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The situation in the Middle East is escalating, with the terrorist organization Hamas and Israel engaged in continued clashes. This conflict erupted when Hamas, an Islamic terrorist group, launched a surprise attack on Israeli citizens, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of innocent people. Amidst this tragedy, there are heart-wrenching stories, but none are as devastating as the loss of an entire family, including three young children. The family believed they were safe after reaching a shelter, but tragically, their safety was short-lived. Terrorists managed to infiltrate the shelter and brutally murder the entire family.

The New York Post:

An Israeli family of five, including twin 6-year–old girls and their 4-year-old brother, were killed by Hamas – a short time after their mom messaged friends that they took refuge in a bomb shelter.

Tamar Kedem-Siman Tov and her husband Yonatan (Johnny) rushed into the bunker on Saturday with their daughters Shachar and Arbel and son Omer at their home in Nir Oz, a kibbutz on the outskirts of Gaza.

The 35-year-old woman sent her friends in Sydney, Australia, a WhatsApp message to let them know that they were safe amid rockets fired by the terrorists, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

“Hi guys, we got into the shelter in our house, we’re all going (SIC) okay,” the message sent at 2:45 p.m. local time read, according to the outlet.

But when Tamar stopped responding later, her friends Yishai and Mor Lacob began to panic.

“It started to get really scary. We’re trying to call her, message her. We were trying to speak with people there … people we might know in this area, we were harassing everyone,” Mor told the Morning Herald.

The friends Down Under eventually got the shattering news that the entire family had been wiped out in the deadliest attack on the Jewish state since the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

The terrorists had breached the safe room and slaughtered the family in cold blood.

Israel has ordered a “complete siege” of The Gaza Strip.

CNBC:

Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes Monday, as it continued its response to a surprise offensive by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that began Saturday morning. Israeli ministers have ordered a “complete siege” of the already blockaded and impoverished Gaza Strip, cutting off supplies of food, water and electricity to its roughly two million residents.

The Hamas attack, unprecedented in scale and scope, is the deadliest offensive that Israel has experienced in 50 years.

More than 700 Israelis have been killed in what Hamas is calling Operation Al Aqsa Flood, with at least 560 Palestinians killed in retaliatory Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip. The total number of deaths has surpassed 1,300, including foreign nationals.

In retaliation, Hamas has declared they would execute their remaining Israeli hostages on live television.

Kyle Becker:

NEW: Hamas is now threatening to execute civilian hostages and air each execution via live television.

Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas’ armed wing, issued the warning in an audio recording.

“We have decided to put an end to this… we declare that any targeting of our people in their homes without prior warning will be regrettably faced with the execution of one of the hostages we are holding,” he said.

Many critics are closely observing these developments and argue that events like this and the Ukraine conflict are occurring due to a loss of respect for the United States on the global stage. One thing is certain: if Trump were in office, it’s highly unlikely that either of these incidents would have unfolded the way they did.

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