Netanyahu floats plan to control Gaza security 'indefinitely' after Hamas war

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican, wrote a letter Tuesday to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calling for a ban on TikTok over claims the social media platform has prioritized anti-Israel content amid the nation's ongoing war against Hamas terrorists.

Hawley warned of TikTok's "power to radically distort the world-picture that America's young people encounter" and that the war in the Middle East is a "crucial test case."

"According to one poll, 51% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 believe that Hamas’s murder of civilians was justified—a statistic notably different from other age cohorts," Hawley wrote. "Analysts have attributed this disparity to the ubiquity of anti-Israel content on TikTok, where most young internet users get their information about the world."

The senator was referring to a recent Harvard CAPS Harris poll in which 51% of registered voters between the ages 18 to 24 said they believe Hamas' attack against Israel on Oct. 7 can be "justified by the grievance of Palestinians." In comparison, the poll found that this statement was supported by 48% of people ages 25 to 34, 39% of people 35 to 44, 23% of people 45 to 54 and 11% of people 55 to 64.

Hawley alleges that young Americans' stance on the war is consistent with the Chinese government’s foreign policy preferences. Chinese President Xi Jinping has not condemned Hamas but has called for a cease-fire and an eventual two-state solution.

"And we know from past experience that political manipulation is business as usual for TikTok," he wrote. "To take just one example, in 2019, as ByteDance partnered with the Chinese government to surveil Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, TikTok censored American user content critical of this repression. It appears that ByteDance is once again up to its old tricks—as innocent Israelis suffer and die."

"This simply heightens the stakes of the TikTok question: the longer this app is allowed to operate in the U.S., the longer its Chinese Communist Party overseers will apparently be able to propagandize Americans," Hawley's letter continues. "That is unacceptable."

Jewish Americans are taking drastic measures to protect themselves and their loved ones, with many turning to firearms for the first time amid an alarming surge in antisemitism nationwide.

Florida gun store owner David Kowalsky addressed the growing number of Jews seeking to buy firearms and train with guns during "America's Newsroom" as many fear for their safety as war rages between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East.

"I have a lot of people coming in saying that they've never thought they'd be in this position where they had to purchase own or train with a firearm," Kowalsky told Dana Perino Tuesday. "And they're coming in and wanting more information on how to obtain one train with one and to be able to protect their family and loved ones."

Kowalsky said he has known people who have received direct threats since the war began one month ago following Hamas' unprecedented massacre on the Israeli people.

"Aside from neighborhoods being vandalized, synagogues, areas… saying they want to kill Jews and direct threats, they are very conscientious, very worried about what is going on around them and around the country in general.," Kowalsky said.

Antisemitism has surged 388% according to the Anti-Defamation League, taking root across college campuses and even outside the White House gates.

Fox News' Bailee Hill contributed to this report.

Jewish Iranian-American plastic surgeon Dr. Sheila Nazarian, the star of Netflix’s "Skin Decision: Before and After" who recently went viral for calling out progressive Jews, has a message for Hollywood folks who want to speak out on the Israel-Hamas war.

"All of these actors and actresses who have never even stepped foot into that region… these huge celebrities who, to this day, are listening to their hairstylists and going to fake plastic surgeons and, you know, taking the advice of people who don't know anything… now they're talking about complex Middle Eastern issues. They know nothing of the history. They know nothing of what's going on, and they feel like it's their right to make a statement," Dr. Nazarian told Fox News Digital before offering advice to celebrities.

"If you haven't been to the region, if you haven't read the history… in a book, not a meme, and not what your hairstylist told you, better to stay quiet," she said. "I grew up there, I feel like I can say something. I lived there; I have family in Israel. I've been to the region many times. I've seen it with my own eyes."

Nazarian was actually born in New York, where her Iranian parents frequently traveled before the 1979 Islamic Revolution made it so her Jewish family no longer felt safe living in Iran. When she was six, her parents fled Iran and eventually landed in Los Angeles, where she lived out the American dream by becoming an award-winning plastic surgeon. She has become a go-to doctor in Hollywood and has appeared on reality TV programs such as "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and "Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian."

But first and foremost, Nazarian is still a Jewish person who fled Iran, and she has been appalled by what she’s seen from some Hollywood progressives since Hamas slaughtered over 1,400 civilians, including women, children and the elderly. She has been an outspoken defender of Israel for years and her pinned post on X is from March 2022 and says, "If you are silent when terrorists murder Israelis, stay silent when Israel defends itself."

She feels the message holds up over a year after she posted it, as the Hamas terror attacks on Israel have left many Americans defending Israel’s right to retaliate, while some progressives call for a ceasefire.

Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.

Rabbis report a spiritual revival in America as Jews flock to their faith, heritage and religious traditions following the Oct. 7 terror attacks in the state of Israel, according to a new nationwide survey.

Nearly 99% of the 211 the rabbis who responded to the survey claim that "they have seen an increase in the personal practice of Jewish traditions and observances," Chabad.org stated in a report of the results released on Tuesday.

