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

[Momoffourboys]

Due to the Capture of the Al-Shifa Medical Center in Northern Gaza last night by the Israel Defense Force, Medical Supplies and Equipment as well as Doctors have begun to arrive at the Hospital in order to assist with Treating and Sheltering the Thousands of Palestinians who have been Trapped there for several weeks as a result of the War.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1724788581863215126

 

[Momoffourboys]

In footage from 7 October 2023, Hamas gunmen are seen throwing grenades into a shelter, while off-duty soldier Aner Shapira throwing back seven grenades before being fatally wounded by the eighth.Full story https://trib.al/V9eRwR6

https://twitter.com/x/status/1724725322581487837

 

[Momoffourboys]

IDF humanitarian efforts:
To the residents of Tal Al-Hawa, Al-Sabra, Al-Zeitoun, Al-Gharbi, Darj Al-Tuffah, Al-Shuja’iyya and Jabalia, the evacuation corridors will remain open until 16:00 for civilians through the Salah Al-Din route southward of Wadi Gaza.
There will be a tactical pause of military operation for humanitarian purposes between 10:00-14:00 in the the neighborhoods of Al-Salam and Al-Nour. During this time, civilians should move south to the Salah Al-Din route.
Residents that are being blocked from evacuation by Hamas are able to contact the IDF through this number +972 50-341-0322 or the Telegram channel- @gaza_saver.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1724706542350409894

 

[Momoffourboys]

Report: Qatari official says Hamas agrees to release 50 hostages in exchange for 3-day pause​

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-qatari-official-says-hamas-agrees-to-release-50-hostages-in-exchange-for-3-day-pause/

 

[PaulaDC]

Really??? I didn't know that!

Based on how many patients there were at the moment to how many employees were still there. They should have had more than enough to help out with babies. Jmoo

 

[Momoffourboys]

4 weeks later - she dares to go back - longer report here: https://cnn.com/2023/11/04/middleeast/israel-festival-survivor-hamas-festival-attack-intl/index.html

https://twitter.com/x/status/1720857552085266708

 

[Chimera]

In footage from 7 October 2023, Hamas gunmen are seen throwing grenades into a shelter, while off-duty soldier Aner Shapira throwing back seven grenades before being fatally wounded by the eighth.Full story https://trib.al/V9eRwR6

https://twitter.com/x/status/1724725322581487837

Rest in gentle peace to Aner.
What a hero !
May his memory be a blessing.

 

[PapillonVert]

BBM. Terror indoctrination in the Gaza schools? Is there a link where I can learn more? Thanks!

JMO

Here is some information on that, @MyBelle -

https://x.com/DrEliDavid/status/1724448506344100309?s=20

Also, more information on that here in this article from 2021 in Foreign Policy:

“Nearly 60 percent of UNRWA’s roughly $1 billion annual budget is allocated to education programs which claim to teach children values of peace, tolerance, and nonviolent conflict resolution. Yet according to various studies of the Palestinian curriculum, which is taught by UNRWA in the Palestinian territories, the agency is falling far short of that goal. Textbooks depict Jews as enemies of Islam, glorify so-called martyrs who have died while committing terror attacks, and promote jihad for the liberation of historic Palestine, including areas firmly within Israel’s pre-1967 borders, such as Jaffa and Haifa. Maps of the region do not include the state of Israel, which throughout the curriculum is referred to as “the Zionist Occupation.”

Palestinian Schools Have a Problem—and Are Running Out of Time

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has failed to fulfill demands for reform—and may soon face the consequences.

foreignpolicy.com

Asked if Israeli troops had brought medical aid to the hospital, he responded: “If it was up to me, I would refuse [any aid]. They are killing us for 40 days and they want to offer me saline drips.”

Israel-Hamas war: Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah-linked sites in Lebanon – as it happened

This blog has closed. You can read all our coverage of the Israel-Hamas war here and our latest full report here

www.theguardian.com

RSBM; BBM

I find the bolded part of that quote from the surgeon telling. Maybe he’s saying that out of anger and didn’t really mean it, but it seems very inappropriate for him to say he would refuse aid for his patients if offered to him.

 

[Momoffourboys]

IDF forces raid Gaza’s main hospital, find weapons, ‘concrete evidence’ of Hamas use​

Army describes ‘precise, targeted op,’ avoiding ‘friction’ with civilians; 5 gunmen killed outside; IDF calls on Hamas gunmen inside to surrender, says it delivered medical supplies​

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-special-forces-raid-gazas-main-hospital-find-weapons-and-hamas-assets-inside/

 

[Simply Southern]

What happened to the 650 patients and 100s of workers, and family? Hope to hear from IDF, soon.​

Medical charity says 300 patients and staff still inside Al-Shifa

ReutersCopyright: Reuters
Medics pictured inside Al-Shifa hospital this morningImage caption: Medics pictured inside Al-Shifa hospital this morning
As a reminder, Israel's military has entered Gaza's main hospital in what it describes as a "targeted operation against Hamas" with reports of IDF troops going room to room questioning people.
Natalie Thurtle, deputy medical co-ordinator of charity Doctors Without Borders, says that people attempting to flee Al-Shifa hospital are "at the mercy of gunfire, shelling and fire from drones".
She says her team have only managed to establish brief communication with medical staff inside the hospital following persistent connectivity problems.
At least 300 patients and staff are inside the facility, along with Israeli soldiers, and more than 100 staff members and families are in its vicinity, she tells BBC Radio 4's The World at One programme.
"We've been trying to evacuate them for three days", she says, but the action had been hindered due to "sustained" fighting around the hospital.
"It's very perilous and there is no opportunity for people to leave Shifa at the moment."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67423274

