Israel - Palestinian militants launch massive attack, 7 Oct 2023 #9

[PommyMommy]

At least 4 Rockets were launched towards Northeastern Israel and the Golan Heights this morning from Syria, with all of the Rockets reported to have landed in Open Areas.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721903336155386125

 

[PommyMommy]

IDF says some 20 rockets fired from Lebanon at northern Israel, setting off sirens in the Galilee and Golan. Troops responding with artillery fire.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721904099762098259

 

[PommyMommy]

6m ago / 6:53 AM PST

Hezbollah’s second in command warns of expanding conflict​

Rockets launched from Lebanon reached deeper into Israeli territory yesterday than any since the 2006 war, as the Hezbollah militant group’s second-in-command threatened to escalate cross-border attacks if Israel continues its deadly assault on the Gaza Strip.

“Hezbollah participates for the sake of lowering the pressure on Gaza,” Naim Qassem, Hezbollah’s deputy secretary-general, told NBC News in an exclusive interview. He framed Israel as the aggressor, saying that growing attacks from Iranian-backed militant groups across the Middle East against American targets were “a clear message that if you expand there will be serious consequences.”

Israel-Hamas war live updates: Gaza ‘security responsibility’ to be Israel's when conflict ends, Netanyahu says (nbcnews.com)

 

[PommyMommy]

2m ago15.00 GMT

Summary of the day so far …​

It is 5pm in Gaza City and in Tel Aviv. Here are today’s headlines from the Israel-Hamas war:

• Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel may consider “tactical little pauses” in fighting to allow the entry of aid or the exit of hostages from the Gaza Strip, but he again rejected calls for a ceasefire. When asked who should govern the territory after fighting ends, the Israeli prime minister told ABC news in an interview broadcast on Monday night: “Israel will for an indefinite period … have the overall security responsibility [in Gaza] because we’ve seen what happens when we don’t have that security responsibility.”
• On Tuesday a moment’s silence was held in Israel to mark 30 days since the Hamas attack on Israel in which 1,400 people were killed. Vigils have been held around the world. In Jerusalem on Monday night a vigil was held with a candle lit for each victim and relatives of the dead gathered at Jerusalem’s Western Wall to mark a month of mourning.
• Israel’s military claims to have captured a Hamas military stronghold and detonated a Hamas weapons depot “in a civilian area” adjacent to al-Quds hospital. Israel has repeatedly claimed that Hamas is using hospital buildings to carry out military operations. Israeli forces on Monday said they had severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory.
• The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza has claimed that 10,328 Palestinians have been killed within the Gaza Strip by Israeli military actions since 7 October. The number, it says, includes 4,237 children. The number of people wounded has been increased to 25,965, according to the health ministry spokesperson Dr Ashraf al-Qudra. It has not been possible for journalists to independently verify the casualty figures being issued in Gaza.
• The UN high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, began a five-day visit to the Middle East on Tuesday to engage with government officials and civil society on the human rights violations taking place amid Israel’s escalation in Gaza. “It has been one full month of carnage, of incessant suffering, bloodshed, destruction, outrage and despair,” Türk said in a statement.
• More than half a million people in northern Gaza face death by starvation as food supplies run “perilously” low, an international charity has warned. Riham Jafari, coordinator of advocacy and communication for ActionAid Palestine, said “Cases of dehydration and malnutrition are increasing rapidly”. UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, has described the situation in Gaza as a “tragedy of colossal proportions”. A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday that more than 160 healthcare workers had died while on duty in Gaza.
• The Israel Defence Forces military spokesperson Daniel Hagari has said that on Tuesday Israel has again fired into Lebanon in response to an attack. The Israel Defence Forces also claimed they intercepted “a suspicious aerial target” near the blue-line which marks the UN-drawn boundary between Israel and Lebanon.
• A Hezbollah lawmaker said on Tuesday that the Lebanese militant group would respond “double” to any Israeli attacks on civilians after a strike at the weekend that killed three children and their grandmother in south Lebanon.
• The Foreign Press Association has issued a statement criticising the Israeli military for harassing reporters while they are working in the occupied West Bank.
• The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Japan for a meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers expected to be dominated by the Israel-Hamas war.
• The Kremlin called on Tuesday for “humanitarian pauses” in Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip, and it described the humanitarian situation there as “catastrophic”. Russia will continue contacts with Israel, Egypt and the Palestinians to help ensure that humanitarian supplies can be delivered into Gaza, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told a regular briefing. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has killed nearly 22,000 civilians, according to UN figures.
• The British government has said it is to hold an emergency committee to consider the impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict in the UK. The prime minister’s official spokesperson said it would address important issues around “community cohesion”.
• Turkey’s parliament has removed Coca-Cola and Nestlé products from its restaurants over their alleged support for Israel, according to a parliament statement and a source who named the two companies to Reuters.

