Following news that Rom Braslavski’s captor was killed in a Gaza airstrike, the former hostage published a message in Arabic, a language he picked up while in captivity, warning that everyone complicit in the crimes of Oct. 7th will die.

Captivity survivor and Israel advocacy activist @RomBraslavski reacted to the elimination of one of his captors, Mahmoud Fatair.
"With G-d's help, every one of you, everyone who worked for the Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and every terrorist organization, will die one after the other." pic.twitter.com/e7TByXaLis

— Israel National News – Arutz Sheva (@ArutzSheva_En) August 3, 2026

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Hamas representative in Iran Khaled Qaddoumi called Israel a “cancerous growth” that must be “resisted by any means necessary,” declaring that Hamas will never lay down its weapons.

Hamas Representative in Iran Khaled Qaddoumi: Hamas Will Never Lay Down Its Weapons; We Must Seize the Historic, Golden Opportunity to Eradicate This Cancerous Growth; Israel Is the Root Cause of All Instability Throughout the World pic.twitter.com/RUOlMp8Rh3

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) August 3, 2026

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking on Gadi Taub’s podcast, said Iran has held back from attacking Israel due to the deterrence gained in previous rounds.

Netanyahu:

The Middle East is no longer the same Middle East. Iran is no longer the same Iran. They’ve been hit very hard.

They still have capabilities, but look at the last month—they haven’t fired at us.

Why haven’t they fired? Because they know we can hit them hard enough… pic.twitter.com/c5WygtjbB5

— Clash Report (@clashreport) August 3, 2026

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IDF forces eliminated Mahmoud Fatair, a Nukhba commander who helped hold Rom Braslavski captive and appeared at multiple hostage handover ceremonies during the war.

צה"ל חיסל מחבל גא"פ שפשט ב-7 באוקטובר, לקח חלק בהחזקתו של רום ברסלבסקי בשבי ובטקסי מסירת חטופים

צה"ל תקף במרחב דיר אל-בלח במהלך סוף השבוע, וחיסל את המחבל מחמוד פטאיר, מפקד נוח'בה בחטיבת מחנות המרכז בארגון הטרור גא"פ.

המחבל פשט לשטח מדינת ישראל ב-7 באוקטובר ולקח חלק בהחזקתו של… pic.twitter.com/VHsEOE57Tn

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) August 3, 2026

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Iranian regime supporter Mohammad Marandi boldly declared that Iran would obliterate Kuwait and other regional critical infrastructure if the U.S. continued its attacks while also ruling out sharing responsibility for the Strait of Hormuz with Oman.

Iranian Geopolitical Analyst Mohammad Marandi: If the U.S. Escalates, There "Won't Be a Kuwait"; Oman Must Accept Iranian Terms over the Strait of Hormuz or Let Iran Control It Alone pic.twitter.com/EYiFZ7rUPC

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) August 3, 2026

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IDF soldiers of the 46th Armored Battalion reveal the intricacies of their fight against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, dismantling terror tunnels and combat positions embedded within civilian infrastructure, aiming to build a lasting security reality for northern Israel.

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An employee at Burger King in Breinigsville, Pa., asked customer Rami Feinstein, an Israeli American musician, where he was from, after noticing his Star of David necklace. When he replied that he was from Israel, she shouted, “Free Palestine.” Feinstein filmed the exchange, asked for a refund and left.

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Louisiana Senator John Kennedy warned that if Iran is behind recent cyberattacks on Minnesota’s water infrastructure, the U.S. should “eat them up and spit the bones out.”

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gave a Palestinian prisoner a reality check after she asked for better food and treatment, telling her that prison is not a hotel.

Ben-Gvir, who is overseeing prison conditions, asks a #Palestinian detainee about prison conditions, but only listens long enough to get the answers he wants.

When she mentions poor food, unclean water and no medical treatment, he dismisses her complaints: “This isn’t a hotel.” pic.twitter.com/daa13097FD

— JuniorM (@JuniorM26048432) August 1, 2026

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Hundreds of members of Britain’s Iranian community gathered in London to protest the regime’s executions of demonstrators, dissidents, and anti-regime affiliates, demanding accountability and an end to the crackdown.

Members of Britain’s Iranian community gathered in London on Saturday to protest executions in Iran, videos sent to Iran International show. pic.twitter.com/haYb79rC6M

— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) August 2, 2026

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A newly brokered Gaza deal calls for Hamas’ disarmament and Israeli withdrawal, but with Hamas refusing to give up its weapons, Israeli officials and residents doubt whether real change will ever happen.

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The IDF eliminated three terrorists in Gaza who were advancing terror plots against IDF forces and Israeli civilians: Alaa Emad Khamis Taramsi of the Army of Islam, Hassan Ibrahim Shhada Kahman of the PIJ, and Ahmed Hadari of Hamas’s Jabalia Battalion.

צה"ל חיסל שלושה מחבלים שקידמו מתווי טרור נגד כוחותינו ברצועת עזה

צה"ל תקף במרחב העיר עזה אתמול, וחיסל את עלאא עמאד חמיס תראמסי, מחבל מארגון הטרור 'צבא האסלאם', ואת חסן אברהים שחדה קחמאן, מחבל מארגון הטרור גא"פ.

בתקיפה נוספת בצפון הרצועה בשבוע שעבר, חוסל המחבל אחמד חדרי, מחבל… pic.twitter.com/8fbQzzlmKN

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) August 2, 2026

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Hamas, the perpetrator of the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, must pay a price by losing territory, also invoking God’s biblical promise of the land to the Jewish people.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich admits:

God promised us—the Land of Israel in its full biblical extent.

I sincerely hope and pray that one day that vision will be fulfilled. pic.twitter.com/FJoih3goss

— Clash Report (@clashreport) August 2, 2026

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

For me, complete victory means that we resettle the Gaza Strip. There has to be a price—a price for the mistake, a price for the defeat suffered by our enemies.

Whoever carried out the worst massacre against us since the Holocaust… pic.twitter.com/mKh92GxJdz

— Clash Report (@clashreport) August 2, 2026

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Over eight months in southern Lebanon, the 401st Brigade Combat Team destroyed more than 1,200 Hezbollah terrorist infrastructures, located over 600 weapons, and eliminated more than 60 terrorists.

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Creators of the viral Iranian LEGO propaganda videos reveal how they trick American audiences and describe how their allegiance shifted toward the Islamist regime following the assassination of Qassem Soleimani.

#ICYMI: Iranian Creator of Anti-American Lego Videos: We Reverse-Engineer American Messaging to Learn What Propaganda Works; If Iran Didn’t Exist, How Many Americans Would Actually Wake Up – Americans Must Take Action pic.twitter.com/4NsBQNU9Zn

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) August 1, 2026

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The IDF eliminated Salem Jamal Abdel Rahman Abu Labed, a Nukhba unit commander who infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 massacre.

An additional strike killed Hamas commander Muhammad Abdel Nasser Muhammad Khatib, who worked during the war to fight IDF troops and rebuild the terror organization’s capabilities.

צה״ל חיסל מחבל מארגון הטרור חמאס שפשט לקיבוץ ניר עוז בטבח ה-7 באוקטובר

צה"ל תקף אתמול בדרום רצועת עזה וחיסל את המחבל סאלם גמאל עבד אלרחמן אבו לבד, ראש חוליית נוח'בה בארגון הטרור חמאס.

המחבל פשט לקיבוץ ניר עוז במהלך טבח ה-7 באוקטובר.

בתקיפה נוספת במהלך סוף השבוע במרכז רצועת… pic.twitter.com/VEwQQHCUqm

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) August 2, 2026

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