IDF soldiers photographed inside Hamas parliament as Israel's Gaza campaign rolls on

Israel Defense Forces said troops killed Hamas terrorists and encountered explosive devices and terror cells during its "precise and targeted operation" at the al-Shifa Hospital.

The area of the hospital where the operation is taking place was decided upon by intelligence indicating Hamas activity was coming from the area, the IDF said.

Before entering, troops discovered explosive devices and terrorist cells, which prompted an "engagement" that left Hamas terrorists dead, according to the IDF.

A Hamas training camp containing terror tunnel shafts, classrooms, intelligence material and dozens of weapons, including rockets and loaded RPGs, was located in the area on Tuesday by Israeli forces.

In addition, the IDF said it struck two terrorists with a UAV after it identified a terrorist cell exiting a building with an anti-tank missile launching post in the northern Gaza Strip. The terrorists were carrying suspected IEDs, which were planted in the area.

Fox News' Dana Karni contributed to this report.

Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant said the Jewish state "will not stop its operations in Gaza" until Hamas is obliterated and hostages are back home with their families during a Wednesday meeting with U.S. Special Coordinator Brett McGurk.

The meeting between Gallant and McGurk, U.S. Special Coordinator for the Middle East, took place at the Ministry of Defense's headquarters in Tel Aviv. The two discussed operational developments in Israel's war against Hamas and the complexity of fighting the terrorist group given that it operates in civilian buildings.

Intelligence and additional details related to the hostages being held by Hamas and efforts to bring them home were also discussed.

The two leaders spoke on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and how to overcome the challenges in facilitating aid to the civilian population, as well as the international community's role in getting more urgent supplies delivered to the area.

Gallant also expressed his appreciation for America's ongoing support and deep partnership, and the two agreed to remain in close contact.

Fox News' Dana Karni contributed to this report.

The Israeli military's ground operation in Gaza and its "precise and targeted operation" against Hamas terrorists operating inside the al-Shifa Hospital remain active, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear. Adm. Daniel Hagari said Wednesday morning.

"The IDF is conducting a ground operation in Gaza to defeat Hamas and rescue our hostages," Hagari said. "Israel is at war with Hamas, not with the civilians in Gaza."

Reiterating an IDF post on X earlier Wednesday, Hagari stated that medical teams and Arabic speakers trained to handle the "complex and sensitive environment" are at the hospital to assist those in need as the operation continues.

"The IDF has publicly warned time and again that Hamas' continued military use of the Shifa hospital jeopardizes its protected status under international law," Hagari said, adding that there has been "ample time to stop this unlawful abuse of the hospital.

"Wide-scale evacuations have been facilitated by Israeli forces and "regular dialogue with hospital authorities" has been maintained, Hagari said.

The Israel Defense Forces announced two more soldiers were killed on Tuesday as Israel's war against Hamas terrorists continues.

The fallen have been identified as Omri Yosef David, 27, and Yedidya Asher Lev, 26, and their families have been notified. Both David and Lev were captains, according to the IDF's memorial page.

As of Wednesday morning, there here have been 49 IDF soldiers killed since ground operations began in Gaza.

Fox News' Yonat Friling contributed to this report.

Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, joined Sean Hannity Tuesday evening to discuss the Israel Defense Forces' targeted operation against Hamas terrorists operating out of the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

"It shows what cowards, really, Hamas are to use their own people and the hostages as human shields," McCaul said.

The Texas congressman shared that he just returned from a trip to Israel, where he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed the Jewish state's goals in its war against Hamas.

"The goal is to eradicate Hamas, not allow them to reconstitute in the Gaza. They don't want to occupy Gaza. Nobody wants Gaza to be honest with you. They want a governance that can take place without Israel and without Hamas, and that's simply all they want, McCaul said.

Hear the full conversation on "Hannity" in the video above.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released two videos of airstrikes conducted by U.S. forces on Iranian proxy fighters in Syria, which took place over the weekend.

On Sunday, a senior U.S. defense official said at least six Iranian proxy fighters were killed in the U.S.’s attacks on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stations in the Middle East.

The IRGC stations are located in the Syrian cities of Abu Kamal and Maydin.

