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By Larry Celona Georgia Worrell Valentina Jaramillo Matthew Sedacca and Rich Calder
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At least7,000 pro-Palestinian protesters shut down the Brooklyn Bridge during a march through the Now on
borough Saturday, openly cheering Hamas terrorists’ barbaric attacks on Israel — and justifying the
murders of innocent mothers and babies.

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“Freedom by any means, land back by any means,” declared Dorian, a 24-year-old protester from
Queens, during the three-mile Flood Brooklyn for Gaza march, which began 3 p.m. in front of the
Brooklyn Museum in Crown Heights, not far from the Hasidic Lubavitcher headquarters on Eastern Now on
Parkway, where a Sabbath festival was being held.
“I believe the settler state of Israel must be taken down,” he said.

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34 minutes ago
Hundreds of Palestinian protestors in West Bank cheer on barbaric Hamas
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Pro-Hamas rally tonight in Tulkarem, as protesters chant "The people want the Al-Qassam brigades"
(the armed wing Hamas) and wave green Hamas flags.
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Note the child wrapped in the flag at the end of the video. pic.twitter.com/GfpehZZrkq
— Gianluca Pacchiani (@GLucaPacchiani) October 28, 2023
The swarm of mostly men, ranging in age from 20s to 40s, marched through Tulkarem, considered a
stronghold of support in the West Bank for the terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip.

Many waved green Hamas flags and chanted “The people want the al-Qassam Brigades,” referring to
Hamas, The Times of Israel reported
the military wing of .

an hour ago
Hundreds of protestors block traffic at Canal Street intersection
By Georgia Worrell and Matthew Sedacca

Hundreds protestors stopped of traffic for several minutes as they trickled through the intersection of
Canal and Worth Streets.
Protestors waving flags and bellowing “free Palestine” scampered north across the major thoroughfare,
while others surrounded cars and blocked them from moving.

“This is a protest, free Palestine!” one of the demonstrators shouted.

Protesters on center street are blocking traffic.

Georgia Worrell

Another shouted “C’mon y’all, let’s go, we’re holding traffic here” before a sea of marchers began
running through the streets, some banging drums as others cheered.

Others held up traffic using their bikes and a red banner reading “Muslim Jewish Antifascist Front” as
shields.

“We got more people, y’all going to wait for Palestine. Y’all be alright,” one demonstrator clad in all
black shouted into a megaphone while standing in front of a honking GMC truck.

“If anything, bust a f—ing u-turn,” he sneered.

an hour ago
Crowd for NYC pro-Palestinian protest reaches 7K, cop cars damaged: sources
By Larry Celona Georgia Worrell and Matthew Sedacca
,

The pro-Palestinian march has swelled at least 7,000 demonstrators as the procession continued
through Lower Manhattan Manhattan, police sources told The Post

REUTERS
Protestors were spotted blocking traffic, with a Post reporter observing one demonstrator standing
beside his bike in the middle of an intersection on Worth Street as cars honked for him to clear the
way.

Others blocked cars that attempted to head north on Hogan Place.

Cops car were also damaged by some of the protestors, sources said.

2 hours ago
Trump promises to stand with Israel '100%' in war with Hamas: 'These atrocities
will be avenged'
By Matthew Sedacca

Former President Donald Trump bellowed his support for Israel in his speech to the Republican Jewish
Coalition, calling its war with Hamas a fight “between civilization and savagery.”

“The conflict between between two equal sides. It is

Israel and Hamas is not a conflict a fight between
civilization and savagery, between decent and depravity, and between good and evil.
“There is no comparison between a group that worships death and a group that cherishes life and
cherishes our nation.”

Former President Donald Trump vows to avenge Hamas' terrorist attacks.

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The GOP front-runner promised to stand with Israel “100% — without hesitation, without qualification
and without any apology,” before claiming he would sanction Iran and bring an end to pro-Palestinian
protests on college campuses.
He blamed the massacre of 1,400 civilians in Israel on Oct. 7 on “Joe Biden’s weakness,” and
promised that when elected, the United States would ensure “Hamas and these atrocities will be
avenged.”
Trump’s statements showing unbridled support for the Jewish state came weeks after he made
inflammatory comments blasting Israel for its intelligence failure that resulted in Hamas’ Oct. 7
massacre.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
At the time, he called Israeli as “jerk” and deemed the Lebanese terror
group Hezbollah “very smart,” the Times of Israel reported .

2 hours ago
Pro-Palestinian protesters climb Brooklyn Bridge, shut down traffic
By Matthew Sedacca and Georgia Worrell

Pro-Palestinian protesters swarmed the roadways on the Brooklyn Bridge, shutting down traffic on the
historic span.

Masses of demonstrators inundated the Manhattan-bound side of the bridge, chanting the antisemitic
refrain “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” as others climbed on the bridges’ metal
structures.

People gather as Pro-Palestinian protesters attend "Flood Brooklyn for Gaza."

Paul Martinka

The Brooklyn-bound lanes sat empty as well.

“Resistance is justified when people are occupied,” other marchers chanted as they made their way
across the bridge

Protesters climbed the Brooklyn Bridge.

Paul Martinka

On the pedestrian walkway, people standing and watching the demonstrators shouted boos at their
procession.

2 hours ago
Photos: Pro-Palestinian protest marches through Brooklyn
By New York Post

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters swarmed Crown Heights to voice their desire for the
elimination of the Jewish state.

