The Lie: 

• Israel broke the Gaza ceasefire by launching new airstrikes that killed 26 Palestinians.
  

The Truth: 

• Hamas violated the ceasefire first—firing an anti-tank missile and sniper rounds at Israeli soldiers, killing two and wounding three. Israel’s response targeted Hamas terror infrastructure, not civilians.

Background

• A U.S.-brokered ceasefire took effect in early October 2025, requiring Hamas to:
  
  • Halt all attacks against Israel
    
  • Release all hostages — both living and deceased
    
  • Withdraw beyond a designated security line
    

Truth Explained

• Hamas has already violated the agreement repeatedly, refusing to release several bodies of slain hostages and maintaining control of their bodies in violation of the ceasefire terms.
• On October 19, Hamas terrorists attacked Israeli soldiers who were legally positioned in Rafah, operating fully within the ceasefire zone, killing two Israeli Soldiers and injuring three more. (IDF X, Oct. 19, 2025).
  
• Israel’s response was limited and defensive — targeting terror tunnels and weapons sites with precision strikes, not civilians, in accordance with the ceasefire’s self-defense clause. Israel’s goal was to eliminate the threat and reestablish deterrence while maintaining ceasefire terms. (Fox News, Oct. 19, 2025).
  
• The U.S. State Department had warned one day earlier of a “planned attack” by Hamas against Palestinian civilians, calling it a “direct and grave violation” of the ceasefire (State.gov, Oct. 18, 2025).
  
• Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office confirmed that crossings would reopen once Hamas ceased its bombings and upheld its commitments (Jerusalem Post, Oct. 19–20, 2025).
  
• Popular media outlets — including Reuters, The New York Times, and NBC News — misframed the story, implying Israel “broke the ceasefire” while ignoring that Hamas initiated the violence (Avi Mayer, Oct. 19, 2025).
  
• The IDF emphasized that “a ceasefire cannot only be upheld by one side” (IDF Facebook, Oct. 19, 2025).
  

Quotes

• “These terrorist actions constitute a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement, and the IDF will respond firmly.” — Israel Defense Forces
  
• “Two Israeli soldiers were killed and three wounded in a Hamas RPG attack. This is journalistic malpractice to imply Israel broke the truce.” — Avi Mayer, former Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief
  
• “It takes both sides to uphold a ceasefire. Don’t mistake who violated it.” — IDF Spokesperson Unit
  

Takeaway:
Hamas, not Israel, shattered the ceasefire. Israel acted lawfully and proportionately to defend its soldiers and civilians after a deliberate terrorist attack.

People are just more believable when they look like a terrorist or a clown. Don’t you agree?

Sources

IDF Statement on X (Oct. 19, 2025); Fox News Report (Oct. 19, 2025); Jerusalem Post (Oct. 19–20, 2025); U.S. State Department (Oct. 18, 2025); Avi Mayer on X (Oct. 19, 2025)