and will be able to attend academic classes and labs," she continued, noting some of the protesters' "visa issues." "We will refer this interim action to the Ad Hoc Complaint Response Team, which includes the chair of the Committee on Discipline, for final adjudication."
Fox News' Thomas Catenacci contributed to this report
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3 hour(s) ago
IDF death toll rises to 42 amid heavy fighting around hospitals in Gaza
Fox News Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst delivered an update on the Israel-Hamas war from near Gaza's northern border on Monday.
Yingst said the death toll for Israeli Defense Forces operating in Gaza has risen to 42 amid the intense fighting. The IDF has surrounded the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the region's largest population center. The IDF says Hamas has placed its headquarters underneath the facility, a claim Hamas denies.
Yingst also drew attention to an IDF-supplied video showing a Hamas terrorist wielding an RPG outside the Al-Quds hospital, another major medical facility in Gaza.
Israel had long accused Hamas of using civilian infrastructure and human shields as cover for their terrorist operations.
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4 hour(s) ago
NY Dem calls on 'Ceasefire Now camp' to demand people stop tearing down Israeli hostage posters
NY Dem calls on 'Ceasefire Now camp' to demand people stop tearing down Israeli hostage posters
NY Dem calls on 'Ceasefire Now camp' to demand people stop tearing down Israeli hostage posters
A senior Jewish New York Democrat lawmaker called on the leaders of the "Ceasefire Now camp" to publicly "urge" people to stop tearing down posters of Israeli hostages.
Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., posted on X Monday calling for the prominent "Ceasefire Now" members to tell people to stop tearing down the posters of Israelis kidnapped by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.
Nadler wrote the posters being torn down is causing "hostilities" and "altercations" and that releasing the hostages is the fastest way toward a ceasefire.
"An earnest request to well-intended people, particularly those with large followings, in the Ceasefire Now camp: urge people publicly to stop tearing down hostage posters," Nadler wrote.
"It’s creating hostilities/altercations that aren’t good for anyone," he continued. "And of course, hostage release is the quickest route to ceasefire."
Fox News' Houston Keene contributed to this report
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4 hour(s) ago
US forces attacked 4 more times since airstrikes that killed 6 Iranian fighters
US forces attacked 4 more times since airstrikes that killed 6 Iranian fighters
Total attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria jumps to 52 as US strikes Iran proxies
U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria have weathered 52 attacks since Oct. 17 from Iran-backed terrorist groups in the region, the Pentagon announced Monday.
Ten of the attacks have hit the bases since the U.S. launched airstrikes agaisnt a terrorist weapons depot in Syria on Nov. 8. No deaths have been reported in any of the 52 attacks, though there have been multiple minor injuries.
The most recent attacks came after the U.S. killed at least six Iran-backed fighters with airstrikes in Syria this weekend. It is the first time since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict that the U.S. has taken action against Iran-backed personell.
The U.S. has deployed extensive military assets to the region, including carrier strike groups to the eastern Mediterranean and near Iran in an attempt to prevent the conflict from widening.
Fox News' Liz Friden contributed to this report
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4 hour(s) ago
US strikes on Iran proxies trigger fear of 'major escalation' in Israel's war with Hamas
American airstrikes against Iran-backed fighters in Syria have triggered fears that there could soon be a major escalation in Israel's war against Hamas.
"America Reports" spoke with Fox News correspondent Alex Hogan in Northern Israel. Hogan, standing next to Israeli mobile artillery platforms, said the IDF has ramped up its retaliatory strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
Hezbollah, another Iran-backed terrorist group, has launched rockets and anti-tank missiles into Israel for weeks.
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5 hour(s) ago
US reveals names, photos of 5 special operators killed in Mediterranean aircraft 'mishap'
US reveals names, photos of 5 special operators killed in Mediterranean aircraft 'mishap'
US reveals names, photos of 5 special operators killed in Mediterranean aircraft 'mishap'
The U.S. military released the names and photos of the five special operators who were killed in an aircraft "mishap" this weekend.
The U.S. says the five men were U.S. Army Special Operations aviation soldiers conducting a routine refueling flight at the time of the crash. The Pentagon identified the deceased as the following:
-Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen R. Dwyer, 38, of Clarksville, Tennessee
-Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shane M. Barnes, 34, of Sacramento, California
-Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone, 26, of Gorham, New Hampshire
-Sgt. Andrew P. Southard, 27, of Apache Junction, Arizona
-Sgt. Cade M. Wolfe, 24, of Mankato, Minnesota
The U.S. says the five men were killed during a refueling flight and that there was no indication of any hostile action.