Israel-Hamas war live: Gaza death toll rises to 10,328, says health ministry (theguardian.com)

 

[Friday Fan]

Israel to maintain security control in Gaza ‘indefinitely’ after war, Netanyahu says

Israel to maintain security control in Gaza ‘indefinitely’ after war, Netanyahu says

PM acknowledges some responsibility for October 7 fiasco in interview with ABC News; hints at some flexibility on humanitarian pauses in fighting

www.timesofisrael.com

He seems to change his mind alot. But, I think this is the best solution. MOO

 

[Dotta]

He seems to change his mind alot.

Yeah.
One cannot keep pace with all the changes

 

[PapillonVert]

A deadly cascade: how secret Hamas attack orders were passed down at last minute
Plan drawn up by handful of leaders was unknown to men who would carry it out until morning of attacks on Israel a month ago

• Warning: viewers may find some photos distressing

The first orders went out before 4am: anyone who had been attending the regular training sessions and was not planning to attend dawn prayers at their usual mosques must go to pray.

An hour later, as the sky began to lighten over Gaza and the congregations began to disperse, new instructions were issued. These too were straightforward and passed mainly by word of mouth: bring your weapons and any ammunition you have and assemble at specific landmarks.


But still no one was told what was about to happen. Operation al-Aqsa Flood, the most ambitious operation launched by Hamas since the extremist Islamist organisation had taken control of Gaza in 2007, was still a secret.

more: A deadly cascade: how secret Hamas attack orders were passed down at last minute

I find this article really fascinating. Almost unbelievable.

One thing I really have trouble understanding about October 7 is the idea that 3000 men went into Israel and did things like bake babies in front of their parents, kill parents in front of their kids. They did everything that they could not just to kill but to maximize suffering. When you hear about murders like this happening in the world, it’s usually one person and it’s usually because they experienced severe childhood trauma, were psychotic, or had some other major abnormality going on. Then there are reports that the terrorists were smiling and shouting glory to God as they went from house to house, killing people. Unimaginable. I think that, for the average person, you would have to go through a significant amount of brainwashing and trauma in order to participate in a crime like that much less smile during it. It is very hard for me to believe that there wasn’t some sort of desensitization training or something for October 7 to take place. The thing I find unbelievable is that they were told what to do mere moments before doing it and they were able to do it- while smiling. I know they had Captagon, but still.

I think there’s a lot to learn about group psychology and brainwashing of a population because I feel like that’s what’s happened here. Most people couldn’t fathom doing what was done on October 7 and yet thousands of people did it.

 

[Momoffourboys]

US threatens to cut funds to colleges failing to tackle antisemitism, Islamophobia​

US threatens to cut funds to colleges failing to tackle antisemitism, Islamophobia

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www.timesofisrael.com

 

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George Deek



@GeorgeDeek


I was a member and a leader at the Arab-Christian Boy Scouts in Jaffa. Our slogan is: “be prepared”. But nothing prepared me to what Hamas did to the scouts club in Gaza.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721762523475591476

 

[dotr]

Rosie DiManno: Graphic video from Hamas strike is soul-crushing, but should be shown to the world