Demonstrators carried banners proclaiming "honor the martyrs" and "by any means necessary."
Thousands of cops were deployed to the event.

People gathered for a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Brooklyn on October 28, 2023.

Paul Martinka

"Flood Brooklyn for Gaza" marchers going past Barclays Center.

Paul Martinka

A crowd of people demonstrating outside of the Brooklyn Museum.

J.C. Rice

People holding signs in support of Palestinians outside of the Brooklyn Museum during the march.
J.C. Rice

A street inBrooklyn flooded with marchers.

REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

The march making its way towards the Brooklyn Bridge.

Paul Martinka

3 hours ago
Pro-Palestinian marchers call for elimination of Jewish state, say attacks on
civilians justified: 'What do you expect'
By Georgia Worrell Valentina Jaramillo and Matthew Sedacca
,

A pair of 24-year-old friends held signs depicting Israeli flags inside of hearts — while calling for the
eradication of the Jewish state

“I personally don’t think the state of Israel should exist. I don’t think anything except for we need to give
the land back to Palestine," one of the women, who lives in Crown Heights, said.
The woman added that she thought Hamas was justified in slaughtering over 1,400 civilians on Oct. 7,
including women and children.

Pro-Palestine demonstrators.
J.C. Rice

"What do you expect? They have no other way of freeing themselves other than” attacking Israel," the
woman said.

“I don’t think anyone could expect Palestinians to peacefully try to reclaim their freedom. I don’t think
it’s very idealist and unrealistic."

Jason, 37, who was decked out in Palestinian accessories and carrying a giant flag, batted down the
claims that Hamas decapitated Israeli babies and children.
"That's the narrative that they put so they can put a bad name on the Palestinians.”

3 hours ago
Pro-Palestinian protesters heading towards Brooklyn Bridge
By David Spector

Hundreds pro-Palestine of protesters have left the Barclays Center and are now heading to the
Brooklyn Bridge.

Police at site of pro-Palestine protest.

J.C. Rice

3 hours ago
Masked pro-Palestinian marcher gets physical with, stalks pro-Israel
counterprotester: 'Zionist pig'
By Valentina Jaramillo and Matthew Sedacca

Protesters barked and jeered at a man wearing a yarmulke who was standing on the sidelines of the
march waving Israeli and American flags amid a flurry of Palestinian flags.

“Israel, democracy,” the man shouted, as a pro-Palestinian demonstrator approached him to slap a
sticker on his chest that read “Zionism is Genocide.”
As the counterprotester attempted to walk away, the masked man blocked his way, leading to a heated
exchange of words, and causing another bystander to hold back the Palestinian sympathizer.

After the man relocated a few feet away and continued to wave his flags, he drew further heat from
other protesters on the street

“Zionist pig!” a protester whose face was obscured with a keffiyeh barked.

The masked man continued to follow him and slapped stickers on his back.

The counterprotester shouted “don’t touch me” at masked demonstrator, who then smacked his fist

into his other hand before glaring at him.

3 hours ago
Marchers at demonstration
calls Oct. 7 murders justified
By Georgia Worrell , Valentina Jaramillo and Matthew Sedacca

Dorian, a 24-year-old protester the pro-Palestine

at rally holding a sign reading “Zionism is terrorism”
said the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel was justified.

Marching along Eastern Parkway, Dorian, 24 chanted "Free, free Palestine" while explaining that he
believed Hamas was in the right to slaughter over 1,400 civilians in the Jewish state.

“Freedom by any means, land back by any means,” the 24-year-old Queens resident told The Post.

“I believe the settler state of Israel must be taken down," he added. I don’t think all Israelis are guilty
but I think they are all taking part in a major genocide by allowing the murder of Palestinians."

Other protesters proceeding along Eastern Parkway, many clad in keffiyehs, pounded on drums belted
viciously anti-Israel chants.

“One, two, three, four, occupation no more. Five, six, seven, eight, Israel is a terrorist state,” the crowd
cheered.

4 hours ago
Benjamin Netanyahu vows to ‘save our country’ as Israel battles ‘barbarians’ in
Gaza
By David Spector

IsraeliPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to “save our country” Saturday in his first press
conference since the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack — casting the war in Gaza as an existential fight
against “barbarians” for survival of the Jewish state.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to "save" the country in a press conference in Tel Aviv on
October 28, 2023.
Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP

“A state has two possibilities: to be or not to be,” he said. “This is our test, and we are going to win it …
this is the mission of my life.”

“Our commanders and soldiers fighting in enemy territory know that the nation and the national
leadership stand behind them,” he said — without declaring outright that Israeli ground forces had
invaded.
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4 hours ago
Crowd gathers in Crown Heights for pro-Palestinian rally blocks away from major
Jewish festival: 'F--k Israel'
By Georgia Worrell , Valentina Jaramillo , Matthew Sedacca and Tina Moore

Hundreds had gathered Saturday afternoon outside of the Brooklyn Museum on Eastern Parkway in
Prospect Heights for a pro-Palestine “Flood Brooklyn for Gaza” protest.
About 1,000 people converged on Eastern Parkway to join the demonstration, which is set to proceed
on a route toward Atlantic Barclays Center and then the Brooklyn Bridge, according to a flier shared on
social media Friday by Within Our Lifetime, one of the event’s organizers said.

