“Oct 7 was not just a Charlie Hebdo-style terrorist attack. It was an act of war. More than 7,000 Hamas terrorists penetrated the frontier at more than 100 points....they had been instructed to r8pe, behead, torture, and kidnap men, women, and children.”

X.com ^ | September 27, 2026 | Larry Alex Taunton @LarryTaunton

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Larry Alex Taunton

@LarryTaunton

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Passing time in a tightly packed airport coffee shop recently, I ended up in conversation with a thirty-something couple sitting only inches from me. I was coming from Mexico City and they were going there. After the usual banter, I asked where they were from and learned they were New Yorkers moving out of that city. They didn’t offer a reason and I didn’t press for one.

They asked me what I did for a living and I explained that I was a writer currently investigating how cartels were smuggling people into the US. I say I was chatting with this couple, but it was really only with her. He said nothing the entire time. But he listened intently as she asked questions.

“You travel a lot? Where have you been?”

“Well, so far this year, I’ve covered the WEF in Davos, researched Karl Marx in London, went to Gaza with the IDF…”

“You’ve been to Israel?” She interrupted. “We’ve been there. What do you think of the war?”

I guessed that here our conversation would end unhappily. They were New Yorkers, so almost certainly heavily propagandized lefties. But I pressed on.

“Almost everything you hear in Western media is wrong…”

“You mean it’s a lie. How?”

“Oct 7 was not just a Charlie Hebdo-style terrorist attack. It was an act of war. More than 7,000 Hamas terrorists penetrated the frontier at more than 100 points. Inspired by Islam, they had been instructed to r8pe, behead, torture, and kidnap men, women, and children.”

He still said nothing, but leaned forward, eyes narrowing.

“Who helped them do it?” She asked.

“Iran was the biggest supplier, but North Korea, China, and Qatar mostly. The UNRWA also played a role. Weapons and matériel were stockpiled in Egypt and smuggled into Gaza through tunnels.”

“You know that?”

“I know that. Trust me.” That led to a discussion of President Sisi, the Muslim Brotherhood, and my standoff with Egyptian State Security in Cairo. Still, I had no real gauge for where they stood politically. She asked if I had written anything on the subject, so I pointed her to my article for The Federalist connecting the dots between Egypt, USAID, Gaza, and my swatting.

A woman sitting nearby, leaned over and said, “Forgive me for eavesdropping on your conversation, but this is fascinating.” We all chatted a bit longer and I left.

About 30 minutes later I was standing in line at the gate waiting to board my flight when the husband appeared.

“Pardon me, but I had to come find you.” He was full of emotion. He indicated that he and his wife were Israelis who had lived in NYC but were now fleeing Mamdani’s third world sh*thole.

“You are a man who needs the protection of angels,” he said, and then presented me with a Jewish holy book. “We want you to have this. I pray it protects you.”

With that he turned and walked away.

Gentile and fierce Protestant that I am, I was nonetheless deeply moved. It seems they had read the article and, catching a glimpse of my work, felt my life was in danger. For my own part, I was aware that the same ideology that threatened me, was the same one that threatened them, forced them to move, and imperiled their native land.

I’m often amazed by the people the Lord puts in my path when I pause long enough to look around and notice them.

[algore]

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/egypt-warned-netanyahu-of-impending-attack-on-israel-before-oct-7-8e3d5ae0

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

I can’t fight fake news.

But this is common sense.

If the IDF had a seven hour response time, Israel would have not survived the 6 day war.

[Uncle Miltie]

So you just make stuff up?

Good to know …

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

If the ability to think and use logic and not buy everything in our propaganda news is making stuff up then yeah I guess so.

You should try it sometime...

Too bad this is getting out and crashing Netanyahu’s poll numbers:

Here is what GeminiAI says about it:

Benjamin Netanyahu’s support has faced severe pressure and historic declines in Israeli polls due to fallout from the October 7 security failures...

Security and October 7 Fallout
• Massive public blame for security failures.
• Eighty-seven percent demand he take responsibility.
• Widespread calls for his resignation

[Uncle Miltie]

“Yep.. And Netanyahu. and the IDF was nowhere to be found for 7 hours...”

