Israel - Palestinian militants launch massive attack, 7 Oct 2023

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bestill said:
That's so sad. How would the "drunk redneck" know where they lived unless it's personal?
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They are the only family on our street that “look different”.

They have school aged children and all elementary students go to our neighborhood school- it’s a close community.

Dad is fluent in English (he’s a popular pediatrician) but Mom is not so she doesn’t interact much with others on our street. So some neighbors have “opinions” about her (she also wears a head covering but otherwise dresses “Western”).

Drunk redneck lives catty corner from them- he is always causing problems, He is also pissed because he got cited by the city for junk on his property.

The police said the trash on the lawn was not from him, which is plausible. We’ve had really bad storms lately so trash pickup is way behind. Could have been possums or raccoons.
 
www.dailymail.co.uk

Moment Israeli student, 25, is kidnapped from rave by Hamas militants

Sitting on the back of a terrorist's motorcycle, her outstretched arms pointing towards her helpless boyfriend, student Noa Argamani pleads for her life.
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Widely shared on social media, the footage of Noa's kidnapping is almost too distressing to bear. 'Imagine what it is like for her family,' said her university roommate, Amir Moadi. They found out she had been snatched only when they chanced upon the footage online.
 
Hundreds die and hostages held as Hamas assault shocks Israel | Israel | The Guardian
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Unverified videos released by Hamas, the militant organisation that seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, showed captive young Israelis covered in blood, their hands tied behind their backs and eyes wide with fright as battles between the faction and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) continued to rage across southern Israel and in the Palestinian enclave on Saturday.

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Testimonies from civilians in both Israel and Gaza echoed similar sentiments. Bodies and blood still litter many streets; after nearly 12 hours of fighting, which shows no signs of abating, the situation is not calm enough to retrieve the dead.

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In the chaos, it is unclear how much land Hamas managed to seize, but by nightfall the IDF estimated there were still 200-300 militants in Israeli territory, and an unknown number of civilians were still barricaded inside their homes, or being held hostage.

Hundreds of people who attended a rave in Kibbutz Re’im were filmed fleeing across the fields as booms and thuds could be heard in the background. The Israeli news website Ynet reported that contact had been lost with the partygoers.

[...]

The Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri said that they had enough captives to free Palestinian detainees. He told Al Jazeera: “As to our prisoners I say, your freedom is looming large. What we have in hand will see you set free.”

Hamas’s operation must have been months, if not years, in the making, and is likely to have involved regional cooperation with Iran, which sponsors both Hamas and the Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah. ...

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It is clear to everyone, on both sides, that this new fight is only just beginning.
 

Civilians will pay price for biggest challenge to Israel since 1973​

Bethan McKernanin Jerusalem

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The attack represents a serious intelligence failure for Israel’s security establishment, which assessed that Hamas was not looking for a full-scale war; the two sides had just negotiated a truce, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the UN, after three weeks of violence and unrest at the separation fence.

Part of Israel’s calculations appeared to be that Hamas would not want to imperil an economic lifeline of the past two years – the issuing of 18,500 permits for men from Gaza to work in construction and agriculture in Israel.

[…]

The shock offensive is also certain to derail the budding normalisation of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s two holiest sites, and the religion’s geopolitical anchor – which in theory could pave the way for the acceptance of the Jewish state across the Muslim world. Hamas also turned to violence in the 1990s to express disapproval of the Oslo peace process between Israel and Fatah, the Palestinian Authority’s ruling party.

What is less clear is what Hamas is trying to achieve in the long term, and how much coordination and support such a huge attack received from outside elements such as Hezbollah or Iran. At the very least, the attack is a clear signal that the 16-year-old siege of Gaza is not sustainable.

Events also present formidable challenges to Israel’s far-right government, which has overseen domestic chaos triggered by its proposals to overhaul the judiciary, as well as escalated tensions with the Palestinians, since taking office last December. For the extremists in prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet, this is a more than ample pretext for a return to full-scale war in the region.

An Israeli ground offensive in response, the first since 2014, is likely. The only thing that appears certain is that Gaza’s inhabitants, already battered by four wars over 16 years, are going to pay the heaviest price.

www.theguardian.com

Civilians will pay price for biggest challenge to Israel since 1973

Inhabitants of Gaza now face the prospect of an Israeli ground offensive
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Israeli PM statement in full​


"Citizens of Israel. We are at war, not an operation, not an escalation, a war.

