Israel - Palestinian militants launch massive attack, 7 Oct 2023 #11

[JennieM]

30m ago

Sirens have sounded in Tel Aviv and other cities in central Israel warning of incoming rockets for the first time since Tuesday.

There have been no immediate reports of injuries or damage, the Times of Israel reported.

Several Iron Dome interceptor missiles have been seen over the area, it said.

Israeli forces ‘determined to advance’, says military – as it happened

Daniel Hagari’s comments come amid mounting concerns about Israeli plans to expand military operations where people have sought refuge from fighting

www.theguardian.com

 

[Friday Fan]

Majority of ICU patients at Gaza's largest hospital have died, Al-Shifa doctor says

The UN is calling on Israel to grant access to Gaza to investigate competing claims about the Al-Shifa Hospital. Israel has repeatedly said Hamas is using the facility for military purposes, a claim denied by Hamas and medical officials. Follow for live updates.

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Weeks into the war between Israel and Hamas, there's no clear post-war plan for Gaza

The UN is calling on Israel to grant access to Gaza to investigate competing claims about the Al-Shifa Hospital. Israel has repeatedly said Hamas is using the facility for military purposes, a claim denied by Hamas and medical officials. Follow for live updates.

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[Simply Southern]

Ita. The way it appears to stand now is, Paletinians/Gazans do not want a two state solution.
Obviously I won't speak for everyone.
But Hamas and their ilk want to kill every last Israeli, and for the nation to be destroyed aka no more.
And IMO they're not going to stop there.
Idk how many agree with Hamas but I expect it's more than I thought !
Omo.

Totally agree. No they want to keep getting free aid and an open border with Israel, while plotting their ... From the river to the sea, campaign.

I've been reading up on what a two state resolution would be.

Some say, land mass would need to be renegotiate, others say a corridor from Gaza to the West Bank. (Eye roll)

How can you manage a state on two side of Israel? Who would protect Gaza coastline, surely we would not give the new state ships and weapons.

Moo...I feel strongly Israel has NO responsibility to open their border to a newly created state. They have allowed products, electric service, fuel, workers, etc from their country to Gaza and look where it got them.

All moo ...

 

[Chimera]

7:24 pm

In latest psychological warfare tactic, Hamas releases clip raising concerns of hostage’s well-being​

Aryeh Zalmanovich. (Courtesy)

The Hamas terror group has published a video purporting to show 86-year-old Aryeh Zalmanovich, one of the hostages being held in Gaza.

The footage raises concerns regarding Zalmanovich’s well-being.

As is the case with previous clips of hostages broadcast by terror groups in recent weeks, Israeli media is not publishing them out of respect for the families of the abducted and not to lend a hand to the psychological warfare being employed by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Zalmanovich was taken hostage from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 and has not been heard from since. Before being kidnapped, he managed to text one of his sons informing him that terrorists had infiltrated the Kibbutz.

He is one of the founding members of Nir Oz bordering Gaza working as a farmer there for decades.

He has two sons and five grandchildren.

86 years old.
My god.
So sorry for his family.
Omo.

 

[PommyMommy]

So, that was novel. Just completed a radio interview with @rtenews that started with:

“I hope the line’s OK, I’ve just had to run down three flights of stairs to the rocket shelter because Tel Aviv is under missile attack. I SAID I’M IN THE BASEMENT! Now, where were we?”


Eylon Levy on X

 

[Dotta]

"The Mavi Marmara Association from Turkey will send a fleet of ships with humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip despite the naval blockade.

'As the Mavi Marmara Association,
we are setting out again towards Gaza as a civil and independent movement,
in line with the decision made with the International Freedom Flotilla, of which we are a member',
the association said, quoted by Daily Sabah on Friday.

'Our actions against the naval blockade in Gaza are consistent with the principles of non-violence and peaceful resistance',
the statement added.

The ship 'Mavi Marmara'
was attacked on May 31, 2010 by Israeli special forces while trying to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip by an international humanitarian aid convoy called the 'Freedom Flotilla'.

In response to the attack, Türkiye severed diplomatic relations with Israel.

They were renewed only at the end of June 2016.
Israel also agreed to pay compensation to the victims' families."


