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Continued operations on Islamic Republic of Iran, proxies , May 4 2026+ - sources: Pt II (view source)
Revision as of 18:47, September 23, 2026
, September 23→Part 3
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Gaza terrorists heard joking during Oct. 7 attack in newly released intercepted calls.
By Luke Tress — September 16, 2026.
Gaza terrorists joked about the October 2023 invasion of Israel as the attack was taking place, according to contemporaneous phone calls released in a US federal investigation on Tuesday that gave an inside view of terrorists’ immediate reaction to the Hamas attack and their preparations to join the invasion.
The call logs were released in the case against Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi, who allegedly assembled a team of armed terrorists and crossed into Israel to join the attack, and later lied on his visa application to enter the US. He was arrested in Louisiana last year.
Al-Muhtadi was allegedly a member of the Gaza-based terror group the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the National Resistance Brigades.
He and his team were not aware of the Hamas attack before it took place, only finding out about the invasion on social media early in the morning of October 7, 2023, after the attack had started. The attackers killed some 1,200 people and took another 251 hostage.
As part of the federal probe into Al-Muhtadi, investigators released transcripts of phone calls he made while preparing to join the attack. The calls were intercepted, recorded and translated from Arabic into English. Prosecutors had previously released fragments of the conversations in court filings. Israeli investigators are working with US authorities on the investigation.
On the calls, Al-Muhtadi and his team are heard scrambling to join the Hamas attack by sharing information about the invasion, coordinating transportation and assembling weaponry.
At 8:12 a.m., Al-Muhtadi told an associate on a phone call to “get ready,” that the “borders are open,” and that other individuals were passing by in a Toyota pickup truck, apparently to join the invasion.
Thirty minutes later, still in Gaza, Al-Muhtadi and another individual celebrated and joked as they exchanged information about the attack.
Both hailed the invasion, saying, “Our guys are celebrating inside \[Israel\],” and that Palestinians were celebrating in Gaza.
The transcript indicated the pair repeatedly laughed during the call, including about the expected destruction of Gaza.
“From now till the afternoon, half of Gaza will be lost. There will be nothing left except my kiosk,” Al-Muhtadi said.
His associate said, “The Jews are still in shock.” Al-Muhtadi responded, “They are still drunk, because it’s the last day of their Eid,” using an Arabic term to apparently refer to Simhat Torah, the Jewish holiday on which the attack took place.
The pair already knew that Israelis had been taken hostage. Al-Muhtadi said, “There is kidnapping, and it’s a game, which will be a good one.” He said he expected a hostage deal to lead to a ceasefire.
“If things go the way they should, Syria will take part, Lebanon will take part, and it’s going to be a third world war,” he said. “This war will last two months, a month, or it will be a war of attrition.”
They also joked about Palestinians who worked in Israel, saying, “No other workers will enter Israel, and Gaza will be set back about fifty years.”
“The guys are calling, I swear by God. They want to go inside,” Al-Muhtadi said.
Other call logs showed the banality of the preparations, as the terrorists discussed getting coffee, lacking space in a car used to invade Israel, searching for a “welding machine,” and whether they should close their stores. One of the terrorists on a call said he would meet the others inside Israel without any weapons because he couldn’t find any.
By 9:33 a.m., Al-Muhtadi said on a call, “I went inside,” while laughing and telling two other terrorists, “Come in, boys.”
Al-Muhtadi told his associates to turn off their phones on that call. Investigators later found that his phone had linked to a tower in Israel, near Kfar Aza, at around 10 a.m., indicating he had crossed the border.
Court filings did not indicate whether Al-Muhtadi had killed or taken hostages during the attack.
After he arrived in the US, messages showed that Al-Muhtadi was unconcerned about being arrested.
In September 2024, a week after he entered the US, an associate advised Al-Muhtadi against communicating with “the resistance guys.”
“You are now under surveillance for everything,” the associate said in a Facebook message, adding, “Do not publish anything.”
“There is democracy here,” Al-Muhtadi told him.
“If you post Al-Sinwar’s picture, no one will tell you anything,” he added in an apparent reference to the slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
“Here, no one puts his nose in other people’s business. There is freedom,” he said.
In a related case, a jury last month charged Al-Muhtadi’s wife, Nieama Hsnein Al-Ghazzawi, with conspiracy to commit visa fraud due to her role obtaining Al-Muhtadi a visa.
