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2021-05-19 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel seeks to kill Dief, strike Hamas as world pushes for ceasefire

[JPost] Israel plans to continue Operation Guardian of the Walls in order to strike at more high-quality Hamas terror targets, even as the US, EU and others pushed for a ceasefire.

Among those targets is Hamas’s Qassam Brigades commander Mohammed Deif, who the IDF believes it has a chance of killing if the operation continues. Military sources told The Jerusalem Post that Dief had been targeted more than once during the last week of fighting but that he had succeeded at the last moment to get away

Defense Minister Benny Gantz said in a phone call with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday that Operation Guardian of the Walls will continue until Hamas is deterred for the long term.

"The IDF’s military campaign will continue to the end of achieving long-term quiet," Gantz said, pointing out to Austin that Hamas continues to fire rockets at civilian populations.

Netanyahu similarly said during a visit to the IAF base in Hatzerim that "we will continue as long as necessary to bring the quiet back to the citizens of Israel."

"I am sure that all the enemies around us see how costly it is to attack us, and I am sure they will learn the lesson," he added.

Gantz and Netanyahu’s remarks came as the US continued diplomatic efforts to bring about a ceasefire. Also on Tuesday, the EU Foreign Affairs Council held a meeting on the situation in Israel and Gaza, failing to produce a consensus statement calling for a ceasefire.

A senior official in Jerusalem said that, while the IDF has had major successes in striking Hamas, it has many more targets it wants to hit.

"When this ends, we want Hamas to have taken a really serious blow," the official said, adding that Operation Guardian of the Walls will continue "as long as we think we can inflict more serious punishment on Hamas and degrade their capabilities."

Posted by Frank G 2021-05-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top
File under: Hamas

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Its seems the MSM only wants the IDF to cease fire when Israel is Kicking A$$.

Otherwise the MSM seems to condone and bury any PLO/HAMAS terrorist attack on Israeli citizens.

Question: How many times have you heard the term Islamic-phobia vs. Jewish-phobia in the MSM? Would you say MSM is at least a little one sided?

IRAN likely knows Israel's idea of a "Final Solution" means Israel sending NUKES. An IRAN also knows most of the world would be quietly happy with that. Including many Middle East nations that IRAN has been sending Radicalized Islamic terrorists into to spread its hate.

Israel will never have peace until it Wipes Out those that refuse to allow its peaceful existence as a nation.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-05-19 07:04|| 2021-05-19 07:04|| Front Page Top

#2 whatever happened to those suitcase nukes everyone used to talk about? Why can't a few of them be shipped into Iran?

Posted by Chris 2021-05-19 08:20|| 2021-05-19 08:20|| Front Page Top

#3 As I recall from discussion here, Chris, suitcase nukes require frequent maintenance by highly trained technicians. Whether Israel has such things I have no idea, but certainly the current president isn’t likely to share such a thing with them

Posted by trailing wife 2021-05-19 14:31|| 2021-05-19 14:31|| Front Page Top

#4 "Hey, Boss, this crate says Rugmaking Supplies, but it seems *awfully* heavy."

Posted by SteveS 2021-05-19 14:36|| 2021-05-19 14:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Israel probably regards Deif the way the US regarded bin Laden.

I think that is a mistake.

At some point the terrorist icon becomes a net liability to his organization. More people need to be assigned to protect him, take care of his medical needs, hide all the protectors, manage the payroll, etc.

Bid Laden's death probably accelerated the rise of ISIS.

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-05-19 17:29|| 2021-05-19 17:29|| Front Page Top

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