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IDF commanders ignored lookouts' warnings over Hamas massacre - report
The Jerusalem Post ^ | NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Posted on 11/19/2023 2:05:33 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

IDF lookouts who had warned their commanders that they were concerned about the situation along the Gaza border in the months before the October 7 attack were told to stop bothering them and even threatened with a court-martial, N12 reported on Saturday.

According to the report, the lookouts warned that they had seen unusual training and other actions taking place next to the border, with more and more people suddenly getting near the fence in the months leading up to the attack.

The lookouts felt that they weren't being heard; one of them decided to go directly to a senior commander in the area and was told "I don't want to hear again about this nonsense. If you all bother us again with these things, you'll be court-martialed."

N12 additionally reported on Saturday that lookouts who served along the Gaza border are not receiving psychological help from the army and were recently told that they would need to return to service within two weeks or be transferred elsewhere.

"The IDF and its commanders accompany all the soldiers who were present at the events of October 7 closely and sensitively," the military told N12 in response to the report.

(Excerpt) Read more at m.jpost.com ...


TOPICS: Israel
KEYWORDS: 20231007; cheapskate; courtmartial; donatefreerepublic; hamas; hamasmassacre; idf; israel; jimknowsdonors; oct7; october7; tightwad; war
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1 posted on 11/19/2023 2:05:33 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

The war in Israel was necessary to get continued aid to Ukraine. The plan was to combine both aid packages to ensure passage. This wasn’t an accident. It was planned.


2 posted on 11/19/2023 2:09:12 PM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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The elephant in the room


3 posted on 11/19/2023 2:09:37 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

COMMNDERS SHOULD BE SHOT AT DAWN !


4 posted on 11/19/2023 2:10:15 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Israel defense and intelligence were too busy trying to overthrow the Netanyahu government.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-intel-chief-says-he-bears-full-responsibility-for-not-warning-of-hamas-attack/

… “The Military Intelligence Directorate, under my command, failed to warn of the terror attack carried out by Hamas,” Haliva said. “We failed in our most important mission, and as the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, I bear full responsibility for the failure.”…

… Haliva was the latest in a string of defense officials to say they bear responsibility for the deadly invasion carried out by Hamas, after the head of the Shin Bet security agency and IDF chief of staff, who made similar remarks in recent days...


5 posted on 11/19/2023 2:11:43 PM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: Dr. Franklin

Vegas odds Mossad/IDF were fed intel that Oct 7 would have been a small hostage crisis, but Hamas’ true intent was the massacre.


6 posted on 11/19/2023 2:12:08 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Hanlon’s Razor or something else?
I’ll say Hanlon’s Razor, to the 1,000 power, barring other info.


7 posted on 11/19/2023 2:12:13 PM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Netanyahu was prime minister for 9 months before this attack. There were two other PM’s for 1 1/2 years before that. I think we need to look into the appointment of IDF officers over the last 2 years. In the US we have officers who are being appointed for their wokeness by the Biden admin. Was a similar thing going on in Israel?


8 posted on 11/19/2023 2:12:56 PM PST by ChronicMA (would label it)
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To: Dr. Franklin

OMG...you could be right!


9 posted on 11/19/2023 2:14:08 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

It’s a historic norm. Watchers in outposts are low in rank, so when they call in a warning their superiors disregard them. See D Day and Pearl Harbor.


10 posted on 11/19/2023 2:14:37 PM PST by lurk (u)
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To: Dr. Franklin

You’re quite insane.


11 posted on 11/19/2023 2:15:48 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: MinorityRepublican

A similar situation happened in the run up to the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944. The observations of the soldiers in the field did not fit with the mindset of the intelligence officers, so the brass dismissed it. Even an organization as good as the IDF falls into bureaucratic thinking.


12 posted on 11/19/2023 2:16:36 PM PST by 230FMJ (...from my cold,them to be. dead, fingers.)
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To: Dr. Franklin
This wasn’t an accident. It was planned.

Planned? Other than by HAMAS, by whom? Do you mean to imply that some person or persons on "our side" were in league with HAMAS and had advance knowledge of the planned rapes, murders and kidnappings? Names, please?

13 posted on 11/19/2023 2:17:26 PM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH!)
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To: Dr. Franklin

Really? Zelensky did it, or Biden?


14 posted on 11/19/2023 2:20:35 PM PST by gloryblaze
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To: Dr. Franklin
The war in Israel was necessary to get continued aid to Ukraine. The plan was to combine both aid packages to ensure passage. This wasn’t an accident. It was planned.

It might have been planned, but it had nothing to do with Ukraine. The thought that Israel allowed it to happen for Ukraine's benefit is insane.

If Israel allowed Hamas to attack, it was solely Israel's decision, and solely for Israel's benefit.

15 posted on 11/19/2023 2:25:05 PM PST by Angelino97
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To: MinorityRepublican

Shortly after the attack I heard someone say that it was planned (or permitted) in order to permit Israel to seize the Gazan territory in order to facilitate some sort of project that required the land.

I discounted that because I firmly believe that Israel would not put its people in jeopardy in order to achieve a political gain. Also it seems unlikely because if that ever came out it would be the end of the current Israeli government.

That said, I do think that the Israeli military and intelligence were negligent. Very negligent. However, given the way that our military and intelligence operate, I could believe that they might have done something contra the government.


16 posted on 11/19/2023 2:25:20 PM PST by NewHampshireDuo ( )
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To: MinorityRepublican

History records pretty much this same thing happened before the attack is Pearl Harbor and with the Germans before the D-day landing.


17 posted on 11/19/2023 2:26:51 PM PST by Obadiah
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To: lurk

> Watchers in outposts are low in rank, so when they call in a warning their superiors disregard them. <

Excellent comment, and probably the correct analysis.


18 posted on 11/19/2023 2:28:54 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
'See something, say something?'

I went to the exchange on the nearby Naval Base this afternoon. The car in front of me had tags that expired over two years ago. When I showed my ID, I told the guard, but he didn't seem interested in investigating.

So I followed the vehicle to the exchange where it parked in an adjacent lot from normal traffic.

I went back to the front gate (exit side), got out of my car and approached the guard shack. I purposely stayed about 20 feet away from the guard (different one) (Police not Service member) and called out to him from a distance.

I retold the story and he told me I should not be getting out of my vehicle - so I left, he didn't seem to care either.

19 posted on 11/19/2023 2:32:17 PM PST by 11th_VA (<>< Good News: Barbarians at not at the gate; Bad News: They’re in the city)
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To: 230FMJ
Even an organization as good as the IDF falls into bureaucratic thinking.

The IDF didn't take Hamas seriously. They were probably more focused on Hezbollah and Iran.

20 posted on 11/19/2023 2:32:24 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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