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Tanzanian Farm Worker Confirmed Murdered by Hamas

Joshua Mollel, 21, a farm worker from Tanzania who arrived in Israel in September to live at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, was confirmed dead on Wednesday — murdered in captivity by Hamas, according to the Israeli government.

Joshua Mollel (Hostages and Families Forum)

Israeli Commander Visits Golani Unit Hit by Hamas Ambush

The commanding officer of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Southern Command, General Yaron Finkelman, visited troops of the elite Golani brigade who lost nine of their own on Tuesday, including a forward commander and a beloved battalion commander.

Finkelman (IDF via Times of Israel)

Report: Hamas Leaders Flee Qatar, Turn Phones Off

Hamas leaders who had lived in luxurious exile in Qatar have left for unknown destinations as of Tuesday and have switched off their phones, according to the Israeli Kan channel’s Arabic news service, Makan.

5 May 2021, Qatar, Doha: Hamas' political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a rall

WATCH: Michael Rapaport Joins Israeli Comedy Show in Mocking Harvard

Comedian Michael Rapaport, who has been vocally pro-Israel in the weeks since the Hamas terror attack of October 7, joined the Israeli cast of the show Eretz Nehederet (“Wonderful Land”) to mock Harvard and other elite U.S. universities on antisemitism.

Michael Rapaport as Dumbledore (YouTube)

Israel’s Defense Minister: We are Fighting Hamas Underground

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday during a visit with Israeli troops that members of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are “operating deep underground” and fighting Hamas within its own terror tunnel infrastructure.

Yoav Gallant lights Hanukkah candles (Ariel Hermoni IMoD)

Israel Now Faces at Least 5 Enemies on 5 Fronts

The State of Israel is fighting the Palestinian Hamas terror organization in Gaza, but that is just one front in an ongoing war against terror groups and their sponsors. In fact, Israel currently faces at least five enemies on five fronts.

ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

IDF Recovers Bodies of Two Hostages in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the bodies of two hostages in Gaza: Eden Zacharia, 27; and IDF soldier Ziv Dado, 36, the Israeli military announced on Tuesday.

Israeli Flag draped (Joel Pollak)

Israel Prepares for War Against Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon

Israel is preparing for war against the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, which has attacked Israel repeatedly since Hamas launched its terror attack on October 7, and has forced the evacuation of Israel’s northern towns.

Israeli tanks sit ready near the Lebanese border. A black box has been added to the photo

Putin Complains to Netanyahu About Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose forces have targeted civilians in Ukraine and laid waste to large portions of that country, criticized the humanitarian situation in Gaza in a call Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu Putin (Mikhail Svetlov / Getty)

Israeli Hostage Killed in Gaza; Hamas Blames Israel

Israeli hostage Sahar Baruch, 25, an engineering student who was abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, has been killed in Gaza — and the Hamas terrorist group is blaming Israel, saying that he was killed during an attempted rescue earlier this week.

Sahar Baruch (Hostages and Missing Families Forum)