Its appears that Jews across the United States are embracing faith in a defiant show of unity and resolve in the wake of the murderous rampage by Hamas against Israeli civilians, and amid global antisemitic protests, according Chabad.org spokesperson Rabbi Motti Seligson.

"Jews are doubling down on being Jewish and recognizing that they are part of a larger people," Rabbi Seligson told Fox News Digital.

"They’re finding meaningful ways of connecting with their Judaism and with their people with confidence."

Chabad.org, based in New York City, calls itself "the premier Judaism website."

More than 86% of rabbis cited an increase in attendance at their programs or services over the past month, the same study found.

Fox News' Kerry J. Byrne contributed to this report.

California police have identified and searched the home of a pro-Palestinian counter-protester as their prime suspect in the death of Jewish Paul Kessler. No arrests have been made, however, as conflicting witness accounts complicate authorities' investigation.

Kessler died hours after hitting his head on the pavement during the altercation with the unnamed suspect at competing street corner rallies on Sunday, police said. Now, Ventura County Sheriff's deputies are trying to piece together what led the 69-year-old to fall.

The father-of-two was pronounced dead at Los Robles hospital at 1:10 a.m. on Monday. Initially, per witness footage reviewed by Fox News Digital, the 69-year old was bloodied but alert and speaking at the scene. An autopsy determined Kessler's cause of death to be blunt force head trauma, and the manner of death homicide, Chief Medical Examiner Christopher Young said at the conference.

However, Young carefully noted, "the manner of death is not a medical legal determination." Non-lethal injuries were noted on the left side of Kessler's face, while internal injuries included skull fractures, swelling and bruising to the brain.

"There was clearly an interaction between the two, but what that level of interaction is, is still unclear," Ventura County Sheriff James Fryhoff said of the investigation.

Investigators have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime in Kessler's death.

Fox News' Christina Coulter contributed to this report.

The House of Representatives has voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., in a 234 - 188 vote on Tuesday night.

The punishment, while largely symbolic, was a formal public rebuke of her most recent anti-Israel comments made in the wake of the Jewish nation’s war against terror group Hamas.

Twenty-two Democrats voted with 212 Republicans to censure Tlaib. Four GOP lawmakers voted against the measure. Four lawmakers voted present. The measure was introduced by freshman Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., on Monday.

"If this is not worthy of censure, what is? When you can call for the annihilation of a country and its people, if that’s not worthy of a censure, what is?" McCormick said on the House floor Tuesday.

In the text of his resolution, the Georgia Republican accused Tlaib of "promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel."

Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American in Congress, has come under bipartisan criticism after sharing a video on social platform X that included the phrase "From the river to the sea," a pro-Palestinian liberation slogan.

Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued targeting Hamas terrorists in Gaza on the one-month anniversary of the October 7 attacks against their country.

Fox News host Bret Baier broke down the latest developments on Tuesday night's "Special Report."

"They are now inside Gaza City and fighting there. They took control of a Hamas military stronghold where they found some weapons and intelligence materials in northern Gaza," Baier explained. "Now, in the central region here, you had some Israeli jets strike a building near a hospital. That strike caused a secondary explosion from a Hamas weapons warehouse nearby. Troops also located a series of tunnels in northern Gaza in this area right here."

"And they are saying that these tunnels are very extensive in northern Gaza," he added. "We've talked about how it has more than 300 miles of tunnels."

The Fox News host also explained that the tunnels were found near an amusement park.

"The discovery was part of a targeted operation north of the Gaza Strip," Baier said.

Hundreds of New York City protestors gathered in Manhattan and Brooklyn on Tuesday night to show support for Palestinians, one month after Hamas terrorists began attacking Israel on October 7.

The demonstration began in Manhattan and went over the Manhattan Bridge, before ending at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The protestors were seen climbing a US mail truck in the street, waving Palestinian flags and carrying signs accusing the Israeli and US governments of genocide.

Many signs also criticized President Biden's support of Israel. Protestors were seen holding signs that read "Joe-nicide" and "We did it Joe, we funded the Palestinian genocide."

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A New York County public defender who was caught on camera tearing down posters of hostages missing in the Israel-Hamas war has resigned, a representative for the New York County Defender Services confirmed.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, the New York County Defender Services said that Victoria Ruiz, 36, resigned effective immediately.

"Ruiz came under fire after a viral video, posted by StopAntisemitism on X, showed her tearing down the posters of the missing hostages from the Israel-Hamas war."

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A majority of House Democrats have opted not to sign a statement rejecting the pro-Palestinian phrase "From the River to the Sea," which critics have said calls for the extermination of Israel.

More than 60 of the 212 Democrats in the House did sign the statement denouncing the phrase as the party still remains divided a month after Hamas terrorists attacked Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip in a brutal fashion. 

"We reject the use of the phrase "from the river to the sea" — a phrase used by many, including Hamas, as a rallying cry for the destruction of the State of Israel and genocide of the Jewish people," a joint statement from U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider of Illinois, Hillary Scholten of Michigan, Ritchie Torres of New York, and Norma Torres of California. 

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed his country Tuesday night, as Israel's war against Hamas terrorists enters its second month.

