By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
SvennoJ on 17 August 2025
Edit Thread

Hamas says former Israeli official’s comments on killing 50 Palestinians proof of ‘genocidal ideology’

Hamas says the former Israeli intelligence chief comments that 50 Palestinians should be killed for the death of one Israeli during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, was “an explicit admission of the occupation’s genocidal ideology”.

“The confessions reveal that the crimes of the occupation were the result of high-level decisions and official policy from the leadership of the criminal Nazi entity. These Nazi statements place the international community before its responsibility to hold the leaders of the occupation accountable for the crimes of genocide,” Hamas said in a statement.

Israeli news outlet Channel 12 reported leaked recordings of Major General Aharon Haliva, who said that killing 50 Palestinians was “necessary for future generations” as a deterrence.

He added that “they [Palestinans] need a Nakba every now and then to feel the price,” referring to the 1948 forced displacement of more than 700,000 Palestinians.

And we're already past 50 x 1139, even in the official (undercounted) death toll. The evidence of intent is overwhelming at this point.


Israel reiterates return of all captives, disarming of Gaza as ceasefire conditions

Netanyahu’s office has reiterated that Israel will agree to a ceasefire deal on the condition that all the hostages are released at the same time, following reports of renewed pressure from the mediators Qatar, Egypt and the US for a pause in fighting.

In a statement, the prime minister’s office said agreeing to a deal would take place in line with their conditions to end the war, including “disarming of Hamas, the demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip, Israeli control of the Gaza perimeter, and the installation of non-Hamas and non-Palestinian Authority governance that will live in peace with Israel.”

The Israeli news outlet, the Times of Israel, reported yesterday, citing an Israeli official and an Arab diplomat, that Hamas negotiators in Cairo had signalled a willingness to retreat from demands the group made to secure a ceasefire during the last round of talks in July.

Moreover, Channel 12 also reported on Friday that Netanyahu had recently received a “dramatic” document from a “professional” source involved in the negotiations, which expressed Hamas’s willingness to reach a partial deal.

Basically surrender to full occupation, tighten the open air prison, which will only lead to another Oct 7 in the long run.


Senior ultra-Orthodox rabbi attacks Netanyahu over army service legislation

Yitzhak Yosef, a top rabbi in Israel, has lambasted the ultra-Orthodox leaders in the country for listening to Benjamin Netanyahu and not introducing a law that would exempt Haredi students from serving in the military when the prime minister was first forming his far-right government.

“You believe him? He is an atheist. You trust someone like that?” Yosef said about Netanyahu during a speech broadcast by Israeli media.

The former Sephardic chief rabbi and current member of the rabbinic leadership council of the Shas party claimed that the military police mainly arrest Sephardic deserters, and instructed ultra-Orthodox men not to open their doors to the military police.

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the military exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox must end, and Netanyahu’s delaying of passing legislation in support of the Haredi has led to affiliated parties exiting the coalition.


Israeli protesters denounce military plans to seize Gaza in Tel Aviv rally

Several family members of Israelis held captive in Gaza and soldiers killed in the enclave have addressed the large rally in Tel Aviv, calling for a comprehensive deal and a halt to military expansion in Gaza that they believe will endanger the captives.

“Force does not bring back hostages, force kills and has killed hostages. A deal brings back hostages. Bring them home, make one deal that brings them all back,” read a statement from the families released on social media.

Pushpa Bipin, sister of Nepalese student Joshi Bipin, who is held in Gaza, for the first time addressed the crowds for the first time while standing next to her mother, after making the long journey from Nepal.

“It took us 22 months to find the strength to come here. We were isolated in Nepal, separated by language, culture and fear. We focused on praying for him, but prayers are not enough,” she said.



Translation: Hostages Square – The Hope! Tomorrow, Israel stops.