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5 hour(s) ago
IDF releases footage of Hamas terrorist firing RPG from entrance to Gaza hospital
IDF releases footage of Hamas terrorist firing RPG from entrance to Gaza hospital
IDF releases footage of Hamas terrorist firing RPG from entrance to Gaza hospital
Israeli Defense Forces released footage and images they say show a Hamas terrorist firing an RPG at Israeli forces from the entrance of a Gaza hospital on Sunday.
IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari said the firing led to a brief battle between Israeli forces and Hamas, resulting in IDF soldiers killing 21 targets. Hagari said the RPG launch came from a pair of Hamas terrorists who had hidden among civilains near the Al-Quds hospital.
"During an operation by the 188th TDF, an RPG and an anti-tank missile were fired at an IDF force from the entrance to the Al-Quds hospital in Gaza city," Hagari wrote on Monday. "The shooting was carried out by a terrorist squad that had assimilated into a group of civilians at the entrance to the hospital. The forces were able to identify among the civilians a terrorist squad with two launchers."
"The force fired at the terrorists. During the exchange of fire, civilians were seen leaving the hospital building, and other terrorists who came out of buildings in the area assimilated into them, and joined the attempted attack," the statement continued. "The forces of the brigade combat team, which included armor, engineering, infantry forces and with the assistance of the air force, responded with live fire and shell fire toward teh sources of the [attack]. In the incident, about 21 terrorists were killed. There were no casualties to our forces."
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6 hour(s) ago
OPINION: Iran doubles down on terror but it holds a losing hand
OPINION: Iran doubles down on terror but it holds a losing hand
OPINION: Iran doubles down on terror but it holds a losing hand
Opinion article by Rebecca Grant
You know the mullahs in Iran are gloating over anti-Israel protests, and harassment attacks by the Axis of Resistance. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds force commander Esmail Ghaani has been shuttling to Lebanon and other locations, holding meetings, hoping to whip up more mayhem.
And Iran would love to elbow the U.S. military out of the Middle East and fulfill its dreams of regional hegemony.
Don’t count on it. Iran holds a losing hand.
Iran’s military options are limited, the economy is a shambles, and behind the scenes, a lot of governments in the region want to contain Iran. The aftermath of the Gaza crisis will leave Iran worse off than before. Here’s why.
Iran has stuffed the region with enough missiles to overtax Israel’s Iron Dome missile defenses.
As national security adviser Jake Sullivan said, Iran plays the "sustained, deep and dark role in providing all of this support and capabilities to Hamas." The IRGC arms, funds and trains militias in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, the West Bank and of course Gaza.
Yet for all the time and money spent, Iran’s proxies can’t overmatch U.S. deterrent forces...
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7 hour(s) ago
Macron tries to make amends with Israel after calling for cease-fire, alleging civilian attacks
Macron tries to make amends with Israel after calling for cease-fire, alleging civilian attacks
Macron tries to make amends with Israel after calling for cease-fire, alleging civilian attacks
French President Emmanuel Macron attempted to make amends with the Israeli government on Sunday in a phone call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Macron reportedly told Herzog that he had not meant to accuse Israel of intentionally bombing children and elderly people in his Friday statement calling for a cease-fire. Macron was the first major Western leader to call for Israel to halt its war against Hamas, but he once again told Herzog he believes Israel has a right to defend itself.
Macron "does not and did not intend to accuse Israel of intentionally harming innocent civilians in the campaign against the terrorist organization Hamas," Herzog's office wrote in a statement.
“President Macron also emphasized that he unequivocally supports Israel’s right and duty to self-defense, and expressed his support for Israel’s war against Hamas,” the statement added.
“President Macron explained that his comments during the interview were made in reference to the humanitarian situation, which remained an important issue for him and many countries,” the statement continued. “President Macron reiterated to President Herzog his commitment to demanding the immediate release of the hostages, and noted he was working to help on this important issue.”
Macron had previously stated that Israel's war against Hamas should be waged "without mercy, but not without rules."
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7 hour(s) ago
Pennsylvania business targeted after displaying pro-Israel sign: 'Deeply concerning'
Pennsylvania business owner Michael Jacobs says his business was attacked after he displayed a pro-Israel outside his office last week, with a vandal attempting to break one of the office's glass windows and attacking the company truck.
