IDF Opens New Aid Centers In Gaza, Marking End Of Hamas Rule,’ Source Tells Post
The IDF on Tuesday (27th) celebrated the announcement of the opening of two large distribution centers by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which in turn said it had handed out around 462,000 meals worth of food.
However, at one point in the afternoon, the Palestinian crowds who had come to receive food overran the facility’s outer defenses to try to seize as much food as they could for themselves.
This led the IDF and the US security contractors running the facility to fire warning shots in the air to get the crowd to back off.
There were no reports of killing Palestinian civilians.
Some on social media said that the shooting was targeting Palestinian civilians, while an IDF message said all the shots were fired in the air, and the same message said there was no helicopter fire, but that a helicopter was patrolling the nearby coast
The opening up of humanitarian aid distribution centers marks the beginning of the end of Hamas rule, an Israeli source said on Tuesday (27th) as the IDF announced the two large distribution centers, which are said to be able to feed up to 600,000 Palestinians over the course of the week.
The two centers are located, one in Sultan in Rafah in southern Gaza, and one at the Morag Corridor, north of Rafah.
A third is expected to open up near Khan Younis in mid-southern Gaza, and a fourth in central Gaza.
Sources told The Jerusalem Post that the food centers would get up to their maximum food distribution capacity relatively rapidly, but there was no exact date for that.
Currently, there are no immediate plans to open up such a center for northern Gaza, which means that the Palestinians there will continue to receive food from UN groups as they have this past week and throughout much of the war.
Sources told the Post that new guidelines and techniques would be followed to prevent Hamas from gaining control of the food in northern Gaza, but the whole reason Israel has worked with US companies and global aid groups to establish the four new food centers in central and southern Gaza is to break Hamas’ control over food, which the UN groups have done little to stop.
The new food centers are run by the American companies UG Solutions and Safe Reach Solutions as part of a new Gaza humanitarian authority.
Part of the policy with northern Gaza may also be to satisfy objections from the UN and food aid groups that say it is illegal for Israel to decide some groups can receive food while others (Hamas forces) cannot.
In contrast, the new food centers will involve some mix of Israeli and US security checks, which could allow the IDF to arrest suspected Hamas members, and certainly to arrest anyone who is armed.
Additionally, locating the new food centers away from northern Gaza is designed to try to divide Gaza into sectors which become Hamas-free, even if other sectors still contain Hamas terrorists.
All of this is being rolled out as five IDF divisions invaded more deeply into Gaza last week.
The IDF said that the current phase of the invasion of taking over up to 75% of Gazan territory and rolling out and normalizing the new food distribution model could be drawn out over two months, with hopes that this will lead to breaking Hamas’ control over the population.
VP Vance Pays Respects To Murdered Israeli Embassy Staffers
US Vice President JD Vance visited the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC Tuesday (27th) to pay his respects to Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, the two embassy employees who were shot dead in an anti-Semitic terrorist attack outside the Jewish museum in Washington last week.
Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter wrote following the visit, “Thank you Vice President Vance for coming to the Embassy to honor our dear colleagues and friends, Sarah and Yaron. The care and compassion you and the Trump administration have shown in the wake of this murderous attack are testaments to the enduring friendship between our two countries and peoples, and our mutual battle against terrorism.
Vance stated last week in the wake of the attack, “My heart breaks for Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, who were murdered last night (Wednesday, 21st) at the Capital Jewish Museum. Anti-Semitic violence has no place in the United States,”
We’re praying for their families and all of our friends at the Israeli Embassy, where the two victims worked,” he added.
Israel And Syria Engage In Direct Meetings
Israel and Syria have engaged in direct face-to-face meetings in recent weeks aimed at de-escalating tensions along the shared border, according to a report by Reuters citing five sources familiar with the matter.
These contacts, a rare development between the long-time adversaries, follow months of indirect back-channel communications facilitated by intermediaries. Reuters noted the talks began after Islamist rebels, including Hayat Tahir al-Sham, ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in December.
The Syrian side has reportedly been represented by senior security official Ahmad al-Dalati, who now oversees both Quneitra and Sweida provinces. The identity of the Israeli participants remain undisclosed, though sources indicated they are likely security officials.
According to three of the sources, several rounds of meetings have already taken place, some on territory under Israeli control. Both the Israeli Foreign Ministry and Syrian officials declined to comment.
Syrian interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa recently acknowledged indirect communications with Israel. The talks, encouraged by the United States, come as Israeli airstrikes and criticism of Syria’s leadership have subsided.
A meeting between US President Donald Trump and al-Sharaa in Riyadh on May 14 reportedly signaled a shift in US policy, prompting Israeli leadership to reassess its approach. According to a regional intelligence source cited by Reuters, this engagement is seen as pivotal in the evolving regional dynamic.
While the current discussions center on border security and avoiding conflict, two sources indicated that they could lead to broader political understandings. Reuters also reported that Syria’s new leadership has taken steps to demonstrate it does not pose a threat to Israel, including cooperating on sensitive issues and communicating reassurances to the US.
The Reuters report emphasized that while the dialogue may eventually lead to normalization, it remains focused for now on maintaining peace and avoiding confrontation.
