More than 12,300 Palestinian minors have been killed in Israel’s war in Gaza, health officials say

The Israeli army shared the above images of a liberation operation in the heart of Rafah. It shows them storming a heavily guarded apartment. To assist the ground forces, the area around the apartment is being bombarded with air strikes at the same time.

Israeli officials anticipate an offensive in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip, where over 1.4 million Palestinians have taken refuge after being displaced by Israeli bombardment, shelling, and sniper fire. In the last 24 hours, 133 people have been killed.

Letters to the Editor: Attacking Rafah should result in the U.S. suspending aid to Israel

Israel has ignored the United Nations court ruling on genocide. A major attack on Rafah, previously declared a safe zone, should cause the U.S. to pull aid.

Drone & bodycam vid shows Israeli special ops rescuing hostages in raid

DRAMATIC drone footage shows the moment two Israeli hostages were rescued during an overnight blitz in Gaza. IDF troops swept into Rafah under the cover of night to extract the men and high-tech cameras caught the moment they fled the Hamas captors. Harrowing bodycam footage showed the moment two Israeli hostages were rescued by IDF forces Drone footage also captured the heartstopping moment special ops forces led out the two hostages being held…

Gaza Health Ministry: 28,473 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Oct 7

DUBAI, Feb 13 — A total of 28,473 Palestinians have been killed and 68,146 have been wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement today. Some 133 Palestinians were killed and 162 wounded in the past 24 hours, the ministry added.

Media Reframe Israel’s Dramatic Rescue of Gaza Hostages

Early on Monday, February 12, news outlets reported that Israel had rescued two hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza. But instead of sticking to the facts of the daring overnight raid in Rafah — which happen to justify Israel’s claim that the southern Gaza city is a Hamas stronghold — prominent news sites framed the story in a way that minimized the terror group’s role and presented Palestinians as the victims. The result inverted reality: Posi…