Al-Ghazzawi, a US citizen, was indicted last month and the indictment was unsealed last week. Much of the case remains under seal.
In January 2024, Al-Ghazzawi and Al-Muhtadi traveled from Gaza to Egypt in order to move to the US, prosecutors said. Al-Ghazzawi prepared a visa application for her husband, corresponded with the US State Department to arrange the visa and served as his visa sponsor.
Al-Ghazzawi knowingly made false statements on Al-Muhtadi’s visa application, such as stating that her husband did not have firearms training, had never been in an armed group and had no ties to terrorism, prosecutors said.
Investigators said that Al-Ghazzawi had in fact known about her husband’s membership in the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and his participation in the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
Al-Ghazzawi emailed the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to set up a charity campaign to cover her husband’s visa application fees and airfare, prosecutors said, in one of a series of US crowdfunding campaigns that allegedly raised funds for terror groups.
Kfar Aza, where Al-Muhtadi allegedly crossed the border, was one of the communities hit hardest in the onslaught. During the attack, some 250 terrorists swarmed the unsuspecting community of around 950 residents. The attackers took over the village in an hour, killing 62 residents and 18 security personnel, and taking 19 civilians hostage.
Prosecutors in the Al-Muhtadi case noted that a Tanzanian exchange student, Joshua Mollel, had been stabbed to death and shot by at least one member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine in the area of Kfar Aza during the attack, according to footage of Mollel’s killing.
[https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-terrorists-heard-joking-during-oct-7-attack-in-newly-released-intercepted-calls/ T.o.I.]
Commentary Magazine.
September 17, 2026. Foreign Affairs
The Gazans Who Thought October 7 Was Hilarious.
By Seth Mandel.
What do you even say? Every story about October 7, 2023, is horrible. And every one is important.
The latest concerns revelations from the federal investigation into Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi, who was arrested in Louisiana last year on suspicion of lying on his visa application. (Muhtadi’s wife is also facing charges for her role in the alleged visa fraud.) The Times of Israel [https://archive.is/o/o2CfY/https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-terrorists-heard-joking-during-oct-7-attack-in-newly-released-intercepted-calls/] gives a comprehensive look inside Muhtadi’s phone calls on October 7, and those records illuminate the participation of non-Hamas Gazans on the day of the attack.
Muhtadi, reporter Luke Tress observes, was in Gaza on that day but didn’t have prior knowledge of the attack. The call logs, then, show us how some Gazans reacted to the news of the ongoing invasion. Muhtadi and his friends appeared giddy with excitement and plotted to join the massacre and its attendant looting, as many Gazans did.
Here’s a sample:
“At 8:12 a.m., Al-Muhtadi told an associate on a phone call to ‘get ready,’ that the ‘borders are open,’ and that other individuals were passing by in a Toyota pickup truck, apparently to join the invasion.
“Thirty minutes later, still in Gaza, Al-Muhtadi and another individual celebrated and joked as they exchanged information about the attack.
“Both hailed the invasion, saying, ‘Our guys are celebrating inside [Israel],’ and that Palestinians were celebrating in Gaza.
“The transcript indicated the pair repeatedly laughed during the call, including about the expected destruction of Gaza.”
That last line is also revealing. As soon as the scale of the initial wave of the Hamas attacks was becoming clear, Gazans understood that it would necessitate a massive response from Israel. In retrospect, the only surprising part of the counteroffensive was the delay in its implementation. “From now till the afternoon, half of Gaza will be lost. There will be nothing left except my kiosk,” Muhtadi said on the call.
Some other choice quotes from Muhtadi follow.
On the stunned Israelis who were brutalized while celebrating the holiday of Simchat Torah: “They are still drunk, because it’s the last day of their Eid.”
On the already-developing hostage crisis: “There is kidnapping, and it’s a game, which will be a good one.”
On Gazan hopes for a wider conflagration: “If things go the way they should, Syria will take part, Lebanon will take part, and it’s going to be a third world war.”
While laughing: “I went inside. Come in, boys.”
Whether Muhtadi killed or tortured anyone is unknown, but his phone had connected to a cell tower near Kfar Aza, where over 60 residents were killed in the attack and 19 were taken hostage. Muhtadi was a member of a different Gaza-based group, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which claimed it also took part in the Kfar Aza attack.