This is a lie. You have no evidence. There is a ton of evidence that this is a lie. You made it up. You know it is a lie. You stand by it.

You are a LIAR.

[Uncle Miltie]

And thereby also dumb as a box of rocks, on evidence.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Don’t blame me. Blame the news.

Here is what Gemini AI says:

AI Overview

The Israel Defense Forces faced significant delays, with operational control taking shape after noon, several hours after the Hamas invasion began at 5:29 a.m

Damn liars! LOL!

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

The LIARS have taken over the Jerusalem Post as well!

October 7 probes: IDF's slow response on day of Hamas attack due to chaos, commanders' denial

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-844012

[Uncle Miltie]

Netanyahu was involved within minutes.

You lied.

[Uncle Miltie]

The IDF engaged severally almost immediately. Liar:

What were the earliest engagements by IDF forces in the morning of October 7th, 2023, with unit numbers and date time stamps, please.

ChatGPT said:
Worked for 10s
Based on the IDF investigations and contemporaneous/reconstructed timelines now publicly available, the earliest documented IDF ground engagements on 7 October 2023 occurred at approximately 06:36 Israel time, only minutes after the initial Hamas rocket barrage and border breaches.
Earliest documented engagements
Time, 7 Oct. 2023 Location IDF force/unit Engagement
06:29 Nir Am / Gaza-border sector Golani 13th Battalion, under 7th Armored Brigade, 77th Battalion A 13th Battalion company commander observed two drones near a border outpost and fired at them; he then ordered a tank toward the outpost. This is an early hostile contact, although the subsequent engagement was with ground attackers.
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The Times of Israel
06:36 Nir Am / Erez area Golani Brigade, 13th Battalion, with a tank operating under the 77th Battalion’s sector The tank reached the area and engaged Hamas attackers with rifles and AT weapons, running over motorcycles and blocking pickup trucks. It was subsequently hit by an AT missile.
T
The Times of Israel
06:36 Gama Junction, near Re’im Gaza Division Southern Brigade tracker unit A tracker team leaving Re’im Base encountered approximately 30 armed Hamas terrorists near Gama Junction and exchanged fire. The deputy commander of the tracker team was wounded and the team withdrew toward the base.
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The Times of Israel
06:36 Nahal Oz Base Golani Brigade, 13th Battalion Staff Sgt. Dor Lazimi and Staff Sgt. Ori Karmi ran to reinforce Staff Sgt. Adir Eshto Bogale, who was guarding the gate. They came under and returned fire against the attacking Hamas force. All three were subsequently killed.
T
The Times of Israel
06:37 Nahal Oz Gaza Division Bedouin tracker unit Two trackers withdrew from the base under attack; Warrant Officer Ibrahim Kharuba remained and subsequently fought the attackers. This is significant because it places the tracker unit directly in the initial defense, although the source does not identify a numerical unit designation.
T
The Times of Israel
06:39 Israeli maritime approaches/Zikim Israeli Navy Navy forces engaged Hamas boats attempting the maritime infiltration. A detailed reconstruction places the first boat being sunk at approximately 06:39. The force included Squadron 916 and the Navy’s coastal forces.
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JFeed
06:43 Zikim / Netiv HaAsara 7th Armored Brigade, 77th Battalion (”Yiftach”) A tank from the Yiftach company was dispatched and engaged/blocked the Hamas ground incursion toward Netiv HaAsara and the Yiftach base.
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Israel National News
06:46 Nahal Oz Golani 13th Battalion / attached tank crews Two tank crews mounted their tanks, crushed several attackers and fired a shell that killed additional attackers in the southwest part of the base.
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ynetglobal
06:46 Nahal Oz 13th Battalion command element The 13th Battalion deputy commander encountered Hamas forces while attempting to block their movement toward the nearby communities and came under fire.
T
The Times of Israel
~06:48–06:56 Nahal Oz 13th Battalion / base defenders The first wave of roughly 65 Hamas attackers exchanged sustained small-arms and RPG fire with the soldiers defending the base perimeter.
T
The Times of Israel
07:00 Re’im Base / Route 232 Gaza Division tracker unit Trackers leaving Re’im in a light armored vehicle encountered a group of motorcycles and a pickup; they came under RPG and small-arms fire and returned to the base.
T
The Times of Israel
07:14 Netiv HaAsara IAF The first documented Israeli Air Force drone strike of the invasion was conducted against terrorists near Netiv HaAsara.
Y
ynetglobal
~07:15 Re’im Base entrance Gaza Division Southern Brigade tracker unit The tracker teams positioned themselves at the base gate and entered a roughly 30-minute firefight with approximately 30 Hamas attackers attempting to penetrate the base.
T
The Times of Israel

