The Wall Street Journal reports that Hamas has begun repairing its underground tunnel network, mapping out locations to station its operatives in the event of renewed conflict, and appointing new commanders in its military wing.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Skver Puts the Rebbe in a "Pope Mobile" and Announce "Woman off the Streets..go into your homes" by Massive Hachnasos Sefer Torah
Listen to a guy announce in Yiddish "Ladies off the streets" "All Ladies should go into their homes", ( 1.22 mark,)
Update:
A reader just sent me photos of women actually on the street watching the rebbe!
Megyn Kelly Destroys Rachel Maddow: ‘Sanctimonious Fraud’ Smears MSNBC Over Joy Reid Firing
Megyn Kelly unloaded on Rachel Maddow, calling out the MSNBC host for her self-righteous meltdown over the network’s long-overdue firing of Joy Reid—ironically the most racist figure on the channel. Maddow, ever the opportunistic activist, used her Monday night show to paint MSNBC as a hotbed of bigotry, whining about “diversity” while conveniently ignoring the fact that her own bloated salary might be a factor in the network’s budget cuts.
Kelly didn’t hold back on her SiriusXM show Tuesday, torching Maddow’s over-the-top virtue signaling.
“She oozes sanctimony,” Kelly said bluntly. “She threw her own network under the bus because they finally got rid of the most blatantly racist host on television.”
Maddow, with her signature mix of smugness and faux outrage, ranted about MSNBC cutting both Joy Reid and other nonwhite hosts like Alex Wagner and Katie Phang. “It’s unnerving,” she lamented, pointing out that both of MSNBC’s minority primetime hosts were losing their shows.
CBS Lies About Hunter Biden and Covid Exposed!
Fired CBS News reporter Catherine Herridge posted photos of the confidential files seized by the network — which “included sensitive reporting about COVID-19 origins and Hunter Biden.”
The award-winning investigative journalist — who was dismissed last February as part of wider layoffs by embattled parent company Parent Global — stirred a firestorm in her bid to regain the materials before the network gave back the items weeks later.
“Exactly one year ago, @CBSNews returned my investigative reporting files,” Herridge wrote on X on Wednesday.
“Today, I am releasing photos of the records for the first time so you can see the sheer volume involved.”
One photo showed stacks of folders next to a Home Depot-labeled box.
Herridge wrote that the material encompassed four large moving boxes weighing over 100 pounds in total that were seized by the network.
Herridge referred to CBS News’ actions as a “journalistic rape” and “an attack on investigative journalism.”
“I hope no investigative reporter has to suffer a similar injustice in the future,” she added.
A CBS News spokesperson declined to comment.
Karoline Leavitt tears into 'hysterical' New York Times reporter
Donald Trump's press chief Karoline Leavitt tore into a New York Times reporter for trying to draw parallels between her boss and Vladimir Putin.
'Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access,' New York Times journalist Peter Baker wrote on X Tuesday.
The 27-year-old Leavitt responded to Baker's X post with a clown emoji.
'Give me a break, Peter,' she wrote. 'Moments after you tweeted this, the President invited journalists into the Oval and took questions for nearly an hour.
'Your hysterical reaction to our long overdue and much needed change to an outdated organization is precisely why we made it.'
Then Leavitt made sure to hit the Times reporter with a personal jab.
'Gone are the days where left-wing stenographers posing as journalists, such as yourself, dictate who gets to ask what,' she wrote.
Baker's barb came following Leavitt's announcement that the government will now choose which reporters can access the White House briefing room and travel with the president.
Since the early 1900s the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) has decided which publications get presidential face time.
The WHCA is comprised of many mainstream outlets, and it has elections among its members to rule on access for journalists covering the president.
But that all went out the window on Tuesday, and now the Trump administration will decide who gets to most closely cover the commander in chief, Leavitt said.
'A group of DC-based journalists, the White House Correspondents' Association, has long dictated which journalists get to ask questions of the President of the United States,' Leavitt announced. 'Not anymore.'
'Today, I was proud to announce that we are giving the power back to the people. Moving forward, the ‘White House Press Pool,’ will be determined by the White House Press Team,' she continued, adding legacy outlets will still be allowed to participate.
Baker, the NYT's top White House reporter, lashed out at the administration again in another post, saying its clear they are sending a message that those who ask questions that Trump doesn't like will be barred from covering the president.
