Transcript [00:00] Okay, everyone. We're going to do a big [00:01] update on what's going on with Hamas in [00:03] the Gaza Strip. Uh, you know, when [00:06] something's not in the headlines, we [00:08] tend to think that there's nothing [00:09] really going on there. U, it it almost [00:12] feels like there's some sort of [00:13] stalemate, but that is not the case at [00:15] all. There was a major development [00:18] yesterday. Uh, and uh, well, let's just [00:20] get right to the headlines and hit it. [00:22] Here we go. Hamas threatens another [00:24] October 7th style attack on Israel in [00:28] unprecedented warning. Now, this seems [00:29] like a really weird headline. What? [00:32] Kamas is issuing a threat right now. Why [00:34] on earth would they do that? Well, let's [00:36] take a look at what this is. Senior [00:38] Hamas officials have sent Israel an [00:40] unusually blunt and direct message [00:44] warning that the terrorist organization [00:46] is prepared to carry out another attack [00:48] similar to the October 7th massacre and [00:51] could strike wherever the opportunity [00:53] arises inside Israel, in Judea and [00:56] Samaria, and abroad. [00:59] It's a very strange story but follow it [01:01] here. The message was delivered to UN [01:05] humanitarian coordinator Dr. Ramse [01:08] Alakbarov not an Israeli not a friend of [01:11] Israel even this is a UN humanitarian [01:14] guy. So they kamas gave this guy the [01:17] message of this and it was given to him [01:20] by senior kamas officials who met with [01:21] him last week at his office in the Gaza [01:24] Strip and asked him to convey the [01:26] warning to Israel. This isn't just some [01:29] Israel claim. The kamas officials told [01:32] Alagbarov that Israeli military [01:35] operations in Gaza, meaning the [01:37] continued assassinations of uh of their [01:41] uh of their operatives that we've been [01:43] talking about, and I'm going to share a [01:44] few more of those later in this video. [01:48] The shifting of the yellow line, that's [01:49] Israel moving the boundary, taking [01:52] control of more and more of the Gaza [01:53] Strip. the the boundary marking Israeli [01:55] military positions and the Palestinian [01:58] authorities cancellation of elections [02:01] were causing kamas to lose control on [02:04] the ground. They made clear that they [02:07] were unwilling to accept the [02:08] continuation of this situation. [02:11] Alakarov met Wednesday with Major [02:13] General Yoram Halevi, Israel's [02:15] coordinator of government activities in [02:16] the territories, Kogat, and relate [02:19] they're the ones responsible for again [02:21] coordinating everything that goes on in [02:23] Judea, Samaria, Gaza. Uh they've had a [02:26] role in the humanitarian aid situation, [02:29] inspecting and approving the the trucks [02:32] that go in. That'll come up in a moment [02:34] in in the next couple stories we do as [02:37] well. So, it's called Kogat. So this [02:39] major general Yoram Halevi, he's the [02:41] he's the head of of the he's the [02:45] coordinator of the government activities [02:48] in uh in Gaza and Alakarov gave him this [02:53] warning. He and relayed the message from [02:55] kamas leaders. Israeli officials [02:57] described it as an extraordinary threat, [02:59] unprecedented in its bluntness and [03:01] directness. A document detailing the [03:04] Kamas leadership's threats against [03:05] Israel was urgently forwarded to the [03:08] country's political and security [03:09] leadership. Behind the scenes, Hamas is [03:12] also facing severe financial crisis. The [03:15] terrorist organization needs [03:16] approximately 90 million shekels, about [03:19] $29 million per month simply to continue [03:23] paying its operatives. [03:25] Okay. So, Hamas issues that just this is [03:28] this is from yesterday. Hamas issues [03:30] this warning that they're going to carry [03:34] out severe attacks [03:37] because of what Israel is doing. [03:40] Wild. So why published an analytical [03:44] piece that is very interesting. We're [03:46] going to go through a bunch of it. [03:47] What's behind Kamas's threat and can it [03:50] strike Israel? Here we go. What's behind [03:53] Kamas's latest threat to carry out [03:55] another October 7th attack against [03:56] Israel? [03:58] And