Every detail about Muhtadi’s time in Gaza is utterly contemptible and possibly monstrous.
This story is maddening, but crucial for a couple reasons. One: Hamas launched the invasion but every other group joined. If Gaza is going to go back to some form of self-government in the future, this must absolutely be addressed. The need for widespread deradicalization is even greater than before.
Two: the laughing. The joking. The desperate excitement to take part. The feeling that this was all so… normal. And now he’s here, standing on American soil he doesn’t deserve to touch. That, too—his mere presence in the land of the free—is an affront.
[https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/the-gazans-who-thought-october-7-was-hilarious/ Commentary]
[https://archive.is/o2CfY]
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Nazis Were Organizing in New York. So Were the Jews.
Nazis Were Organizing in New York. So Were the Jews.
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Celebrated Gaza Journalist Who Hung Out With Zohran Mamdani Admitted to Hiding Footage of 10/7 Attacks on Israeli Hostages.
Mediaite | September 22, 2026 | Sean James.
A Nobel Prize-nominated journalist from Gaza who has hung out with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) multiple times has admitted to covering up footage of Israeli hostages being attacked on October 7, 2023.
Photojournalist Motaz Azaiza admitted to hiding the dreadful images during a podcast interview, the New York Post reported on Monday.
Azaiza said he covered it up to protect the people who were seen attacking the hostages once they were pulled into Gaza, because he feared the Israeli military would use the video to seek payback against the torturers. He also claimed Hamas controls all the media coming out of Gaza via a single WhatsApp group; any reporters who dare to publish content which makes Hamas look bad will be “persecuted relentlessly,” he said. Hamas’s firm grip on freedom of expression in Gaza is well-known and documented.
“People got out, watched, beat them, hit them, and I followed them and filmed,” Azaiza said on the Taqqarrab podcast. “But I did not publish those videos.”
“Why? Because I did not want to ruin the lives of the people who were filmed,” he continued. “I understood that Israel would use those videos to identify every person who was there and eliminate them.”
He added he did not want to feel “responsible” for their deaths following the 10/7 attack, when about 1,200 people were murdered in Israel, and hundreds of hostages were taken back to Gaza.
Azaiza’s admission comes two years after he was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his photography, which was heralded for “giving the world an insight into the atrocities in Gaza.” Time Magazine also honored Azaiza as one of the 100 most influential people in 2024.
“For 108 days, Motaz Azaiza acted as the world’s eyes and ears in his native Gaza,” Time wrote in its glowing blurb. “Armed with a camera and a flak jacket marked ‘PRESS,’ the 25-year-old Palestinian photographer spent nearly four months documenting life under Israeli bombardment: families displaced from homes, women mourning loved ones, a man trapped beneath the rubble. His images offered a glimpse into Gaza that few in the international press—which has been all but barred from accessing the Strip—could rival.”
On top of that, Azaiza has seemed to get pretty friendly with NYC’s mayor over the past few years. He posted a pic of the two smiling together in August 2025, saying it was great to see Mamdani winning over voters on the campaign trail, only a year after Azaiza said he was “cursed at and called a terrorist” in The Big Apple.
Azaiza later joined Mamdani during his election night victory party, and he recently visited the mayor at Gracie Mansion.
“It’s always good to be at the mayor’s house,” Azaiza captioned his July 16 post on Instagram.
[...] pic.twitter.com/4769vRu7Dc
— MoTaz (@motazazaiza9) August 15, 2025
Azaiza said during his podcast interview his coverage — and the coverage of every other Palestinian journalist — is compromised by Hamas, whether through fear or punishment.
“Photographers in Gaza have become accustomed to lowering their cameras the moment someone says something bad about Hamas,” he said, “because anyone who dares to show reality is persecuted relentlessly.”
He added, “Gaza is the most toxic place in the world.
[https://www.mediaite.com/politics/celebrated-gaza-journalist-who-hung-out-with-zohran-mamdani-admitted-to-hiding-footage-of-10-7-attacks-on-israeli-hostages/ Mediaite]
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El-Sayed’s Senate bid raises new concerns over a powerful privilege that comes with the job.
Robert Schmad.
Sun, September 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT
Conservatives who spoke with Fox News Digital are raising concerns about what could happen if Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed wins his election and, by virtue of holding office, becomes eligible to receive certain classified information...
