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

[PommyMommy]

7min ago

45 Palestinians killed in IDF airstrike on residential building in Gaza’s Jabaliya refugee camp​

Smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023. (IBRAHIM HAMS / AFP)

The Israeli military bombarded a residential building in the densely populated Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 45 people and injuring dozens more, Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry says.

A late-afternoon airstrike hit the al-Shihab family house at the center of the Jabaliya camp, interior ministry spokesperson Eyad Bozum tells The Associated Press. The al-Shihab house was packed with dozens of relatives at the time of the airstrike, Bozum says. Some family members had fled heavy bombing from other parts of the Gaza Strip and taken refuge there

Bozum says the death toll was likely to rise from that airstrike as civil defense workers were still pulling bodies from the rubble and counting the dead.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strike. The IDF says it is targeting Hamas and that the terror group embeds itself and its weapons within civilian populations.

 

[Brightchaser47]

Live updates: Israel-Hamas war news (cnn.com)
28 min ago

Hamas trained for its deadly attack in plain sight and less than a mile from Israel’s border​

The footage is from the last two years, but it is chillingly prescient.

In a December 2022 video, Hamas fighters can be seen flooding a training area, shooting rockets and capturing pretend prisoners as they surround mock Israeli buildings.

The camp, CNN analysis shows, had just been constructed, and was very close to Erez Crossing, the pedestrian passageway between Gaza and Israel that Hamas fighters ultimately breached last weekend in a bloody attack — which killed over 1,200 people in Israel.

Another video taken more than a year ago, shows Hamas fighters practicing take-offs, landings and assaults with paragliders — the same unusual mode that Hamas deployed with lethal effect in the same October 7 attack.

A CNN investigation analyzed almost two years of training and propaganda video released by Hamas and its affiliates to reveal the months of preparations that went into last week’s attack, finding that militants trained for the onslaught in at least six sites across Gaza.

Two of those sites, including the arid training site shown in the December video, were a little more than a mile from the most fortified and patrolled section of the Gaza-Israel border. Of the remaining sites: one is located in central Gaza, and the other three in far south Gaza.

Two years of satellite imagery, also reviewed by CNN, show no indication of an offensive Israeli military action against any of the six identified sites.

Not only was there activity in the last several months at the camps, but some camps also absorbed surrounding farmland, converting it from agriculture to barren area for training in the last two years, according to satellite imagery.

[...]

Read more about Hamas' training that led up to the October 7 attack.

Wow.

 

[PommyMommy]

3min ago

Internet connectivity in Gaza below 20%, analyst says​

This picture taken on October 11, 2023 shows an aerial view of buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City. (Yahya HASSOUNA / AFP)

Internet connectivity in Gaza City has been below 20% since Tuesday, according to analyst Doug Madory of the network monitoring firm Kentik Inc., whose data shows outages began Saturday morning.

Madory says an internet provider in Gaza told him that Israeli air strikes in response to the Hamas onslaught had cut fiber optic cables. The provider declined to speak with an Associated Press reporter but Madory relays his message: “Pray for us to stay alive and stop this war.”

 

[PommyMommy]

Live updates: Israel-Hamas war news (cnn.com)
8 min ago

Family members of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas will speak at special event at the UN Friday​

From CNN’s Richard Roth

Family members of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas will speak at the United Nations in a special event Friday afternoon, according to a news release from the Israeli Mission.

Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, will also speak at the event, which will conclude with Israel’s national anthem, Hatikvah, performed by Israeli signer Noa Kirel, according to the release.

“The event is intended to convey a clear message to the Security Council: the only humanitarian situation the Council must discuss now is the humanitarian situation of our kidnapped citizens who are being held in horrific violation of international law,” Erdan said in a statement.

The event is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. ET Friday and will be live streamed.

 

[PommyMommy]

Israel Gaza live news: 'Difficult days await,' Netanyahu says as war cabinet sworn in - BBC News
Posted at 19:1219:12

Greek warship reportedly sent to Eastern Mediterranean​

[...]

"As the conflict unfolds, the protection of civilians is essential," said Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenerg. "There are rules of war."

When it comes to concrete help, a number of Nato allies say they are providing practical support to Israel.

A Greek warship is reportedly being deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean – it’s likely to be stationed off the Israel-Lebanon border.

And Germany said two of their armed Heron combat drones were being used by Israeli forces.

Most of all, what Israel is after is diplomatic backing for the operation that it is conducting in Gaza. And it got that from Nato allies.

 

[Friday Fan]

"While there is no reported credible threat, CBS News has reviewed multiple internal law enforcement bulletins and security assessments circulated in the last 48 hours that warn that homegrown and domestic violent extremists are likely to mobilize in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict."

"Authorities in New York City, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles have boosted security at Jewish and Muslim sites, temples and schools this week, over concern that fighting in Israel-Gaza could prompt hate crime"

U.S. cities bolster security as Israel-Hamas war continues

CBS News has reviewed internal law enforcement bulletins and security assessments sent in the last 48 hours warning domestic violent extremists are likely to mobilize in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

www.cbsnews.com

Yes, that's what worries me about tomorrow. Something like this will bring the crazies out. Wish they weren't having this. The idea itself is plain old stupid, then you have all these reactionary types. Stay home!
I support free speech, but this doesn't sound like an event to support Palestinians, it's an event to support Hamas. It's crazy and it will just attract crazy people.

 

[Momoffourboys]

Live update: 100-plus Congress members attend vigil on Capitol steps for those killed in Hamas attacks

https://x.com/TOIAlerts/status/1712609237124382822?s=20

 

[PommyMommy]

3min ago

Blinken lands in Jordan for meetings with King Abdullah, Mahmoud Abbas​

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Jordan where he will be meeting later Friday with King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

After a day in Israel and a day in Jordan, he will proceed to Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, as the US intensifies its diplomatic engagement following last Saturday’s onslaught by Hamas.

