During a speech at the Knesset today, PM Netanyahu said that Israel would put more and more pressure on Hamas to release the hostages, including seizing territory. Defense Minister Israel Katz made similar statements several days ago. This comes as hundreds of Gazans took to the streets on Tuesday urging Hamas to step down and end the war. On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten said that if Israel had cut off aid, electricity, and water, to Gaza on October 8, 2023, perhaps the protests would have started then, and Hamas could have been forced from power from within.
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Is US suspension of funding to PA forces permanent?
(Feb. 24, 2025 / JNS) Israeli security experts, government leaders and NGOs have weighed in on reports from last week indicating that the U.S. administration has frozen funding to the Palestinian Authority Security Forces.
Josh Hasten being interviewed on NewsNation Now – February 22, 2025
‘Never Again:’ Israel Mourns over Hostage Deaths | CBN News Watch
Three Israelis murdered in Samaria terrorist attack
Three Israelis were murdered, and seven others were wounded on Monday morning, as Arab terrorists opened fire on Israeli vehicles in the Arab village of Al Funduk, just outside of Kedumim in Samaria. IDF forces were in pursuit of the terrorists. At the same time, terrorists have gone back to launching rockets at Sderot and other communities near the border with Gaza. On this week’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten says Israel will have to continue to play “whack-a-mole” as the remaining Hamas members continue popping their heads up in different areas, throughout Gaza.
16 PA security personnel killed while attacking Israelis

Palestinian Authority security personnel in Jenin, northern Samaria, on Dec. 16, 2024. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
(Jan. 6, 2025 / JNS) Israeli NGO Regavim, dedicated to the protection of the country’s national lands and resources, released an extensive report on Jan. 2 highlighting the involvement of members of the Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) in terrorism targeting Israelis.
67 Israeli police officers slain on Oct. 7 and since honored

Cheli Ganot, whose son Ch.-Insp. Dan Ganot died protecting the residents of Kibbutz Be’eri on Oct. 7, 2024, and Master Sgt. Dean Elsdunne at the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2024. Photo by Josh Hasten.
“On October 7, we were 100% the bulletproof vests of the nation.” This is according to Master Sgt. Dean Elsdunne, Israel Police international spokesperson, speaking to JNS on the sidelines of an emotional event at the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem on Wednesday night, honoring the 67 police officers who died in the line of duty on Oct. 7, 2023, and over the past year, battling terrorists and defending the State of Israel.
October 7th, One Year Later
On this week’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten discusses the one year anniversary on the Gregorian calendar of the October 7, 2023 massacre in which Hamas murdered 1,200 Israelis. Israel has been at war on seven fronts ever since, and despite the pain and loss experienced this year, Josh says that Israel will defeat her enemies, as winning is the only option for the Jewish State.
Golfing to raise awareness—and $1 million—for victims of terrorism
Israelis clash over detention of reservists accused of abusing Nukhba terrorist

Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu and Knesset member Nissim Vaturi attend a protest against the detention of IDF reservists suspected of assaulting a Hamas terrorist at the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheva, July 29, 2024. Photo by Dudu Greenspan/Flash90.
Protesters, including right-wing members of Knesset, took part on Monday in heated demonstrations at the entrance to two Israel Defense Forces bases, with some even managing to break inside.