does the terrorist organization [04:00] still have the military capabilities to [04:02] follow through? According to senior [04:04] Israeli officials, the capabilities [04:06] exist, although kamas is no longer [04:08] believed to be capable of launching an [04:10] assault on the scale of the 2023 [04:12] massacre. Meaning they have the weapons, [04:14] they have the personnel, they can't but [04:16] they don't ne they don't have the [04:18] capabilities to actually do it. It could [04:20] however attack military outposts, [04:24] abduct soldiers, or attempt to [04:26] infiltrate Israeli communities. [04:29] According to assessments recently [04:31] presented to the security cabinet, Kamas [04:33] has stepped up preparations for renewed [04:36] fighting, accumulating weapons and [04:38] personnel, and transferring military [04:40] equipment into civilian areas. That's [04:43] how they prepare to fight. They want to [04:45] make sure that all the civilian areas [04:46] have military equipment so that they [04:48] become targets. increasing civilian [04:49] casualties. This is all part of their [04:51] strategy. Israeli officials believe the [04:54] organization assumes that Israel's [04:55] ability to undertake major military [04:58] operations is constrained by the October [05:01] 27th Israeli election and the November [05:03] 3rd US midterms, giving Hamas an [05:06] opportunity to strengthen its position. [05:08] You hear what they're saying? This is a [05:09] very smart assessment by Hamas. They see [05:11] what's going on. They see the way, you [05:13] know, you know, Trump and the and the [05:16] Israelis like they're they're in the [05:18] election season. They don't really want [05:19] an escalation right now. Would be kind [05:21] of messy. So, they see this as a window [05:23] of opportunity to strengthen their their [05:26] capabilities during this time. At a [05:28] cabinet meeting earlier this month, [05:29] military intelligence chief Major [05:32] General Schlomi Binder addressed the [05:34] thousands of attackers who crossed into [05:36] Israel on October 7th, 2023. quote, "Of [05:40] the 6,000 across the fence in October, [05:43] in October 7th, 4,000 have been [05:45] eliminated, [05:46] 2,000 remain. We will get every last one [05:50] of them," he said, according to the [05:51] account of the meeting. Senior officials [05:53] say Hamas is deliberately buying time to [05:56] manufacture additional weapons and [05:58] recruit new fighters while recognizing [06:00] that its opportunity to do so may be [06:02] narrowing. Against that backdrop, [06:04] Israeli intelligence has identified [06:06] several significant changes in the [06:08] organization's behavior. Listen [06:09] carefully to this. This is very [06:11] interesting to see how Hamas is [06:12] operating right now. One of the most [06:15] noticeable developments is Kamas's [06:17] increasingly open presence above ground. [06:22] Whereas its members previously tended to [06:25] remain concealed or move around in [06:27] civilian clothing, they're now more [06:30] frequently seen wearing uniforms and [06:32] openly exercising authority over Gaza's [06:35] population. Let me let me talk about [06:39] this a little bit. [06:41] So [06:43] when Israel started with all of the [06:45] targeted assassinations of Hamas guys [06:48] over the last few months, [06:51] word came back that kamas had given [06:54] instructions to its people not to carry [06:56] their weapons in public, not to wear [06:58] uniforms, and basically to lay low. [07:02] And but there's a there's a downside to [07:05] that. While it can protect them from [07:06] being killed by the Israeli strikes, the [07:08] downside is that they lose their control [07:11] of the population that way because [07:13] they're not a presence. They're not [07:14] exerting their presence in the streets. [07:16] They're not showing control. [07:19] So, and that's a serious downside. So [07:22] now that they're in this period where [07:23] they believe the Israelis are not going [07:25] to launch a full a full full-scale [07:27] invasion and are not going to ramp up [07:29] attacks and escalate because of the [07:31] election season and the dynamics with [07:32] Trump right now. The Americans certainly [07:34] don't want it. They see this as a window [07:36] of