 

[Ontario Mom]

It makes me very sad and alarmed to see so many pro-Hamas rallies all around the Western World.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1712603910450356251

Until this week, I had NO IDEA so many people around the world hate Jewish folks the way they do.
It's mind-blowing, really.

 

[Momoffourboys]

CNN’s
@ErinBurnett speaks to Israel Ziv, a retired Israeli general on @OutFrontCNN
about what he saw the day Hamas attacked Israel, and reacts to the country’s preparedness ahead of the attacks on civilians. Watch:

https://x.com/CNN/status/1712643680215970220?s=20

 

[Gardenista]

The Iron Dome hasn't had to be activated in probably 10 hours, maybe more. I wonder if they are finally running out of rockets.

 

[Momoffourboys]

Until this week, I had NO IDEA so many people around the world hate Jewish folks the way they do.
It's mind-blowing, really.

I envy you.

 

[Momoffourboys]

The Iron Dome hasn't been activated in probably 10 hours, maybe more. I wonder if they are finally running out of rockets.

No. IDF said they will no longer make it public.

 

[JennieM]

2m ago
The Associated Press has spoken to Palestinians at hospitals in Gaza. Here is what they are experiencing:

“It is not possible, under any circumstances, to continue this work,” said Mohammad Abu Selim, Shifa Hospital’s general director. “The patients are now on the streets. The wounded are on the streets. We cannot find a bed for them.”

With resources stretched thin, clinics understaffed and ambulances taking hours to get victims to medical care because airstrikes have ravaged the streets, some say it’s not worth the trip.

“We know that if a case is critical, they just won’t survive,” said Khalil Abu Yehiya, a 28-year-old teacher whose neighbour’s home was bombed in Thursday’s airstrikes on the Jabaliya refugee camp.

When more heavy bombardment hit the Shati refugee camp just north of Gaza City along the Mediterranean coast, a new wave of wounded streamed into the hospital complex — toddlers with bruises and bandages, men with makeshift tourniquets, young girls with blood caked on their faces. Because Shifa’s intensive care unit was full, some lay in the hospital corridors, pressed up against the walls to clear aisles for staff and stretchers.

“I’ve been to many places and seen horrors and shelling. Not this level of insanity,” said 36-year-old local photojournalist Attia Darwish as he watched the wounded pour into the hospital.

Israel-Hamas war live: Israeli military has told 1.1 million in Gaza to move further south in next 24 hours, UN says

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

 

[Gardenista]

No. IDF said they will no longer make it public.

When did they say that?

 

[Chimera]

Yes, that's what worries me about tomorrow. Something like this will bring the crazies out. Wish they weren't having this. The idea itself is plain old stupid, then you have all these reactionary types. Stay home!
I support free speech, but this doesn't sound like an event to support Palestinians, it's an event to support Hamas. It's crazy and it will just attract crazy people.

Bbm.
Indeed.
What an apt sentence.

Hoping everyone will stay safe tomorrow !
That Hamas leader has no shame.
Of course we knew that ....

The hardest footage to watch (I'm purposely skipping some !), is the earlier portion of the concert where people were dancing and singing, just having fun and welcoming to all.

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

Five close Israeli friends all in their twenties – Guy Azar, Moshe Saadyan, Ben Hasid, Raz Mordechai and Or Moshe – attended the Supernova music festival together this weekend, held near the Israel-Gaza border. The 3,000-person event celebrated ‘friends, love, and infinite freedom’.

Emphasis mine.
Omo.

 

[Momoffourboys]

When did they say that?

I believe yesterday. Will look for link.

Today

Israel declines to publish number of Gaza rocket interceptions, unlike in previous wars

Israel's military indicated on Thursday that it would not publish the number of interceptions of Palestinian rockets that it has carried out in the Gaza war, citing concern that such information would help Hamas.

www.reuters.com

 

[PommyMommy]

Live updates: Israel-Hamas war news (cnn.com)
20 min ago

IDF says it will investigate Hamas training camps revealed near Gaza-Israel border​

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday said it will investigate Hamas' use of training camps in Gaza after locations were reported by CNN, according to IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus.

A CNN investigation analyzing two years of Hamas training videos identified six training camps that the militant organization and its affiliates used to train for Saturday's attacks. Two of the camps were discovered less than 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) from the most fortified and patrolled section of the Gaza-Israel border, the Erez Crossing.

Another camp was found 720 meters — or less than half a mile — from the border.

When originally presented with the reporting, Conricus told CNN that identified camps were "nothing new," that Hamas had many training areas and that they had "struck many training areas over the years in the different rounds of escalation."

Conricus said the IDF could not answer CNN’s questions “since they relate to the complex analysis of intelligence at the same time that we are fighting a war.”

“This topic, together with numerous other issues, will be investigated by the IDF at the end of the war,” he said.

 

[Gardenista]

I believe yesterday. Will look for link.

Today

Israel declines to publish number of Gaza rocket interceptions, unlike in previous wars

Israel's military indicated on Thursday that it would not publish the number of interceptions of Palestinian rockets that it has carried out in the Gaza war, citing concern that such information would help Hamas.

www.reuters.com

Maybe not the number, but not alerts. They publish the alerts to the public so they know to hide. There is an app for it called something like Red Alerts

 

[Momoffourboys]

Maybe not the number, but not alerts. They publish the alerts to the public so they know to hide. There is an app for it called something like Red Alerts

The air raid sirens/alerts are online all day long. I see them on X. Israeli news stations also show them. The app is Red Alert, yes.