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2014-07-23 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Liveblogging Operation Protective Edge: Day 16

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-07-23 07:09|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Hamas

#1 Ynet added:

In addition to fighting Hamas terrorists and destroying their tunnels, the IDF troops in Gaza have another important mission: capturing wanted suspects.

Some 20 terrorists of different ranks have been arrested in the last few days and have been questioned by the Shin Bet in facilities in Israel.

For now, many of them are providing the defense establishment with useful information. "They're providing the information they're meant to provide," a senior army official said.

According to the Shin Bet, the IDF had intelligence about the tunnel that was found in the southern part of the Eshkol Regional Council, out of which 10 terrorists tried to infiltrate Israel, that allowed the troops to prepare with increased forces in the sector.

"We're working with intelligence that is turning out to be very accurate in helping locate tunnels," another senior official said.

Meanwhile out on the field, the air force and ground troops cooperate well. Early Tuesday morning, the IAF conducted a massive airstrike in the Gaza City neighborhood of Shuja'iyya. The struck targets were only 250 meters away from IDF ground forces and the hour-long strike included dozens of bombs on 100 buildings.

As dozens of fighter jets bombed the targets, most of them abandoned by civilians, the ground troops were at a safe distance.

It turns out Secretary of State Kerry was right: they can do pinpoint attacks. Such a clever man!

Posted by trailing wife 2014-07-23 13:13|| 2014-07-23 13:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Being captured and then interrogated by Shin Bet does not sound like fun.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-07-23 14:38|| 2014-07-23 14:38|| Front Page Top

#3 one of the most effective shin bet interrogation techniques has nothing to do with physical force

it involves shin bet saying that they have the means to spread rumors that the interrogated willingly released actionable intel and they have the means to spread rumors that the interrogated bravely resisted

the interrogated realizes that if the former such info reaches Hamas, even if the intel is minimal or even if it is false, Hamas may well kill or torture the friends and family members of the interrogated

Posted by lord garth 2014-07-23 17:21|| 2014-07-23 17:21|| Front Page Top

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