Typically the pool is comprised of a reporter from each of the three wire services - the Associated Press, Reuters and Bloomberg - a television crew and correspondent, a print reporter, a radio reporter and five still photographers, which also includes the AP.
There are 13 press seats available on Air Force One - and media outlets pay for their flights on board the presidential aircraft.
Nobody took the seats of the AP reporter and photographer who were booted from Trump's Presidents' Day weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago and Miami over the 'Gulf of America' drama.
How Biden’s Arms Embargo Threatened the Lives of Israelis
Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich on Wednesday revealed how the arms embargo imposed by the Biden administration on Israel harmed Israel’s war efforts and also spoke at length about the hostage release deal.
Speaking at an economic conference in Eilat, Smotrich said: “Despite our immense joy and excitement about the return of every hostage, this deal is appalling—the release of hundreds of murderous terrorists who, according to all statistics, are likely to return to kill Jews, the rehabilitation of Hamas leadership both in the country and abroad, and the IDF’s exit from the Netzarim Corridor.”
He added: “It has to be said that due to the US embargo that did not allow us to receive bomb kits, we had to use mechanical kits from the Yom Kippur War, some of which did not explode – and now Hamas is using them. But the dangerous thing about the deal is the message that anyone who wants to defeat the State of Israel and bring it to its knees only needs to abduct Jews.”
“There have already been many reckless deals in which we released terrorists and afterward paid for it in a river of blood. But in phase two, there is a red line that has not yet been crossed and must not be crossed – political arrangements shaped against the backdrop of a gun to the heads of the hostages.”
“If we, chalilah, do this, the next phase will be a Palestinian state and the expulsion of Jews from Yehudah and Shomron because otherwise, we won’t get the hostages back. There will be a massive, emotional, very painful, and very real campaign – and everything will be true, but the State of Israel cannot agree to this. The only way to correct the dangerous message of the deal – is to ensure that we return to fight and Hamas is completely destroyed.”
“This way the message will be that whoever abducts Jews – is destroyed, even if along the way he had tactical successes because our Jewish hearts could not stand by. This is why we remain in the government,” Smotrich emphasized.
“Trump will never sign a surrender to Hamas; he sees it as a humiliation for himself. It may be that if we surrender, he will say ‘You are fools,’ but he himself will not sign and certainly will not provide guarantees for it. If the U.S. gives guarantees to Qatar and Egypt, the U.S. will not be able to violate them because there is a clear principle of credibility between states. The U.S. knows how to support us in actions we want under the current administration, and there are things it will not do.”
Smotrich explained how he plans to bring the hostages home: “On the day we return to fight, and I say responsibly that we will return to fight – much more quickly, strongly, lethally, and completely differently than in the past – we need to apply sovereignty over 10% of the northern perimeter and establish some settlement blocs there. Then we need to tell Hamas every 48 hours that if the hostages don’t return, we will apply sovereignty over another 5% of Gazan land. I have discussed this with Netanyahu more than once or twice, and he mentioned it on one occasion himself.”
It should be noted that the Biden administration also placed IDF soldiers at risk by freezing a large shipment of 134 D9 bulldozers which Israel ordered and paid for.
The bulldozers are mainly used for flattening buildings in the Gaza Strip, the majority of which were booby-trapped by Hamas terrorists. Sadly, many IDF soldiers lost their lives in explosions in the Gaza Strip.
Iran Panic.... Fearing Imminent attack by Both Israel and the USA
The air crackled with tension over Iran on Tuesday as reports emerged that the Islamic Republic has thrust its air defense systems into high alert, positioning them around its secretive nuclear facilities, in a move that signals mounting fears of an imminent strike.
With the world watching, Tehran’s military machine hummed to life, its missile batteries primed and radar screens aglow, as officials whispered of a looming threat from a united front of Israel and the United States. The stakes? Nothing less than the survival of Iran’s nuclear ambitions—and perhaps the regime itself.
The dramatic escalation unfolded against a backdrop of simmering hostility, with Iran’s leadership racing to shield its most prized and contentious assets: the nuclear sites at Natanz, Fordow, and beyond. Satellite imagery, scrutinized by Western intelligence, revealed a flurry of activity overnight—additional air defense launchers rolling into place, their barrels trained skyward, and soldiers scurrying under floodlights to fortify positions.
“The entire country is on high alert,” a senior Iranian official told state media. “We will not allow our sovereignty to be violated.”
