No apologies.
Posted on 10/07/2023 6:06:39 PM PDT by 11th_VA
SDEROT, Israel, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Bloodied bodies in the streets, gunmen raiding door-to-door and news of captives taken to Gaza left Israelis terrified and in shock after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack that was unprecedented in audacity and scale.
A resident reported seeing multiple bodies and bullet-scarred vehicles in the southern Israeli town of Sderot where groups of Hamas gunmen were still fighting Israeli troops 12 hours after the attack was launched.
"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.
As night fell, at least 100 were reported dead and more than 1,000 wounded, according to Israeli media, with fighting still raging in more than 20 locations around the Gaza strip.
The assault, on the Jewish Sabbath and coinciding with the religious holiday of Simchat Torah, is unfolding as a major national trauma in a country proud of its strong military.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
The rave party was attended by several hundred people near the Israeli kibbutz of Reim, witnesses said. Footage on social media showed dozens of people running through fields and along a road, escaping militants as gun shots were heard.
"The music stopped and there was a rocket siren," a young woman called Ortal told Israel's N12 News television. "Suddenly out of nowhere, they started shooting."
Another party goer, Esther Borochov, said a car had rammed her vehicle as she tried to flee before a young man told her and her friend to jump into his vehicle before he was shot point blank while she played dead until she was rescued.
I thought Israelis carried guns?
Video: Israeli family is held hostage by Hamas terrorists who took control of their house inside Israel. Just look at their faces
https://rumble.com/v3npwpm-israeli-family-is-held-hostage-by-hamas-terrorists-who-took-control-of-thei.html
I thought Israelis carried guns?
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I have Been thinking that all day
Perhaps they are locked up in most homes and everyone was taken by surprise???
They only took the mother ? I couldn’t watch they whole video
Many IDF and police do.
I don’t think citizens can.
I think many citizens can but it may be a rather lenghthy licensing process. If I lived in Israel I would at the very minimum try to have a few Jericho 941 pistols around, a very nice 9mm handgun made in Israel and also available for sale in the US.
They need to at all times
The problem in Israel is they have too many, socialist libs, just like us. Let Bibby take care of business
That might be changing soon.
Also, for all Americans this is a lesson. And the answer to Biden and the other gun grabbers sanctimoniously telling us to save people from gun violence we should be disarmed.
No police or military are there when homes are invaded. They fill out a history of the crime scene later. And identify the dead bodies for the record.
Keep our 2nd Amendment strong.
Many of the people taken captive were at a “rave for peace” near Gaza - the kind of idiots who attend a “rave for peace” won’t be carrying guns
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Just like when the Cylons attacked the colonies in Battlestar Galactica (1978)
“The problem in Israel is they have too many, socialist libs, just like us.”
Exactly this.
One pistol and 50 rounds ammo is the typical limit. Casings must be turned in to get another 50 rounds.
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No apologies.
I think a house full of guns and the will to use them are all that stands between civilization and this savagery.
according to Office of Justice Programs website:
“In Israel guns are strictly regulated yet widely available to law-abiding citizens who hold gun permits; gun control and tough punishment have made it difficult for criminals to acquire guns. There is no clear right to carry a gun in Israel.”
Confusing.
Sounds like an infringement of carrying.
Probably why our founders wrote our 2nd Amendment as “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
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