Jacobs, the owner of Marvista Design, told "Fox & Friends First" that he had displayed the pro-Israel sign for roughly a week before the attack occurred. Surveillance footage showed an individual dressed in black approach the building an immediately begin swinging a small wrench against the window.
"For some reason, a miracle, the glass didn't break, which was amazing" Jacobs said. "If you look at this video--the anger in those swings--it's deeply concerning for not only myself but for the Jewish community."
After failing to break the office window, the assailant allegedly turned to the company truck, leaving the wrench embedded in a side window.
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8 hour(s) ago
CNN cuts photojournalist pictured embracing Hamas leader in Gaza
CNN announced it has cut ties with Gaza-based journalist Hassan Eslaiah over his alleged ties to Hamas.
Eslaiah has been pictured receiving a kiss and an embrace from a Hamas leader in the region. Some reports have also raised questions about how Eslaiah was able to be on the scene of Hamas Oct. 7 massacre in Israel so quickly, though CNN has vehemently denied any foreknowledge of the attack and clarified he was not under their employment at the time.
“We had no prior knowledge of the Oct. 7 attacks. Hassan Eslaiah, a freelance journalist who has worked with a number of international and Israeli outlets, was not working for the network on Oct. 7. As of today, we have severed all ties with him,” CNN said in a statement.
"While we have not at this time found reason to doubt the journalistic accuracy of the work he has done for us, we have decided to suspend all ties with him," it said in a follow-up.
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8 hour(s) ago
Israel-Hamas war: At least 6 Iranian proxy fighters killed by U.S. forces
Israel-Hamas war: At least 6 Iranian proxy fighters killed by U.S. forces
Israel-Hamas war: At least 6 Iranian proxy fighters killed by U.S. forces
A senior U.S. defense official told Fox News that at least 6 Iranian proxy fighters were killed in the U.S.'s attacks on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stations in the Middle East Sunday.
The IRGC stations are located in the Syrian cities of Abu Kamal and Mayadin, according to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin. The buildings were reportedly a safe house and training facility, but a senior defense source told Fox that the safe house functioned as a headquarters.
An official told Fox that secondary explosions were seen at one of the locations, suggesting that there was a large amount of flammable ammo or weapons in the facility.
Referencing the two previous recent strikes that the U.S. military had against Iran-backed targets, the U.S. official said that, “This one will hurt them a lot more than the past strikes."
Austin said that the airstrikes were "in response to continued attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria."
"The President has no higher priority than the safety of U.S. personnel, and he directed today’s action to make clear that the United States will defend itself, its personnel, and its interests," Austin's statement read.
Fox News Digital's Jennifer Griffin and Andrea Vacchiano contributed to this report.
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8 hour(s) ago
Israel Ministry of Defense reveals first operational 'Arrow' interception during Swords of Iron war
The Israel Ministry of Defense has published footage showing the operational launch of an "Arrow" interceptor during the "Swords of Iron" war.
"The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) in the Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Defense R&D (DDR&D) captured the operational launch in southern Israel," a Ministry of Defense Spokesperson said. "The Israeli Air Force's Air and Missile Defense Array executed the launch and intercepted the designated target."
Fox News' Landon Minon contributed to this report
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Israeli soldiers eliminate 7 terrorists within 10 minutes: IDF
Israeli soldiers eliminate 7 terrorists within 10 minutes: IDF
Israeli soldiers eliminate 7 terrorists within 10 minutes: IDF
The Israeli Defense Forces announced that soldiers from the Golani Brigade eliminated seven terrorists within ten minutes.
The IDF said this was possible because of its access to "quick and efficient intelligence in the field."
"Another example of quick coordination that took place in the Defense and Operations Center, is the elimination of the commander of the Naser Radwan Company, the terrorist Ahmed Siam," the IDF said in a press release.
"On Friday morning (November 10th, 2023), ADAN Givati received an indication of the unusual presence of Ahmed Siam at a school in northern Gaza," the IDF continued. "It was revealed that Ahmed Siam held about a thousand residents of the Gaza Strip as hostages and human shields in the Rantisi hospital and prevented them from evacuating to the south of the Gaza Strip. Cross-checking several layers of research with all the sources confirmed his presence above the ground. At noon, he was targeted by an Air Force aircraft using close coordination."
Fox News' Landon Mion contributed to this report
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