Speculation erupted over what sparked this sudden mobilization. Sources close to Tehran pointed to a chilling confluence of events: Israel’s relentless aerial dominance over weakened Iranian proxies, the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad—a key ally—and President Donald Trump’s hawkish return to the White House, vowing to crush Iran’s nuclear dreams. Just weeks ago, Israeli jets pummeled Iranian missile factories, leaving craters where defenses once stood. Now, whispers of a “significant strike” on Fordow and Natanz—rumored to be in Israel’s crosshairs as early as this spring—have set Tehran ablaze with paranoia.
“They know we’re coming,” an Israeli defense official reportedly said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “Their S-300s couldn’t stop us last time, and they won’t now.”
The air defense systems in question—Russian-made S-300s and homegrown arrays—are Iran’s last line of protection against Israel’s cutting-edge arsenal. Yet experts say they may be no match for a coordinated onslaught, especially if backed by U.S. intelligence and mid-air refueling.
"If Secular Studies Law Passes In Britain, Jews Must Leave Country" R' Avrohom Gurwicz
Rabbi Avraham Gurwicz, head of the Beis Yosef Yeshiva in Gateshead, England, and one of the senior Roshei Yeshiva in Europe, recently sent a letter to the Jewish residents of London in light of the looming education decree in the country. The government is demanding the inclusion of secular studies and other subjects that contradict the Torah in the curriculum of boys’ and girls’ educational institutions of all ages.
The law, which is primarily directed against the Orthodox Jewish community, has already passed its first and second readings in the British Parliament. It stipulates that all educational institutions will be required to include secular studies, some of which directly oppose the sacred Torah. The new law carries criminal sanctions that will be imposed personally on yeshiva students. It may also interfere with the Orthodox educational frameworks that have so far operated under the definition of “home schooling,” posing a significant threat to the existence of the yeshivos in the United Kingdom.
The private bill recently submitted on this matter, which has already passed its first and second readings, is expected to be brought to a third vote in the London Parliament in the coming weeks. If, Heaven forbid, the law is approved, it will be brought before the House of Lords for a final decision.
In light of this, the Rosh Yeshiva writes that if the law passes its third vote, those who fear Heaven will have no choice but to migrate to a place where they can serve Hashem and educate their children in the traditional way passed down through generations.
This is the content of Rabbi Gurwicz’s letter:
This is not going to end well for NY !!Hochul Vows to Defy Trump Administration’s Order to Halt Manhattan Congestion Pricing Toll
Governor Kathy Hochul has vowed to defy the Trump administration’s directive to halt Manhattan’s controversial congestion pricing toll, calling it an overreach by federal authorities.
In a strong statement made Wednesday, Hochul said the state would not comply with the order, issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT), which demands that tolls on Federal-aid highways in the Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP) area cease by March 21, 2025.
The Trump administration’s letter, dated February 20, was sent just days after Hochul submitted a document to President Trump highlighting the success of the tolling program. Despite her efforts, the administration remains resolute in its stance against the toll, arguing it places unnecessary financial strain on commuters.
“The Trump administration is once again trying to overrule the will of New Yorkers,” Hochul wrote on social media, referring to the decision. “They’re about to find out what happens when you piss off 6 million New York commuters.”
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has stated that it will continue collecting the $9 toll until a court orders otherwise. The program has raised nearly $49 million so far, with much of the revenue aimed at addressing the city’s transportation and environmental challenges.
While the dispute continues to escalate, Trump has repeatedly criticized the congestion pricing plan, promising to end the toll if re-elected.
Pro-Terror Mob Seizes Barnard College, Attacks Professor, Forces Jewish Students Out
Students at faculty at Columbia University have violently taken over a building, while chanting “There is only solution, intifada revolution.”
Columbia student pleads with security to allow him to go to class after terror supporters took over a campus building.
“You’re catering to them. You gotta get them out. We all have to go to class”
A Columbia University spokesperson enters the building that terror-supporting students took over to try and appease them, by offering concessions.
It is absolutely shocking that Columbia continues to allow these students to terrorize the campus.
An aggressive mob has taken over a building at Columbia University, demanding an “intifada revolution,” which is a call to violence against the Jewish State.
Is Columbia University going to stand by and allow an aggressive mob to engage in a hostile takeover of its property and create a hostile environment for its Jewish students? A university that fails to hold violent agitators accountable should itself be held accountable.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Britain Has Fallen!
