Jonathan Conricus
@jconricus
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Apalled by the double standards in reporting: breaking coverage on
@BBCWorld
automatically blames Israel for an explosion at a Gaza hospital, based solely on what terrorist Hamas claims!
And when we investigate and refute the claims, evidence must be delivered. I have no issue…
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I try not to raise my voice during interviews, but I felt the line of questioning by
@CBCNews
here was totally off. We are trying to do the right thing by calling on civilians to evacuate, yet get lectured on humanity.
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Listen to the first question I got on
@SkyNews
, blaming Israel for the fact that Palestinians were sheltering in a hospital, as if we started this war or wanted it!!
Classic old-school Israel-blaming.
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My first funeral of this war: paying my respects to the most noble family of Major Jamal Abbas, son of Mrs Layla and Col Anan Abbas, my friend, in Peki'in. Jamal was the third generation of brave IDF warriors from the Druze minority. Hero of Israel.
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Masks are off. Iran has attacked Israel directly from Iranian soil and will now pay a totally different price for their actions.
This is Day 1 of a new Middle East. Opportunity for Israel, the US and Sunni states to bring security to the region.
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Check out this Hamas footage. How many of the combatants are in uniform while fighting the IDF? None. When they'll meet their maker, how do you think the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry will describe them? You're right: "civilians". Another reason to question everything they say.
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Business as usual
@BBC
. As if there aren't any Israeli hostages held by Hamas, and as if Hamas isn't responsible for the life of Gazans. 8 minutes of blaming israel for everything wrong in Gaza, without mentioning Hamas. Not productive.
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Hamas has a long record of abusing ambulances in Gaza to move combatants, commanders and weapons. By doing so, they are violating int' law. When we perceive an immediate threat, we are well within our rights to strike as they have relinquished special protection.
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Famous last words.
Hamas Official Ghazi Hamad: We Will Repeat the October 7 Attack Time and Again Until Israel Is Annihilated; We Are Victims - Everything We Do Is Justified
#Hamas
#Gaza
#Palestinians
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Rafah. That terror hotbed so many around the world so absurdly are protecting. Israel just freed two hostages from Rafah. If any further reasons were needed for Israel to finish Hamas and get hostages back, here are two.
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I think we're done taking dictates from organizations around the world what we should or shouldn't do in Gaza. We're going to dismantle Hamas and get our people home, and I hope Gazan civilians will evacuate the North. As told on
@CNN
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There's fuel in Gaza to run hospitals and pump water. But Hamas prefers to use the fuel to continue fighting Israel. All those who claim otherwise are whitewashing Hamas crimes against their own.
Take a look.
Near the Rafah border crossing, Hamas owns fuel tanks, containing hundreds of thousands of liters of fuel.
Please refer the ones complaining about no fuel in Gaza to Hamas.
#BlameHamas
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Hundreds of words of nothing. This
@BBC
version of an excuse for their abysmal editing, lineup, reporting, questioning and fact checking regarding the
#HamasHospitalSham
is perhaps the most dishonest and minimalistic attempt to whitewash biased reporting ever.
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This may be live footage of the failed rocket that hit the hospital in Gaza. We have said that according to our intelligence analysis, the explosion was caused by a failed rocket fired by the Islamic Jihad.
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Hamas has stockpiled more than 1M Liters of fuel in Gaza, but is not providing it to hospitals in need. Hamas is accountable for the suffering in Gaza, not Israel.
@wolfblitzer
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Here I explain to
@ErinBurnett
on
@cnni
our investigation and some of the evidence we are going to share about why the explosion at the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza was caused by an Islamic Jihad rocket that misfired. And I caution all jornalists to take info from Hamas-controlled…
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What really happened in Jebaliya? We successfully struck a massive tunnel complex where a senior Hamas terrorist was hiding. Ibrahim Biyari, and dozen other terrorists are confirmed dead. We will continue to hunt Hamas leaders and combatants wherever they hide.
@cnni
@wolfblitzer
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1596 words. NO mention of Hamas abuse of civilians or systematic violation of LOAC. The
@washingtonpost
doesn't doubt Hamas Health Ministry numbers, and leans on some quasi-experts with checkered past of hostility towards Israel for analysis. Appalling.
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I must have missed all the condemnations from around the world
@UN
@WHO
@ICRC
against the deliberate and systemic targeting of Israeli
@Mdais
medics and ambulances by Hamas on Oct7. Can't imagine any other reason for them not condemn the targeting of protected personnel.
