Three Israelis have been killed and 16 others are severely injured after two members of Hamas carried out a shooting at a crowded bus station near Jerusalem.

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A police officer in the Israeli border city of Sderot says it was just after six in the morning on October 7 when he was alerted that the city was under terrorist attack‚ and he rushed to begin a day-long firefight at the police station. “There was a big fight in here and gun shooting‚ and eight police officers died‚” Sderot municipal police officer‚ Elad Buadana‚ told The Daily Wire in front of where the police station once stood. “That’s what remains from the place I call home.” Sderot‚ a city of about 30‚000‚ is routinely the target of rocket fire from Gaza — the attacks are so common that there was once a shelf displaying dozens of rockets fired at the city’s civilian population. The police officer said he was in disbelief when he learned that terrorists were on foot attacking the city after his commander called him to fight. ISRAELI OFFICER RECOUNTS DAY-LONG FIREFIGHT WITH HAMAS FROM SITE OF LEVELED POLICE STATION “I took my gun‚ I reloaded‚ and I started to drive to the city‚” he said. “We saw a dead body on the sidewalk … we looked to the left and saw another one. It’s not something we are used to. We took care of the two bodies and then someone from the roof started shooting at us.” Buadana said he wanted to get to the police station to help his fellow officers inside who were begging for help on the radio‚ but was fired upon again. The police station appears to have been the main target of Hamas in Sderot‚ but terrorist documents obtained by The Daily Wire show that it had larger plans. A map outlining the plans for Hamas’ takeover of the city was recovered from a home attacked by terrorists by an Israeli volunteer‚ who shared it with The Daily Wire. It outlines Hamas intentions to take over several buildings in the city including the fire department. A Hamas map shared with The Daily Wire by a member of Zaka who recovered it from a home attacked by terrorists on the Gaza border. It details Hamas’s plan to attack the city of Sderot. Terrorists successfully took control of the police station‚ but the Israelis decided to destroy the entire station — killing the Hamas force and potentially ending any further plans it had for operations in the city. “They decided to destroy the police station because the chief commander said ‘enough blood‚ I don’t want any more police blood on the street‚’” Buadana recounted. “The decision to throw the police station over the head of the terrorists was a very hard decision.” Over 20 civilians‚ eight police officers‚ and 26 terrorists were killed near the police station‚ a spokesperson with the Israeli government confirmed to The Daily Wire. Buadana said he personally witnessed the IDF destroying the police station with a tank and helicopter with Hamas terrorists inside. Buadana said the police officers who escaped to the building’s roof were evacuated before the call was made to destroy the building‚ during the standoff which he said went on for 18 hours. “The tank was here … and the helicopter came from the back side and they shoot together on the police station‚” he said. “If you tell me to write down a script to a movie‚ I could not write a script like that‚ but when you see it in your eyes‚ it’s something.” The damaged police station in Sderot on Oct. 8 before it was bulldozed.(Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) Many civilians in Sderot were shot at point-blank range by Hamas‚ including Dolev Swisa while attempting to flee from his car with his daughter. Amer Odeh Abu Sabila‚ a Bedouin construction worker heard the cries of Dolov’s wife‚ Odaya‚ and hopped in the driver’s seat to take the mother and her two daughters to safety. When the vehicle arrived at the police station being overrun by terrorists both he and Odaya were killed‚ a surveillance camera shows. The 6 and 3 year old daughters survived by laying on the floor of the car‚ according to The Times of Israel. In a separate incident‚ elderly passengers waiting for their bus to have a flat tire repaired were gunned down by Hamas terrorists. The son of Valeri Friedman‚ who was killed in the attack‚ told YNet News that the group included Holocaust survivors who were traveling to the Dead Sea for a day of leisure. Sderot municipal police officer‚ Elad Buadana‚ said he has still not processed the horrors he saw during the Oct. 7 massacre. Buadana said the sight of bodies in the street was too much for him to handle on the day of the attack‚ and that he still hasn’t processed what took place that day. “People are dying and I see their faces‚” he said. “I see people I know: the taxi driver‚ the man from the market‚ I know them.” “I don’t believe what I was seeing‚ so I say ‘please replace me‚ I cannot see that anymore‚” Buadana said‚ adding that he took a one hour break before returning to the site of the police station. Buadana said he occasionally visits his family in one of the hotels holding refugees from Sderot‚ but remains in the city to work. “I’m still in a war zone‚” he said. “I’m still working 18 hours a day‚ I don’t have the time to process it.” Police in Sderot‚ a city on the border of Gaza‚ have been collecting common goods — diapers‚ formula‚ canned food — to deliver to residents who are unable to flee. Sderot is one of the main targets of Palestinian rocket attacks Here's officer Elad Bohdana with @KassyDillon pic.twitter.com/DgMSrERmPL — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) November 29‚ 2023 Residents are slowly coming back to the city‚ many of which request the police to walk through their homes to ensure there are no terrorists hiding before they arrive‚ according to Buadana. He said that one woman requested a video of her empty home from police to be reassured. Though the city is free of terrorists‚ Sderot has been under frequent rocket attacks prior to the ceasefire – a reality the city is equipped for with scattered shelters all over the city and in civilian homes. Residents in Sderot have been subject to rocketfire during other conflicts and have about 15-30 seconds to run for shelter. With many stores closed‚ the city stepped up by having police officers deliver goods needed by residents who are still in the city. Buadana said officers frequently deliver food‚ diapers‚ toilet paper and other products to anyone who requests them.

A witness testifying before Congress on Thursday accused a House Democrat of “engaging in a conspiracy theory” about the abandoned laptop believed to have belonged to Hunter Biden. The witness‚ journalist and author Michael Shellenberger‚ called out Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) during a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing on social media censorship while they discussed the New York Post breaking the Hunter Biden laptop story in the weeks before the 2020 election based on emails from a copy of a hard drive. “You are aware of the ‘laptop’‚ so to speak … that was published in the New York Post was actually a hard drive that the New York Post admitted here was not authenticated as real. It was not the laptop the FBI had‚” Goldman said‚ referring to his exchange with former New York Post reporter Emma-Jo Morris earlier this year. “You’re aware of that‚ right?” he added. Rep. @danielsgoldman on Hunter's laptop: Hard drives can be manipulated by Rudy Giuliani‚ or Russia" pic.twitter.com/vkWuwoSJLR — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 30‚ 2023 “It was the same contents‚” Shellenberger replied. “How do you know?” Goldman asked. “You would have to authenticate it to know it was the same contents. You have no idea. You know hard drives can be manipulated‚” he added before Shellenberger could complete an answer. “Are you suggesting the New York Post participated in a conspiracy to construct the contents of the Hunter biden laptop?” Shellenberger shot back. “No‚ sir. Hard drives can be manipulated by Rudy Giuliani‚ or Russia‚” Goldman said‚ referring to the former New York City mayor who had been working as a personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump at the time of the laptop fiasco. When Shellenberger asked what evidence there was of manipulation‚ Goldman contended‚ “Well‚ there is actual evidence of it‚ but the point is it’s not the same thing.” Shellenberger retorted‚ “There’s no evidence for it‚ so you’re engaging in a conspiracy theory.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Biden has said in the past that he did not know whether he was the owner of the laptop abandoned at a Delaware repair shop before it was seized by the FBI. His legal team has reportedly been looking for possible distorted or fabricated data linked to the first son and they recently sued Giuliani over the laptop. Yet over the past few years‚ many of the laptop’s contents — revealing details about Biden’s personal life and work — have been analyzed and shown to be authentic. In the hours that followed publication of the New York Post’s “smoking-gun” email story‚ Twitter temporarily blocked the report with details of Biden’s shady business dealings and his father’s possible ties to them from being shared‚ claiming the story violated its rule against sharing “hacked” materials. Facebook also took steps to limit the spread of the story‚ which came just weeks before Hunter’s father‚ Joe Biden‚ was elected president of the United States. Around this time‚ 51 former intelligence officials signed a letter that suggested the Hunter Biden laptop story had the “classic earmarks” of a Russian disinformation operation. A firestorm ensued when POLITICO published a headline that said the former intelligence officials were claiming the laptop story was “Russian disinfo” and then the elder Biden used the letter to cast doubt on it during a debate against Trump. While Democrats in Congress downplayed the social media clampdown on the story‚ Republicans raised concerns about there being a coordinated effort involving Big Tech and government agents to suppress damaging information about the Bidens in the run-up to the 2020 election — including when it came to the laptop. People who worked as executives at Twitter‚ which as since been rebranded to X‚ and Facebook later conceded that cracking down on the story was a mistake. Hunter Biden is now facing federal gun charges‚ to which he has pleaded not guilty‚ and tax counts may soon follow. House Republicans are looking into the Department of Justice’s handling of the criminal probe into Hunter Biden as part of an impeachment inquiry against President Biden.

