On 7 October 2023, an exultant Hamas terrorist called home: “I killed ten with my own hands! Dad, ten with my own hands.” He urged his father to open WhatsApp and watch the live stream to prove that “your son killed Jews!”
That day around 1,200 others were killed when Hamas launched its brutal attack on southern Israel. Hundreds of women, children and even infants were butchered in their homes; 200 more were taken hostage. It was the largest loss of Jewish life on a single day since the Holocaust. The terror was broadcast with 21st-century technology, but it was the manifestation of an ancient hatred.
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