Our paramedics’ bodies were found with their medical gloves still on, murdered by Hamas in the midst of treating the wounded.
Our ambulance drivers were executed in cold blood while sitting in the drivers’ seats.
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I admit not being prepared for
@jchatterleyCNN
's last question.
Israel is a mourning nation, still in the early stages of trauma, but we are focused on the tremendous tasks at hand. The sound of children's laughter will be heard in the kibbutzim again.
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What a misnomer to call it a "refugee camp". These are the permanent dwellings of Palestinians under Palestinian rule. We struck a high value target there, after calling on civilians to evacuate northern Gaza two weeks ago.
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For the fourth consecutive day, we are facilitating the safe evacuation of Gazan civilians from the combat area to relative safety in the south. Tell me more about not caring for the safety of noncombatants.
🚨Happening now: Thousands pass through the evacuation corridor the
@IDF
opened for civilians in northern Gaza to move southwards.
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All those who planned or executed the atrocities against Israelis on October 7 are dead men walking. Our troops are now operating in Khan Younis, the hometown of chief Hamas terrorist in Gaza, Yihyia Sinwar.
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Jerusalem is the capital of the State of Israel. I wonder why it says "Tel Aviv, Israel" above me but only "Jerusalem", without "Israel" over the
@cnni
reporter . Must be a technical oversight, right?
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Two screenshots that tell a very sad and compelling truth. We are fighting evil on the ground and bias in the media. We shall prevail.
Compare and contrast: the way the BBC reports Hamas' claims, versus the way they report Israel's denial
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Significant proof exposed by
@IDFSpokesperson
today about how Hamas built tunnels under Shifaa, used it on October 7 to hide hostages and killed Israeli hostage Noah Marciano within the "hospital" compound. Let's see how int. media will cover this.
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Eight minutes of
@BBCWorld
interview, and not a single reference to the responsibility that Hamas has for the humanitarian situation in Gaza, no mention of hostages or killed Israeli civilians. Some people refuse to understand that this is not another round of fighting.
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What's the industry term for when an interviewer responds to your answer and tries to belittle or distort it, and connects that "seamlessly" with their following question, in an attempt to prevent you from replying? Asking for a friend.
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The human drama unfolding at the Shifa hospital is the most cynical abuse yet by Hamas of Palestinian suffering. They are knowingly letting babies die for the sake of smearing Israel. Some media outlets are part of the charade, others aren't. First appearance on
@OneWorldCNN
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Some people have not yet understood that we are at war, after having suffered 1000 civilians murdered and 199 taken hostage. We are responding to all aggression accordingly.
Today in the West Bank, Chief Correspondent
@ramsaysky
filmed protesters being shot by Israeli snipers after throwing stones.
When asked about proportionality by
@AnnaBotting
, IDF Spokesperson Jonathan Conricus says there is no room for "nonsense".
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Iranian main proxy Hezbollah launched a widespread attack at northern Israel earlier today, and we have responded in kind. We are not seeking war, but are ready to defend ourselves at all costs. Lebanon stands to lose a lot if Hezbollah drags us all into war.
@ljayes
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Hoppas Sverige kan våga göra vad Storbritannien har gjort: olagligförklara PLO flaggan och kriminalisera allt stöd för terrorister, speciellt Hamas. Terrorister och deras supportrar har alldeles för länge utnyttjat Sverige.
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Maybe the mayor of Sydney won't agree with what I said towards the end, but I firmly believe that one should take a stand, and stand for good. In this case, stand with Israel against evil.
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As the situation in Gaza unfolds, it's becoming clear what Hamas is trying to do: force civilians to stay in Gaza City in order to have them killed in the fighting. Their depravity knows no limits. My interview on
@cnni
with
@andersoncooper
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Hospitals warning that they're running out of fuel is a serious matter, and should be addressed by the governing entity of the Gaza Strip: Hamas. They have fuel, enough to pump water and provide essential electricity for hospitals. Priorities.
@BBCWorld
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We are indeed paying the heaviest of price, as our brave fighters are taking on and defeating the savages of Hamas in Gaza. We will be not be shaken nor will our resolve falter: we will win, return our hostages and restore security to Israelis.
