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As Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) publicly claim their dead, new research shows that many previously counted as civilians were in fact members of the terrorist organizations, undermining accusations that Israeli forces deliberately targeted civilians in Gaza.

Researchers monitoring the Hamas-run health ministry’s death reports told Fox News Digital that a growing number of "martyrs" were exposed as terrorists by their own groups such as Hamas, despite maintaining public identities as healthcare or media workers.

Gabriel Epstein, senior policy associate at Israel Policy Forum, told Fox News Digital that he has tracked multiple individuals named by Hamas and PIJ as martyrs killed in battle in Gaza who held positions in the health industry, including nongovernmental organizations (NGOs.)

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Epstein found several individuals labeled as medical staff who are also members of terrorist groups. The most serious revelation from the martyr list is Fadi al-Wadiyya, a physiotherapist for Médecins sans frontières, who was killed by Israel Defense Forces in June 2024. MSF responded to the death, saying they were "outraged" and "strongly condemn[ed] the killing of our colleague."

When the IDF claimed that al-Wadiyya was a member of PIJ, MSF said they had "no prior knowledge" of his "alleged involvement in military activities" and said they had "not received any formal explanation" of "the circumstances of his killing."

In a Telegram account claiming to be the media reserve for the Al-Quds Brigades, a post mourning al-Wadiyya’s martyrdom on Feb. 24 lists the physiotherapist as an assistant to the military manufacturing unit of PIJ’s Al-Quds Brigades.

Fox News Digital asked MSF whether they were aware of al-Wadiyya’s PIJ connections prior to the martyr announcement. A spokesperson said, "We would not knowingly employ people engaging in military activity" as it "would pose a danger to our staff and patients by compromising our neutrality."

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The spokesperson said that "MSF had no indication that Fadi Al Wadiya might have been involved in military activity of any kind prior to the Israeli authorities’ online posts in June 2024. In the immediate aftermath of Al-Wadiya's killing, we asked for explanations from the Israeli authorities, but never received an official response. If the Israeli authorities were aware of Al-Wadiya's links with militant activities, they never shared this info with us until after he was killed. To this day, the only information they shared and that we are aware of is what was shared through public social media posts."

The IDF banned MSF operations in Gaza from the beginning of March because the organization refused to provide a list of its Palestinian employees. In response to Fox News Digital’s questions about whether they would consider providing this list to the IDF presently, MSF’s spokesperson said, "We did not share our staff lists with Israel because we did not receive concrete assurances to ensure the safety of our staff or the independent management of our operations. This is a place where humanitarian workers have frequently been detained, attacked, and killed. We have a responsibility to protect our colleagues from harm."

Epstein shared several other cases of healthcare workers who played prominent roles in terror groups.

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Mohammed Akram Abdullah al-Kafarna was mourned by the Palestinian Nursing and Midwifery Association’s Facebook page as the nursing supervisor at Kamal Adwan Hospital and by the Institute for Palestine Studies as head of the Gaza nursing system. A Telegram account that lists members of Hamas’ best-outfitted Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, al-Kafarna is described as one of Beit Hanoun’s "Qassam Martyrs."

Ayman Suleiman Aliyan Abu Tayr was listed as martyred in Khan Younis in June 2025. The Institute for Palestine Studies labels him as a nurse and head of the clinical nutrition department at Nasser Hospital. According to a Telegram account linked to PIJ’s Al-Quds Brigades, Abu Tayr was a Commander in the Central Operations Unit of the Al-Quds Brigades.

Jaber Abdulhamid Diab Mohammedin was mourned on the Palestinian Ministry of Health General Directorate of Nursing’s Facebook page as an Intensive Care Unit nurse at the Al-Rantisi Specialized Children’s Hospital. A Telegram account linked to the Islamic Jihad Movement lists Mohammedin as a commander in the military manufacturing unit of the PIJ’s Al-Quds Brigade.

Nidal Jaber Abdulfattah al-Najjar is labeled as an administrator at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, according to the Institute for Palestine Studies, while a mourner on Facebook noted that he worked in the Al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital. He is labeled on a Telegram account emblazoned with Hamas’ distinctive red triangle as a martyr commander of Hamas’ Al-Radwan Battalion.

Salo Aizenberg, director of media watchdog group HonestReporting, told Fox News Digital that he is tracking at least 10 "virtually indisputable" examples of journalists who are actually combatants, working with Hamas and other terrorist groups.

