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Over half of Hamas' forces have been wiped out as Israel's war goals are within reach
2024-08-16
[NYPOST] The Israeli military has touted that their forces have killed more than 17,000 Hamas
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
operatives in the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Strip since the war began, with US officials saying the Jewish state has achieved ''the vast majority'' of its goals against the terrorists.

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said about 56% of Hamas' estimated 30,000 forces have been wiped out since Israel waged war following the Oct. 7 massacre.

Hagari said the blow has greatly affected Hamas' ability to regroup and recover as small battalions have continued to resurface across Gaza after months of intense fighting.
Posted by:Fred

#8  Well begun is half done.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2024-08-16 18:01  

#7  ^ Like so many things in our modern world, genocide just ain't what it used to be.
Posted by: SteveS   2024-08-16 12:18  

#6  If Israel were really committing "genocide" in Gaza, they would have eliminated half of the population of Gaza, not half of the Hamas operatives.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2024-08-16 11:31  

#5  
Posted by: ACA JOE   2024-08-16 11:21  

#4  It's a start.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-08-16 11:08  

#3  How many in detention?
Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed   2024-08-16 08:53  

#2  There is exactly zero benefit in stopping this before it's through. None of the people that hate you will suddenly approve if you pull back, and everyone else just looks away and says, "get it over with."
Posted by: ed in texas   2024-08-16 08:21  

#1  a few more months needed

then a lot of vigilance
Posted by: Lord Garth    2024-08-16 08:16  

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