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AP visual analysis confirms IDF statements that hospital was hit by Palestinian rocket, but fails to ask key questions: where are the bodies? How could Hamas get away with claiming 500 killed, when there is no proof of people in the parking lot?
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Israeli troops in Gaza City are again holding their fire to allow the safe evacuation of civilians from the battlefield. Hamas is under pressure, feeling more exposed as we peel away their layers of human shields.
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As both Egypt and the US are ratcheting up pressure on Israel not to take Rafah, it makes you wonder what embarrassing evidence Israeli combat engineers may find in the tunnels from Egypt to Gaza. Only one way to find out, and my guess is that soon we will.
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Hamas is counting on exactly this kind of
@cnni
coverage to pressure Israel into a ceasefire, and they don't care about sacrificing Gazans as human shields. We won't be deterred and will continue dismantling Hamas, calling on the population to evacuate northern Gaza.
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Du borde skämmas.
Du stödjer barnmördare och våldtäktsmän.
Week 270. Today we strike in solidarity with Palestine and Gaza. The world needs to speak up and call for an immediate ceasefire, justice and freedom for Palestinians and all civilians affected.
#FreePalestine
#IStandWithPalestine
#StandWithGaza
#FridaysForFuture
Thread🧵
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It has always puzzled men why there is so much thinly veiled hatred for Israel in Ireland, as reflected in media. As usual, not an ounce of responsibility on Hamas, only Israel-bashing and distortions. We shall overcome this too.
"We're damned if we do and we're damned if we don't... we have told the civilians to evacuate and given them time..."
IDF spokesman
@JConricus
, responds to questions from
@SarahAMcInerney
about Israeli actions in Gaza.
#rtept
|
@RTENews
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We are doing more to protect civilians caught in a combat zone than probably any other military ever has, yet we still get held to impossible standards.
Almost as if some don’t want us to defend our people and bring our hostages home.
@dwnews
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I also remember the same distinguished gentleman stating with drama and complete confidence that the explosion at the Al-Ahli Hospital was caused by an Israeli strike. Based only on Hamas lies, and he wasn't even reporting from Gaza, but from Ashdod in Israel.
I couldn't make this up if I tried.
Jeremy Bowen: "I don't regret one thing in my reporting"
Interviewer: You said a building was flattered
Jeremy Bowen: "Oh yeah, I got that wrong"
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Instead of crying wolf, humanitarian organizations in Gaza should demand Hamas provide them with fuel and supplies. Hamas has stockpiled fuel to use for fighting Israel instead of powering water pumps and hospitals for Gazans. As spoken on
@NewsNation
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A long update, debunking Hamas fakes and media culpability in spreading it, as well as a message for the State of Lebanon.
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We will expose the Hamas lie of inflated civilian casualties in Gaza, just like we have dismantled all their other lies. As every day goes by, we learn of additional Hamas combatant deaths. We will continue to fight Hamas while respecting humanitarian law. Watch:
Why are so many Palestinians dying? Is what the IDF is doing in Gaza worse than other modern conflicts? Are they targeting civilians?!
I sat down with
@IDF
Lt. Col.
@jconricus
Conricus for
@ILTVNews
to ask him to answer that and more…take a look: 👀
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Israeli hostages were forced to hold hands with and smile farewell to their brutal Hamas captors in choreographed release scenes.
Evidently, some people are gullible enough to fall for this.
"They [the hostages] are telling us how heavily choregraphed and rehearsed the return ceremony was."
Lt Col Jonathan Conricus, Israel Defence forces spokesman speaks to
#Newsnight
about what the released hostages are telling them.
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If every person calling for a ceasefire or condemning Israel for defending itself would first watch what Hamas did on October 7, they would understand that Israel has no choice but to but to defeat Hamas to prevent future atrocities. But that’s hard, and bashing Israel is easy.
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Applying rational thinking towards these brutal savages from Hamas who beheaded, raped and murdered parents in front of their children is wrong. I analyze how Hamas is adapting its choreography to look less barbaric in the eyes of the world. Fooling anyone?
@NewsNation
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Tough questions from
@ChrisCuomo
about ambulances, hospitals, humanitarian relief and our rules of engagement. And of course the old "refugee" misnomer.
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Let's dig deeper into the Qatari Hospital. I'm aware of Hamas and others' claims about the tunnel. We know and have proven that the hospital was used for fighting, and have started to clear the underground infrastructure and tunnels from booby traps. Will update on our findings.