The NYPD is expected to have a robust presence at the protest, a source tells the Post, and 1,500
through 1,800 cops will be stationed along the protest route.
Drones will be utilized to track crowd movements, a source says.

Police set up for Palestine protest.

Kevin C Downs for NY Post

Religious Jews near the planned site of a Palestine protest.

Kevin C Downs for NY Post

"The more they try and silence us, repress us, push us off the streets, the larger our numbers will be,
the louder we will be," the organizers warned. "For Gaza, for every inch of Palestine. With everything
we have, from wherever we are."
Attendees were spotted holding a slew of anti-Israel signs, including some with the antisemitic phrase
“from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which is call by Hamas terrorists and their anti-Israel
backers for the eradication of the Jewish state.

Others held signs reading “F--k Israel, justice 4 Palestine” and chanted “no peace on stolen land.”

The demonstration is stationed blocks away from a major Chabad festival Pegisha.
Rabbi Motti Seligson, 41,noted the ironic timing that the pro-Palestinian march was coming on the
same weekend as the annual gathering when more than 1,000 Hasidic college students from around
the world flock just over a mile away in Crown Heights.

"It’snot an accident we’re having this confluence," Seligson told The Post Friday. "You’re seeing the
forces of good and light and commitment to making the world a better place, and society a better
place, and we’re seeing forces of evil that are promoting murder genocide of Israelis and civilians in
Gaza because of the support for the terrorist elements that are in their midst."

5 hours ago
Iran is 'axis of evil': Netanyahu
By Olivia Land

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Iran the "axis of evil."
IsraeliPM_heb/Twitter

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Iran the "axis of evil" and claimed Tehran was
involved with Hamas deadly Oct. 7 assault in southern Israel.

"We have to win against Hamas because it’s our existence...it’s affecting all of the western civilization,”
he added.

5 hours ago
IDF releases footage of tanks inside Gaza
By Alexandria Sillo

Blurry footage released by the IDF shows Israeli tanks operating inside Gaza.
IDF/Twitter

Blurry footage released by the IDF shows Israeli tanks operating inside Gaza.
IDF/Twitter

Blurry footage released by the IDF shows Israeli tanks operating inside Gaza.
IDF/Twitter

Blurry footage released by the IDF shows Israeli tanks operating inside Gaza.
IDF/Twitter

5 hours ago
Israel will fight Starlink use in Gaza: comms minister
By Olivia Land

deployment of Elon Musk’s Starlink system

Israel plans to fight the in the Gaza Strip, Israel’s
communication minister said Saturday.
all means at its disposal to fight this,” Shlomo Karhi wrote on X in response
“Israel will use to Musk’s
post about using the satellite connection in Gaza, which is currently without power.

Israel will use all means at its disposal to fight this.

HAMAS will use it for terrorist activities. There is no doubt about it, we know it, and musk knows it.

HAMAS is ISIS.

Perhaps Musk would be willing to condition it with the release of our abducted babies, sons,
daughters,… https://t.co/pRNOlnINbZ
— ‫קרעי‬ ‫ שלמה‬Shlomo - Karhi (@shlomo_karhi) October 28, 2023
“HAMAS will use it for terrorist activities. There is no doubt about it, we know it, and musk knows it.

HAMAS is ISIS,” Karhi insisted.

“Perhaps Musk would be willing to condition it with the release of our abducted babies, sons,
daughters, elderly people. All of them!
“By then, my office will cut any ties with starlink.”

5 hours ago
‘Terrible failure’ led to Oct. 7 Hamas invasion: Netanyahu
By Olivia Land

Hamas’ Oct. 7 invasion of southern Israel is the result of a “terrible failure” of national security, Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday.

“There was a terrible failure. It’s going to be investigated. We’re going to turn each stone,” he insisted
inresponse to a reporter’s question about whether he was responsible for the terror group’s deadly
incursion.

“The ground operation that we expanded…is going to help us in this holy mission,” Netanyahu added.
Netanyahu’s Saturday night press conference in Tel Aviv was the prime minister’s first time before
reporters since Oct. 7.

Shortly before the address, he spoke with representatives from the families of the 220 Israeli hostages
who are believed to be in Hamas’ custody.

5 hours ago
Israeli combat forces enter Gaza Strip: Netanyahu
By Olivia Land

The Israeli military launched a ground operation in Gaza as the second stage of its war against
Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday.

The primary goal of the effort is to rescue over 200 Israeli hostages who have been held by the terror
group since Oct. 7, Netanyahu said.

Short before the prime minister’s address, the IDF announced on X that combat forces and infantry
had been on the ground in Gaza since Friday evening.
Combined combat forces of armor, combat engineers and infantry have been operating on the ground
innorthern Gaza since early Friday evening.

As part of the operation IDF soldiers:

Identified terrorist cells attempting to launch anti-tank missiles and mortar shells and struck…
pic.twitter.com/QVv44VrXD0
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 28, 2023
The forces have subsequently identified terror cells, destroyed a booby-trapped structure, and laid
waste to an alleged Hamas meeting point, the IDF wrote.
After Netanyahu’s remarks, Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant added that the military had “no
interest” in expanding the current war theater.

With Post wires

6 hours ago
'It's us or them': Israeli defense minister
By Olivia Land

Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant insisted Saturday that the war against Hamas is a "no-choice
war" for Israel.

"This is a war on our house," Gallant said at a press conference.