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— Liza Rosen (@LizaRosen0000) February 25, 2025
BRITAIN HAS FALLEN.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has dropped charges against Muslim men who drove through London with Palestinian flags, blaring from a megaphone that Jewish women and girls should be raped “for Palestine.”
Let’s spell it out:…
Hysterical as Fed Employee Cries on CNN that she was Given 48 Hours to explain What She did, but had time to be booked on CNN
A federal employee went on CNN to cry that she only had 48 hours to reply to Elon/ DOGE’s email…
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) February 24, 2025
Sooo… she had time to get herself booked on CNN and go on TV, but not reply to an email about her actual job…. Got it.
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Joy Reid The Filthy Jew Hater Sobs as She is Fired by MSNBC ...Good Riddance!
Joy Reid has viciously mocked the tears of every white person she’s helped cancel over the years for some imaginary racial slight. She’s had zero empathy for anyone. Now she wants us to feel sorry for her.
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) February 24, 2025
WE DON’T. https://t.co/Wk1zv7wZd3
This filth scumabg Jew Hater has the nerve to talk about standing for “babies in Gaza,” but the two Jewish babies who were brutally killed, that's ok with her. She didn't need to stand by them. Good riddance. POS
— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) February 24, 2025
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Let's Make These Jew-Haters Famous! Noelle Bibi Eghbali & Rafi Bagour
NYC - Jewish runners were outraged to discover the antisemitic rant of fellow jogger Noelle Bibi Eghbali on the fitness app Strava:
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) February 24, 2025
"2nd wind after flipping off some zonists I hate u all."*
Noelle Eghbali is an MD/PhD student at Weill Cornell Medical College, an institution… pic.twitter.com/s6NLml9JHs
🚨 LOS ANGELES TERRORIST EXPOSED: LET'S MAKE THIS ANTISEMITE FAMOUS 🚨
— Jews Fight Back 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@JewsFightBack) February 25, 2025
Meet Rafi Bagour—he allegedly assaulted a Jewish man, ripped his Israeli flag out of his hands, and is now facing ROBBERY CHARGES. His buddy in hate, Rami Elmershedi, allegedly THREATENED MURDER when the Jew… pic.twitter.com/BgSKx7fasC
Thousands of Brits Protest BBC's Hamas Partnership!
BREAKING: Thousands of British citizens showed up to the BBC headquarters to demand accountability after the BBC aired a documentary featuring Hamas.
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) February 26, 2025
Not a dime of British taxpayer money should be going to the BBC. pic.twitter.com/aUQAzGzriH
BBC removed references to ‘Jews’ and ‘jihad’ in Gaza documentary. A shameful day for our national broadcaster. Someone at the BBC needs to be fired or forced to resign. pic.twitter.com/Bg1UEvacRR
— Bella Wallersteiner 🇺🇦 (@BellaWallerstei) February 26, 2025
Americans have been lied to about Russia and Ukraine!
Without this platform you would never get to hear the other side of the story.
— Laurence Fox (@LozzaFox) February 24, 2025
Free speech is the greatest of all gifts.
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NYPD is openly recruiting for Sharia compliance!
NYPD is openly recruiting for Sharia compliance!
— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) February 24, 2025
This isn’t about “inclusion.” It’s about normalizing submission—one hijab at a time.
💬 “We have 1,200 Muslim officers… 10 in hijab… I’m looking forward to another 100,000 ladies wearing hijabs in the near future as NYPD.”… pic.twitter.com/NEf2TgnnVB
Israel Denies Entry to Two "Witches" One is a Member of the EU Parliament
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| Lynn Boylan |
Israel just denied entry to EU parliament member Rima Hassan, who arrived from Brussels earlier today, due to her frequent praise for terrorism and engaging with terrorists.
— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) February 24, 2025
Let's get to know this witch, shall we? 🧵 pic.twitter.com/xRjuzy5efx
Here is the best bit of Lynn Boylan from the terrorist party Sinn Fein getting deported from Israel:
— Mark Humphrys (@markhumphrys) February 25, 2025
"Boylan described how passengers on board the flight back to Belgium shouted abuse at the delegation and filmed them as they waited to take off."
😂😂🇮🇱❤ https://t.co/Sdi1wM3qyn
Heratbreaking Hespidim of Shiri Bibas by her Husband & Sister
"Five Angels That Are Only Mine": A Tearful Hesped from Shiri’s Sister Dana
During her heartbreaking hesped, Dana, sister of Shiri Bibas, shared her pain:
"Watch over us from above, my five angels who are only mine. Shiri, hug Mom and Dad tightly for me and take care of them."
