In a troubling development, Israeli Police on Sunday morning arrested the daughter of a Hamas terrorist in eastern Jerusalem. According to The Jerusalem Post, she had placed a note on the windshield of a police vehicle which read, “By order of God, we will reap you and erase the illusions of your country.” She also praised the terror group in her note, stating, “Gaza is the heartbeat of pride,” and “Martyr Brigades, then Al-Adin Al-Qassam.”

Reports revealed that the Israeli police recovered books and notebooks from her bag which read, “This is Jihad…Victory or martyrdrom,” and “Free Arab Palestine with the help of God.” The suspect, a minor, allegedly praised Hamas while responding to the questions asked by the Police officials, the reports added. The Police noted that the girl’s father was convicted of membership in the terror group in 2017. He had served a long time in prison.

This news comes at a time when Hamas has been releasing Israeli hostages who suffered extreme malnutrition there, with some losing up to 40 per cent of their body weight, severe muscle loss and vitamin deficiencies, the Israeli Health Ministry disclosed last Wednesday. “In some cases, this led to muscle bleeding, causing significant pain and even affecting hemoglobin levels,” she said.

“We are seeing the effects of long-term malnutrition, which requires continued medical and rehabilitative care,” said Hagar Mizrahi, head of the Health Ministry’s medical division during a briefing for reporters. The returnees, many of whom were held in cramped conditions for extended periods, also suffered from severe vitamin deficiencies.

“We detected a significant drop in essential vitamins, including vitamin C, which in at least one case caused spontaneous muscle bleeding,” Mizrahi explained. “Their diets were severely lacking in protein, fats, vegetables, and fruits. Some survived on empty carbohydrates that provided little to no nutritional value.”