David Adesnik, vice president of research for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital that he has also been tracking the disclosures. "With PIJ, the number of commanders who operated with civilian cover is striking," Adesnik said. "We’re at a point where the evidence indicates that this duplicity was a routine part of a strategy to infiltrate civilian organization, especially humanitarian ones. This provides access and protection while ensuring outrage when these supposed humanitarians are killed."

Adesnik said he believes it "likely that Hamas also employed this strategy in a systematic way, but right now we mainly have the PIJ disclosures. Given that Hamas is many times larger, if it were to disclose this kind of information, the effects could easily ripple across the humanitarian sector in Gaza."

Among the cases Aizenberg is tracking are media workers. He said that his list is "based solely on admissions by those groups and other Gazan sources," and "does not include the many additional examples identified through Israeli evidence."

Though the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) cites Yacoup Al-Borsch as a journalist and the executive director of Namaa Radio, Aizenberg has found "numerous social media posts and martyr notices identifying him as a fighter and ‘mujahid.’" This includes a Facebook post from an account affiliated with the Al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia.

Ahmed Abu Sharia was a freelancer who worked for outlets like Iranian Tasnim News Agency, the CPJ says. According to the "official" Telegram site of the Mujahideen Brigades, the Palestinian Mujahideen movement’s military wing, he was also a member of the Mujahideen Brigades.

Rizq Abu Shakian was a "media worker and administrator for the pro-Hamas Palestine Now Agency," according to CPJ. Shakian also appears in Hamas uniform on a Telegram site that shares images of Palestinian martyrs. According to Aizenberg’s research, he was a member of the Al-Qassam Brigades.

In response to questions about whether CPJ would update listings of journalists who have been claimed as terror affiliates, the group directed Fox News Digital to its policy for updating listings, which states, "CPJ has a long-standing policy of updating its data and the accompanying narrative accounts without issuing formal corrections as new information becomes available over time. In certain cases, a record may be removed from public view when new information leads CPJ to determine that a case falls outside its mandate or for security concerns, such as the safety of the journalist and their family.  CPJ will publicly record when it has removed a journalist from the database for a reason outside of security concerns. "

As the shaky ceasefire in Gaza continues, analysts say they continue to place value in closely examining the war’s casualties. Epstein said that "reviewing cases of militants who held dual civilian roles in key sectors like media, healthcare and education is important for the historical record and underscores the information limitations press, government, and analysts face in real time during conflict." He said that "over time, militant identification can give a sense of just how deep Hamas, PIJ and other militant groups' hold over key sectors in Gaza was."

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FBI agents raided a Hollywood mansion early Thursday, arresting a suspect in pajamas in a raid tied to an alleged $17.4 million mortgage fraud scheme targeting elderly homeowners.

Prosecutors said the scheme resulted in about $6 million in actual losses, with 11 suspects — including an Iranian and Azerbaijani national — accused of stealing victims’ identities, taking out mortgages on their homes and pocketing the cash.

During the raid, part of Operation Hard Money, agents surrounded the home and took the suspect into custody after he walked out with his hands up before being handcuffed, FOX 11 reported. Several luxury vehicles were parked outside, and the property appeared recently remodeled, the outlet reported.

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"There is no shortage of massive fraud occurring within California," Bill Essayli, first assistant United States attorney, said in a statement. "Today’s operation represents one of many sophisticated schemes used by criminals — including foreign nationals — to defraud U.S. citizens and taxpayers of their hard-earned property. Those days are over under this U.S. Department of Justice. These defendants will be facing significant prison time for their charged conduct."

"Massive alleged fraud takedown in California from @FBILosAngeles — well done," FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X in response to the raid.

All defendants except one are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud, while several also face aggravated identity theft and money laundering charges, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said.

Authorities allege the group targeted elderly homeowners between 2021 and 2023, stealing personal information and using it to create fake IDs and email accounts to impersonate victims. They then applied for high-value "hard money" loans backed by the victims’ properties, submitting falsified documents including bank statements, rental agreements and medical records.

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The suspects allegedly used fake identities and shell accounts to funnel the proceeds, which were wired to accounts under their control.

Authorities said the scheme involved properties across Los Angeles — including Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Westwood and Chinatown.