"Gaza City is surrounded. We are operating in it. We are intensifying the pressure on Hamas on an hourly basis, every day," Netanyahu explained.

The prime minister reported that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have killed "thousands" of Hamas terrorists so far.

"As of now, we have eliminated thousands of terrorists above ground – and below ground," he said. "Among them, we have eliminated arch-murderers who planned and perpetrated the terrible massacre on that black Shabbat one month ago."

"Since the start of the ground incursion, we have destroyed countless Hamas command centers, tunnels, bases and installations," he added. "Hamas is discovering that we can go to places they did not think we could, and the campaign is continuing."

Fox News Digital's Dana Karni contributed to this report

Archeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority have been used to uncover the remains of the dead in burnt houses who were considered missing following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israelis through the use of techniques employed during excavations of burnt and destroyed ancient sites, the authority said. 

For two weeks, archeologists have been combing and sieving ash from burnt homes in which families from Kibbutz Beeri, Kfar Aza and Nir Oz were killed, as well as the contents of burnt cars from the party at Kibbutz Reim, the IAA said. The remains of at least 10 people have been found, it said.

"The archeological methods employed at ancient sites are similar to the methods applied here, but it is one thing to expose 2000-year-old destruction remains, and quite another thing — heart-rending and unfathomable — to carry out the present task searching for evidence of our sisters and brothers in the settlements," the agency said.

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Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas inside Gaza appeared with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness for their loved ones, with one relative describing how a child celebrated his ninth birthday in captivity of terrorists. 

Itay Raviv, speaking on the one-month anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war that began on Oct. 7, said getting the hostages released "should be the top priority of the entire world" and the "No. 1 thing that everyone discusses."

"We don't know again what their condition is. Ohad [Munder-Zichri] had a birthday two weeks ago on Oct. 23. He turned 9. He's a smart, sweet boy who plays soccer and tennis and is very lovable," Raviv said. "And he shouldn't have spent his ninth birthday in captivity. He should not be in captivity at all."

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The Israeli government released footage of Gazans going through an IDF evacuation corridor towards the southern part of the Gaza Strip, as the war against Hamas terrorists continue.

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), part of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, posted the footage on Tuesday.

"Happening now: Thousands pass through the evacuation corridor the @IDF opened for civilians in northern Gaza to move southwards," the post on X, formerly known as Twitter, read.

The evacuation comes as the IDF surrounds Gaza City amid the escalation of the war. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says that 10,300 Palestinians have been killed since fighting began on October 7.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Israeli actress Gal Gadot is reportedly spearheading a Hollywood screening of a 47-minute video of the atrocities committed by the terrorist group Hamas during the October 7 surprise attack on Israel. 

The "Wonder Woman" star served in the IDF and is a veteran of the 2006 Lebanon war.

The footage, provided by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), will be shown to a select group of celebrities and influential figures, i24 News reported. The first screening is planned to host 120 viewers, with potential additional screenings based on interest. 

In the early morning hours of October 7, Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel, killing 1,400 Israelis and taking 240 people, including foreigners, who remain hostage inside the Gaza Strip. 

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A New York Jewish studies professor is calling out his college's response to his dialogue with a student who said Israel supporters have a "free guaranteed spot in hell."

Union College professor Stephen Berk joined "FOX & Friends" Tuesday to explain what happened when he addressed the hateful comment and how the school responded.

The exchange happened after a junior at the Schenectady college said on social media that everyone who attended a campus bingo night to "benefit Israeli victims of terror" has "a free guaranteed spot in hell."

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A single Democratic lawmaker joined most House Republicans to advance a censure resolution against Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on Tuesday.

Six Republican lawmakers voted to table the resolution, which would have effectively killed it – Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Ken Buck, R-Colo., John Duarte, R-Calif., Mike Garcia, R-Calif., Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., and Tom McClintock, R-Calif.

It was not immediately clear which Democratic lawmaker voted with Republicans to move the censure forward. The actual vote on censuring Tlaib is expected to now occur on Wednesday.

The Michigan congresswoman has been fiercely criticized for using and defending the phrase "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," which is widely known to call for Israel's destruction.

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Singapore is warning residents and travelers that they could face a six-month jail sentence if they are caught wearing "apparel and paraphernalia with foreign national emblems related to the Israel-Hamas conflict."

The country’s Ministry of Home Affairs said this week that it is aware of such items being sold online and worn or displayed by members of the public. 

"Unless expressly exempted, the public display of foreign national emblems without a permit is an offense under the Foreign National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 1949. If convicted of the offense, the individual may be liable to a fine of up to $500 or imprisonment for a term of up to six months, or both," it said in a statement.

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An Israeli woman is desperate to get her family members home one month after Hamas terrorists launched surprise attacks and kidnapped innocent civilians.

"One month has passed, but emotionally I feel like it's one long day," Efrat Machikawa told "FOX & Friends First" Tuesday.

"We are not sleeping, and we worry, and we keep thinking, where are they? Are they well? Are they being fed? Do they have enough water? What if they're deep inside those tunnels and those monsters that took them… because obviously these are not people, these terror monsters, the way they took them."

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