Read the full article about Iranian proxies by Greg Wehner

North Andover, Massachusetts, officials approved a permit Monday, allowing a Palestinian flag to be flown on the North Andover Town Common, according to reports.

Boston 25 News reported that the black, white, red and green flag was raised Tuesday morning and will remain in place until Dec. 7.

Residents attended a board meeting that had to be rescheduled because of reported "threats of litigation as well as public safety concerns," both in favor and opposition of the flag being put on display on town property.

Read the full article about North Andover by Greg Wehner

Tens of thousands of protesters descended on Washington D.C. to peacefully stand in solidarity with Israel, call for Hamas to release the hostages and demand an end to rising antisemitism.

The Jewish Federations of North America, a non-profit organization and the organizer for the rally, said that this was the largest pro-Israel gathering in U.S. history.

The group said that they estimated that there were 290,000 people and that another 250,000 watched online.

Read the article about the March for Israel by Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Jon Michael Raasch

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called out Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday over his recent remarks about Israeli military actions in Gaza.

On Monday, Trudeau said that he spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron over the phone about the killings of Palestinians during the conflict.

"On the phone today, President @EmmanuelMacron and I shared our deep concerns over the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the scale of suffering of Palestinian civilians, and the loss of civilian life," Trudeau's post on X, formerly known as Twitter, read. "We also called for the immediate release of those being held hostage by Hamas."

In his X post, Netanyahu argued that Hamas is intentionally endangering civilians.

"It is not Israel that is deliberately targeting civilians but Hamas that beheaded, burned and massacred civilians in the worst horrors perpetrated on Jews since the Holocaust," Netanyahu wrote. "While Israel is doing everything to keep civilians out of harm’s way, Hamas is doing everything to keep them in harm’s way."

"Israel provides civilians in Gaza humanitarian corridors and safe zones, Hamas prevents them from leaving at gunpoint," he added. "It is Hamas not Israel that should be held accountable for committing a double war crime - targeting civilians while hiding behind civilians. The forces of civilization must back Israel in defeating Hamas barbarism."

The White House confirmed Tuesday that Hamas terrorists are using Gaza's largest hospital, al-Shifa, and the tunnels beneath it as a base for military operations and to hold hostages.

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby made the confirmation during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One, backing up what the Israeli military had been saying for weeks as the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continue their ground operation in the Gaza strip.

"I can confirm for you that we have information that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad used some hospitals in the Gaza strip, including al-Shifa, and tunnels underneath them to conceal and support their military operations and to hold hostages," Kirby said.

Read the full article on Hamas by Brandon Gillespie

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that it is currently "carrying out a precise and targeted operation" in Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital on Wednesday morning, where Hamas terrorists have been operating.

"The IDF is conducting a ground operation in Gaza to defeat Hamas and rescue our hostages," the IDF's statement read. "Israel is at war with Hamas, not with the civilians in Gaza."

"Yesterday, the IDF conveyed to the relevant authorities in Gaza once again that all military activities within the hospital must cease within 12 hours," the IDF said. "Unfortunately, it did not."

The military also says that it has been communicating regularly with authorities in the hospital, and that they have "facilitated wide-scale evacuations of the hospital."

"We call upon all Hamas terrorists present in the hospital to surrender," the statement added.

Fox News Digital's Yael Rotem-Kuriel contributed to this report. 

The United States on Tuesday said it has imposed sanctions on a group of Hamas officials and members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) who work to transfer money from Iran to Gaza.

A Lebanese money exchange service that facilitates the transfers has also been sanctioned. The sanctions are being coordinated with the United Kingdom and are aimed at protecting the international financial system from abuse by Hamas militants and their enablers, the Treasury Department announced Tuesday.

The sanctions block the targeted entities from accessing U.S. property and bank accounts while also preventing them from doing business with Americans.

Read the full article about Hamas sanctions by Michael Dorgan

Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed tens of thousands at the "March for Israel" protest at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday and called for the release of all hostages held by Hamas.

In an echo of Moses' words in the Bible to the hardhearted pharaoh who held ancient Israelis captive in Egypt, Herzog demanded Hamas "let our people go." 