The defendants are Nazaret Chakrian, 65; Arnold Moradians, 57; Avetis Hekimyan, 38; Ross Tarkhan, 32; Tigran Hovanesian, 56; Armen Vardevaryan, 55; Craig Higdon, 66; Helen Spangler, 62; Victor Lossi, 43; Marine Sarkisian, 49; and Cynthia Borjas, 51.

Two of the suspects are foreign nationals — Moradians, an Iranian national who has an outstanding warrant for removal from the United States, and Sarkisian, an Azerbaijani national and green card holder, prosecutors said.

If convicted, the defendants face up to 20 years in federal prison for each fraud and money laundering count, along with a mandatory two-year consecutive sentence for aggravated identity theft.

The case is being investigated by the FBI-led Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force alongside IRS Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and local law enforcement agencies.

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Carvel is marking a milestone in ice cream history as its signature Flying Saucer sandwich — inspired by America's 1950s-era UFO craze — turns 75 this week.

Billed as the "original round ice cream sandwich," the Flying Saucer features soft-serve vanilla sandwiched between two chocolate wafers. Created by founder Tom Carvel, it debuted in 1951.

The treat's name and shape were inspired by the UFO obsession sweeping the country at the time, according to the company.

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In 1947, a pilot's widely publicized report of a "flying saucer" sighting sparked hundreds of similar claims across the U.S., according to History.com and historical accounts. 

This led to a full-blown cultural fixation heading into the 1950s, when Carvel's Flying Saucer launched along with the opening of the company's 100th store, according to Westchester magazine.

The milestone followed Carvel's founding in 1934, when Tom Carvel began selling melting ice cream roadside after his truck broke down in Hartsdale, New York, according to reports.

Customers embraced the texture, later branded as "soft serve," helping to launch what became the country's first retail ice-cream franchise.

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"From Tom Carvel's first roadside stand in 1934 to the creation of the Flying Saucer during the 1950s UFO craze, our brand has always embraced a spirit of imagination and fun," Marissa Sharpless, Carvel's vice president of marketing, said in a company news release. 

The dessert is one of Carvel's most recognizable menu items, alongside its novelty ice-cream cakes, with over two million flying off shelves last year.

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"The Flying Saucer endured the test of time because it is simple, nostalgic and the taste has remained unchanged," the company told Fox News Digital. "It is a treat that resonates across generations, one that parents pass down to their kids, who become fans themselves because it tastes just as good as it did 75 years ago."

The Friday anniversary coincides with the first day of spring, with Carvel offering the treat for 75 cents at participating locations.

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Carvel is also leaning into the treat's out-of-this-world theme with oversized Flying Saucer inflatables that have "crash-landed" at three historic shop locations in Coney Island, New York; Massapequa, New York; and West Palm Beach, Florida.

The sites were chosen for their ties to the brand's history. The Coney Island shop has been operated by the same family for four generations, the Massapequa location reflects Carvel's New York roots, and the Florida store was once used by Carvel to test new products during the winter, according to the company.

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Today, Carvel has more than 300 U.S. locations and hundreds more worldwide. 

Beyond the one-day promotion, loyalty members can purchase a six-pack of Flying Saucers for $7.50 this weekend, while a weekday deal offers buy-one, get-one 50% off six-packs Monday through Thursday.

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As San Jose State University approaches a critical deadline in its Title IX conflict against President Donald Trump's administration, another woman who was affected by the school's 2024 volleyball scandal has come forward. 

Former University of Wyoming volleyball star Macey Boggs said her team had been "torn apart" over a decision of whether to forfeit two matches to SJSU in 2024. The Spartans were embroiled in a national controversy at that time due to the presence of a biological male transgender athlete on the roster. 

Boggs said in a recent interview the players had found out about the trans player, whom they had competed against two years earlier, in the spring of 2024. When the fall rolled around, the locker room became a hive of tension and nerves due to the two scheduled matches between Wyoming and SJSU, and disagreements about whether to forfeit or not. 

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"You could tell that things got a little bit hostile," Boggs told Fox News Digital.

"In between the whispering between each other's back, and then we were no longer one team, one unit, it was like these two separate islands." 

Friendships were permanently ruined for Boggs and the rest of the Cowgirls, she said. 

"Yeah," Boggs said when asked if the situation "permanently ruined friendships." 