"It's us, or them."

6 hours ago
Israel will fight 'in air, land, and sea': Netanyahu
By Olivia Land

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged that Israel would fight Hamas "in air, the land, and the
sea" in an impassioned address at his Saturday night press conference.

"The war in Gaza will be long," Netanyahu – who had not addressed reporters since Hamas' invasion
on Oct. 7 – admitted.

"A state has two possibilities: To be, or not to be," he added.

"This is a test...and we are going to win it."

6 hours ago
Netayahu blasts Israel's critics: 'Completely wrong'
By Olivia Land

IsraelPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit out at Israel's critics Saturday in his first press
conference since Hamas' invasion on Oct. 7.

Those who accuse Israel of war crimes against the Gaza Strip are "completely wrong," Netanyahu
said.

He also slammed Hamas for using civilians in Gaza as "human shields."

7 hours ago
Hamas accuses Israel of hindering hostage deal
By Olivia Land

A spokesperson for Hamas’ armed wing has accused Israel of hindering a possible hostage-prisoner
exchange deal to end the devastating three-week conflict, Haaretz reported .

"There have been various contacts regarding a prisoner exchange, but Israel did not convey
seriousness," said Abu Obeida, according to the outlet.
"The price for the release of the large number of our prisoners is the liberation of all Palestinian
inmates from Israeli prisons."
Hamas does not object to Palestinian prisoners being released in phases instead of all at once,
Obeida added.
Obeida also called out other Middle East countries for not mobilizing enough aid for the Gaza Strip.

"We do not expect Arab countries to mobilize their armies, but they can't even mobilize relief convoys,"
he insisted.

"We are not concerned about Israel's threats regarding a ground incursion, and we are prepared and
tell the enemy that we are waiting for it."

7 hours ago
Nine-year-old dies after suffering heart attack during siren
By Olivia Land

A nine-year-old Israeli girl who suffered a heart attack during a siren alert in Ashdod last week has
died, Assuta Hospital announced.

The girl had been treated at Assuta since the incident a week ago.

With Post wires

8 hours ago
Netanyahu meets families of hostages for first time
By Olivia Land

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is meeting with families of hostages for the first time on Saturday.
AP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with the families of the hostages for the first time
on Saturday, ABC News reported .

The families of abducted children were among those at the Saturday evening meeting, the outlet said.

There are believed to be about 220 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.

8 hours ago
Turkey's Erdogan blames West for 'massacre unfolding in Gaza,' says Hamas not a
terrorist organization
By Mary Kay Linge

Turkey's Pres. Erdogan said "Hamas is not a terrorist organization."

AFP via Getty Images

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey blamed “the West” for what he called “the massacre
unfolding in Gaza” at a huge pro-Palestine rally in Istabul Saturday.

“I reiterate that Hamas is not a terrorist organization,” the Turkish leader said in remarks broadcast by
TRTWorld .

“You, Israel, are an occupier, you are an invader.”

“The main culprit behind the massacre unfolding in Gaza is the West,” Erdogan – a member of the
NATO alliance – charged before an audience of several hundred thousand, according to the Times of
Israel.

9 hours ago
Hamas fighters admit hidden bunkers placed under Gaza hospital: IDF footage
By Mary Kay Linge

Israeli Defense Forces on Saturday released footage from the interrogations of two alleged Hamas
fighters who said the terror group has placed hidden bunkers beneath civilian buildings, including Shifa
Hospital in Gaza City – confirming charges made Friday by Israel’s government.

“Shifa for example, there are underground levels,” a prisoner identified as Amar – captured after
participating in the brutal Oct. 7 attack on Israeli civilians – said in a translated video posted to X.

IDF releases footage of the interrogation of Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7
massacre in southern Israel, where they reveal that the terror group has a hideout under Shifa Hospital
in Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/kCwKOBWUGr

— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) October 28, 2023

“It is a big place that can be used to hide things,” he added – including “explosives, weapons, food,
medical supplies” for Hamas.
“The Shifa Hospital, they’re using it, they’re hiding there,” said Hassan Hassin Za’areb, identified as a
Hamas medic who also took part in the Oct. 7 terror strike.

When the interrogator asked Amar why Hamas uses hospitals and medical clinics as hideouts and
weapons caches, he had a ready answer: “So you won’t strike them.”

9 hours ago
Photos: Israel fires rockets toward Gaza Strip
By Alexandria Sillo

\The Israeli military fires mortar shells toward the Gaza Strip on Oct. 28, 2023.
AFP via Getty Images

The Israeli military fires shells toward the Gaza Strip on Oct. 28, 2023.
AFP via Getty Images

The Israeli military fires shells toward the Gaza Strip on Oct. 28, 2023.
AFP via Getty Images

An Israeli mobile artillery unit is seen in a position near the Israel-Gaza border, Israel, on Oct. 28, 2023.
AP

10 hours ago
Photos: Israeli troops patrol near Gaza border
By Alexandria Sillo

Israeli soldiers give a thumbs-up gesture as Israeli troops move near the border with Gaza on October 28, 2023 in
Sderot, Israel.
Getty Images

Israeli tanks and troops move near the border with Gaza on October 28, 2023 in Sderot, Israel.
Getty Images

An Israeli air force AH-65 Apache attack helicopter flies near the border with the Gaza Strip close to Israel's southern
city of Ashkeon
on October 28, 2023.
AFP via Getty Images

An Israeli soldier gives a thumbs-up gesture as Israeli troops move near the border with Gaza on October 28, 2023 in
Sderot, Israel.
Getty Images

11 hours ago
IDF reissues call for people to evacuate northern Gaza
By Olivia Land

The Israeli military on Saturday reissued its call for Palestinians to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip
amid Israel’s ongoing military operation.
An urgent message for the residents of Gaza: pic.twitter.com/GAW3a7lWt8
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 28, 2023
"For your immediate safety, we urge all residents of northern Gaza and Gaza City to temporarily
relocate south,” spokesman Daniel Hagari said.