Shiri Bibas's Last Statement to Her Husband " 'Do we fight or surrender?' She answers herself , 'We fight.'"
"We Fight, We Don’t Surrender":
"Shiri, I love you and will always love you. You are everything to me. I remember our last conversation in the shelter—you asked, 'Do we fight or surrender?' And you said, 'We fight.'"
*A Nation Mourns: Honoring Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel Bibas, HY"D*
"Tonight, just hours before the heartbreaking farewell, hostage survivor Yarden Bibas sat with us to inscribe the final letters in a Torah scroll dedicated to his beloved wife Shiri and their children, Kfir and Ariel—taken in cruelty and returned in coffins."
"This sacred scroll, supported by Rabbi Moshe Schneier, Rabbi Leibel Schmotkin, David Siegel, Mordechai Shapiro, and the Palm Beach Synagogue community, will stand as an eternal tribute. Rabbi Yehuda Kaplun, advisor to President Trump, also joined to pay his respects."
"Yarden, we stand with you. All of Israel mourns and promises never to forget."
Thousands of Israelis Line Streets to Pay Final Respects to Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas
Thousands of Israelis lined the streets of southern Israel to pay their final respects to Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas on Wednesday morning as their funeral procession began.
Many held signs, flags, or orange balloons — a symbol of the children’s hair color.
The three will be laid to rest in Zohar, near the family’s home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. The funeral is closed to the public is being livestreamed.
The Bibas family also insisted that no politicians attend. On Tuesday, Yarden’s sister, Ofri Bibas-Levy denounced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for publicly sharing details about the deaths of the three against the family’s wishes. Netanyahu shared details of the murders while addressing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Congressional Summit on Tuesday.
“This is outright abuse of a family that has already been enduring hell for 16 months,” Bibas-Levy said in a Facebook post.
Shiri Bibas and her husband, Yarden, and sons Ariel and Kfir were abducted from their home on Kibbutz Nir Oz on the morning of Oct. 7. At just nine-months-old, the red-haired Kfir was the youngest hostage. Ariel was four.
Shiri and the boys were expected to be released along with 105 other women and children during the temporary ceasefire of November 2023. On November 29, Hamas claimed the three had been killed in an Israeli airstrike but provided no evidence.
Yarden was released on Feb. 1.
Israeli pathologists confirmed that Shiri and the children were murdered in November 2023, adding that there was no evidence to indicate they died in an airstrike.
All four were Israeli-Argentine nationals. Argentine President Javier Milei declared two days of national mourning.
At least 1,200 people were killed, and 252 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage in Hamas’s attacks on Israeli communities near the Gaza border on October 7. Of the 63 remaining hostages, 36 are believed to be dead.
Israeli Reporters Snuck into Iran's Consulate in Damascus days after Assas's fall.
INSIDE IRAN’S CONSULATE IN DAMASCUS —Yesterday on Channel Keshet 12’s investigative program Uvda:
Israeli journalist Itai Anghel in Damascus just days after Assad’s fall.
INSIDE SYRIA’S PALESTINE PRISON IN DAMASCUS —
Yesterday on Channel Keshet 12’s investigative program Uvda:
Israeli journalist Itai Anghel in Damascus just days after Assad’s fall.
FBI is investigating James Comey’s surveillance of Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign. Watch President Trump just shut down a loser reporter effortlessly:
President Trump just shut down a loser reporter effortlessly:
"I've been targeted for four years... I was the target of corrupt politicians for four years. Don't talk to me about targeting."
Israeli Scientists Unlock Brain Gene Tied to Autism and Cancer
Tel Aviv University researchers developed a tool to measure PTEN gene activity, linking its mutations to autism and cancer.
This breakthrough could enable early detection and targeted therapies for brain-related diseases.
Inside the brain, billions of cells maintain a careful balance between growth and restraint. Occurring at a molecular level the process shapes everything from how you think to how you move. When the genes controlling it malfunction, particularly a crucial gene called PTEN, the ripple effects can manifest as autism, epilepsy, or cancerous tumors.
Until recently, scientists understood PTEN’s role as a cellular “stop sign” but were working essentially in the dark. They could study the aftermath when thee gene failed but couldn’t actually witness it in action within living brain tissue.