"There were some of the girls who I really enjoyed, and we got along great, and then this situation came up, some conflict came up, and ultimately we went in separate directions because of that … as soon as we played in our last game, we all went in separate directions… it was hard to maintain those relationships." 

The first Mountain West team to forfeit to SJSU that year was Utah State, becoming the first of five conference teams to do so. 

Former Utah State star Kaylie Ray previously told Fox News Digital that the decision was left up to a player poll, and the majority of players voted to forfeit. 

Wyoming also left the decision up to a player vote, per Boggs. But that vote had troubling outcome for her. 

"It was said that it was up to the players. So we took an anonymous vote, it ended up we were going to play because most of the girls on my team wanted to play," Boggs said. But she and others weren't going to play anyway, regardless of the vote.

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"There were a few of us who were like, ‘We’re not gonna play.' So we decided we're not gonna play. . . . There was a lot of conflict within the team . . . and it was not something you should have to deal with on your team. . . . It just seems so silly and something that tore apart the team." 

The divide came with several difficult conversations for Boggs. 

But most of the conversations weren't necessarily ideological, over whether males should be able to play in women's sports. Boggs said the conversations were mostly about the pain of taking two losses on their record, when they were all working so hard to make the playoffs.

It was especially hard for the seniors. 

"One of the hardest conversations, there were two, one of them was a fellow senior and she said, ‘This is my fellow senior year, I don’t want it to be ruined by this. And I fully resonated with that because it was also my senior year, and it was ruined by that," Boggs said. 

"One girl was doing really well statistically in the Mountain West and the NCAA and she mentioned, ‘how is this going to affect my stats?’ And that didn't settle well for me because I was like, ‘OK, that’s kind of selfish.'

"I understood where she was coming from … but ultimately it's a bigger issue." 

Boggs and the players who were determined not to play the game were preparing to tell the coaches of their intent. 

But just then, prior to the first match between Wyoming and SJSU on Oct. 5 of that year, the players were called into another meeting, Boggs said.

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Boggs claims that Wyoming Athletic Director Tom Burman told them they were encouraged by the Wyoming state government to forfeit the game, but Burman made the final decision on the forfeit

"By the time it was time to tell the coaches, we had another meeting… It was told to us by our AD Tom Burman, so he was the one who said, ‘this is the decision that has been made, it’s been taken out of your guys' hands. And I'm so grateful for that," Boggs said. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to University of Wyoming Athletics and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon's office for a response. 

Public records show the university faced "outside pressure" to forfeit the match, according to WyoFile.

Gordon commended the forfeit in a statement at the time. 

"I am in full support of the decision by Wyoming Athletics to forego playing its volleyball match against San Jose State. It is important we stand for integrity and fairness in female athletics," Gordon said. 

Wyoming went on to finish the season 17-13, losing six of their last nine games. They finished two games out of the final spot in the conference tournament, and would have made the tournament had they won their two games against SJSU. It was Boggs and other seniors' last chance to make the tournament in their Wyoming careers. 

Within the locker room, the disagreements over initial vote left rifts. Boggs and the women on her side dug their heels in deeper. 

In November of that year, Boggs and teammates Sierra Grizzle and Jordan Sandy joined former SJSU volleyball star Brooke Slusser's lawsuit against the Mountain West Conference. Slusser initially brought the scandal into the national spotlight that September, when she joined Riley Gaines' lawsuit against the NCAA, with Slusser citing her experience playing with and rooming with trans teammate Blaire Fleming without ever being officially told of Fleming's birth sex. 

Boggs, Grizzle and Sandy joined Slusser and seven other conference players in suing the Mountain West and representative of SJSU and the California State University (CSU) system.

Boggs said the decision to take things that far earned the respect of teammates who initially voted to play the game. 

Once they joined, Boggs said she told her other teammates, "'Hey, can we talk to you guys? We've decided to join this lawsuit, and this is why."

"And after that, they like totally understood . . . I think that standing up for something can be extremely scary, and something you need to be very brave and bold in."

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The Slusser v Mountain West lawsuit was partially dismissed by federal judge Kato Crews earlier in March, with all charges being dismissed against the Mountain West. 

However, Title IX claims and representatives of SJSU and CSU were not dismissed. Crews is reserving a ruling on those charges until after the ruling in the ongoing B.P.J. v West Virginia Supreme Court case over trans athletes in women's sports, and the Title IX implications. 