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We will prove our claims and dismantle what Hamas built underneath the Shifa hospital, hopefully at a minimal cost of human life.
Gaza's largest hospital is without electricity and water with 36 premature babies at risk of dying.
Israel, has accused Hamas of concealing a command post inside and under the compound, allegations denied by Hamas and hospital staff.
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I understand your feelings and respect them. We did not target that or any other church. We struck a Hamas military operative who coordinated rocket fire towards Israel from that vicinity. He was a legitimate target. We will continue to be careful of any sensitive facility.
Until now I've refrained from tweeting about the damage done to the 12th-century Greek Orthodox church of St Porphyrius in Gaza. After last week’s hospital fiasco, I wanted to wait for more facts to be established. But it now seems confirmed that Israel did actually bomb a…
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Our working assumption is that even though Hamas are cowards who hide behind civilians, they have prepared the battlefield and intend to fight. We will encounter them above and below ground, and we have prepared the relevant measures for their disposition.
@FoxNews
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Setting the record straight, with lots of visual evidence, on how Hamas abuses hospitals and mosques for its military purposes in violation of LOAC. Hard for naysayers to dispute.
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In my years as
@IDF
spox dealing with int. media in Gaza, I've felt that Gazan stringers for major western outlets are at best controlled by Hamas or more likely totally part of Hamas propaganda. So much of what the world knows about Gaza is based on these charlatans.
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Very proud to be part of this team with
@LtColRichard
@LTCPeterLerner
@aryeshalicar
and so many others at the
@IDF
. Fighting the good fight together, until victory.
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@ShannaFuld
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Universal law: love always triumphs over hate and fear. I'm sure our enemies love their families too, but our love for our families is far stronger than their hate of us is. That is why we will win - this time too.
In the midst of such painfully dark days, rays of light emerge as IDF soldiers and reservists return home to the warm embrace of their families. These moments brought tears to our eyes. 💙🇮🇱
Our hearts are with all the brave heroes of the
@IDF
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Jabalya, Gaza, is a Hamas stronghold full of terrorists. It's them we're after. To prevent another October 7, it is clear that we must dismantle all of Hamas' military capabilities, wherever they are.
@MeetThePress
@MSNBC
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Debunking another Hamas lie that they were merely providing "medical attention" to Israeli hostages at
#ShifaHospital
. There are about 10 other hospitals on the way which Hamas didn't use, because Shifa is their stronghold, both above and below ground.
@FoxNews
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In this
@bbc
interview, I couldn't see which picture they were showing, but knew it nevertheless. This is exactly the coverage terrorist Hamas craves in order to try stopping us from defeating them. It won't work because we're exposing their lies and deceit.
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I don't know if the evil mullahs in Iran watch
@bbcpersian
, but I told them that we are going to dismantle one of their proxies, Hamas, and that Lebanon needs to ask itself if it really wants to jeopardize what's left of Lebanon for the ISIS of Gaza.
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Call me naive, but maybe we'll see one of those vaunted "visual investigations" of the Hamas hospital sham by
@nytimes
,
@AP
,
@bellingcat
,
@ForensicArchi
or are those assets only deployed to expose Israeli wrongdoings?
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Humanitarian this and humanitarian that. The first humanitarian task I'm aware of is to free our 238 remaining hostages from Hamas captivity. I understand that might be a minority POV
@dwnews
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Let’s not forget who we’re fighting and what their priorities are. Hamas is a self-proclaimed culture of death and martyrdom, which leaders openly demand martyrs for “the cause”.
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The quote is correct, but the picture is of a much younger me.
Spokesman of the
@IDF
, Lt. Col.
@jconricus
says that Israel is grateful to the USA for the help it receives through intelligence sharing & shipments of military aid, but that it won't request a single U.S. soldier to fight in Israel.
"The fighting will be done by the IDF"
🇺🇸🇮🇱
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Khan Younes will fall like Gaza City did. The human toll depends on how and where Hamas terrorists will hide behind civilians and in hospitals. Then Rafah and its vast network of tunnels will be next. Until Hamas is defeated.
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The real aim of this war, less mentioned in current media coverage, is to rebuild our destroyed communities and ensure their prosperity for generations to come. As seen on
@cnni
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The residents of Jabalya should have evacuated south two weeks ago when we warned them. Staying in the north is reckless and dangerous. It's not too late yet.
