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Israel's deadly deception: IDF TRICKED Hamas into believing a ground invasion was underway... then obliterated tunnel network knowing militants would be hiding underground waiting to ambush tanks
Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | May 14, 2021 | Lauren Lewis and Chris Pleasance

Posted on 05/14/2021 7:20:00 AM PDT by Cecily

The Israel Defence Forces managed to trick Hamas into believing a ground invasion was underway last night and then obliterated their tunnel network knowing militants would be hiding underground waiting to ambush tanks and soldiers, reports in Israel claim.

There was confusion when the IDF said shortly after midnight that ground forces were 'attacking in Gaza', and later suggested that boots were on the ground. A spokesman later retracted that statement - saying that military operations were conducted along the border, but no Israeli troops had crossed it.

However, the announcement was apparently a well-planned ploy to get Hamas to send its fighters into its underground tunnel system beneath Gaza City, before bombarding the area, in the hope of eliminating large numbers of militants in one fell swoop.

Soldiers and tanks with drones equipped with night vision lay in wait for survivors as they surfaced, hitting them with aerial and ground fire. Snipers and missile units were also waiting for them on the ground.

Helicopters, jets, gun boats and artillery pounded northern and eastern parts of Gaza with more than 1,000 bombs and shells overnight Thursday as the IDF said it had carried out a 'complex' operation to destroy Hamas tunnels underneath Gaza City, which the military refers to as 'the Metro'.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaza; hamas; idf; israel
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To: Cecily

21 posted on 05/14/2021 7:37:04 AM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: Cecily
Israel was fooled once in “operation cast lead”

They were not fooled this time
22 posted on 05/14/2021 7:37:34 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: jdsteel

Worth celebrating!


23 posted on 05/14/2021 7:38:49 AM PDT by caww ( )
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To: zencycler

That’s how you get those terrorists to stop hiding behind school children, so you can take them out.


Waiting for Godot. Take out the children who will grow up to avenge daddy - being ‘humane’ gets you a future war. Kill them all.


24 posted on 05/14/2021 7:39:25 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: BiglyCommentary

Sun Tzu was 3000 years ahead of his time


25 posted on 05/14/2021 7:39:29 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Cecily

Israel’s not fighting fair! They’re taking advantage of the innocence of the Palestinians in matters involving math, science, technology, strategy, tactics, logistics, courage, teamwork, and other racist, western-centric, so-called “modern” ways.


26 posted on 05/14/2021 7:40:19 AM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: SMARTY

....I believe there is an old expression, that goes along the lines of “the next war that Israel loses will be the first war it has ever lost, and it will be the last war that it will ever lose...” because there won’t be an Israel if that scenario ever played out.....I hope the IDF beats the crap out of these Hamas terrorists to the point that they will think twice before messing with Israel again...!!


27 posted on 05/14/2021 7:44:29 AM PDT by TokarevM57
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To: Cecily

Very tricky. Need an investigation.


28 posted on 05/14/2021 7:44:54 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Cecily
In war-time, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies".

Famous quote of Sir Winston Spencer Churchill.

29 posted on 05/14/2021 7:47:09 AM PDT by Bedford Forrest (Roger, Contact, Judy, Out. Fox One. Splash one.)
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To: Cecily

I hope you understand that this was done with the willing assistance and connivance of the MSM like the BBC, CNN, ABC, NYT, WaPo, and many other news outlets. I do so hope that the islamic terrorists won’t see this, and direct their revenge on those news organizations....


30 posted on 05/14/2021 7:47:42 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

A nice surprise for the tunnel dwellers.

31 posted on 05/14/2021 7:51:29 AM PDT by SJackson (Whom will insane lust for power spare, if it dares violate ties of kin & friendship? Dominic Mancini)
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To: Cecily

Great news. God save Israel!


32 posted on 05/14/2021 7:51:44 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: Cecily

Instant burials - no waiting and in the ground in less than 24 hours. Markers not needed.


33 posted on 05/14/2021 7:56:45 AM PDT by SkyDancer (If At First You Don't Succeed ~ So Much For Skydiving)
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To: Cecily

Rashita and Occassional Cortex are both really pissed today.


34 posted on 05/14/2021 7:56:53 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (Never do anything illegal, when you are doing something illegal.)
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To: PIF

That’s why the Nazi’s also gassed children - so that they wouldn’t avenge their parents deaths. One point seven million children under the age of seventeen were slaughtered by the Nazis.


35 posted on 05/14/2021 8:00:28 AM PDT by SkyDancer (If At First You Don't Succeed ~ So Much For Skydiving)
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To: 1Old Pro

“ Reduces innocent life losses and punishes those animals. ”

Correct.

People don’t understand how intertwined it all is. My dearest friend in Israel is a Nazarene Arab, Egyptian Orthodox Church. His son is a legit war hero for Israel. His (my friends) brother is a Muslim and a wanted terrorist.

That’s just one of a hundred of the overlaps in just my life.


36 posted on 05/14/2021 8:19:07 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Cecily

Unfortunately the Hamas probably forced younger conscripts to the tunnels to endure the worst. Gaza used to not be walled, during that time, yes Israel was intense on the insurgent leadership but Hamas is way more cruel that Israel ever was. Now, Israel has no choice. Where is the loving muslim brothers to take in Gaza refugees? Why does even Egypt keep the border closed?


37 posted on 05/14/2021 8:28:00 AM PDT by RushingWater
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To: SkyDancer

Nazis were pikers in the mass murder business - why every one brings them up when they were essentially tied with the Japanese is just stunning.

The Russian would take out even the neighbors, while the Chinese did not hesitate to starve entire regions.

But the principle of “killing them all” goes back to Antiquity. All the modern murderers are just following the tried and true principles of war. However since WWII, the West and Israel wage kinder and gentler warfare, which is historically new and the fruits born remain to be seen.


38 posted on 05/14/2021 8:39:07 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Cecily

War tactics used in a war situation? OMG... what’s next? That water’s wet?

Good for Israel...


39 posted on 05/14/2021 8:39:44 AM PDT by GOPJ (The world's thugs kicking sand in Biden's face. None of 'em are afraid of him. It's gonna get worse)
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To: PIF

The Nazi’s made a point of selecting one specific peoples to exterminate - the Jews; other’s were caught up in their slaughter like the JW’s and gypsies. The Nazi’s specifically set up extermination camps just to gas millions; the Russians and Japanese weren’t selective, the Nazis were.


40 posted on 05/14/2021 8:45:31 AM PDT by SkyDancer (If At First You Don't Succeed ~ So Much For Skydiving)
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