Jewish Agency head Doron Almog and Board of Governors head Mark Wilf spoke at Jerusalem Post-IAF conference in Washington, emphasizing the importance of cooperation between Israel and the US.
Released footage from the October 7 massacre of a 22-year-old off-duty soldier who tossed back at least seven grenades lobbed by Palestinian terrorists.
Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have used Gaza hospitals to store weapons, hold hostages, and are prepared to fight the IDF from medical facilities, John Kirby said.
Hamas and the PIJ members operate a command and control node from Al-Shifa in Gaza City, and they are prepared to fight the IDF from there, John Kirby said.
Israel closed Kerem Shalom and Erez after the October 7 attack in which Hamas infiltrated southern Israel. Eli Cohen's words are the first indication that Israel will never reopen them.
Under Hamas's original plan, it would have hit many other major Israeli cities and IDF bases and go as far as the West Bank, where it has allies in the form of local terrorist cells.
'Post' revelations show Hassan Eslaiah likely knew about the planned massacre ahead of time and expressed support for the deaths as he watched the murders
In the BBC Arabic interview, Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk also insisted that civilians killed in the Oct. 7 attack were murdered by Israeli forces.