A Gazan man residing in Lafayette, Louisiana, Mahmoud Amin Ya’Qub Al-Muhtadi, has been arrested following his alleged involvement in the October 7, 2023 attack against Israel.
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.
Israel has released documents allegedly written by Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other commanders, detailing explicit plans to carry out and broadcast the mass killing of civilians on October 7, 2023. The files include a six-page memo attributed to Sinwar—killed by Israeli forces last year—and intercepted communications from Hamas operatives.
A radical group calling itself Stand for Palestine Australia has announced plans to hold a “Glory to Our Martyrs” rally on October 7 — the second anniversary of Hamas’s brutal terrorist attacks against Israel. The event, set to take place in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown, has drawn bipartisan outrage across Australia for glorifying terrorism on the anniversary of one of the darkest days in modern Jewish history.
Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard stirred controversy Tuesday during an interview on CNN International, where she sharply criticized the Israeli government’s handling of hostage negotiations. While affirming that Hamas must release all hostages, Callamard accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration of obstructing potential deals, saying that the war will not end while Israel “keeps playing games on the back of its own Israeli citizens.”