"The impending IDF operation is set to neutralize the threat of Hamas with precision and intensity.”

11 hours ago
Journalist returns to work just days after entire family killed in airstrike
By Olivia Land

Al Jazeera correspondent Wael al-Dahdouh has returned to work just days after his wife, son,
daughter, and grandson were killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip, The Guardian reported .

The family was killed late Tuesday after they moved to a house in a camp in central Gaza following
Israel’s evacuation warning on Oct. 13, the outlet explained.

“I felt that it was my duty, despite the pain and the open wound, to get back in front of the camera, and
to communicate with you on social media as soon as possible,” Dahdouh, who is Al Jazeera’s bureau
chief in Gaza, said.

“As you can see, the firing is ongoing everywhere. There are airstrikes and artillery shelling, and things
continue to develop.”

11 hours ago
Thousands of military reservists from NYC rushed to Israel to fight Hamas
By Susan Edelman and Matthew Sedacca

More than 3,000 IDF reservists have been called up from across the U.S. to fight for Israel, with 2,000 alone coming
from the Big Apple.
Courtesy of Chanoch Eli Berman

Thousands Israeli military reservists and former soldiers living in New York City have
of packed up their
bags to join the fight against terrorists intent on wiping the Jewish state off the map.

Since Hamas’ surprise Oct. 7 terrorist attack , more than 3,000 IDF reservists have been called up from
across the United States to fight for Israel, with 2,000 alone coming from the Big Apple, according to
Itay Milner, a spokesman for the Israeli consulate in New York.

Three days after Hamas slaughtered 1,400 people in Israel, Ariel Nurieli didn’t think twice about
ditching his math and political science coursework at Columbia University to reenlist in the Israeli
Defense Forces.
“People say, ‘Wow you left everything behind’ . . . if we don’t do this there won’t be anything to
but
come back to,” Nurieli, 25, told The Post from the frontlines of the country’s northern region, as a
ground invasion of Gaza looms.
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11 hours ago
Middle East could become a ‘ticking time bomb’: Egyptian president
By Olivia Land

The expansion of Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip could turn the region into “a ticking timebomb that
impacts us all,” Egypt’s president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi said.

Sisi cautioned against an expansion of the conflict in Gaza “regardless of where it comes from.”

He also affirmed that his country’s own “sovereignty and position should be respected” after it

intercepted drones in its airspace Friday.

Israel later said that it was the target of the drones, which it claimed were sent by the Iranian-backed
Houthi movement in Yemen.
With Post wires

11 hours ago
Israel hits back at Amnesty International’s call for ceasefire
By Olivia Land

Israel hit back at Amnesty International’s call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on social media Saturday
as the IDF’s assault on the region kicked into high gear.

“CEASEFIRE NOW!” Amnesty International wrote repeatedly on X alongside a photo of a Palestinian

woman clutching her child amid the rubble from an airstrike.
GIVE US BACK OUR CHILDREN NOW!
GIVE US BACK OUR CHILDREN NOW!
GIVE US BACK OUR CHILDREN NOW!
GIVE US BACK OUR CHILDREN NOW! @amnesty pic.twitter.com/cTTmEELZAZ
— Israel (@Israel) October 28, 2023
Israel’s official X account subsequently replied to the human rights organization, writing “GIVE BACK
OUR CHILDREN NOW!” multiple times.

There estimated 220 hostages currently being held

are an by Hamas following the terrorist group’s
attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7.

Many of the hostages are children.

11 hours ago
Head of Hamas’s aerial array killed in airstrike, IDF claims
By Richard Pollina

The head of Hamas’s aerial array, Issam Abu Rukbeh who also helped organize the air assault into —
Israel on Oct. 7 — was killed overnight in an airstrike, the IDF announced Saturday.

“Abu Rakaba was responsible for Hamas’ UAVs, drones, paragliders, aerial detection and defense,”
the IDF wrote in a post on X.

Overnight, IDF fighter jets struck Asem Abu Rakaba, the Head of Hamas' Aerial Array.

Abu Rakaba was responsible for Hamas' UAVs, drones, paragliders, aerial detection and defense.

He took part in planning the October 7 massacre and commanded the terrorists who infiltrated…
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 28, 2023
The IDF claims Abu Rakaba oversaw the planning and execution of the attacks in Southern Israel
earlier this month by directing the terrorists on hang gliders, as well as drone attacks on troops since
Hamas’s invasion.

12 hours ago
Parents in Gaza write children’s names on their bodies for identification
By Olivia Land

Parents in the war-torn Gaza Strip are writing their children’s names on their bodies so they can be
identified following Israeli air bombardments, Al Jazeera reported .

Over 7,300 Palestinians have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war started earlier this month, the
outlet added.

Three thousand of the deceased victims reportedly are children.