opportunity to exert greater control [07:39] over the population. Israeli officials [07:41] also report that Hamas is transferring [07:43] weapons from underground tunnels into [07:46] civilian facilities. Really, that's [07:48] where they want them. That's where they [07:49] operate from. And remember, they want to [07:51] weaponize civilian facilities to [07:54] increase the amount of civilian [07:56] casualties, which is really how they [07:57] win, including hospitals and schools. [08:00] According to the military, similar [08:01] practices were identified during earlier [08:03] stages of the war when Israeli troops [08:06] regularly discovered weapons in civilian [08:08] buildings and populated areas. From the [08:09] soldiers that I spoke to, I spoke to a [08:12] number of them, not only my kids, but [08:13] others who were in these who were doing [08:16] these house-to-house operations. [08:18] Literally every single building, almost [08:22] every single apartment in every single [08:25] building has weapons caches in it. Has [08:28] other uh uh or or pieces of uh you know [08:32] components of rockets and rocket [08:35] launchers, everything. [08:37] It's pretty much everywhere. They [08:38] weaponize every building. Another change [08:40] concerns Kamas's public statements. [08:43] Since the Gaza agreement was announced, [08:46] the organization had at times suggested [08:48] that it would surrender its weapons and [08:50] respect its obligations. That language [08:52] has increasingly been replaced by more [08:55] confrontational rhetoric culminating in [08:57] the in the threat reported Thursday. [08:58] This is see again, they're talking about [09:00] the changes that we're seeing in Hamas's [09:02] behavior. They seem to be getting ready [09:05] for war [09:07] and they're being more bold. They're [09:08] coming out in the open and they're no [09:11] longer talking about, "Yeah, we'll [09:12] surrender our weapons." They're not [09:13] playing that game anymore. There are [09:16] also reports that Hamas has begun [09:17] distributing weapons to civilians. [09:19] Israeli officials suspect the move is [09:21] intended to preserve part of the [09:23] organization's arsenal ahead of any [09:25] disarmament process. If they distribute [09:27] them widely enough, then when the [09:29] official disarmament comes along, they [09:31] can point to uh some some weapons cache, [09:34] some warehouse, and say that's where the [09:36] weapons are. And then they'll take out [09:37] the weapons from there and uh and the [09:39] western media will go, "Oh, look, we [09:40] took away Hamas's weapons, but really [09:42] the weapons have been distributed to [09:44] civilians to every home in, you know, in [09:46] the area, [09:50] right? This would allow it to hide [09:51] weapons while claiming to have [09:52] surrendered those in its possession." [09:54] Okay. Since the Gaza agreement was [09:56] announced, Hamas has benefited from the [09:58] impression that it's prepared to [10:00] relinquish its weapons and surrender [10:02] political control of the territory. [10:04] Israel, meanwhile, has increasingly been [10:06] portrayed as the party obstructing [10:08] implementation of President Trump's Gaza [10:11] plan. This is so important to uh to [10:16] explain. [10:17] According to the to Trump's Gaza plan, [10:21] Kamas is supposed to be completely [10:22] disarmed and the Israel is supposed to [10:26] eventually start to withdraw. But kamas [10:28] was supposed to be disarmed pretty early [10:30] on in this thing and they're not [10:31] supposed to have any role in the [10:32] governance of Gaza. Israel agreed to the [10:35] plan to free the hostages [10:37] with the promise that kamas would be [10:39] removed and disarmed. Well, they're not. [10:41] So, Israel's doing it. As Israel moves [10:43] forward, it's being portrayed as a [10:46] ceasefire violation while kamas is [10:50] refusing to disarm. No one else is going [10:52] to do it. Israel's doing it. So Isra So [10:55] Hamas has benefited from Israel being [10:57] portrayed as violating the ceasefire [10:59] while also making statements that [11:01] they're willing to relinquish control [11:03] and and give up their weapons. And [11:05] they've benefited from that perception [11:07] that they're willing to go along with [11:08] the plan, but they're not at all. [11:10] Israeli officials believe Hamas has [11:12] exploited its apparent willingness to [11:15] cooperate with the American initiative [11:16] to buy time and preserve its remaining [11:19] military and political power. And we see [11:20] this in the statements coming out from [11:22] people like Jared Kushner and and uh [11:27] Steve Wood and JD Vance who who say [11:29] things like, [11:32] you know, or or Nikolai Madanov, the [11:34] head of the board of peace who say [11:35] things like, you know, Kamas has agreed [11:38] to surrender its weapons. It's not so [11:40] simple to get it done, but they at least [11:42] said it and they and they've said that [11:43] they're willing to turn over control to [11:45] the technocratic committee. The fact [11:47] that they've made these statements, you [11:48] see, because Westerners love statements. [11:50] Westerners believe people when they make [11:51] statements. So, Kamas has benefit, [11:54] they've played this well. The [11:56] significance of the latest threat, they [11:58] argue, is that Hamas may now be [12:00] signaling that it's no longer prepared [12:02] to maintain that appearance. Meaning [12:04] what they're pointing out here is that [12:05] with this threat that they m that they [12:07] came right out in the open and [12:09] threatened they're going to carry out [12:10] attacks against Israelis. [12:12] They're basically dropping the mask and [12:14] saying we're not playing along anymore. [12:17] The military's position is that Israeli [12:19] ground forces will eventually have to [12:21] return to areas deep inside Gaza to [12:23] dismantle Hamas's remaining military [12:25] infrastructure, a task officials believe [12:28] cannot be accomplished by an [12:29] international force. That's why Israel [12:31] is continuing to move the yellow line [12:32] and move in. No one else is going to [12:35] remove Hamas and there will be no future [12:37] for Gaza with Hamas in power. Israel is [12:40] determined on this point. Despite the [12:41] extensive damage inflicted on its [12:43] military infrastructure, kamas retains [12:46] considerable manpower. Israel estimates [12:49] Israeli estimates place the [12:51] organization's armed wing at tens of [12:53] thousands of members with some [12:55] assessments suggesting approximately [12:57] 30,000. [12:58] not dramatically different from its [13:00] estimated strength before October 7th. [13:02] An additional estimated 50,000 employees [13:05] of Hamas work in government ministries [13:08] controlled by Hamas. The organization [13:10] continues to dominate civilian [13:12] administration in Gaza and has prevented [13:14] the proposed technocratic government [13:15] from beginning its work. Recruitment [13:18] also remains relatively easy. Israeli [13:20] officials attribute this partly to years [13:22] of indoctrination among young Gassins [13:25] and partly to Kamas's ability to offer [13:27] salaries higher than those available [13:30] through most other employment [13:31] opportunities in the territory. How are [13:34] they getting the money? Because of the [13:35] humanitarian aid, which we'll get to in [13:37] a moment. Another concern involves areas [13:39] of Gaza where Israeli ground forces have [13:42] not operated extensively. Believe it or [13:44] not, there are parts of Gaza that Israel [13:45] has not really ever gone into in a real [13:48] way. These include the humanitarian zone [13:50] in Al-Mawasi, the central Gaza refugee [13:53] camps of Al Bures, Al-Magghazi, and [13:55] Nuserat and parts of Gaza City. But [13:57] Israel's been carrying out air strikes [13:59] in Nusat lately. [14:02] Um, [14:04] you know, and and they are and and in [14:05] Gaza City. Israel has been striking [14:07] Kamas guys in these areas, but they [14:09] haven't really gone in on the ground. [14:10] Israeli officials believe Kamas retains [14:12] weapons depots, manufacturing workshops, [14:15] and underground tunnels in those areas. [14:17] Why not? Of course they do. The IDF also [14:20] assesses that the organization has [14:22] restored a substantial portion of its [14:24] tunnel network in territory outside [14:26] Israeli control. Targeting these because [14:29] remember in the ceasefire Hamas [14:32] controlled originally 47% of the