Steve we are brothers from a different mother. We think alike and we are alike. one of us has more couth than the other but not by much.
Almost all of the hostages were freed from the south (except one exchange) which was relatively untouched. The Bibas family is also supposedly in Khan Yunis which is in the south.
Regarding burnt bodies, Hamas used RPGs, grenades and similar weapons that could easily cause cars to combust.
Plus, not to be too graphic, but AFAIK explosives (or at least the kind of explosives that set a car ablaze) tend to tear bodies into pieces (which then may or may not be on fire). If it doesn't fragment you, you probably survive enough to get away from fire.The level of destruction I have seen aligns more with heavy weaponry. Also there has been reports in the Haaretz that Israeli soldiers caused some of the deaths/damage. Also, an Israeli spokesman admitted that some of the burned bodies were Hamas. I assume from the Israeli counter attack.
I'm sure that there were some Israeli civilians and even soldiers that were killed by the IDF, but I wouldn't put my money that a lot of them were (relatively to the total 364 killed in the party). You can clearly see a lot of damaged cars way before IDF arrived, and they arrived very very late. The survivors' stories paint a clear picture of mass executions, as well as the videos that were released.The level of destruction I have seen aligns more with heavy weaponry. Also there has been reports in the Haaretz that Israeli soldiers caused some of the deaths/damage. Also, an Israeli spokesman admitted that some of the burned bodies were Hamas. I assume from the Israeli counter attack.
Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails and interviews show. But Israeli military and intelligence officials dismissed the plan as aspirational, considering it too difficult for Hamas to carry out.
The approximately 40-page document, which the Israeli authorities code-named “Jericho Wall,” outlined, point by point, exactly the kind of devastating invasion that led to the deaths of about 1,200 people.
The translated document, which was reviewed by The New York Times, did not set a date for the attack, but described a methodical assault designed to overwhelm the fortifications around the Gaza Strip, take over Israeli cities and storm key military bases, including a division headquarters.
Hamas followed the blueprint with shocking precision. The document called for a barrage of rockets at the outset of the attack, drones to knock out the security cameras and automated machine guns along the border, and gunmen to pour into Israel en masse in paragliders, on motorcycles and on foot — all of which happened on Oct. 7.
Then, in July, just three months before the attacks, a veteran analyst with Unit 8200, Israel’s signals intelligence agency, warned that Hamas had conducted an intense, daylong training exercise that appeared similar to what was outlined in the blueprint.
But a colonel in the Gaza division brushed off her concerns, according to encrypted emails viewed by The Times.
“I utterly refute that the scenario is imaginary,” the analyst wrote in the email exchanges. The Hamas training exercise, she said, fully matched “the content of Jericho Wall.”
“It is a plan designed to start a war,” she added. “It’s not just a raid on a village.”
Officials privately concede that, had the military taken these warnings seriously and redirected significant reinforcements to the south, where Hamas attacked, Israel could have blunted the attacks or possibly even prevented them.
So, no 10th man rule?
So, no 10th man rule?
Hopefully Blinken was effective with his demand.The pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas is over, the Israel Defense Forces said a few minutes after 7 a.m. Friday local time, when the pause was due to end. Israel’s military said Hamas had “violated the operational pause and, in addition, fired toward Israeli territory.” The Washington Post could not immediately verify that claim. Hamas said in a subsequent statement that Israel had resumed operations in Gaza. Sirens were ringing in Israeli communities near the Gaza border as Israeli warplanes resumed strikes in Gaza, according to the IDF. The day before, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Israel had agreed to U.S. demands that it must minimize civilian deaths in Gaza once fighting resumes. On Thursday, eight more hostages and 30 Palestinian prisoners were freed.
And Israelis don't listen to their women, either.Then, in July, just three months before the attacks, a veteran analyst with Unit 8200, Israel’s signals intelligence agency, warned that Hamas had conducted an intense, daylong training exercise that appeared similar to what was outlined in the blueprint.
But a colonel in the Gaza division brushed off her concerns, according to encrypted emails viewed by The Times.
The IDF needs to bring the most pain of the conflict now and not give hamas a chance to recover.
Yes increasing the number of dead civilians will surely end Hamas for all time. Why haven't you rushed to help the IDF? You're all excited for some more murdering after all.The IDF needs to bring the most pain of the conflict now and not give hamas a chance to recover.
Not surprising at all. They are cowards and trained to shoot at unarmed people, dangerous or not.The soldiers testified in their investigation that they thought Castleman was a terrorist and therefore shot him, this despite Castleman laying down his weapon and raising his hands.
Terrorists deserve no mercy!!! Level Gaza.May the terror you wish upon others, be reflected unto you and your loved ones, equally.
More than a few US Police departments are trained by ex-idf guys, and it showsNot surprising at all. They are cowards and trained to shoot at unarmed people, dangerous or not.
You are insane.Terrorists deserve no mercy!!! Level Gaza.
Terrorists deserve no mercy!!! Level Gaza.
Amazing how the MSM have nearly completely ignored the resumption of Israels bombing campaign. Look at all the MSM outlets, no headlines on it. I smell Israels manipulative fingers all over this.
You are delusional.People might be finally starting to figure this out. Israel is and has been a terrorist state for some time now. They are an oppressive apartheid murdering state. This is how its been working.