Another 1,650 people are trapped underneath the rubble of their homes and other buildings.

12 hours ago
Elon Musk’s Starlink will service ‘internationally recognized’ orgs in Gaza
By Olivia Land

Elon Musk’s satellite communications system Starlink will “support connectivity to internationally
recognized aid organizations in Gaza,” the controversial X owner said early Saturday.
Musk made the announcement in response to a post by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
condemning the cut off of communications in the Gaza Strip.

Starlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza.

[ComStar]
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2023
Starlink is operated by Musk’s SpaceX company.
The system has also been used in Ukraine since the country was invaded by Russia in February 2022.

12 hours ago
Israel says troops still in the field in Gaza, Hamas vows 'full force'
By Reuters

Hamas confront Israeli attacks with "full force" after Israel's military widened its air and
pledged to
ground attacks on the Palestinian enclave, suggesting on Saturday that a long promised ground
offensive had begun.

Israel said on Saturday morning its troops, sent in on Friday night, were still in the field, without
elaborating. The country had earlier made only brief sorties into Gaza during three weeks of
bombardment to root out Hamas militants, who it said had killed 1,400 Israelis, mostly civilians, on Oct.
7.

"The forces are still in the field and continuing the war," Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told a news
briefing on Saturday morning.

Gaza was under an almost complete blackout, with internet and phone services cut for more than 12
hours by Saturday morning. Telecoms firms and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said was it the
result of Israeli bombardments.
Hagari said Israel would allow trucks carrying food, water and medicine to enter Gaza on Saturday,
indicating that bombing might pause, at least in the area of its border with Egypt where small amounts
of aid have been arriving.

Aid agencies have said a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Gaza, whose 2.3 million people are
under a total Israeli blockade. Health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza said on Friday that 7,326
Palestinians had been killed since Israel's bombardment began.

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the blackout
was "making it impossible" for ambulances to reach the injured in Gaza.
"Evacuation of patients is not possible under such circumstances, nor to find safe shelter," he said in a
post on X, formerly known as Twitter. He said also the WHO was not able to contact its staff and health
facilities.

FAMILIES OF HOSTAGES
Relatives of people captured in Israel during the Oct. 7 assault Hamas demanded an urgent meeting
with the Israeli government after what they called "the most terrible of all nights ".

"None of the war cabinet bothered to meet with the families of the hostages to explain one thing -

whether the ground operation endangers the well-being of the 229 hostages in Gaza," the Hostages
and Missing Persons Families Forum headquarters said.
The government has said it is doing everything it can to rescue the hostages.
The Palestinian militant group that rules Gaza said its fighters were clashing with Israeli troops in areas
near the border with Israel.

Hagari had said on Friday evening its ground forces were widening their operations along with
extensive air strikes on tunnels dug by Hamas and other infrastructure.
"In addition to the attacks carried out in the last few days, ground forces are expanding their operations
tonight," he said.

"Overnight, IDF fighter jets struck 150 underground targets in the northern Gaza Strip, including terror
tunnels, underground combat spaces and additional underground infrastructure. Furthermore, several
Hamas terrorists were killed," the military said.

The armed wing of Hamas, the al-Qassam brigades, said early on Saturday its fighters were clashing
with Israeli troops in Gaza's northeastern town of Beit Hanoun and in the central area of Al-Bureij.

"Al-Qassam Brigades and all Palestinian resistance forces are fully prepared to confront the
aggression with full force and thwart the incursions," it said.

The United States and other Western countries have offered strong support to Israel but had urged it to
hold off on a ground offensive for fear that high casualties among Palestinians would fuel wider conflict.

Hamas backed by Iran, which also supports militias in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen. The Israeli
is

military said had stopped a missile fired from Lebanon at one of its drones and was striking the
it

launch site, the latest in what have been the most serious clashes on the border since 2006.
Israel's neighbour Egypt said drones fell on the country on Friday and warned against any expansion
of the conflict.

13 hours ago
Israeli Air Force struck 150 underground Hamas targets overnight
By Richard Pollina

The IAF attacked roughly 150 underground Hamas targets in northern Gaza overnight as Israel
continues its effort to dismantle the terrorist organization’s military capabilities in the enclave.
“During the attack, terrorists of the terrorist organization were eliminated and combat tunnels, Hamas
underground combat spaces and other underground terrorist infrastructures were destroyed,” the IAF
wrote in a post on X.

‫קרקעיות‬-‫ מטרות תת‬051-‫האוויר תקפו הלילה כ‬-‫מטוסי קרב של חיל‬ .‫בצפון רצועת עזה‬
‫קרקעיים ותשתיות‬-‫ מרחבי לחימה תת‬,‫במהלך התקיפה חוסלו מחבלים של ארגון הטרור חמאס והושמדו מנהרות לחימה‬
pic.twitter.com/Ojwb7vo285 .‫קרקעיות נוספות‬-‫טרור תת‬
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 28, 2023
Israel has been attempting to disable Hamas’s vast network of tunnels in the Gaza Strip since the
outbreak of the war on Oct. 7.

The Israeli military claimed Hamas is hiding key entries and exits for its 300-mile tunnel
network beneath Gaza’s main medical center, al-Shifa Hospital.
“Hamas has turned hospitals into command and control centers and hideouts for Hamas terrorists and
commanders,” Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, Israel’s chief military spokesman, said at a news
conference, according to Reuters.