"Since Oct. 7, Israeli society and the Jewish people have truly come together in unison. We feel our hearts beat as one. We hear our brothers' and sisters' blood calling out to us from the ground," Herzog said in Jerusalem, broadcasting a video feed of his speech to the rally in the U.S. capital. 

Read the full article about Isaac Herzog by Chris Pandolfo

Tens of thousands of people gathered in the nation's capital on Tuesday to show support for Israel and condemn antisemitism.

Organizers of the "March for Israel" say as many as 100,000 people were anticipated to turn out for the event, which took place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. 

A coalition of Jewish organizations planned the march to show solidarity with the people of Israel in the wake of the Oct. 7 terror attacks in which Hamas terrorists infiltrated the Jewish state and massacred more than 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians. Israel declared war on Hamas last month and has relentlessly bombed the Gaza Strip and sent ground forces into the Palestinian territory to eliminate the terrorist group and free the remaining 238 hostages taken in the initial attack. 

Read the article on the March for Israel by Chris Pandolfo

The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed Tuesday that it has intelligence suggesting Hamas is using hospitals in Gaza to conceal and support military operations and hold hostages.

The confirmation comes a day after Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari shared a video showing a shaft leading into the ground with electrical wires that went down about 20 meters, and into a tunnel.

The tunnel Hagari shared footage of led from the house of a senior terrorist to a bulletproof and explosive-proof door, showing "clear evidence" that the tunnels were connected to the Rantisi hospital that Hamas used as a base.

Read the full article on Hamas by Greg Wehner

House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., gave an ardent speech at the "March for Israel" on Tuesday, arguing that the U.S. must "decisively address the cancer of antisemitism with the fierce urgency of now."

The New York representative said that the "moral case for Israel is anchored in the painful history of the Jewish people," and went through the large number of countries that have expelled Jews in history.

"We are here more than 100,000 people strong to unequivocally declare never again, never again, never again," Jeffries said. "The state of Israel will always exist as a safe haven for the Jewish people."

"We stand together in the effort to crush anti-Jewish hate," he said. "We stand together in the effort to bring home the hostages."

"We stand together in the effort to make sure that America will always be a safe space for the Jewish community," he added.

Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, spoke about seeing violent footage from the October 7 attacks while attending the March for Israel in Washington, DC on Tuesday.

"They captured video from Hamas, GoPros from Hamas, dashcams from Hamas cellphones," the congressman explained in a video on X. "The brutality that we saw this morning was the hardest thing that I've ever had to watch."

Pfluger, a decorated Air Force F-22 and F-15 pilot, added that the videos showed Hamas terrorists slaughtering civilians in a "gleeful manner."

"Israel not only has a right, but they have the responsibility to defend themselves," the Republican explained. "The United States of America also will help defend them. That terrorism, that evil that we witnessed that happened on October 7, can happen here. We have to be aware that they want it to happen."

"I stand with Israel," he added. "We pray for those families that are still missing, your loved ones that are still being held, some of which are American. We stand with Israel." 

Turkey’s rhetoric and positions on the Israel-Hamas war have paved the way for closer ties with Iran, which both nations will explore as they seek to resolve long-standing issues. 

"Compartmentalization has long been the name of the game for the Iran-Turkey relationship under the Islamic Republic and AKP, respectively," Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital. Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan is the chairman of the AKP political party.

"While traditionally the two non-Arab Muslim Middle Eastern powers have competed as to who can champion the Palestinian street, the post-Arab Spring Middle Eastern order has led to more opportunities for a NATO member and the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism to channel their political ire and more at Israel," Taleblu said. 

Read the full article on Turkey by Peter Aitken

Dueling protests in support of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples at Concordia University in Montreal last week resulted in multiple injuries and an arrest after a student assaulted a security guard amid a violent clash.

Student group Jews on Campus told CBC that it tried to hold a peaceful demonstration in support of the hostages taken by Hamas, but then a crowd "chanting pro-Palestinian slogans" surrounded the demonstration. The "productive" effort "started to turn," according to one witness. 

The pro-Palestinian crowd allegedly called the Jewish students "murderers" and a fight broke out, although it was not clear who threw the first punch. The witness described the situation as "very scary as a Jewish person on campus." 

Read the full article about Concordia University by Peter Aitken