Hourly Roundup 17:00 Israel · 16 May 2026
Stories in this hour
- IAF slays Hamas 'military' chief who was in charge of hostagesThe head of Hamas’s "military wing" was eliminated in a precision airstrike in Gaza City's Rimal neighborhood on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) said in a joint statement.…
- Mamdani shares 'Nakba Remembrance Day' post featuring Zionist-created artThe video interview was accompanied by shots showcasing a “Visit Palestine” poster created by Frank Krausz in 1936. Krausz was a Holocaust survivor and a Zionist Jew.
- ⚠️ The IDF uncovered another Hezbollah weapons depot in southern Lebanon.⚠️ The IDF uncovered another Hezbollah weapons depot in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah is a genocidal terror cult occupying southern Lebanon. Hezbollah turned Lebanese communities into hardened terror fortresses, using the civilian population as human shields.…
- "They will take them!": US encourages UAE to take over Iranian islandThe Telegraph: Trump administration officials encourage the UAE to be more involved in the confrontation with Iran - and take over the island of Lavan, which reportedly was secretly attacked about a month ago. "These…
- Without a leader - the next phase in Gaza: "The elimination proves dismantling Hamas is possible. For better or worse"A day after the elimination of Hamas military wing chief Izz al-Din Haddad, a senior official involved in rehabilitation efforts in Gaza claimed: "Hamas will disarm. Maybe the elimination will move them in that direction."…
The elimination of the terrorist who held hostages and orchestrated the October 7 massacre is a fulfillment of the Torah's mandate to pursue justice without relent. The verse "He who sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed" (Genesis 9:6) establishes that evil must be confronted and removed from the world. The Sages teach that when a pursuer comes to kill you, you may rise up and kill him first (Sanhedrin 72a). This is not vengeance but the sacred duty of protecting innocent life and restoring the moral order that evil seeks to shatter. The IDF chief's words that the terrorist's name came up again and again from freed hostages remind us that justice delayed is not justice denied. Every act of divine justice, even through human hands, brings the world closer to its ultimate rectification.