18 hours ago
Head of Hamas’s aerial array killed in airstrike, IDF claims
By Richard Pollina

The head of Hamas’s aerial array, Issam Abu Rukbeh -- who also helped organize the air assault into
Israel on Oct. 7 -- was killed overnight in an airstrike, the IDF announced Saturday.
“Abu Rakaba was responsible for Hamas’ UAVs, drones, paragliders, aerial detection and defense,”
the IDF wrote in a post on X.

Overnight, IDF fighter jets struck Asem Abu Rakaba, the Head of Hamas' Aerial Array.

Abu Rakaba was responsible for Hamas' UAVs, drones, paragliders, aerial detection and defense.

He took part in planning the October 7 massacre and commanded the terrorists who infiltrated…
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 28, 2023
The IDF claims Abu Rakaba oversaw the planning and execution of the attacks in Southern Israel
earlier this month by directing the terrorists on hang gliders, as well as drone attacks on troops since
Hamas’s invasion.

18 hours ago
Israeli Air Force struck 150 underground Hamas targets overnight
By Richard Pollina

The IAF attacked roughly 150 underground Hamas targets in northern Gaza overnight as Israel
continues its effort to dismantle the terrorist organization’s military capabilities in the enclave.
“During the attack, terrorists of the terrorist organization were eliminated and combat tunnels, Hamas
underground combat spaces and other underground terrorist infrastructures were destroyed,” the IAF
wrote in a post on X.

‫קרקעיות‬-‫ מטרות תת‬051-‫האוויר תקפו הלילה כ‬-‫מטוסי קרב של חיל‬ .‫בצפון רצועת עזה‬
‫קרקעיים ותשתיות‬-‫ מרחבי לחימה תת‬,‫במהלך התקיפה חוסלו מחבלים של ארגון הטרור חמאס והושמדו מנהרות לחימה‬
pic.twitter.com/Ojwb7vo285 .‫קרקעיות נוספות‬-‫טרור תת‬
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 28, 2023
Israel has been attempting to disable Hamas's vast network of tunnels in the Gaza Strip since the
outbreak of the war on Oct. 7.

The Israeli military claimed Hamas is hiding key entries and exits for its 300-mile tunnel network
beneath Gaza’s main medical center, al-Shifa Hospital.
“Hamas has turned hospitals into command and control centers and hideouts for Hamas terrorists and
commanders,” Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, Israel’s chief military spokesman, said at a news
conference, according to Reuters.

19 hours ago
rejects UN's call for ceasefire, will handle
Israel 'outright' Hamas as the world did
with 'Nazis and ISIS'
By Richard Pollina

Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eli Cohen, shared that his nation has "reject outright" the United
Nations call for a ceasefire.
"We reject outright the UN General Assembly despicable call for a ceasefire," Roth posted on X Friday
evening.
We reject outright the UN General Assembly despicable call for a ceasefire.
Israel intends to eliminate Hamas just as the world dealt with the Nazis and ISIS.

— ‫כהן‬ | Eli Cohen (@elicoh1) October 27, 2023

Roth stated that "Israel intends to eliminate Hamas as the world dealt with the Nazis and ISIS."

Israel has stood firm on its ground that it will destroy Hamas's political and military capabilities in the
Gaza Strip since the terrorists sparked the war by slaughtering hundreds of citizens in southern Israel
on Oct. 7.

20 hours ago
Doctors Without Borders 'concerned' after losing contact with some Palestinian
personnel in Gaza
By Katherine Donlevy

Doctors Without Borders said lost contact it with its "Palestinian colleagues on the ground" Friday after
withstanding unrelenting gunfire.
"We are deeply concerned about the situation in Gaza. We have lost contact with some of our
Palestinian colleagues on the ground," the nonprofit, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières, said on
X.

"We are particularly worried for the patients, medical staff and thousands of families taking shelter at Al
Shifa hospital and other health facilities."

Hospital personnel had been targeted while on the job just hours earlier, the group said.

Staff treats the severely wounded at Jenin hospital.

The nonprofit said an ambulance was shot at when it attempted to reach the severely wounded.
X

An ambulance was shot while attempting to reach severely wounded Palestinians who were injured by
Israeli forces in their Jenin refugee camp.

Paramedics were forced to evacuate the ambulance and take cover for 20 minutes, delaying care to
the victims.

Doctors Without Borders did not identify whether Hamas or Israeli fired the shots, but said IDF units
had bombarded the camp just moments earlier.
"Civilians and healthcare facilities should always be protected. Medical personnel, vehicles and
facilities should not be a target," Doctors Without Borders said.
There have been 96 documented attacks on healthcare since the start of the conflict, 77 of which were
on ambulances, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

a day ago
Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down Grand Central Terminal during evening rush
By Patrick Reilly

Hundreds of Pro-Palestinian protesters forced the temporary closure of Grand Central Terminal Friday
night as they staged a massive sit-in inside the station’s concourse.
Train service was halted at about 7:30 p.m. and the MTA directed Metro-North customers to take the
subway to the Harlem-125th Street station in order to catch a train heading north.

The demonstrators wearing black shirts that said “Jews say cease fire now” took over the station’s vast
concourse and some of the protesters climbed atop the ticket counter with large banners that read
“Palestinians should be FREE” and “Never again for anyone.”

Others dropped banners from the top of the terminal's staircases and chanted "Mourn for the dead and fight like hell
for the living."

