Posted on 05/06/2024 10:54:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Sirens sounded in Kerem Shalom, southern Israel.
pic.twitter.com/OIKEkHSOKq— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) May 5, 2024
Photos taken just after the attack show clouds of black smoke rising from the port of entry used to ensure weapons and other terrorist supplies don't make it into Gaza.
At least three IDF soldiers were killed and more were injured in the Hamas attack which was launched by the Iran-backed terrorists in Rafah.
The IDF says three soldiers have been killed. They fell during a Hamas rocket attack on Kerem Shalom earlier today. pic.twitter.com/gacSxAONDp— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) May 5, 2024
The border crossing through which vital aid travels to Gazans was just attacked by Hamas in Rafah. Several casualties reported. The crossing is closed while Israel evaluates the situation. https://t.co/x6dLAXPA5e— Enia Krivine (@EKrivine) May 5, 2024
In a post on X, former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett laid bare what the move means. "Yes, they’re bombing their own lifeline of food and aid," he said of the rocket attack. "This is yet another example of Hamas’ perverse strategy: to Kill their own people in order to hurt Israel. Hamas cannot stay."
Following the Hamas attack, the crossing was shut down for investigation, meaning Hamas — once again — is solely responsible for a pause in the processing and moving of humanitarian aid into Gaza. The barbaric terrorists responsible for carrying out the October 7 massacre which killed more Jews in any single day since the Holocaust have already been known to steal humanitarian aid and use violence to hijack aid trucks while shooting at Gazans trying to get their hands on the shipments.
The Biden administration, including the president himself, has been critical of Israel for supposedly not doing enough to ensure humanitarian aid makes it to Gazans in need of food, medical supplies, and other goods. Yet again, however, it is Hamas terrorists who are preventing aid from making it to those who need it. The White House has also tried waving Israel off of an operation in Rafah, the point of origin for Sunday's rocket attack according to video released by the IDF and Hamas terrorists' last stronghold in the Gaza Strip.
The IDF released footage of Hamas rocket launches at the Kerem Shalom Crossing, which is used for trucks to carry aid into Gaza.
The rockets were fired from an area near the Rafah Crossing, which is also used to facilitate aid into Gaza, and just 350 meters (~1,150 feet) from… pic.twitter.com/A0We0feEbT— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) May 5, 2024
President Biden is expected to speak by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, presumably to again attempt to prevent an IDF operation targeting Rafah.
After Hamas rejected the latest ceasefire offer and then attacked the Kerem Shalom crossing, it is exceedingly clear that Israel has only one option: to take Hamas out in Rafah and dismantle the terror tunnels running through Southern Israel — including connections under the border with Egypt.
Earlier on Monday, Israel began expanding humanitarian efforts outside of Rafah and dropping leaflets instructing civilians in and around Rafah to begin evacuating, a likely sign that the Rafah operation is imminent.
The IDF has expanded the humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi to accommodate the increased levels of aid flowing into Gaza. This expanded humanitarian area includes field hospitals, tents and increased amounts of food, water, medication and additional supplies.
In accordance with the approval of the government, an ongoing situation assessment will guide the gradual movement of civilians in the specified areas in eastern Rafah, to the humanitarian area.Calls to temporarily move to the humanitarian area will be conveyed through flyers, SMS messages, phone calls and media broadcasts in arabic.
The IDF will continue pursuing Hamas everywhere in Gaza until all the hostages that they’re holding in captivity are back home.
pic.twitter.com/si47k9FCCz— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 6, 2024
Starts with an H?
Good thing Biden is sending in a billion dollar floating dock for them to use as target practice.
Can't have that. I bet they were giving it directly to the people, not stealing it for Hamas to sell on the black market. Those IDF Jews were searching for weapons, too!
No, the only aid stations allowed must be administered solely by Hamas, and unsupervised.
I am still laughing about all the banks that were broken into & all the $$$$$$$ stolen.
On another thread, I had an exchange that puzzled me.
But then, I thought about it and found this article.
UN pledges to stand with Gazans amid reports Hamas has accepted ceasefire deal (May 6, 2024)
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1149366
the UN agency for Palestine refugees UNRWA? (UNRWA had thousands of employees, local hires in North Gaza, many were Hamas)
Sure, they have same think in Rafa. So is the UN trying to protect UN employees hired locally who are Hamas too?
Yes, UN is openly trying to destroy the USA.
Directly beneath UNRWA’s (Northern) Gaza headquarters, IDF uncovers top secret Hamas data center (Feb 10, 2024)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/directly-beneath-unrwas-gaza-headquarters-idf-uncovers-top-secret-hamas-data-center
UNRWA did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In a tweet following the publication, the agency’s head Philippe Lazzarini denied
any knowledge of the Hamas data center.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNRWA#History_and_operations
UNRWA is the largest agency of the United Nations, employing over 30,000 staff, 99% of which are locally recruited Palestinians.
Simple! Hamass doesn’t want the people getting ANYTHING that doesn’t come from them. That’s how they maintain their power. This crossing was a threat to their power, and had to be neutralized.
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