"Anyone refusing to disavow America-hater Hasan Piker should never be elected to Congress. El-Sayed will use his perch in the Senate to undermine America and empower its enemies," Daniel Samet, a research fellow specializing in Middle East policy at the center-right American Enterprise Institute, told Fox News Digital.
[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/el-sayeds-senate-bid-raises-new-concerns-over-powerful-privilege-comes-job FoxNews]
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El Sayed-aligned Islamic council with alleged terrorism financing ties issued fatwa to financially support Muslim candidates.
By Mia Cathell.
Published September 20, 2026.
A preeminent Islamic council with organizational ties to a suspected financial collaborator of terrorism has authorized followers of Islam to flood Muslim and anti-Israel candidates with financial support using monetary obligations under Sharia law.
The Fiqh Council of North America earlier this election year issued a fatwa, a religious order in Islam, instructing Muslims across the United States that they are allowed to send portions of their annual Islamic dues — mandatory almsgiving known as “zakat” — to the campaigns of Muslim candidates and other 2026 contenders opposed to Israel..
[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4734198/el-sayed-islamic-council-fatwa-muslim-donations/ WashingtonExaminer]
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Congressman asks IRS to investigate Islamic Society of North America over El-Sayed campaign activity.
According to the Middle East Forum’s report, El-Sayed’s campaign operated an exhibitor booth inside the convention hall, where campaign workers promoted his candidacy, solicited donations and recruited volunteers.
Sep 21, 2026.
Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, is asking the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether the Islamic Society of North America violated federal rules governing tax-exempt organizations by reportedly allowing campaign activity for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at its annual convention.
Self sent a letter Wednesday to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, citing a report from the Middle East Forum about El-Sayed’s appearance at the 63rd annual ISNA Convention in Detroit earlier this month.
[https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/congressman-asks-irs-investigate-islamic-society-north-america-over-el JustTheNews]
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Abbas’ advisor invites Hamas who “killed and tortured” Gazans for “true national unity”.
Abbas’ advisor invites Hamas who “killed and tortured” Gazans for “true national unity”.
Netanyahu offers condolences to UAE over death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Netanyahu offers condolences to UAE over death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Sep 22, 2026 4:33 AM
Sep 22, 2026 4:33 AM
[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a0-c7bb-dab4-afe1-e7fb4d870000 JNS]
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Israel Grants Asylum l.
Israel Grants Asylum.
Sued by Erdogan, Turkish Woman Wins Asylum in Israel.
Sued by Erdogan, Turkish Woman Wins Asylum in Israel.
Türkü Avcı, a pro-Israel Turkish activist sued by Erdogan, has been granted refugee status in Israel over threats she faces back home.
Türkü Avcı, a pro-Israel Turkish activist sued by Erdogan, has been granted refugee status in Israel over threats she faces back home.
"I feel enormous relief, because for a long time I couldn't sleep," Avcı told Mako. "The most important thing for me is that now I'll be able to work in Israel and enjoy the rights that come with it. I want to focus on my studies and make the most of the privilege I've been given to be in Israel."
"I feel enormous relief, because for a long time I couldn't sleep," Avcı told Mako. "The most important thing for me is that now I'll be able to work in Israel and enjoy the rights that come with it. I want to focus on my studies and make the most of the privilege I've been given to be in Israel."
[https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/tlrmia JFeed]
[https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/tlrmia JFeed]
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Argentine court orders eight suspects to trial for 1994 Jewish community bombing.
Argentine court orders eight suspects to trial for 1994 Jewish community bombing.
Seven Iranians and a Lebanese face trial in absentia for their role in the most lethal terror attack in the Latin American country’s history.
Seven Iranians and a Lebanese face trial in absentia for their role in the most lethal terror attack in the Latin American country’s history.
Etgar Lefkovits
Etgar Lefkovits.
(Sept. 22, 2026 / JNS) An Argentine court has formally charged seven Iranians and one Lebanese national with involvement in the 1994 bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, in a historic legal advancement of the Latin American country’s deadliest terror case, Argentina’s Justice Minister announced on Monday.
(Sept. 22, 2026 / JNS) An Argentine court has formally charged seven Iranians and one Lebanese national with involvement in the 1994 bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, in a historic legal advancement of the Latin American country’s deadliest terror case, Argentina’s Justice Minister announced on Monday.
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