 

[Brightchaser47]

Report: Qatari official says Hamas agrees to release 50 hostages in exchange for 3-day pause​

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-qatari-official-says-hamas-agrees-to-release-50-hostages-in-exchange-for-3-day-pause/

Hamas is weakening. Don't settle. All the hostages, and  no pauses (beyond what they're doing now). JMO

 

[Momoffourboys]

They knew. They said nothing. They are complicit.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1724805073707159858

 

[Simply Southern]

Here is some information on that, @MyBelle -

https://x.com/DrEliDavid/status/1724448506344100309?s=20

Also, more information on that here in this article from 2021 in Foreign Policy:

“Nearly 60 percent of UNRWA’s roughly $1 billion annual budget is allocated to education programs which claim to teach children values of peace, tolerance, and nonviolent conflict resolution. Yet according to various studies of the Palestinian curriculum, which is taught by UNRWA in the Palestinian territories, the agency is falling far short of that goal. Textbooks depict Jews as enemies of Islam, glorify so-called martyrs who have died while committing terror attacks, and promote jihad for the liberation of historic Palestine, including areas firmly within Israel’s pre-1967 borders, such as Jaffa and Haifa. Maps of the region do not include the state of Israel, which throughout the curriculum is referred to as “the Zionist Occupation.”

Palestinian Schools Have a Problem—and Are Running Out of Time

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has failed to fulfill demands for reform—and may soon face the consequences.

foreignpolicy.com

RSBM; BBM

I find the bolded part of that quote from the surgeon telling. Maybe he’s saying that out of anger and didn’t really mean it, but it seems very inappropriate for him to say he would refuse aid for his patients if offered to him.

Doesn't surprise me, he's allowed patients, including infants, to perish, rather than surrender and save lives. Moo

I've been silent, but I have seen this "attitude" from a few physicians in the US. They refuse to use treatments, deny pain medication for certain procedures, because it's not available in their home county. Many are education holding visa physicians working in low income, poverty areas, in return for a US Medical School education.
I don't say this with disrespect, but point to the culture differences.
Moo ...

 

[Momoffourboys]

Hamas is weakening. Don't settle. All the hostages, and  no pauses (beyond what they're doing now). JMO

I’m, personally, torn about the deals with terrorists. On one hand, no compromising. Release every single one and return bodies of deceased. On the other hand, as a very selfish mother/daughter/sister/wife, I can’t imagine not being selfish in wanting my own released no matter what the compromise is.

Hamas is definitely very weakened. They’ve watched videos of their government buildings taken over by IDF, videos of their “secret” tunnels, been called out for using hospitals and ambulances, been called out for using civilians as human shields. The mental weakening harms them as much (if not more) as the military. Watching the IDF shield and assist civilians probably weakens them the most. All JMO.

 

[Baby baby Jane]

Hamas is weakening. Don't settle. All the hostages, and  no pauses (beyond what they're doing now). JMO

It would be interesting to hear the Hamas rationale & “rules” for 3 day pause. Why not release the hostages and just stop?

 

[Momoffourboys]

‘I know #AlShifaHospital personally, I’ve been there. I’ve helped them build hospitals' in Gaza @GrishaConsult, former head of the Civilian Department of
@cogatonline tells @laura_i24 about #Hamas’s use of civilian facilities for terror and the evidence #IDF is exposing

https://twitter.com/x/status/1724779527275205004

 

[PaulaDC]

Al-Shifa without power, oxygen and water, doctor says​

Orla Guerin
Reporting from Jerusalem

The doctor in Al-Shifa that the BBC has spoken to has also said the hospital is without power, oxygen and water.

Dr Ahmed Mokhallalati said six premature babies died in recent days and that he’s worried that the others will die “one by one” due to a lack of oxygen and lack of power.

He said essential surgeries were carried out on Tuesday with only light sedation and patients were “screaming in pain”. No surgeries could be carried out on Wednesday.
Dr Mokhallalati said doctors were unable to help one patient with burns yesterday, due to a lack of equipment including ventilators, and had to just “let him die“.

Asked if Israeli troops had brought medical aid to the hospital, he responded: “If it was up to me, I would refuse [any aid]. They are killing us for 40 days and they want to offer me saline drips.”

Israel-Hamas war: Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah-linked sites in Lebanon – as it happened

This blog has closed. You can read all our coverage of the Israel-Hamas war here and our latest full report here

www.theguardian.com

So he's an Irish born plastic surgeon. I was just curious about him and all his tic tok/youtube videos.

 

[Momoffourboys]

'They have very specific intelligence that leads the operation. I have to remind you, the hospital was built by Israel, so we know what it looks like,'Security analyst Raphael Jerusalmy discusses IDF's operation in #AlShifaHospital and its challenges with @albertlewitinn

https://twitter.com/x/status/1724759254538535320

 

[justtrish]

It would be interesting to hear the Hamas rationale & “rules” for 3 day pause. Why not release the hostages and just stop?

Just me guessing on why I think a 3 day pause. Time to regroup? Time to rest. Time to get a restock of weapons from Iran and other countries that support their terror.. JMO

 

[Momoffourboys]

Head of @USAIDWBG during the 2014 war, @Dave_Harden
(good man), says head of the Red Cross was aware at the time that Hamas was using ambulances to transport its terrorists—and said nothing. Gross negligence.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1724810762290618644