Forces had no direct confrontation with Hamas terrorists who killed hostages; ‘The IDF and security forces are doing everything possible to bring all hostages home as quickly as possible. This news shakes us all,’ says army spokesperson Hagari

Israeli forces discovered the bodies of six hostages in a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, approximately a kilometer from where hostage Farhan Alkadi was recently freed. The IDF had no precise intelligence on the hostages’ location in recent months but knew there were captives in the sector, leading to a gradual and cautious operation in Rafah since the ground offensive began.

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    Hamas is the elected government of Gaza. GAZA AND west Bank are officially recognized as “the state of Palestine.”

    We have to be factual here.

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      Israel supported Hamas’ rise to power, despite the objections of the Palestinians. Israel is responsible for the Hamas’ power over Gazans. It gives their ethnic cleansing plausible deniability.