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2023-10-08 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-10-08 07:51|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top
File under: Hamas

#1 From Clarice Feldman:

Jake Wallis Simons
@JakeWSimons
Got through to my friends in Gaza, from my days as a foreign reporter. They said there is a lot of support for Hamas on the ground but also significant opposition: many people are scared about what this has unleashed, and they can’t see the point of it. Thousands are streaming into schools because they know the Israelis won’t attack there (in stark contrast to Hamas!). In Gaza right now they have water and food but electricity only two hours a day. Nobody saw this coming; the local media was all about increased work permits for Israel and support for Qatar before the tragedy unfolded. Everyone is bracing. “Nobody knows what the next five minutes will bring” they said

Posted by badanov 2023-10-08 09:50|| 2023-10-08 09:50|| Front Page Top

#2 BREAKING: 51 US intelligence community officials sign document providing evidence of strategic surprise.

[sarc]

Posted by Besoeker 2023-10-08 10:01|| 2023-10-08 10:01|| Front Page Top

#3 From Clarice Feldman (On her Facebook page)

Asaad Sam Hanna
@AsaadHannaa

Spokesperson of Izzuddin Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obaidah:

“We thank the Islamic Republic of Iran who provided us with weapons, money and other equipment! He gave us missiles to destroy Zionist fortresses, and helped us with standard anti-tank missiles!”

Posted by badanov 2023-10-08 10:46|| 2023-10-08 10:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Unknown number of U.S. citizens dead and held hostage. Level Gaza. Salt the rubble

Posted by Deacon Blues 2023-10-08 11:31|| 2023-10-08 11:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Learned this morning of a church group tour from Kansas that may have been caught up in this mess. If the USG had knowledge of a pending attack and did NOT warn travelers, they are complicit.

Have searched the internets and have found nothing. I did find this DoS travel advisory from 3 Oct 2023.

Department of State Travel Advisory 3 Oct 2023 - 'Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Travel Advisory.'

Posted by Besoeker 2023-10-08 12:24|| 2023-10-08 12:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Oh, the standard cover story now is the gummint can't "disclose sources and methods" by doing things like providing taxpayers with potentially lifesaving information garnered by their tax dollars.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-10-08 12:26|| 2023-10-08 12:26|| Front Page Top

Posted by Enver Dingle4916 2023-10-08 12:33|| 2023-10-08 12:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Fury as Old Glory is burned alongside the Israeli flag in Pakistan, Yemen and Iraq after Hamas terrorists launch brutal attack on Israel killing at least 900

Posted by Skidmark 2023-10-08 12:59|| 2023-10-08 12:59|| Front Page Top

#9 At the moment of this live post of Gaza skyline a lot of explosions at this location in Gaza.

link

Posted by Enver Dingle4916 2023-10-08 13:06|| 2023-10-08 13:06|| Front Page Top

#10 CTH Has a frequent Israeli commentator named David who has provided updates - here is his laters from today's Open Thread:

?David
October 8, 2023 9:30 am
Update: The numbers keep rising. There are now over 600 murdered and over 2000 injured. In comparison to the population of the US it would be equivalent to about 24,000 dead 80,000 injured.. Now we know of 100 kidnapped and it may be discovered to be more than double. A 100 equals to 4,000 kidnapped if it was the US. The US is 40 times more populated than Israel.
Long lines in cities with citizens donating blood. Many prepare food for the people of the south. Many in the center host people from the south at their homes. Social media is full of images of the missing people, their families are promoting the images with phone numbers in case anyone knows.
Lots of families of the missing are at the hospitals looking for their dears and the tension is very high with screaming and begging to know what happened to their missing family members.
The large nature party with probably a 1000 young people dancing was attacked and there were about 250 bodies in the areas.
Many many families and children were executed.
Lists of the soldiers fallen are getting longer with many high ranking officers. Its hard to understand how come?
The survivor from the Command and Control base that was conquered is saying that because it was a religious holiday and Saturday a half of the base was let go home to be with their families. She is saying that Hamas shot the cameras with shoulder missiles (RPGs) and there were no visuals and communications were also cut with bases.
I can’t sugarcoat it. The nation is in a shock. There are still fightings inside Israel and the military is still warning people in large buildings in Gaza that have Hamas infrastructure to escape just before they take down the buildings. There is criticism in Israel about this protocol.(they call it “knock on roof”. Sending a small bomb on the roof and giving the people in the building time to evacuate before a large bomb is landing). Lots of horrifying footage of abusing the captured including women and young children.
This is history. If Netanyahu wont be as tough as we want, he will be fired by the people. I know he is popular in the US but in Israel most of the Right wing consider him too soft and he did permit the Hamas to survive for decades because its easier politically to have a divided Palestinians between Hamas and others.
I just watched a line of captured terrorists get sandwiches to eat after they just executed whole families. This infuriates us. There is a strong grip of Liberals inside the security forces manly at the higher command level not so much on the ground.
God Bless and pray for the dead, injured, families and soldiers who are about to go into Gaza and stay there until the job is done.

Last edited 2 hours ago by David?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-10-08 13:13|| 2023-10-08 13:13|| Front Page Top

#11 Someone to the right of Netanyahu will send the left in the rest of the world into orbit. And not in a good way. More of a Ralph Cramden "To the moon, Alice!" way.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-10-08 13:17|| 2023-10-08 13:17|| Front Page Top

#12 Screw peace, pray for victory and then salt the earth.

Posted by AlanC 2023-10-08 13:38|| 2023-10-08 13:38|| Front Page Top

#13 Screw peace, pray for victory and then salt the earth.

Yep. Why make peace when the Paleo death cult never stops the fight? Destroy them.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-10-08 14:22|| 2023-10-08 14:22|| Front Page Top

#14 #11 Will somebody to the right of Netanyahu will be able to get along with Vlad and Xi Jinping?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-10-08 14:27|| 2023-10-08 14:27|| Front Page Top

#15 Is it Gaza delenda est yet?

Posted by Fred 2023-10-08 18:28|| 2023-10-08 18:28|| Front Page Top

#16 We just crushed San Diego/Qualcomm stadium and parking lot AC (recycled the rebar) to create a gravel parking lot for Snapdragon Stadium. So, it can be done. ;-)

Posted by Frank G 2023-10-08 18:36|| 2023-10-08 18:36|| Front Page Top

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