Lord knows how anyone can take pleasure, can take pride, in such depravity, all their humanity wrung out of them, writes Rosie DiManno

www.thestar.com

By Rosie DiManno Star Columnist
Monday, November 6, 2023 rbbm

''I saw the murder in raw footage shown to journalists on Monday. The world is now seeing the dreadful repercussions.
If there is a moral equivalence, it does not arise from weighing the value of some lives over others. This is not about Palestinian deaths versus Israeli deaths. It is, rather, about the evils of terrorism, of blood lust, and finding joy in the death of the reviled other. That is the shared tragedy.
But the Hamas strike, the genesis of this catastrophe, intensely personalized and primevally dehumanizing — a shot to the head of a baby in its crib, a toddler set aflame, charred, a youngster’s torso severed from its limbs. And not just children of course, though there was no mercy granted them, but teenage girls raped, defiled, a garden hoe used to decapitate a young man, a father trying to shelter his young sons in a shed, incinerated by a grenade tossed through the door from three feet away.''

''The captives are a prize, a ticket out of prison for Hamas detainees, a negotiating chip for a ceasefire. Remember this: Hamas, designated a terrorist group by Canada, by the United States, by the EU, has broken ceasefires — with Israel and with their archrival Palestinian Authority — in 2006 … 2011 … 2014 … 2018 … 2021 …''

''As soul-crushing as it is to watch, this is what I wish: That the footage be publicly shown on giant screens in every city, every town, around the world, at Nathan Philips Square and at the corner of University and Dundas, where tens of thousands demonstrated against Israel on the weekend.
Let me hear them cheer then.''

 

[Dotta]

I find this article really fascinating. Almost unbelievable.

One thing I really have trouble understanding about October 7 is the idea that 3000 men went into Israel and did things like bake babies in front of their parents, kill parents in front of their kids. They did everything that they could not just to kill but to maximize suffering. When you hear about murders like this happening in the world, it’s usually one person and it’s usually because they experienced severe childhood trauma, were psychotic, or had some other major abnormality going on. Then there are reports that the terrorists were smiling and shouting glory to God as they went from house to house, killing people. Unimaginable. I think that, for the average person, you would have to go through a significant amount of brainwashing and trauma in order to participate in a crime like that much less smile during it. It is very hard for me to believe that there wasn’t some sort of desensitization training or something for October 7 to take place. The thing I find unbelievable is that they were told what to do mere moments before doing it and they were able to do it- while smiling. I know they had Captagon, but still.

I think there’s a lot to learn about group psychology and brainwashing of a population because I feel like that’s what’s happened here. Most people couldn’t fathom doing what was done on October 7 and yet thousands of people did it.

The answer is:
HATRED

The Hate That Drove the Hamas Attack

The Hamas massacre of Israelis was a function of pure hate. We need to fight antisemitism globally.

time.com

 

[Chimera]

US threatens to cut funds to colleges failing to tackle antisemitism, Islamophobia​

US threatens to cut funds to colleges failing to tackle antisemitism, Islamophobia

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www.timesofisrael.com

Thanks for this link !
There should be no hatred anywhere.
That's what resulted in Oct. 7th and further back in history as well.

Outrage as 'UPenn Junior' endorses Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel

The clip, shared by Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres, appears to show a student addressing a crowd and urging them to remember the scenes in Israel a month ago today.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Onlookers have expressed outrage after a clip emerged purportedly showing a University of Pennsylvania student praising Hamas' 'glorious October 7' incursion into southern Israel.

The clip, shared by Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres, apparently shows a student addressing a crowd and urging them to remember the scenes in Israel a month ago today.

She describes the 'joyful and powerful images which came from the glorious October 7', adding she remembered 'feeling so empowered and so happy'.

The speaker concludes her speech saying, 'Hold that feeling in your hearts... channel it through every action you take... go down to the streets every day and don't ever let them feel like you quietly accept this genocide.'
The article says 'purportedly' , but I think the video clip speaks for itself !
I'd go further and say that some universities do more harm than good by allowing this.
Education should teach people to think objectively, and not allow hate speech.
I get it that there needs to be free speech, but if a uni. allows these vile comments -- it's as if they're endorsing it ?
Omo.

