Posted on 10/07/2023 12:50:44 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
JERUSALEM/GAZA/SDEROT Oct 7 (Reuters) - Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas rampaged through Israeli towns on Saturday killing and capturing scores of civilians and soldiers in a surprise assault, met by Israel with massive retaliatory air strikes that killed scores in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said the assault that had begun in Gaza would spread to the West Bank and Jerusalem.
“This was the morning of defeat and humiliation upon our enemy, its soldiers and its settlers," he said in a speech. "What happened reveals the greatness of our preparation. What happened today reveals the weakness of the enemy."
In Sderot, in southern Israel near Gaza, bodies of Israeli civilians lay strewn across a highway, surrounded by broken glass. A woman and a man were sprawled out dead across the front seats of a car. A military vehicle drove past the bodies of another woman and a man in a pool of blood behind another car.
"I went out, I saw loads of bodies of terrorists, civilians, cars shot up. A sea of bodies, inside Sderot along the road, other places, loads of bodies," said Shlomi from Sderot.
Terrified Israelis, barricaded into safe rooms, recounted their plight by phone on live TV.
"They just came in again, please send help," a woman identified as Dorin told Israel's N12 News from Nir Oz, a kibbutz near Gaza. "My husband is holding the door closed ... They are firing rounds of bullets."
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“ Spot on. That’s why they are scooping up hostages. They know the response will be overwhelming, but the cowards will use the Israelis as shields.”
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Yep. And that is exactly why Israel needs to IMMEDIATELY STOP ANNOUNCING IN ADVANCE WHAT BUILDINGS THEY WILL BE TARGETING.
It is their nature, a rabid pack of hyenas!
US reinstates hundreds of millions in funding to Palestinians, reversing Trump decision
"What Americans want, what the GOP base in particular truly desires, is a president who looks at them the way that Mike Pence looks at random Ukrainians." -- Auron MacIntyre, The Blaze (7/20/2023)
I'm guessing you were so upset you meant to say Ukraine, and not Russia. Ok fine, I won't bother digging through you posting history trying to second guess you on that. So stop being upset at people who are supporting Israel, and want some accountability from Russia, who is supporting Hamas.
Maybe you should start rethinking your supposed neutrality on Russia, after what's happened today. I think that reality is why we're seeing people freak out on here.
“...here are far to the right on Trump on many issues, such as his homosexual/transgender support.”
Trump banned transgenders from the military. How is that support for transgenders?
As for homosexuals, that horse has left the barn. He can not do one thing about it. Nothing.
Charter NAMBLA members..
Maybe if we could just get some new peace talks going...
JK🤣
No, this is no laughing matter. But still...
Maybe that’s why they took hostages. Hoping Israel won’t strike back.
People say that the president knew Japan was going to attack Pearl harbor. And by allowing it to happen he got the American people on board as a single unit.
Just thinking out loud.
I’m not excusing Biden at all. The money he gave to Iran under the disguise of hostage release is a horrible, disgusting mistake.
I’m just factually pointing out that just happened a couple weeks ago, when a military invasion like this has been planned for months.
And, that Russia has been recently meeting with Hamas, in Russia. Yes, that’s freaking some people out, but facts are facts.
That guy is one sick hate filled puppy. His tagline is actually quite humourous considering his spiteful and hate filled rhetoric. Hate makes him say silly unfounded things as though they are factual.
He is going to get an ulcer with that attitude all the time.
Is that part of the original quote from Cato the Elder? The only part I remember is "ceterum censeo Carthago delenda est."
But, yes, it's time for Israel to go Punic on their sorry Hamasian *sses.
“Biden’s donation of 6 billion to Iran just helped another war.”
Definitely.
Israel needs to IMMEDIATELY STOP ANNOUNCING IN ADVANCE WHAT BUILDINGS THEY WILL BE TARGETING.
It does kind of spoil the surprise...
Make a 30 mile wide DMZ in Gaza. Turn into grazing land for goats. 5 miles of that should be mined.
” Ok fine, I won’t bother digging through you posting history trying to second guess you on that.”
Unlike what the NeverTrumpers here demand, I DO NOT have to support Ukraine to be on this site - my ONLY claim is that I HAVE NOT supported Russia in this war. So don’t waste your time, you won’t find any postings from me supporting Russia in this war...just neutrality.
“So stop being upset at people who are supporting Israel, and want some accountability from Russia, who is supporting Hamas.”
I’m PISSED at the NeverTrumpers providing 6 BILLION DOLLARS to Iran, as that likely had a LOT MORE to do with this attack than Putin shaking hands with an Arab leader.
“Maybe you should start rethinking your supposed neutrality on Russia, after what’s happened today.”
I’ll be honest, I’ve considered openly supporting Russia, given the INCREDIBLE DECEPTION being played on the West by their Media and Governments (denying the Nazi infestation of Ukraine, denying the now-proven attacks on civilians by Ukrainian bombs, denying the events that forced Putin to have to liberate parts of Ukraine), but, no, I’ll stay neutral. But thanks for the suggesting.
HAMAS could not exist as an effective force without arms and money from Iran. Iran is the nexus of this war. Israel will cause great havoc in Gaza and perhaps the West Bank. One should also expect an attack on Iran. An attack on the Iranian National Parliament (The Majilis) when assembled would be fitting. All the bad guys are there in one place.
It should be noted that according to the News Media over 200 mostly civilians have been killed in Israel. This number may go up or down? Israel has a population of about 10 million people. Comparing to the USA this would be 6600 dead.
Israel will have vengeance.
“Make a 30 mile wide DMZ in Gaza. Turn into grazing land for goats. 5 miles of that should be mined.”
If you look at the size of Gaza, that pretty much eliminates it as an entity.
Oh...I get it.
And while the money angle was being planned this was being planned. Very naive to think this was not coordinated.
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