[KARAH RUCKER]

ONE OF THE STRATEGIES OF HAMAS –

IS TO SHIELD ITSELF BEHIND CIVILIAN LIFE IN GAZA –

THE SAME CIVILIANS ISRAEL IS BEING PRESSURED TO SPARE IN ITS WAR WITH HAMAS.

75% OF PALESTINIANS IN GAZA TAKE HAMAS’ SIDE IN THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK –

ACCORDING TO THE PALESTINIAN CENTER FOR POLICY AND RESEARCH.

AND MORE STORIES CONTINUE TO SURFACE OF CIVILIANS **HELPING HAMAS IN THE WAR.

ON FRIDAY WE SHARED WITH YOU STORIES OF HOSTAGES WHO SAY THEY WERE HELD CAPTIVE **BY CIVILIANS **INSIDE CIVILIAN HOMES.

AND THE LATEST EXAMPLE —

HAMAS WEAPONS ALSO FOUND TO BE STORED INSIDE CIVILIAN HOMES.

BODY CAM FOOTAGE OF SOLDIERS AND K-9 OFFICERS SHOW THE DOGS AT WORK ON THE GROUND –

SNIFFING OUT EXPLOSIVES.

“IDENTIFYING AND MARKING WEAPONRY.”

SCANNING ROOMS. CLEARING HOUSES.

PREVENTING AMBUSHES BY HAMAS MILITANTS BURROWED INSIDE.

OFTEN TIMES THE K9 OFFICERS –

SERVING AS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE.

ENTERING THE UNKNOWN –

DAY AND NIGHT.

ACCORDING TO THE IDF’S PRESS RELEASE –

DOZENS OF WEAPONS STOCKPILES –

50 “BOOBY-TRAPPED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES” AND A BARREL OF EXPLOSIVES WERE ALL DISCOVERED BY THE K-9S.

SOME OF THE DISCOVERIES – HAVE BEEN DEADLY.

THESE FOUR K-9’S FROM ISRAEL’S UNIT DIED DURING MISSIONS ON THE GROUND.

THE K-9 MISSIONS –

ISRAEL’S MILITARY SAYS HAS SAVED MANY SOLDIERS’ LIVES BY SUCCESSFULLY PREVENTING AMBUSHES PLANNED BY HAMAS MILITANTS.

PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS PULLED BACK THOUSANDS OF TROOPS FROM GAZA –

BUT ITS NOT A SIGN THE WAR IS SLOWING – BUT RATHER **PROLONGING.

AS ISRAEL PREPARES ITSELF FOR A LONG TERM FIGHT AGAINST HAMAS.