"This morning Hamas launched a murderous surprise attack against the state of Israel and its citizens. We've been at it since early morning.

"I convened the heads of the security system, first of all I instructed to cleanse the settlements of the terrorists who had infiltrated - this operation is being carried out during these hours.

"At the same time, I ordered an extensive reserve mobilization and a retaliatory war with a strength and scope that the enemy had never known.

"The enemy will pay a price he has never known. In the meantime, I call on all citizens of Israel to strictly obey the instructions of the army and the instructions of the Home Command.

"We are in a war and we will win it."

 
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said he supports Israel’s right to defend itself and has said the Israeli ambassador was “very shaken” when he spoke to him on Sunday morning. He says the Australian government is urging restraint and is concerned about escalation in the region but condemns violence against civilians.

“This is indiscriminate. Civilians being targeted, killed and murdered, as well as many of them being taken hostage. This is dreadful,” he said.

The prime minister said that, based on the advice he has at the time, all “Australians are safe”. He says there are Australia Defence Force personnel in the region, but there is no risk to their safety.

Alex Ryvchin, the co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry had called upon Australias government to “condemn without equivocation these flagrant crimes”.

“Any calls for de-escalation by ‘both sides’ or attempts to draw equivalences between the crimes of a terrorist organisation and the defensive measures of a sovereign and democratic state are misconceived and only play into the hands of the terrorists,” he said.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Israel at this time.”

www.theguardian.com

Civilians and soldiers held hostage in Gaza, says Israel – as it happened

This blog is now closed.
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MassGuy said:
They are now parading around with the bodies of dead civilians laying in the back of vehicles in Gaza. Some of them are Israeli women.
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One of those bodies has been identified as a woman who was there to attend the music festival for peace. :(

www.smobserved.com

Naked Woman Paraded by Hamas Millitants in Gaza in a Truck, is a German National Named Shani Louk. Her Tattoos Match Those Seen on Instagram Photos

Update 11/16/23: IDF says it has killed one of the terrorists who paraded Shani Louk’s naked body through the streets of Gaza on October 7th...
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The woman seen on video in the back of a pick-up truck driven by Palestinian terrorists through cheering crowds in Gaza has been identified. Shani Louk, 30, is a German citizen visiting Israel to attend the music festival for peace held near the Gaza border fence. Louk's leg tattoos (see photos below), clearly match those seen on Instagram.

Paraded around in the back of a bus by Hamas in Gaza, the naked woman was reported by Hamas to be a dead female Israeli soldier. ...

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Israeli army tells Gaza Strip residents to take shelter​

The Israeli army has asked residents of seven different areas across the Gaza Strip to leave their homes and move to the city centers or take refuge in shelters in preparation for launching attacks against Hamas targets.

Witnesses told the BBC that dozens of families had started leaving their homes and were sheltering in UN schools.

 
bestill said:
I suggest following the BBC for accurate news and X. Boots on the ground are posting what is really going on.

It's eerily quiet on

I suspect that Israel is giving residents of the Gaza Strip time to leave.
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They are. Of course, no such courtesy was extended by the terrorists before they launched their attack.

The Israeli military giving civilians in Gaza very specific evacuation instructions. Telling them to move deeper into the strip in multiple areas. It appears Israel will soon start a heavier ground and/or air response.

 

Dangerous moment as pressure piles on Netanyahu to do something big​

The word of the day is unprecedented.

It's also a very dangerous moment. For decades, Israeli leaders, including Benjamin Netanyahu, have resisted a major ground offensive into Gaza. Even more, a reoccupation of the territory its troops pulled out of in 2005.

But this is a whole new war, mostly because of the staggering number of hostages - more than 50 - and the high level of Israeli causalities.

That, plus a far-right Israeli government, is putting huge pressure on Netanyahu to do something big. And Hamas is not going to pull back either; it's not going to hold its fire.

In the same way Israelis are pulling together because of these attacks, Palestinians are pulling together too. They're fed up with Israeli restrictions. They're also fed up with their own leadership, most of all the Palestinian Authority, which is a rival to Hamas.
But behind the question of what happens next is another urgent question - what now?