Gaza [14:34] Strip. Now it's down to you know closer [14:37] to 40 maybe a little maybe less than 40 [14:40] maybe somewhere somewhere between 30 and [14:41] 40% they still control. So, of course, [14:44] Hamas has restored their capabilities [14:46] there. Targeting these facilities [14:48] presents additional difficulties because [14:50] they're situated in densely populated [14:52] areas where military operations could [14:54] result in extensive civilian casualties, [14:57] just the way Hamas likes it. The [14:59] organization has also threatened to [15:00] operate abroad, partly because carrying [15:03] out attacks inside Gaza has become more [15:05] difficult. According to the Israeli [15:07] assessment, any Hamas attack, whether [15:09] inside Israel or overseas, would also [15:12] provide Israel with considerably greater [15:14] freedom to launch military operations [15:17] against the organization. But again, [15:19] you'd have all these civilian [15:20] casualties. What Here's what Hamas [15:22] wants. Now, let me finish the piece, [15:23] then I'll I'll sum it up. Israeli [15:26] security officials believe the [15:27] organization's finances have improved in [15:29] recent months. Finances have improved [15:32] through money transfer from outside Gaza [15:34] and its control over humanitarian aid [15:38] entering the territory. Security sources [15:40] identify Iran and Turkey as Hamas's [15:43] principal sources of funding. According [15:45] to those officials, much of the money [15:47] arrives through digital currencies, [15:49] which Hamas subsequently converts into [15:51] cash to pay members of its military wing [15:54] and civilian administrative [15:56] infrastructures. Okay, [15:58] that's all we're going to do from this [16:00] piece. So, let's just sum up right now. [16:03] What does look [16:06] what does Hamas want? What does Kamas [16:09] want? Kamas actually wants [16:12] Here's their assessment of the current [16:14] situation. They were playing along with [16:16] the board of peace thing because they [16:19] thought that they would be able to [16:20] finagle away that they would end up [16:22] actually controlling the future of Gaza [16:24] through it. But now when they see the [16:27] Israeli resolve, they see the border of [16:29] peace isn't going anywhere is meaning [16:31] it's not progressing at all. They see [16:33] the Israeli resolve to keep picking off [16:35] their leaders and keep killing them and [16:37] that Israel is resolute and they are [16:40] going to [16:42] just work towards eliminating Kamas and [16:44] that they're not going to back down from [16:46] that. Kamas is realizing that they have [16:48] to change course. So what they would [16:50] prefer [16:52] is to go back to the quote unquote [16:54] genocide, go back to war with Israel, [16:56] bring upon them more civilian casualties [16:59] by weaponizing the civilian the densely [17:01] populated civilian areas and ramping up [17:05] um hostilities with Israel because that [17:08] benefits them. That benefits them. More [17:11] gazins dying benefits them. That's [17:14] that's where Israel becomes the demon. [17:17] That's where the pressure mounts on [17:18] Israel. That's where they gain. Okay. [17:20] So, they actually see a strategic [17:23] advantage in ramping up the hostilities [17:26] because that's better than what they're [17:28] dealing with now. Now, they're just, you [17:30] know, the IDF's picking them off like, [17:32] you know, like shooting fish in a [17:33] barrel. They're struggling to maintain [17:36] control of the population. They feel [17:38] that they're better off going back to [17:40] war. I know it sounds crazy, but that's [17:42] what this is about, [17:45] right? And this is a good time for them [17:46] with this election season where they [17:48] know the US and Israel want to keep [17:49] things quiet. So, it's a great time for [17:51] them to, you know, to saber rattle and [17:53] and get themselves in order and you but [17:56] it mention we mentioned in there how [17:58] much money they're making off the [17:59] humanitarian aid. Now, before we get to [18:00] that, let me just remind you we have a [18:02] big webinar coming up on Sunday. 