WAR UPDATE! 5/25/25

Avi Abelow

As I write this, one of my sons is deep inside the Gaza Strip, fighting shoulder to shoulder with his fellow Jewish warriors. A soldier in a historic, fateful campaign to eradicate an evil that has plagued our people and threatened our borders for far too long.

And this week, something shifted.

For the first time since October 7th, we are seeing the full force of the IDF surge forward.

In the past 24 hours alone, the Paratroopers Brigade entered Gaza and joined the offensive on Khan Yunis, operating under the 98th Division.

Every single regular infantry and armored brigade of the IDF is now inside Gaza – Golani, Givati, Nahal, Kfir, Paratroopers, Commando, the 7th, 188th, and 401st. Alongside them, a number of reserve brigades are in full combat maneuver.

This is no longer a limited operation. This is finally an all-in effort to destroy the Islamonaz*I enemy in Gaza and obliterate the terror infrastructure once and for all, to finally provide the safety and security necessary for all Israelis.

According to Southern Command officials, the IDF is proceeding slowly and methodically, with extensive engineering work—bulldozers and D9s clearing out the maze of explosives and booby traps. Most terrorists are eliminated from the air before face-to-face encounters even happen. And tens of thousands of Gazans have already evacuated the combat zones of northern Gaza and Khan Yunis.

This feels like the final stage. May it be so.

But let’s be honest: the destruction of Hamas and saving our hostages is not enough.

Victory means never allowing a Jihadi genocidal regime to rise again in Gaza.

Victory means full Israeli control over the entire Gaza Strip—militarily, administratively, and demographically.

Victory means implementing the Trump Plan for voluntary emigration, offering Gazans the opportunity to leave and start new lives elsewhere—free of Hamas and far away from us.

Victory means something even deeper, returning Jews to live and build in Gaza again, and singing the Shabbat song Ka Ribon back where it was written in the 17th century, in Gaza by then Chief Rabbi of Gaza City Rabbi Yisrael Najara.

Yes. Gaza must become Jewish again.

The lie of “disengagement” has been utterly destroyed. It did not bring peace. It brought death, terror tunnels, missiles, and massacre. We paid for it with blood.

Now, it is time to reclaim what is ours—not out of vengeance, but out of moral clarity and national responsibility.

Some people still don’t get it. They think this war is about land. It’s not.

This is a war for existence.

A war between light and darkness, freedom and barbarism.

And yet, tragically, too many Jews—especially in the diaspora—are still blind to this reality.

Even worse, many are directing their anger not at the enemy, but at fellow Jews. At Netanyahu. At the government.

They rage at Jewish strength, while remaining silent about jihadist evil.

Let me be crystal clear:

Eradicating Islamonaz*i evil is morality. Restoring Jewish sovereignty is justice. Rebuilding Gaza as part of our homeland is not extremism—it is Torah. It is truth.

Those who ignore or tolerate this evil—especially Jews—are not being compassionate. They are disgracing God’s name. They are playing into the hands of those who would see us wiped off the map.

This is not just a war for today—it is a war for tomorrow.

For my son. For your children. For the future of the Jewish people. On the frontline for the whole freedom-loving world.

Let the UN cry. Let the EU threaten. Let the mainstream media spin their anti-Israel, Jew-hating lies.

We are no longer a people in exile.

We are home. We are strong. And we will do what must be done to protect our people and fulfill our destiny.

May this be the final push.

May our sons return home safely.

And may we soon merit to see Gaza—not as a terror base—but as a flourishing Jewish community once again, rising from the ashes with faith, courage, and truth.

Am Yisrael Chai.

Total Victory now. Forever.

Pray for our holy IDF soldiers, they are fighting for humanity!!!