What is the long-term solution to what is an endless cycle of suffering?

 
www.aljazeera.com

Israel-Palestine escalation updates: Gaza under bombardment

These are the updates for the escalation between Palestinian fighters and Israel military on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
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Here is a summary of the today’s events:
  • At least 232 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air attacks on the Gaza Strip according to medical sources, launched after a Hamas offensive against Israel. At least 250 Israelis have been killed.
  • According to Hamas’s military wing, it has captured “several times greater” than dozens of Israelis.
  • Hamas, which runs Gaza, said its offensive is a response to the desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and increased settler violence. You can read more here on how Hamas’s offensive unfolded.
  • Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told residents of the besieged enclave to “leave now”, saying Israel’s forces “will turn all Hamas hideouts into rubble”.
www.timesofisrael.com

Israel at war: 300 killed in Hamas assault, hostages taken to Gaza, rockets on Tel Aviv

Over 1,590 injured in unprecedented infiltration from Gaza, with terrorists at 22 sites attacking civilians and soldiers; thousands of rockets fired at Israel; reservists called up
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The IDF’s spokesperson in Arabic has issued a message to residents of the Gaza Strip to seek shelter amid an ongoing Israeli response to Hamas’ deadly, multi-front attack against soldiers and civilians in Israel since this morning.

On X, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee told residents that “Hamas’ operations are forcing the IDF to operate in your place of residence. For your safety, you must leave your place of residence immediately.”
 
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has held a call with European counterparts: German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock, Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani, UK foreign secretary James Cleverly, and the EU’s chief foreign diplomat, Josep Borrell.

Blinken’s spokesperson, Matthew Miller, said: “They discussed the unprecedented scale and brutality of the Hamas attacks on Israeli territory, which they condemned in the strongest terms. The secretary underlined the United States’ support for Israel’s right to defend itself and encouraged continued engagement by Quint countries and the EU.”

Quint refers to a grouping of countries made up of the US, France, Germany, Italy and the UK.

www.theguardian.com

Civilians and soldiers held hostage in Gaza, says Israel – as it happened

This blog is now closed.
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MassGuy said:
The experts on CNN are convinced that Iran is behind this (support, weapons, planning, etc).
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7 Oct

Hamas: Iran backed the attacks​

A Hamas spokesperson earlier told the BBC that the militant group had backing from its ally, Iran, for its surprise attacks on Israel, saying it was a source of pride.
Ghazi Hamad told the World Service's Newshour programme that other countries had also helped Hamas, but he did not name them.

Earlier, a senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, confirmed the Islamic Republic supported the attacks, but did not go into any details.
The Hamas spokesperson also claimed the violence was in response to attacks by Jewish settlers.

"Every day they are building settlements, taking our lands, killing our people, entering our cities. Through the mediators, [the Egyptians, the Qatari or the UN] we tell them to stop but they didn’t listen to anyone."

 
JennieM said:
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said he supports Israel’s right to defend itself and has said the Israeli ambassador was “very shaken” when he spoke to him on Sunday morning. He says the Australian government is urging restraint and is concerned about escalation in the region but condemns violence against civilians.

“This is indiscriminate. Civilians being targeted, killed and murdered, as well as many of them being taken hostage. This is dreadful,” he said.

The prime minister said that, based on the advice he has at the time, all “Australians are safe”. He says there are Australia Defence Force personnel in the region, but there is no risk to their safety.

Alex Ryvchin, the co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry had called upon Australias government to “condemn without equivocation these flagrant crimes”.

“Any calls for de-escalation by ‘both sides’ or attempts to draw equivalences between the crimes of a terrorist organisation and the defensive measures of a sovereign and democratic state are misconceived and only play into the hands of the terrorists,” he said.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Israel at this time.”

www.theguardian.com

Civilians and soldiers held hostage in Gaza, says Israel – as it happened

This blog is now closed.
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Australia has only 14 defence personnel in the region, working in Operation Paladin. Which is the UN peacekeeping mission in the region.

 
'The Israel Police and the IDF Home Front Command issued a message Saturday night to relatives of those missing in the aftermath of a huge surprise assault by Gazan terrorists, asking them to bring in DNA samples from their loved ones in order to identify those who have been killed.

The authorities told family members to go to police stations to file reports with “identification details, an item from which DNA can be extracted, and a photo of the missing person.”

Family members who find themselves in areas under assault were advised to phone a police hotline by dialing 105.'
 
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