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[18:52] But if you sign up, if you register, and [18:54] it's free to do so. If you register, you [18:57] will receive a an email automatically [19:01] uh after the webinar airs uh through [19:04] which you will be able to watch the [19:05] webinar on your own time. So, even if [19:08] you can't make it, make sure to register [19:09] for the webinar. Now, let's go back to [19:12] the news and just look through a few [19:14] other items here. Um, and we'll we'll [19:17] try to get through this quickly. Okay, [19:19] so here we go. Gaza traders halt [19:21] shipments citing kamas extortion demand. [19:24] So, this is a story from last week that [19:25] I didn't cover at the time from October [19:28] 16th that it was it was a really strange [19:30] story that you see the way it works with [19:33] the humanitarian aid is that the aid [19:35] comes into Gaza, the shipments are [19:38] checked by Kogat, the Israeli uh [19:41] coordinator, and when they're approved, [19:44] they go in and the and they go into the [19:46] hands of of private merchants, right? [19:49] not into the hands of Hamas. But these [19:52] these merchants have been extorted by [19:54] Hamas. Private trade private sector [19:57] traders have suspended coordination for [19:59] truck shipments. [20:01] Traders inside the Gaza Strip said that [20:03] they faced financial demands from [20:04] entities affiliated with kamas in [20:06] exchange for allowing goods to enter the [20:08] territory or securing their release. [20:11] They said refusing to pay could result [20:13] in merchandise being impounded or [20:15] businesses being prevented from [20:16] operating. [20:18] So, uh, it it goes on further in saying [20:21] that traders were asked to pay about [20:23] 10,000 shekels, a little over $3,000 for [20:26] each truck entering Gaza. They had to [20:28] pay Hamas in addition being required to [20:30] sell 30% of the goods in cash. Traders [20:33] who refused could face measures u by [20:36] security agencies affiliated with kamas. [20:38] Kamas was using the aid to make lots and [20:41] lots of money. the media office of the [20:44] kamas run government. They didn't even [20:46] deny they were demanding 10,000 shekels [20:48] per per truck, but they claimed that the [20:50] 10,000 shekels mentioned by the Israeli [20:52] coordinator were part of a voluntary [20:55] community initiative involving business [20:57] people, prominent individuals and [20:59] organizations and companies in Gaza. It [21:02] was it was for charity is what they [21:03] actually claimed. A trader in Gaza told [21:06] MBN, requesting anonymity for fear of [21:08] retaliation, that personnel from Kamas [21:11] from the Kamas economy ministry [21:13] regularly inspected warehouses and [21:15] shops, sometimes accompanied by armed [21:18] men. He said traders faced financial [21:20] demands that were never explained to [21:22] them, adding that the costs were being [21:24] passed on to the consumers. Now, so what [21:26] happened here was that the traders in [21:28] Gaza said, "We're not doing this [21:29] anymore." And they just refused to bring [21:31] more goods in. and they told the [21:33] Israelis, "Stop allowing goods to come [21:36] across. We're not coordinating with you [21:37] anymore." [21:39] And then this dispute got resolved [21:42] uh because so uh on Monday, a couple [21:45] days later, uh on uh so this was this [21:48] lasted for about 3 days and then Israel [21:50] announced that they were going to be [21:51] resuming them because they said that the [21:54] decision that it reported that kamas [21:56] authorities had withdrawn their demand [21:58] for the 10,000 shekel payment. So kamas [22:00] backed down from that. Remember, kamas [22:02] doesn't want to have backlash from the [22:03] people in Gaza because they're trying to [22:06] retain their control over the [22:07] population. Um, [22:10] meanwhile, [22:12] the IDF also published a document from [22:16] that was actually about two years old [22:17] that a fascinating document that they [22:19] published. The Israeli military [22:21] published what it says in it is an [22:23] internal kamas document detailing here. [22:25] They even gave like a a picture of it [22:27] detailing the terror group's efforts to [22:29] plant bombs near displaced person camps [22:31] in the Gaza Strip during the war. The [22:33] document written