 

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Eylon Levy

@EylonALevy

WATCH:
@IDF declassifies footage of Israeli fighter pilots aborting an airstrike because they see civilians nearby

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721923368809582959

 

[Momoffourboys]

While apologists for Hamas deny the group hides in civilian areas, Gazans we spoke with are blockading their own neighborhoods to prevent Hamas from using them as human shields.We’ve partnered with
@peacecomcenter to gather anonymous testimony from Gazans impacted by war.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721919081433956473

 

[dotr]

''Nov 7, 2023 #dailymail #hamas #israel
IDF blow up buildings in Gaza to expose Hamas tunnels as ground troops attack with machine guns. Israeli troops blew up a building to expose Hamas tunnels in Gaza. Footage from the front shows a huge explosion levelling the structure. Hamas often hides its tunnel entrances inside buildings such as this. More video showed an Israeli commander meeting with his engineers to discuss how to uncover and destroy the underground passages. Hamas is thought to have built hundreds of tunnels underneath Gaza. It uses them to hide its weapons and fighters, and launch attacks.Breaking up the tunnel network is one of the main aims of the war.''

'Nov 7, 2023 #i24NEWS #i24NEWSDesk
Nova music festival: Once full of peace and love, now a scene of charred cars and reminders of the slaughter that took place on October 7th. i24NEWs Correspondent Alexandre Riahi reports.'

 

[margarita25]

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ETA: Video below shows same poor man when he was told his daughter was killed:

3 weeks ago / “Death was a blessing” on learning fate of daughter:

 

[Sundog]

Religiously inspired orders have played a role in the hyper religious Middle East before.

Way back in 1973 Egypt and Israel mounted a surprise military attack against Israel. Several days before the attack, an Israeli spy reported that Egyptian military trucks had dropped off numbers of Coptic Christian soldiers at churches in Cairo for confessions.

The spy's report however, was ignored. The Israeli intelligence services later admitted that the officer receiving the report had no idea what 'confession' was. Thus, he had no idea what could be the military significance of soldiers giving them.

The confessing soldiers also had no idea of the impending attack. Rather, their commanders had suddenly ordered ordered all Christian soldiers into trucks. Once at the churches, they were ordered to make confessions- then, get back on the trucks.

Link please.

 

[Momoffourboys]

IDF's Paratroopers Brigade uncovered the shaft of an underground tunnel adjacent to an amusement parkThis is further evidence of the Hamas terrorist organization's cynical use of facilities and civilian population as a human shield

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721945124777668854

 

[Friday Fan]

I find this article really fascinating. Almost unbelievable.

One thing I really have trouble understanding about October 7 is the idea that 3000 men went into Israel and did things like bake babies in front of their parents, kill parents in front of their kids. They did everything that they could not just to kill but to maximize suffering. When you hear about murders like this happening in the world, it’s usually one person and it’s usually because they experienced severe childhood trauma, were psychotic, or had some other major abnormality going on. Then there are reports that the terrorists were smiling and shouting glory to God as they went from house to house, killing people. Unimaginable. I think that, for the average person, you would have to go through a significant amount of brainwashing and trauma in order to participate in a crime like that much less smile during it. It is very hard for me to believe that there wasn’t some sort of desensitization training or something for October 7 to take place. The thing I find unbelievable is that they were told what to do mere moments before doing it and they were able to do it- while smiling. I know they had Captagon, but still.

I think there’s a lot to learn about group psychology and brainwashing of a population because I feel like that’s what’s happened here. Most people couldn’t fathom doing what was done on October 7 and yet thousands of people did it.

There is a documentary called Gaza. It's free on Tubi. Towards the end, there are gangs of angry young men and teens.
They are very angry. They are unemployed. They spend their day at the border fence with slingshots and rocks. The anger is very real. Riots are constant. I can see many of them getting caught up in this too. Lots of anger and rage.



From 2018.

8 Palestinians killed by Israel fire on Gaza border; hundreds injured

Demonstrations are expected to continue until May as Palestinians mark the 70th anniversary of Israel's creation.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Momoffourboys]

The IDF is continuing to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. As of yesterday, 665 trucks have entered Gaza, with deliveries of vital humanitarian aid:Over 3,000 tons of foodOver 1,720 tons of medical equipment Over 600 tons of equipment for temporary sheltersOver 1.15 million liters of waterIn addition, more humanitarian initiatives are being planned. We are at war with Hamas, not Gazan civilians.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721940957027803253