A Hollywood social justice activist was killed on Monday after a homeless woman allegedly broke into his home and shot him in the head‚ according to reports. Michael Latt‚ 33‚ who founded the charity organization Lead With Love to support “influential women and artists of color‚” died from injuries at a local hospital after authorities reportedly discovered him in his $800‚000 one-bedroom apartment in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood earlier this week. Latt’s next-door neighbor told local media she witnesses a female standing in the walkway with her hands up when police took the woman into custody. “It was really weird because I didn’t hear anything‚” Avarie Shevin said. “Like‚ no gunshot. No arguing‚ nothing‚ and it’s the kind of thing where if there’s a gunshot a mile away‚ I will hear it. So how did I not hear it right there?” “I can’t wrap my brain around what could’ve happened that caused him to be shot and killed‚” she told the station. “I keep picturing his face‚ and I cannot believe he has passed.” The Los Angeles Police Department identified the homicide suspect as 36-year-old Jameelah Elena Michl‚ who police said lived in her car. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office filed charges of murder and burglary with a firearm enhancement against Michl‚ according to police. Michl is currently being held on $3 million bail. Her vehicle was also booked into evidence‚ according to police. Although the motive was not immediately clear‚ police reportedly believe the shooting was a random act of violence. Latt comes from a family involved in the Hollywood industry. He is the son of film producer David Latt and Michelle Satter‚ the founding senior director at the Sundance Institute. Satter paid tribute to her son on social media on Wednesday. “Our beloved son‚ brother‚ grandson‚ fiancé Michael Latt‚ fell victim to a tragic act of violence Monday night‚” Satter wrote. “Our family‚ Michael’s extraordinary friends and colleagues are shattered by the profound grief of losing our Michael.” “He devoted his career to supporting others‚ championing organizations that raised up women and artists of color‚ along with leveraging storytelling‚ art and various mediums to create enduring change and instill communities with hope‚ love and inspiration‚” she continued. “Michael will never be forgotten and we can all carry on his legacy of love‚ compassion and fierce dedication to positive and lasting change.” Our beloved son Michael Latt fell victim to a tragic act of violence this week. Michael devoted his career to supporting artists‚ championing organizations that raised up artists of color‚ &; leveraged storytelling for enduring change. We celebrate his legacy‚ love &; compassion. pic.twitter.com/AlhuNNBWXZ — Michelle Satter (@SundanceSatter) November 29‚ 2023 Hannah Lovingood‚ his fiancée‚ reportedly expressed her grief about Latt’s death on social media. “My entire life has changed in a blink of an eye‚” she wrote. “My love has been taken from me so tragically. My best friend‚ confidant‚ fiancé. My love.” According to the Los Angeles Times‚ Latt graduated from Chapman University with a public relations and advertising degree. He spent a number of years working in entertainment marketing‚ including work for the social justice organization Blackout for Human Rights‚ which prompted him to become more involved in activism. “The moment I realized that I could use my skill set for social good‚ I decided to dedicate the rest of my career to helping others‚ empowering storytellers of color‚ and fighting injustice wherever it stands‚” he told Forbes.