in April 2024, so a few [22:35] months after October 7th, shows that [22:37] Kamas's engineering department proposed [22:39] planting explosive devices around [22:42] displaced persons camps and detonating [22:44] them as IDF troops approached, placing [22:47] the civilian population in the camps at [22:49] risk to create panic as a smokeokc [22:52] screen for the escape of its operatives. [22:54] I mean, this is what Hamas was. Uh, so [22:56] the IDF released this this week, which [22:58] tracks well with their use of civilians [23:00] as weapons. And now, let's talk about a [23:02] few of the guys that is that Israel has [23:04] killed recently, which is something we [23:06] should celebrate. IDF kills Hamas Nukeba [23:09] operative who helped plan deadly attack [23:11] on Israeli tank, killing four. This guy, [23:15] this guy Musa Abed Muhammad Hammuda has [23:18] gone to meet his maker and he planned [23:21] the an explosive device that killed four [23:23] IDF tank crew members of the s of the [23:26] 52nd battalion. So he was eliminated [23:28] this week as well as this guy was [23:30] eliminated just a couple days ago. IDF [23:33] eliminates terror group leader. This [23:34] guy's a big dude. The IDF and Shinbet [23:36] eliminated Ramadan Muhammad Asha Ashad [23:39] Diab, head of the popular resistance [23:41] committee in Canyunis in an airirst [23:43] strike in Gaza. According to the IDF, [23:46] Diab advanced attacks against Israeli [23:48] forces and civilians, helped rebuild [23:50] kamas's capabilities and repeatedly [23:52] violated the ceasefire. So they killed [23:54] this guy. Good news. And this is really [23:57] this is a big one. IDF kills kamas [24:00] terrorist involved in the October 7th [24:02] abduction of Shaunie Luke. [24:06] You might remember Shaunie Luke. She was [24:07] this beautiful girl whose body was [24:10] displayed by Kamas as they carried her [24:13] out of the Gaza Strip. She was taken [24:16] alive. Um [24:19] on October 7th, footage of Hamas [24:20] terrorists transporting Luke's partially [24:22] clothed body through the streets of Gaza [24:24] in the back of a pickup truck was widely [24:26] spread, raising concern over her [24:28] condition. In late October 2023, [24:30] forensic examiners confirmed Luke's [24:32] death after they uncovered and and [24:34] identified a piece of her skull. In May [24:37] 2024, the IDF soldiers operating in Gaza [24:40] located remains and returned her to [24:42] Israel for burial. Uh, and you might [24:45] remember this here. How do I uh get out [24:48] of this [24:50] here? Here you might remember this. Uh, [24:55] this is the pickup truck. [24:58] There's Shaunie Luke dancing at the Nova [24:59] Festival enjoying herself. And there's [25:02] her body, her half naked, mostly naked [25:05] body in the back of a pickup truck with [25:07] the celebrating gazins. And here's her [25:10] funeral. [25:13] May her memory forever be a blessing. [25:17] All right, we will leave it there. [25:19] Thanks for watching and please like, [25:20] share, and subscribe. And uh look, [25:24] bottom line is this. Things are far from [25:26] over in the Gaza Strip. Israel needs to [25:28] do what Israel needs to do. This whole [25:30] nonsense about the Board of Peace and [25:31] disarming Hamas and the International [25:33] Stabilization Force, it's all chatter. [25:35] It's meaningless. There's going to be [25:37] more more military activity down there. [25:40] Get ready for it. Look, uh uh what Hamas [25:43] really wants big time is they want to [25:45] make themselves relevant again because [25:47] they're losing relevance with everything [25:48] going on with the Houthis and Saudi [25:50] Arabia and Iran and and up north. [25:52] Everyone's forgetting about them. [25:54] So they need to make themselves relevant [25:56] and they're and what they feel that what [25:59] they gained the most from was when [26:01] Israel kills their civilians and there's [26:03] hostilities and they become the heroes [26:06] and Israel becomes the genocider that's [26:08] that's good for them. They'd rather [26:09] return to that than be in the situation [26:11] they're in now. That's my bottom line [26:13] assessment of the Gaza situation. So u [26:16] we're going to keep an eye on this. All [26:18] right. Thanks for watching. God bless.
