Saturday, October 14

A week into the war, as Israel continues to reel from the horrors of last Saturday, the IDF is reportedly completing preparations to attack Gaza from three months and remove Hamas from power.

Documents found on Hamas terrorists indicate the precision of their planning, including orders to abduct civilians. Overnight IDF raids were able to bring back bodies of some of the hostages.

After a rocket attack from Syria, Israeli warplanes struck the Aleppo airport. Iran has threatened to join the conflict if Israel continues to attack Hamas in Gaza.

Israel at War: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are reportedly completing preparations for a comprehensive strike on Gaza "from air, land, and sea."

Tzachi Hanegbi, Head of Israel's National Security Council, stated that Israel will not negotiate with Hamas, and that Israel's goal is to remove Hamas from political and military control of the Gaza Strip.

Israel's ruling Likud Party announced that the opposition party Yisrael Beiteinu was joining the goverment, only for party leader Avigdor Liberman to deny it and demand a spot on the country's war cabinet.

Unveiling the Horror: Documents found on Hamas terrorists from last week's attacks include precise maps, knowledge of the IDF's defensive weak spots, and instructions to kill and abduct civilians.

The IDF says that it located and recovered bodies of hostages during overnight raids in Gaza.

At a a gala dinner for the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, President Biden accused Hamas of using Palestinian civilians in Gaza as human shields.

Regional Threats: Meeting with Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas, in Qatar, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian indicated that Iran would intervene in the conflict directly if Israel continues to attack Gaza.

Following rocket attacks from Syria, Israel bombed the Aleppo airport, knocking it out of service.

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