Israelis Celebrate The Liberation Of Jerusalem – Nadav Shragai
On Monday (26th) Israelis marked Jerusalem Day, when the IDF liberated the city in the Six-Day War of 1967. Jerusalem is Zion, the wellspring of Zionism, the national liberation movement of the Jewish people. A Jewish state without Jerusalem is a crippled state. A Jewish state with Jerusalem is a complete state.
For the same reason that we did not establish a state in Uganda, but in the Land of Israel, we did not set our capital in Tel Aviv or Haifa, but in Jerusalem. It remains the glue that unites Jews around the world.
King David purchased Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount) from Araunah the Jebusite. His son Solomon built the Temple there. The destruction of the two Temples, the first by Nebuchadnezzar and the second by the Romans, brought about an unceasing longing for the city and its rebuilding.
The sanctity of the city was woven into almost every religious holiday and ceremony that Jews maintained throughout the world in daily prayers, at funerals, at circumcisions, at bar mitzvahs, in the blessing after meals and even at weddings. In all these and more, Jerusalem was present in an intense emotional connection, never to be forgotten.
So when you walk in the streets of Jerusalem, remember that this city is the embodiment of Jewish justice, the foundation for our right and claim to this land, our home. And whoever returns and liberates his home is not a conqueror.
How Textbooks And Children’s Shows In America Became Hamasified – Seth Mandel
A state hearing involving the Massachusetts Teacher’s Association discussed a workbook for kids in kindergarten and first grade called Handala”s Return, which featured on its front page a map of Israel and Gaza and the West Bank all labeled “Palestine.” Israel did not exist. Handala explains that “Zionists” took her family’s home by force and won’t let her go back even though she has the key. The students are then asked to draw their own home and key, presumably to imagine their own sadness were the Jews to come and take their home away.
At the end of the workbook is a page titled “Help Handala Free Palestine.” The students are instructed to write what they will do to “raise funds for the children of Palestine” and what they will chant at a “Palestine protest.”
There have been endless examples of anti-Semitism in American grade-school lesson plans. Young children are being drafted as child soldiers into “the Palestinian struggle.” (Commentary)
Iran Executes Man Accused Of Spying For Israel Mizan Reports
A man accused of spying for Israel was executed in Iran, according to a report from judiciary news outlet Mizan on Wednesday (28th) that named the defendant as Pedram Madani.
Arrested in 2020,Madani is said to have attempted to convey classified information to Israel about critical locations in Iran, Mizan said, adding that he was also accused of acquiring wealth by illegal means.
In April the state executed an Iranian man by hanging who was convicted of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel.
The Iranian news sources described the individual as a “senior spy and field supporter of several operations” by the Israeli intelligence agency.
Entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel, Iran has put to death many individuals it accuses of having links with Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and facilitating the latter’s operations in the country, notably assassinations or acts of sabotage meant to undermine its nuclear program.
A United Nations report from January stated that the number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 in 2024, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering their husbands, including after being forced into marriage.
Most executions in Iran were from drug-related offenses, but political dissidents and people connected with mass protests in 2023 over the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini were also among the victims, the UN said in January.
Milei To Receive $1m. Genesis Prize At Knesset For Latin America-Israel Outreach – Exclusive
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei will fly to Jerusalem next month to accept the Genesis Prize – dubbed by TIME magazine the Jewish Nobel – in a June 11 ceremony inside the Knesset.
Knesset speaker Amir Ohana and Genesis Prize co-founder Stan Polovets will present Milei with the award, after which the Argentinian leader is expected to deliver a nationally televised address to Israeli lawmakers.
The Genesis Prize Foundation (GPF) selected Milei earlier this year for what it called his “unequivocal support” of the Jewish state.
Since taking office in December, the fiery Argentinian economist has flipped more than a dozen UN votes in Israel’s favor, designated Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist groups, and reopened stalled investigations into the 1990s bombings of the Israeli embassy and the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires.
As with all the previous laureates, Milei declined the US $1 million cash component. GPF said in a statement that the money would instead bankroll encouraging Latin American governments to deepen ties with Israel while combating anti-Semitism and promoting free-market reforms.
Polovets told The Jerusalem Post that the initiative will expose regional leaders to the “economic, technological, environmental, and public-health dividends” of siding with Israel. Milei welcomed the plan, hoping it would foster “deeper dialogue and cooperation throughout the region, based on shared values such as freedom, democracy, and mutual respect.”
According to UN Watch figures cited by GPF, Brazil and Mexico opposed Israel in roughly 94% and 92% respectively, of Israel-related General Assembly votes last year. In comparison, Colombia’s negative record reached 96%.
Milei’s pivot has given Argentina the most pro-Israel voting tally in Latin America.
The Post has learned that the campaign will roll out in stages. In July 2025, GFP will concentrate on Costa Rica, Panama, and Uruguay before expanding to Chile, Colombia, and El Salvador in 2026.
Planned activities include fully funded trips to Israel for Spanish language influencers and journalists, partnerships with Evangelical organizations that champion Israel, and educational programs for Latin American young adults.
Established in 2013, the Genesis Prize honors individuals “for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and deep commitment to Jewish values.”
