Former Israeli hostage Tal Shoham revealed this week that some of his Hamas captors were not soldiers, but ordinary Palestinians — educators and medical professionals.
Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is facing backlash after refusing to say Hamas should disarm under President Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal.
The BBC confirmed Tuesday that a graphic video circulating online shows Hamas terrorists executing eight bound Palestinian captives in a public square in Gaza. The executions were carried out in front of a crowd that cheered with cries of “Allahu Akbar.” BBC analysts verified the video’s authenticity by confirming the location through street layouts. Reuters also verified the footage through a Hamas source.
The White House published the peace declaration signed by President Trump, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Iranian state media outlet PressTV has repeated Hamas’s false narrative that the militant group “made all efforts” to protect dozens of Israeli hostages taken during the October 7, 2023, massacre. The outlet cited statements from Hamas itself, ignoring overwhelming evidence of systematic torture, rape, and murder of hostages in captivity.
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) acknowledged President Donald Trump’s pivotal role in brokering the recent peace deal between Israel and Hamas, calling it a significant step forward in stabilizing the region.
