Gaza:

Islamic terror organization Hamas has released the footage of three Israeli women hostages as Israel advances its ground operations in Gaza. The three women have been identified as Danielle Aloni, Rimon Kirsht, and Lena Trupanov. Hamas kidnapped the women when the terrorist organization invaded southern Israel, killing 1,400 people—mostly civilians—and kidnapping over 230. The women featured in the hostage video are seen addressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office described the video as "cruel psychological propaganda by Hamas-ISIS" in a statement released on Monday. The office reaffirmed that it would keep trying to get all the hostages back to their families. "Our hearts are with you and the other captives. We are doing everything to bring home all of the captives and missing," Netanyahu said to the hostages.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar declared that the terrorist organization is ready to carry out an agreement for the exchange of prisoners, which includes the release of all Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in exchange for all prisoners held by the Palestinian resistance.

Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces, referred to Sinwar's statement as "psychological terror" to create pressure. He said that Sinwar issues statements through intermediaries, as Hamas does not communicate directly with Israel. Hamas has so far only freed four American hostages since its October 7 attack for "humanitarian" reasons after Qatar and Egypt mediated their release.

Numerous stories describing the horrors committed by Hamas terrorists against Israeli citizens have appeared in the wake of the terror group’s attacks in Israel. A Hamas terrorist who was apprehended after an attack stated in one of the recordings that they had been given orders to enter every home and kill everyone inside, including the women and children. He added that he had authorization to rape the corpse of a girl.

Another terrorist claimed that in exchange for taking hostages back to Gaza, they were each promised $10,000 and an apartment. About 230 persons were kidnapped by Hamas during their attack on Israel. When US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Tel Aviv soon after the incident, the Israeli authorities also showed him pictures of children and civilians murdered by Hamas. In an interview with the media in Jerusalem, Blinken called the pictures "depravity in the worst imaginable way."

Eli Beer, a paramedic and the founder of the medical volunteer organization United Hatzalah, which has been treating victims in southern Israel, said he saw children of Holocaust survivors murdered in a Holocaust in Israel, revealing that he was driven to tears by the savagery he witnessed. The paramedic reported witnessing a dead baby that had been burnt alive by Hamas inside an oven. Additionally, he related witnessing a four-month-pregnant woman who was killed by Hamas in front of her family after the terrorist cut her stomach to remove the unborn kid from her womb. “I saw little kids who were beheaded. We didn’t know which head belongs to which kid,” he said during a speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual Leaders Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday.

Elsewhere, Iran has been sneaking thousands of weapons into the West Bank over the past two years using an intricate web of networks stretching four nations. Israeli intelligence reportedly observed an increase in the amount of weapons going to the West Bank between 2021 and 2023. It intervened, allegedly halting 35 shipments and confiscating over 800 weapons.

Then, in July, Israel carried out one of its biggest operations, sending more than 2,000 troops to the Jenin refugee area, where they apprehended two dozen terrorists and confiscated hundreds of explosive devices in addition to more than 1,000 weapons. Additionally, six bomb-making facilities were destroyed. Jordan, a vital regional ally of the United States and Israel, is believed to have been the transit point for the majority of the weapons and drugs that were seized. A 300-mile border between Israel and Jordan passes across the West Bank. Intelligence officials are concerned that Iran is trying to make Jordan one of the main weapons transit hubs for the terror organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which is closely affiliated with Hamas and operates in the West Bank. There is now fear that terror organizations operating inside the West Bank may present Israel with a new front. In Jenin, one of the most volatile cities in the West Bank, Israeli security agencies have conducted several raids since the October 7th attacks, leading to the arrest of almost 1,400 terrorists. Additionally, the IDF attacked a terror cell last week that was allegedly about to launch a strike.

To prevent violence and possible terror attacks from creating a new front against Israel, the administration in Israel is likewise stepping up security measures in various areas of Jerusalem and the West Bank while the IDF continues to pound Gaza.