{"id":537756,"date":"2021-05-23T13:36:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T17:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=537756"},"modified":"2021-05-23T13:36:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T17:36:19","slug":"netanyahu-advisor-fires-back-at-squad-ilhan-omar-hamas-is-not-just-israels-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-advisor-fires-back-at-squad-ilhan-omar-hamas-is-not-just-israels-enemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Advisor Fires Back At \u2018Squad,\u2019 Ilhan Omar: \u2018Hamas Is Not Just Israel\u2019s Enemy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-advisor-fires-back-at-squad-ilhan-omar-hamas-is-not-just-israels-enemy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=537756&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/33209028-23B9-4294-B3D4-F1BDB8C4CCF0-1200x800-1.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired back at criticism from the progressive \u201cSquad\u201d on Sunday and warned Hamas to \u201cthink twice\u201d before breaking a ceasefire inked after 11 days of violence between Israel and the terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, in the operation, we gave Hamas a heavy blow,\u201d Mark Regev told Fox News on Sunday. \u201cWe dismantled a large part of their terrorist-military machine. We took out part of their leadership. We hit their command and control. Hopefully, they will think twice even three times before they strike at Israel again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regev then fired back at Israel\u2019s critics, first at those who suggested Israel\u2019s response was not \u201cproportional\u201d to the terrorist threat.<\/p>\n<p>They were firing thousands of rockets on our civilian population. They were trying to murder our people in their homes. We were defending ourselves,\u201d Regev told Fox. \u201cThey were firing out of schools. They were firing out of built-up areas. They were firing out of homes, out of mosques, even out of playgrounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for casualties in Gaza, Regev was quick to point out that Israel worked diligently to minimize civilian injuries and deaths, and that Hamas\u2019 own rockets caused significant damage within Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tried\u2026to hit the terrorists and not to see innocent people caught up in the crossfire,\u201d Regev said. \u201cAnd while our goal was to avoid civilian casualties, Hamas had actually the exact opposite goal. They were brutally abusing Gaza civilians as a human shield for their war machine. We know for a fact that many of the casualties in this operation were caused by Hamas munitions. Almost 20% of their rockets fell short, landing in Gaza, killing Gaza civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, Regev fired back at a number of anti-Israel American legislators, largely members of the progressive \u201cSquad\u201d who were outspoken about the Israel-Hamas conflict, demanding that the United States refrain from supporting and arming Israel, its ally in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSquad\u201d members Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) went even further, accusing Israel of serious crimes and suggesting Israel did not want to seek peace with the Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe overwhelming majority of the American people stand with Israel, support Israel, are favorable towards Israel,\u201d Regev said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course they want to see peace. But Israel wants to see peace too. We\u2019d love to have peace with our Palestinian neighbors,\u201d Regev added, noting that Hamas\u2019 continued existence puts more than just Israelis in the crosshairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople need to understand \u2014 Hamas is not just Israel\u2019s enemy,\u201d he said. \u201cHamas is the enemy of everyone who wants to see peace and reconciliation in our part of the world. They are a brutal jihadist terrorist group. No one should make excuses for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the bombing of a building reportedly home to the Associated Press, Regev expounded on earlier reports that the Israeli forces targeted the office because Hamas was operating from within the building, noting that Hamas was operating an \u201celite scientific research unit\u201d and was using the reporters as \u201chuman shields.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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