At the same time, SJSU and CSU are waging a legal war of resistance to the Trump administration's efforts to get SJSU to resolve its alleged Title IX violations for how it handled Fleming.

After the U.S. Department of Education announced an investigation determined that SJSU violated Title IX, and offered a series of compliance points to resolve it, SJSU and CSU sued the federal government to challenge the findings. 

"I laughed," Boggs said, when she heard the news of SJSU's lawsuit. "That seems like something that is a little bit silly. I truly believe that we even shouldn't be having lawsuits centered around men in women's sports." 

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon responded to the lawsuits on March 11, giving the institutions a deadline of 10 days to come to an agreement or risk federal funding cuts and a referral to the U.S. Department of Justice.

With that deadline coming up within a week, Boggs is the latest woman to have been impacted by the scandal to speak out about the experience, joining Slusser and Ray. 

Both Slusser and Ray have gone viral on social media in recent weeks after speaking out, prompting criticism and even online insults from people with pro-transgender views.

Boggs said she's faced online attacks from the other side ever since her decision to forfeit and join the lawsuit in 2024, and she is prepared to face more, if necessary. 

"I will bare the weight all day, I will take any hate that has to come, because I truly believe in this. If you have to say these crazy things, I would rather you say them to me than those girls that I am fighting with." 

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A federal probe investigating antisemitism in higher education released Tuesday found faculty members are fueling sentiment on college campuses.

The House Committee on Education and Workforce published an antisemitism report focused on higher education.

The report found that faculty members "are legitimizing and amplifying antisemitism on college campuses" after universities across the country dealt with intense protests during the conflict in Gaza following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel. Some demonstrators constructed encampments in order to pressure administrators to meet their demands, often seeking the university’s divestment from institutions related to Israel and Jewish groups.

Lawmakers said many faculty members amplifying such sentiments are associated with Faculty and Staff for Justice (FSJP) in Palestine. They also cited a study saying that campuses with FSJP groups are seven times more likely to experience violence against Jews. FSJP is described by the Anti-Defamation League as a "decentralized national network of anti-Zionist academics and university staff that organizes anti-Israel activities across campuses in the United States."

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According to the House report, faculty members "perpetuate antisemitism through university centers, such as Middle East studies centers, that offer a one-sided view of Israel as a ‘settler colonialist’ enterprise."

"This race-centric paradigm vilifies Israel and denies the legitimate existence of the Jewish state," the report continued. "It also views Jews as White and the privileged ‘oppressor,’ rather than a diverse minority that has been persecuted for thousands of years. Such teachings about Jews and Israel play on historically antisemitic themes such as ‘greed, appropriation, unmerited privilege, and hidden power’ and fuel antisemitism on college campuses."

"Across multiple universities, the Committee discovered many faculty members who promoted antisemitism," the congressional probe found. "Faculty members sought to strip Jewish students of protections against harassment, incited or celebrated violence, and left Jewish students isolated and alienated."

In the wake of the conflict in Gaza, the committee facilitated a hearing in July 2025, prompting higher education officials to testify.

The committee heard from interim Georgetown President Robert Groves, City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Berkeley Chancellor Dr. Rich Lyons and others.

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The Trump administration has stepped in to hold universities accountable for failing to address antisemitism. In November, it announced an agreement with Northwestern University requiring the school to pay $75 million and protect students and staff from any "hostile educational environment directed toward Jewish students."

Other major schools, like the University of Michigan, Columbia University, Emory University and many others, dealt with hostile environments during protests about the war in Gaza.

In light of the Trump administration’s efforts, the committee’s report highlights other issues. 

The report said some university leaders have not yet stepped up to take decisive action against antisemitism.

"University leaders are still failing to show strong, decisive leadership to address antisemitism on college campuses," it said. "In every case examined, the Committee found strong leadership to be critical to stopping antisemitic harassment. At many schools, a lack of decisive leadership allowed antisemitism to spread as leaders caved to the radical demands of faculty and student groups."

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The report raised concern over student-led groups like Students for Justice in Palestine "driving antisemitic harassment and hostility."

"Groups like Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) are ringleaders for the antisemitic harassment faced by Jewish students on campus, often with the support of faculty members," it stated.

Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine and Students for Justice in Palestine did not respond to a request for comment.

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