Israel - Palestinian militants launch massive attack, 7 Oct 2023 #2

[JennieM]

3m ago
There are reports of sporadic episodes of violence or aggression occurring in other parts of Israel and other Palestinian territories further afield from Gaza and that southern region.

In Jerusalem, it appears that a Palestinian gunman may have begun shooting near Herod’s Gate in the Old City that leads two and from the Muslim Quarter. Two border police officers were wounded and the fate of the gunman is not yet established, the Guardian’s Beth McKernan reports.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1712525916851650859

And in Masafer Yatta, a group of Palestinian hamlets in the southern portion of the occupied West Bank, south of Jerusalem and Hebron, Beth has relayed an ominous report from Palestinian journalist Basel Adra that Jewish settlers have donned uniforms as cover to then attack Palestinian residents.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1712528414697984376

Palestinian death toll passes 1,500 – as it happened

UN spokesperson says such a movement would have ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’ as Israel prepares for a ground offensive; Palestinian death toll rises to 1,537, according to Gaza’s health ministry

www.theguardian.com

 

[JennieM]

EU Commission president to travel to Israel on Friday​

European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will visit Israel on Friday, the European commission said on Thursday.

Von Der Leyen and Metsola will meet with Israeli leadership and express solidarity with the victims of the Hamas attacks.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67073970

 

[JennieM]

50,000 pregnant women unable to access clean water in Gaza - UN​

Nada Tawfik
BBC News

The UN has repeatedly underscored how dire the humanitarian situation is in Gaza.

We're now hearing from UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, which says 50,000 pregnant women are unable to access essential health services or even clean water, and 5,500 of those women are due to give birth in the coming month.

They are deeply concerned for the safety and wellbeing of women and girls there, and the trauma and psychological distress.

One UNFPA staff member is Gaza said their only goal now is to breathe, to stay alive.

The agency says it is prepositioning supplies to be ready to deliver if the siege is lifted.

They have joined the calls of others for all parties to abide by their obligations under international law.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67073970

 

[justtrish]

12m ago

Hamas hints Iran, Hezbollah not involved in decision to attack Israel​

Joanna Walters

Hamas just gave unprecedented briefing in English to world media, via Telegram, the Guardian’s Jerusalem correspondent, Beth McKernan is reporting on the hop, via X/Twitter.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1712557306284835263

She says that the militant group that controls Gaza said that “the decision to launch a military operation was entirely Palestinian.”

The subtext appears to be that Hamas allies Iran and the Lebanese group Hezbollah were not involved in Saturday’s surprise and merciless assault on Israel by militants breaking out of Gaza to launch their attack.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1712557991663403325

Bethan also reports that Hamas made spurious claims that Israeli civilians weren’t deliberately targeted and that the attacks were aimed entirely at Israeli Defence Force (IDF) bases.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1712557991663403325

Palestinian death toll passes 1,500 – as it happened

UN spokesperson says such a movement would have ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’ as Israel prepares for a ground offensive; Palestinian death toll rises to 1,537, according to Gaza’s health ministry

www.theguardian.com

Wow I didn't realize the music festival was taking place on an IDF base. I guess the housing communities that were left in ruins were also secret IDF bases then too? Oh and the families sitting down to breakfast.. the babies in their cribs.. they were all secret IDF soldiers too? What hogwash.

 

[JennieM]

Opposition leader rejects emergency war cabinet​

The opposition leader Yair Lapid has called the Hamas attack an "unpardonable failure" by the Netanyahu government, adding that he wouldn't be joining the emergency war cabinet.

Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition politician Benny Gantz agreed to put aside a bitter political rivalry and formed an emergency government on Wednesday.

Lapid is the founder of the centrist Yesh Atid party, and is currently the leader of the official opposition in the Knesset.

Alongside Netanyahu and Gantz, the new temporary cabinet includes Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

Netanyahu and Gantz said in a joint statement that a seat would be reserved for Lapid in the war cabinet.

However, speaking on Thursday, Lapid said Netanyahu and Ben Gvir were "not the people who would restore the shattered trust of the Israeli people in their government".

Lapid added his party would not oppose the government and would support it during the security crisis.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67073970

 

[Gardenista]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1712573778801090697

 

[Gardenista]

Video of them destroying the pizza shop

https://twitter.com/x/status/1712571102482841779

 

[PrairieWind]

Yes.
There was even a war between Iraq and Iran.

That war was more about control of oil fields than religious differences.

 

[Inthedetails]

"Israeli Information Minister Galit Distel resigned from her position late Thursday night...Distel cited the redundancy of the position amid the war and cited Israel's need to conserve financial resources during the war."

Information Minister Galit Distel resigns

Israeli Information Minister Galit Distel resigned from her position late Thursday night on X, the platform pr

www.jpost.com

 

[Gardenista]

Fury at 'disgusting' couple in London ripping down posters of missing Israelis

A woman screamed "this is for Palestine" after being confronted as she ripped up posters next to a Costa Coffee in north London.

www.express.co.uk

 

[Momoffourboys]

Iran's foreign minister said upon his arrival in Beirut that the continuation of crimes against Palestinians will receive a response from 'the rest of the axes' and 'the zionist entity' will be responsible for that.

https://x.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/1712573145968709708?s=20

 

[Gardenista]

New video shows festival survivors running for their lives from Hamas

Everything happened in seconds. We scrambled out the car and ran across the nearby scrubland. Bang, bang, bang. The sound of crying became overwhelming...