A particularly important point about the 06:36 timestamp
There are at least three separate IDF engagements recorded at approximately 06:36, rather than a single “first battle”:
Nir Am: a tank associated with the Golani 13th Battalion / 77th Battalion sector engaged the infiltrating force.
T
The Times of Israel
Re’im/Gama Junction: the Gaza Division Southern Brigade tracker team encountered ~30 armed infiltrators and exchanged fire.
T
The Times of Israel
Nahal Oz: soldiers of Golani 13th Battalion ran to the base gate and entered the initial fight there.
T
The Times of Israel
So, if by “earliest engagements” you mean the earliest confirmed physical exchanges of fire between identifiable IDF forces and Hamas attackers, 06:36 is the key timestamp, with those three actions occurring essentially simultaneously.
There is an important distinction between unit designation and tactical command here. The 13th Battalion was a Golani infantry battalion, while the 77th Battalion (”Yiftach”) was an armored battalion of the 7th Brigade. At Nir Am, the 13th Battalion company was operating in an area under the 77th Battalion’s armored command structure; this does not mean the entire 13th Battalion or 77th Battalion was engaged at 06:36.
T
The Times of Israel

Likewise, the Southern Brigade tracker unit was a component of the Gaza Division rather than a conventionally numbered infantry battalion. The published Re’im investigation identifies it by function rather than giving it a battalion number.
T
The Times of Israel

What happened even earlier?
The 06:29–06:35 period is better characterized as detection, warning and initial defensive action rather than confirmed ground combat. At Nahal Oz, surveillance soldiers identified Hamas teams approaching the barrier at 06:31, with fence demolitions at 06:33–06:34. At 06:35, a Golani officer began moving with an armored force. The first clearly documented small-arms engagement there follows at 06:36.
T
The Times of Israel
+1
At Nir Am, meanwhile, the 13th Battalion company commander fired at two drones at 06:29 and ordered a tank forward; the tank was engaging ground infiltrators by 06:36.
T
The Times of Israel

The Navy’s response was also extremely early: the maritime infiltration was detected around 06:34, with Navy engagement of the boats occurring in the following minutes. A UN investigation records that IAF Apache crews were alerted at 06:50 and airborne at approximately 07:00, while the Navy was already fighting the maritime incursion.
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ynetglobal
+1

All times above are Israel local time (IDT, UTC+3), 7 October 2023. The precision should not be interpreted as meaning every event can be synchronized to the second: these timelines were reconstructed from operational logs, surveillance recordings, testimony and subsequent IDF investigations, and some published accounts differ by several minutes.

If you want, I can also produce a minute-by-minute 06:29–09:00 timeline, listing every identifiable IDF battalion, brigade, tank company, air squadron and special-forces unit that made contact, with the source for each timestamp.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Thanks for the fake news!

All I can say is:

October 7 probes: IDF's slow response on day of Hamas attack due to chaos, commanders' denial

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-844012

According to Gemini: "his (Ben N.'s) handling of the events and the multi-front war that followed have become the defining issue of the campaign..."

Maybe you should let the Israeli voters know about N's 'rapid response'.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Thanks for the fake news!

All I can say is:

October 7 probes: IDF's slow response on day of Hamas attack due to chaos, commanders' denial

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-844012

According to Gemini: "his (Ben N.'s) handling of the events and the multi-front war that followed have become the defining issue of the campaign..."

Maybe you should let the Israeli voters know about N's 'rapid response'.

[Uncle Miltie]

“ Netanyahu. and the IDF was nowhere to be found for 7 hours...”

Both proved flat lies up thread.