Live from my country's MSM

"Znaczące efekty ataku". Ważny członek Hamasu zlikwidowany [RELACJA NA ŻYWO]

Piątek to 42. dzień wojny między Izraelem a Hamasem. W wyniku izraelskiego nalotu na Strefę Gazy zginął Ahmed Bahar, po…

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[Simply Southern]

They need to have better security! The map released yesterday on areas of NYC included this area and IIRC, it also included this building, Fox News was on the map as a target of these global intifada terrorists.

I'm not sure security would have authority to stop them.

It would seem NYCPD would be responsible for protection or Homeland Security.
Moo

 

[PommyMommy]

86 years old.
My god.
So sorry for his family.
Omo.

Hamas claims to show video of wounded Gaza hostage

Hamas published a video Friday evening that claims to show the 86-year-old Israeli resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz,

www.jpost.com

Hamas published a video Friday evening that claims to show the 86-year-old Israeli resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz, Aryeh Zalmanovich, thought to be one of the 237 taken hostage in Gaza, in critical condition.

Zalmanovich's family has asked for the video not to be broadcast and asked reporters not to contact them at this stage to respect their privacy.

 

[PommyMommy]

Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank strongly support Hamas, October 7 attack

A total of 75% of respondents agreed with the October 7 attack and 74.7% agreed that they support a single Palestinian state “from the river to the sea.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1725564261533892625

Bahrain's Crown Prince on Friday called on the Palestinian militant group Hamas to release Israeli women and children taken hostage in Gaza and for Israel in exchange for releasing Palestinian women and children held in Israeli prisons.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1725568996030775396

 

[Simply Southern]

Hamas claims to show video of wounded Gaza hostage

Hamas published a video Friday evening that claims to show the 86-year-old Israeli resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz,

www.jpost.com

Hamas published a video Friday evening that claims to show the 86-year-old Israeli resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz, Aryeh Zalmanovich, thought to be one of the 237 taken hostage in Gaza, in critical condition.

Zalmanovich's family has asked for the video not to be broadcast and asked reporters not to contact them at this stage to respect their privacy.

My heart breaks for this man and his family.

This is cruel.

Well, now they know he's a POW, they can file a complaint with the ICC.
Moo ..

 

[PommyMommy]

Hamas has an interest in increasing violence in the West Bank. But our role is to make sure that uptick does not exceed or succeed in killing or abducting any Israelis:
@LTCPeterLerner speaks to @NavikaKumar

Watch @TheNewshour

https://twitter.com/x/status/1725554299986395379

 

[Chimera]

IDF releases footage showing the demolition of an Islamic Jihad compound in northern Gaza, where Badr-3 rockets and other weapons were found by by troops.

Additional images of weapons found at the compound.
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1725554416298725847

Looks like some pricey gear.
Where are they getting the money for it ?
1.) Iran ?
2.) Jordan ?
3.) My tax dollars ?

Prob. # 3.
Every time aid money is sent... think about what it's being used for.
Wish we could put a stop to sending help.
Omo.

 

[PommyMommy]

8:01 pm

IDF southern command chief: ‘We see clear Hamas presence in all hospitals’​

Head of the IDF Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, peers into a tunnel shaft at Gaza City's Shifa Hospital, November 17, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

The head of the IDF Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, carried out an assessment at Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip today, the military says.

“We see the presence of Hamas in all hospitals, it is a clear presence. They make cynical use of the hospitals, like here in the heart of Shifa,” Finkelman says to troops at the scene, where forces uncovered an entrance to a Hamas tunnel and a cache of weapons.

The IDF releases new images showing the tunnel shaft found in the hospital complex.

 

[PrairieWind]

Hamas claims to show video of wounded Gaza hostage

Hamas published a video Friday evening that claims to show the 86-year-old Israeli resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz,

www.jpost.com

Hamas published a video Friday evening that claims to show the 86-year-old Israeli resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz, Aryeh Zalmanovich, thought to be one of the 237 taken hostage in Gaza, in critical condition.

Zalmanovich's family has asked for the video not to be broadcast and asked reporters not to contact them at this stage to respect their privacy.

This is yet another violation of international law by Hamas.