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Friday Fan]

<modsnip: Quoted post was removed> I see terrorism as a type of organized crime. The targets are whoever is in their way. They can't seem to solve problems through normal means, so they resort to violence. Some people (followers) fall for the rhetoric they hear from "the top". The ISIS recruitment videos were slick and it made sound like going to Syria was like going to Hawaii or something.
Usually terrorists have low education etc.

 

[Momoffourboys]

A truck drove around Harvard displaying names and photos of students it said were involved with the letter blaming Israel for Hamas' attacks​

A truck drove around Harvard displaying names and photos of students it said were involved with the letter blaming Israel for Hamas' attacks

The university released a statement saying it had been in contact with students and organizations to provide support. It did not mention the truck.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Inthedetails]

I see terrorism as a type of organized crime. The targets are whoever is in their way. They can't seem to solve problems through normal means, so they resort to violence. Some people (followers) fall for the rhetoric they hear from "the top". The ISIS recruitment videos were slick and it made sound like going to Syria was like going to Hawaii or something.
Usually terrorists have low education etc.

Someone upthread also pointed out that many terrorists are often unemployed. Idle hands, lots of youthful energy and anger....not good combination.

jmo

 

[Herat]

Someone upthread also pointed out that many terrorists are often unemployed. Idle hands, lots of youthful energy and anger....not good combination.

jmo

Nearly 50% of the population of Gaza and Western Bank is under the age of 18.

 

[JennieM]

5m ago

Israel used white phosphorus in attacks in Gaza and Lebanon, says Human Rights Watch​

Human Rights Watch said it had concluded Israel used white phosphorus in military operations in Lebanon and Gaza this week.

In a statement, HRW said it had verified videos from Tuesday and Wednesday “showing multiple airbursts of artillery-fired white phosphorus” over the Gaza City port and two rural locations along the Israel-Lebanon border. The organisation said it also interviewed two witnesses to the Gaza attack.

Israel’s use of white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon “puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries”, it said.

White phosphorus has a “significant incendiary effect” that can “severely burn” people, HRW warned. The use of white phosphorus in Gaza, one of the world’s most densely populated areas, “magnifies the risk to civilians and violates the international humanitarian law”, it added.

Lama Fakih, HRW’s Middle East and North Africa director, said:

Any time that white phosphorus is used in crowded civilian areas, it poses a high risk of excruciating burns and lifelong suffering.

White phosphorus is “unlawfully indiscriminate” in populated urban areas, where it “can burn down houses and cause egregious harm to civilians”, they added.

Palestinian death toll passes 1,500 – as it happened

UN spokesperson says such a movement would have ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’ as Israel prepares for a ground offensive; Palestinian death toll rises to 1,537, according to Gaza’s health ministry

www.theguardian.com

 

[JennieM]

39m ago

Gaza's health system 'at breaking point' after 34 attacks since Saturday, says WHO​

The World Health Organization said it has documented 34 attacks on health care in Gaza since last Saturday that have resulted in the death of 11 health workers, 16 injuries, and damages to 19 health facilities and 20 ambulances.

In a statement, the WHO warned that the health system in the Gaza Strip is “at breaking point”, and that “time is running out to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe”.

Hospitals have only “a few hours of electricity each day” as they are forced to ration depleting fuel reserves and rely on generators to sustain the most critical functions, it said. Even these functions will no longer be able to work “in a few days”, when fuel stocks are due to run out.

The impact would be devastating for the most vulnerable patients, including the injured who need lifesaving surgery, patients in intensive care units, and newborns depending on care in incubators.

The WHO called for an end to hostilities and the protection of health care and civilians against attacks, as well as the establishment of a humanitarian corridor for health and humanitarian supplies.

Without the immediate entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza — especially health services, medical supplies, food, clean water, fuel, and non-food items — humanitarian and health partners will be unable to respond to urgent needs of people who desperately need it. Each lost hour puts more lives at risk.

Palestinian death toll passes 1,500 – as it happened

UN spokesperson says such a movement would have ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’ as Israel prepares for a ground offensive; Palestinian death toll rises to 1,537, according to Gaza’s health ministry

www.theguardian.com

 

[JennieM]

1m ago
Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, said Israel’s denial of entry of aid to Gaza was a breach of “humanitarian values and principles” and called for a lifting of the siege.

Safadi, in comments on state media and quoted by Reuters, said ending the siege of the Palestinian enclave was the responsibility of the international community.

Palestinian death toll passes 1,500 – as it happened

UN spokesperson says such a movement would have ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’ as Israel prepares for a ground offensive; Palestinian death toll rises to 1,537, according to Gaza’s health ministry

www.theguardian.com

 

[SouthAussie]

Nearly 50% of the population of Gaza and Western Bank is under the age of 18.

Though in Gaza the unemployment rate of 15-29 year olds is 62.3%. Link

Many are living in poverty. According to the World Food Programme, 63% of people in Gaza were deemed food insecure. Link

It seems like a powder keg for radicalization.

imo