This all changed when Dr. Tal Laviv’s team at Tel Aviv University pioneered a breakthrough technique. By combining advanced genetic tools with specialized microscopy, they have been successful in creating a highly sensitive system capable of measuring PTEN activity in intact mouse brains.
“PTEN activity is crucial for maintaining cells at their proper size and state,” explains Dr. Laviv. “There is growing evidence that mutations in PTEN, which reduce its activity, contribute to a vartiety of fatal diseases.”
However, the real-world impact of this discovery extends well beyond scientific curiosity. For children in their first years of life when neural connections form at astounding rates proper cellular regulation can mean the difference between typical and atypical development. Identifying PTEN activity in real-time could transform a once fatal diagnosis to something treatable once more.
Israeli Outrages as ADL adds pro-Israel group to 'extremism' database
The pro-Israel group Betar US is taking aim at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) after the Jewish civil rights group added Betar to its extremism database last week.
In response, Betar said it had added the ADL to its own “list of extremist, radical organizations,” and claimed that two-thirds of ADL staff “supports a Free Palestine!”
Those claims, part of an anti-ADL blitz across social media and far-right platforms including Infowars, came after Betar had attempted to confront a gathering of establishment Jewish groups. Last week in Tel Aviv, Betar’s founder Ronn Torossian barged into a meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, an umbrella group that includes the ADL, and was removed by security.
Torossian said in an interview that he would repeat his interruption “again and again.” Referring to the local Jewish federations that underwrite much of American Jewish life, he said, “We urge Jews in America to disrupt federation events and rage.”
William Daroff, the Conference of Presidents’ CEO, recounted that “an individual suddenly burst into the hotel meeting room, shouting loudly and incoherently about the Betar Movement” while the father of a soldier killed on Oct. 7 was addressing the group.
Daroff said the speaker, Rabbi Doron Perez, “seized the opportunity to address how some have lost sight of the importance of conducting disputes with dignity and respect for differing opinions, resorting instead to inappropriate behavior and disruptive outbursts against fellow Jews.”
The incident reflects a deepening clash between two approaches to fighting antisemitism among American Jews.
Leaked IDF Report Exposes Catastrophic Failures at Nachal Oz Military Outpost on October 7
A shocking leaked IDF probe has revealed a stunning security lapse at the Nachal Oz military outpost on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched its unprecedented assault on Israel. According to the report, only one soldier was on guard duty that fateful morning, stationed at the entrance to the base—leaving the entire outpost virtually defenseless against the oncoming terrorist onslaught.
Situated less than a kilometer from the Gaza border, the Nachal Oz outpost suffered horrific losses in the attack. More than 50 soldiers were slaughtered, and 10 were taken hostage, with Hamas gunmen overrunning the base in a meticulously planned operation that had been years in the making.
The IDF probe, first reported by Israel’s Channel 12, paints a devastating picture of negligence and missed warnings. At the time of the attack, 162 soldiers were present at Nachal Oz—yet only 81 were trained combat troops, with another 9 armed but not combat-ready. That left nearly half the base unarmed and unable to defend themselves.
Compounding the tragedy, Hamas knew every detail of the base’s layout—having studied it from afar for years, according to the report. The terror group had mapped out “where every room was,” anticipating the vulnerabilities of the outpost. Even more damning, the attackers knew the base would be operating at reduced capacity due to Simchas Torah, which fell on that day. This calculated exploitation of a known weakness proved catastrophic.
The IDF investigation further reveals that Hamas began its final attack preparations on the evening of October 6, a full 12 hours before the first air-raid sirens sounded in southern Israel. Senior IDF officers were aware of unusual movement near the border but dismissed concerns, deciding against deploying troops to defensive positions.
Had the military acted on those early warning signs, “the battle picture would have looked different,” the report states—suggesting that better preparedness could have saved lives.
Adding to the devastation, the probe highlights the deadly impact of Hamas’s relentless rocket fire. With Israeli soldiers seeking shelter in bunkers, terrorists easily stormed the base and massacred groups of soldiers huddled inside, taking full advantage of the IDF’s reliance on traditional defense tactics that had never before been tested in such an overwhelming attack.
The full findings of the investigation are set to be presented to grieving families on Thursday before being officially made public. The revelations are likely to ignite intense scrutiny over Israel’s military preparedness, command failures, and the broader intelligence breakdown that allowed one of the darkest days in Israeli history to unfold unchecked.
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