 

[JennieM]

10m ago

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have said they have not received an update from their staff inside Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital since Israeli forces entered the facility on Wednesday.

In a statement on Friday, MSF said that as of Thursday, they still have at least one staff member inside al-Shifa but contact with them has been “intermittent”. It added:

We haven’t had an update on the situation inside the hospital from our staff since Israeli Forces entered the facility on November 15.
When we were last able to speak with our colleagues, remaining medical staff were still trying to treat and help patients and displaced civilians who sheltered inside Al-Shifa, despite having had no electricity, food, or water for days.

The charity reiterated its call for the respect and the protection of health facilities, health care workers, patients, and civilians, and called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Israeli forces ‘determined to advance’, says military – as it happened

Daniel Hagari’s comments come amid mounting concerns about Israeli plans to expand military operations where people have sought refuge from fighting

www.theguardian.com

 

[PommyMommy]

8:01 pm

IDF southern command chief: ‘We see clear Hamas presence in all hospitals’​

Head of the IDF Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, peers into a tunnel shaft at Gaza City's Shifa Hospital, November 17, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

The head of the IDF Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, carried out an assessment at Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip today, the military says.

“We see the presence of Hamas in all hospitals, it is a clear presence. They make cynical use of the hospitals, like here in the heart of Shifa,” Finkelman says to troops at the scene, where forces uncovered an entrance to a Hamas tunnel and a cache of weapons.

The IDF releases new images showing the tunnel shaft found in the hospital complex.

Another photo:


Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian on X

 

[JennieM]

NEW

UN says no fuel delivered to Gaza today​

As we've been reporting throughout the day, Israel says it will allow two fuel trucks to enter the Gaza Strip each day so that UN aid work can carry on in the territory.

A spokesperson for UNWRA - the UN's agency for Palestinians - has now told the BBC that none of the fuel that Israel says it's approved will arrive today.

Data from the Egyptian Red Crescent and UNRWA has indicated that no trucks carrying any sort of aid have entered the Gaza Strip for the past three days due to the lack of fuel.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67446662

 

[JennieM]

Oxfam says proposed fuel deliveries are only 'crumbs'​

ReutersCopyright: Reuters
A UN-flagged fuel truck moving towards border crossing - pictured yesterday

Israel's decision to allow two fuel lorries into Gaza each day - to help with the UN's aid work - has been described by the charity Oxfam as being only "crumbs" of what's needed.

More than two million people are in "desperate need", spokeswoman Bushra Khalidi told the BBC.

She said the proposed deliveries were not enough, and would "leave the 2.2 million people still at the risk of starvation and dehydration".

Khalidi also said food deliveries represented only "2-10% of the food that's needed. It's the same for water."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67446662

 

[PommyMommy]

8:18 pm

Netanyahu indicates that Israel not planning to keep troops inside Gaza after war​

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicates that the IDF doesn’t plan to keep soldiers inside of Gaza after the war even if Israel will maintain security control over the Strip for the foreseeable future.

“I’m not sure of keeping troops inside. And in fact, it’s not particularly necessary because it’s very small,” Netanyahu tells NPR.

As for who will govern Gaza after the war, “We need a cultural change in any civilian administration in Gaza. It can’t be committed to funding terrorism,” Netanyahu says, in a swipe at the Palestinian Authority.

He says Israel will not be able to accept anyone who shares Hamas’s goals and the terror group’s inculcation of teaching Palestinian children that Israel has to be destroyed.

“For the foreseeable future, Israeli overall military responsibility. But there also has to be a civilian government there,” he clarifies.

 

[PommyMommy]

3min ago

Report: PM called Biden urging him to pressure Qatar to increase number of hostages in pending deal​

During last night’s war cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu phoned US President Joe Biden and urged him to pressure Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to expand the number of hostages to include in the deal being negotiated by Doha between Israel and Hamas, Channel 12 reports.

Mossad chief David Barnea is already in touch with the Qataris, but Netanyahu wanted to up the pressure from another source, the report says.

After previous hostage deal proposals would’ve seen parent hostages separated from their children abducted with them in Gaza, the war cabinet has informed mediators that under no circumstances will it accept the separation of parents from their children.