WATCH:
@peteralexander
asks an IDF spokesman …
"Where does Israel draw the line" in its response to Hamas? "How many civilian casualties" in Gaza are you comfortable with?
@jconricus
: "Obviously, there is no cookie-cutter formula. … Everything is on a case-to-case basis."
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A UNICEF Spokesman rants about conditions in Gaza without mentioning Hamas even once, who are responsible for all this suffering. I respond and explain that we are taking the best possible precautions to protect civilians while defeating Hamas and getting our hostages back.
@CNN
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Many are getting carried away by current visuals and forget what this is about. We cannot go back to the reality of
#Oct7
, and must defeat Hamas - wherever they are - in order for our communities to return home. We have 241 hostages held in Gaza!
@cnni
@OutFrontCNN
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FOX reports that MSNBC cancels radical host Mehdi Hasan’s program. That’s probably good news for US media consumers. I was supposed to be interviewed there, but they refused to do live, and I didn’t trust them with a pre recording.
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Happy to announce on
@MSNBC
that IDF Pvt Ori Megidish was rescued in a successful Israeli operation and is now home with her family. We are committed to get all of our 238 hostages back, and to dismantle Hamas.
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Hamas is holding 240+ Israeli hostages in Gaza. If they want a "humanitarian ceasefire", they must return all of our hostages safe and sound. Until then we'll continue striking Hamas while evacuating civilians from the combat zone.
The Israel Defense Forces are advancing toward all Hamas strongholds in Gaza, according to IDF spokesperson Lt. Col.
@jconricus
.
More:
#NewsNationNow
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Skamligt att det finns folk i Sverige som offentligt stöder Hamasmassmördare, och att så få svenska ledare har mod att säga att nu har det gått för långt med automatiskt Palestina stöd i Sverige.
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Impromptu meeting in Tel Aviv today. Inspiring conversation. Brave man who dares tell coastal US elites that Israel needs to dismantle Hamas and has all the right in the world to defend itself against evil extremism.
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No civilians deserve to die, and we never intend for any to die. But they should have evacuated two weeks ago when we told them to.
As sad as the situation in Jabalya is, we continue to pursue Hamas in order to defend ourselves.
@cnni
with
@ErinBurnett
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Leaving my beloved homeland to share my perspective with some of the most important and steadfast friends
@Israel
has.
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April 14 should from now on be known globally as “Israeli Air Defense Day”.
It is an unprecedented achievement to intercept so many drones and missiles. Praise to our allies.
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Palestinians and Hamas supporters in Sweden have pressed charges of war crimes against me, which have been flatly rejected by Swedish authorities. Lots of graphic descriptions of violence and threats against me as well. They got triggered by a 9-minute radio interview.
Svensk-israelen Jonathan Conricus från Malmö som nyligen varit talesperson hos IDF blev massanmäld av ett flertal pro-palestinska aktivister till Polismyndigheten, i ett försök att åtala honom för krigsbrott.
Förundersökningen blev nedlagd av åklagaren, vilket mottogs negativt…
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Despite this clear US statement, I'm still getting questions from some US media for additional "evidence" to substantiate our claims.
The Senate Intelligence Committee reviewed intelligence related to the attack on al-Ahli hospital in Gaza. Based on this information, we feel confident that the explosion was the result of a failed rocket launch by militant terrorists and not the result of an Israeli airstrike.
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"We all know Hamas is committing war crimes in Gaza". Not my words, but true nonetheless. Watch until the end.
@OneWorldCNN
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A very long interview about the Hamas hospital sham on Sky News Australia.
Imagine an AU/US/UK military spokesperson having to debunk an ISIS fabrication during the battle of Mosul, while western media automatically adopts the ISIS narrative. Absurd, right? That's us.
‘We categorically deny it’: Israel denies responsibility for Gaza hospital blast | Sky News Australia
@IDF
@jconricus
Watch all 13 minutes. Important.
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Unrwa has “blood on its hands,” Mr. Conricus said, adding that the IDF has much more evidence of the UN organ’s complicity in Hamas atrocities than it had published so far, and that it “intends to air it out in coming days.” By
@bennyavni
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We have been facilitating humanitarian pauses for the safe evacuation of Gazans from the north for five days straight. Some 900K Palestinians have done the smart thing. Hamas is more and more exposed without their human shields. With
@ljayes
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