Others dropped banners from the top of the terminal’s staircases and chanted “Mourn for the dead and
fight like hell for the living.”

The sit-in demonstration, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, comes hours after Israel Defense
Forces announced its plan to “expand” its ground operations in the cut-off enclave where some 7,000
Palestinians have been killed.

Access to the station was initially restricted before the MTA announced it’s closure due to the protests.

READ MORE

a day ago
NYC construction workers confront man caught shredding Israeli hostage
posters, viral video shows
By Doree Lewak and Katherine Donlevy

A group of furious Big Apple construction workers hopped out of their truck Friday to confront a
stranger who was tearing down posters of Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas.

“This is f–king the US, this is New York City, You don’t have a right to touch that s–t,” one hardhat,
identified only as “Paulie,” said to the man in a video that has since gone viral.

Paulie and his crew immediately jumped into action after witnessing a man trying to wedge himself
between the stranger and the fliers taped to light poles on the corner of 67th Drive and 108th Street in
Forest Hills.

Jacob Birn, 24, had tailed and filmed the man for two blocks while repeatedly demanding to know why
he was ripping down the fliers and begging him to leave the remaining ones alone.

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a day ago
Prominent NYC synagogue vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti, stickers: NYPD
By Amanda Woods

A prominent Park Slope synagogue was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti and stickers in an apparent
hate-motivated act early Friday, cops said.
A witness spotted “Jews for Palestinian resistance” spray-painted on the sidewalk in front of
Congregation Beth Elohim on Garfield Place near Eighth Avenue in the leafy Brooklyn neighborhood
around 6:45 a.m. and called 911, police said.
Two anti-Israel stickers were also affixed to the door of the house of worship, cops said. The exact
message on the stickers was not immediately known.

The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force was notified and is investigating, police said.

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a day ago
Iranian army launches explosives, tests new weaponry as tensions in Middle East
grow
By Katherine Donlevy

The Iranian army launched a "massive military exercise" Friday as the possibility of the country joining
Hamas in its war against Israel grows stronger.

Soldiers deployed dozens of rockets and tested new weaponry in the central region of Iran as part of
the military drill.

The Iranian army launched a "massive military exercise" Friday.

Iranian Army office/AFP via Getty Images

With the heightened tensions, the possibility of the country joining Hamas in its war against Israel grows stronger.
Iranian Army office/AFP via Getty Images

The army was seen rolling out tanks and helicopters, both outfitted with massive projectiles.
Iranian Army office/AFP via Getty Images

The army was seen rolling out tanks and helicopters, both outfitted with massive projectiles.
Iran has been reluctant to officially join the Middle Eastern war, though Hezbollah leaders previously
warned it was “fully prepared” to join the fighting in support of Hamas.
The Lebanon-based militia has been exchanging fire with Israeli forces on their shared border over the
past two weeks in retaliation against the Israel Defense Force’s unrelenting bombing of the Gaza Strip.

a day ago
Hamas survivors speak out about ‘ignorant’ pro-Palestinian protests in the US
By Alex Oliveira and Chris Nesi

Survivors of the Hamas terror attack have spoken out against the “ignorant” pro-Palestinian protests
erupting across US cities and college campuses — and fear it could be the beginning of something
worse.
“Iopened a newspaper and on the second page saw I a sign on a store saying ‘no Jews are allowed,'”
Maya Parizer, 27, told The Post.
Parizer recently arrived in the US after escaping the Nova Music Festival massacre, where Hamas
terrorists slaughtered more than 200 innocent revelers on Oct. 7.
“For me, brings me back to the days of
it the Holocaust, where it started on small things but then the
hate crimes just grew bigger,” she said.

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a day ago
Back in DC, Rep. Cory Mills evacuates 159 more Americans from Israel
By Caitlin Doornbos

WASHINGTON Rep. Cory Mills has returned to the United States from Israel, but
– his efforts to bring
Americans trapped in the Jewish state back home have not stopped, he exclusively told The Post on
Friday.

The Florida Republican helped get another 159 Americans back to the US, despite many major airlines
halting all flights to and from Israel as its war with Hamas progresses .

The Americans landed Friday morning at JFK Airport, where Mills was waiting to personally to
welcome them home.
“As an elected official and an Army combat veteran, I couldn’t stand idly by as American citizens
struggled to leave Israel without any timely evacuation plans from the Biden Administration,” Mills said.

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a day ago
Israel 'taking the war to Hamas,' confirms troops conducting 'sweep and clear'
operations over last 'several days': report
By David Spector

Israeliground troops are "taking the war to Hamas, and have been conducting "sweep and clear"
operations in the Gaza strip Israel Defense Forces spokesman Peter Lerner said in an interview with
ABC.
Lerner said troops were attempting to create "optimal" ground conditions in the strip for the last
"several days," but would not confirm if troops were engaged in Gaza currently due to "operational
concerns."
Israel has previously announced an expansion of their ground operations in Gaza.
Lerner says Israel's mission is to "dismantle" Hamas' capabilities and "destroy their government," so
that the terrorist group could " never use the Gaza Strip as a staging ground against our people again."
"We are seeking out anti-tank capabilities, we are destroying observation posts and we are engaging
the terrorists where we find them," Lerner said.

Lerner went on to say that Israel's mission would be "dismantling" Hamas capabilities and "destroying
their government," so