Israel's War Against Hamas - Updates

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No link. No video. No date. No nothing.
Zero for zero on information.
Zero on alleging without actual proof.

Lying does not help the Palestinian civilians under the PA, Fatah and the PLO.

Reported Today by Quds News network.



Do you condemn this war crime?

 

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Reported Today by Quds News network.



Do you condemn this war crime?

So, is this a Muslim dressed up as IDF?
Would not be the first time, won't be the last.

The IDF does not operate that way. Too Pallywood.

 

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Mohammad is Egyptian. He is from Egypt. The same Egypt that closed to their eyes and borders to Gazans and same Egyptians lecture about humanity.

 

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So, is this a Muslim dressed up as IDF?
Would not be the first time, won't be the last.

The IDF does not operate that way. Too Pallywood.

Are you aliens?
You have no idea how many mosques are destroyed by Israeli war criminals in Gaza yet?

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/58/1262/512321/War-on-Gaza/War-on-Gaza/-killed-and-dozens-injured-by-Israel-in-Sabra-mosq.aspx

 

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REPORTING FROM GAZA: Joining the IDF to see firsthand the humanitarian efforts to prevent civilian casualties and to assist Palestinian civilians in getting away from combat areas. Because Hamas opened fire on their own civilians who were seeking safety, it is Israel now who is protecting them in every direction from Hamas terror, as they flee from the north to the south.

 

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Are you aliens?
You have no idea how many mosques are destroyed by Israeli war criminals in Gaza yet?

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https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/58/1262/512321/War-on-Gaza/War-on-Gaza/-killed-and-dozens-injured-by-Israel-in-Sabra-mosq.aspx

And those photos are from when exactly?
And why do Palestinians hide missiles in Mosques, or shoot from mosques turning the mosque into a military target AS PER International Combat Laws?

Once one uses a religious site, schools, homes, etc as a place to launch attacks at the enemy, that place is a fair target per International Law.


You still have time to tell your friends to stop using any non Military base as a way to attack the enemy. It includes Hospitals, Parks, Movie Theaters, anywhere where it should only be for civilian use.

 

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And those photos are from when exactly?
And why do Palestinians hide missiles in Mosques, or shoot from mosques turning the mosque into a military target AS PER International Combat Laws?

Once one uses a religious site, schools, homes, etc as a place to launch attacks at the enemy, that place is a fair target per International Law.


You still have time to tell your friends to stop using any non Military base as a way to attack the enemy. It includes Hospitals, Parks, Movie Theaters, anywhere where it should only be for civilian use.

Only IOF uses them. This have been documented.

 

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On international law, morality and Gaza​

The Geneva Conventions of 1949 are quite brilliant. They balance the rights of civilians with the needs of the armed forces. They protect the innocent but do not make an army's job impossible.

They were written with input from humanitarian and military experts after World War II. They are considered customary international law nowadays, even for those who did not sign them.

Israel is adhering to the Geneva Conventions in every aspect in this Gaza war. Waving your hands and saying "children are being killed!" is not an argument. Every single attack has a specific target and a specific goal. Every single attack is weighed between the expected military advantage and the expected casualties.

And Israel has attacked roughly 15,000 targets.

Even if Hamas' casualty numbers are accurate - and previous wars show that usually the ratio of terrorists killed to civilians is higher than in any conflicts in history in urban areas - - that's less than one death per for each attack. That is hardly evidence for a policy of wanton killing!

Not to sound trite, but if you do not know what Israeli intelligence says about a target, and you do not know the military value of the target, you cannot say the attack is disproportionate. You can say it is tragic, you can call it unfair, but you cannot say it violates either international law or morality unless you know what was being targeted. You need both sides of the equation before making an accusation.

In Gaza, most of the targets are hidden. They are underground. Israel relies on intelligence to know what to hit. It is not going to share that intel with the world, nor is it obligated to, for obvious reasons. But according to the laws of armed conflict, , IDF commanders have to weigh what a reasonable military commander would do with the information they have at the moment of attack - knowledge of both the value of the target and the expected civilian loss.

That is international law. And that is the only moral choice. Because allowing Hamas to continue to exist, and to have fighting capability, is profoundly immoral.

If you are assuming that the IDF, with the massive amounts of information it gathers about every square meter of Gaza from SIGINT, HUMINT, IMINT and OSINT collated and cross checked in huge databases, is purposefully targeting civilians, or that they are recklessly endangering civilians for no good reason, and shooting very expensive smart weapons at apartment buildings without warning just for fun or without knowing the target underneath - I'm sorry, but you are simply an antisemite. Because any sane observer would see that Israel is a professional army, with multiple layers of oversight (including multiple layers of legal experts) and a very sophisticated integrated system for finding and firing at targets. It is not a two year old baby throwing a temper tantrum.

But some people cannot conceive of that.

Yes, the optics of thousands of dead Gazans is terrible. Israel knows this better than anyone - because it is on the receiving end of the world's wrath. It has zero incentive to kill Gaza civilians. It doesn't help the war effort. On the contrary, civilian casualties makes thee IDF's job harder. It has every incentive to save civilians.

The only party with incentive to see Gaza civilians dead is Hamas. This is exactly why they choose to place their military centers and bunkers and tunnels in and under schools and hospitals and apartment buildings. Denying that is denying reality.


And we know that Hamas has attacked their own people many times over the years. Sometimes accidentally with errant rockets (which they blame on Israel) and sometimes on purpose . Just yesterday a former USAID leader in Gaza said he has first hand knowledge of Hamas shooting civilians trying to escape a war zone in 2014. And there have been several reports of Hamas shooting at civilians fleeing from the north of Gaza to safety. Hams warned the people not to go from the start. So who has incentive to shoot them if they decide to flee?

This is the reality. And Israel will do whatever it takes - within the law and its own moral code that goes way beyond the law - to accomplish its mission.

If you want to see Israel fail in its mission to destroy Hamas, especially after October 7, then you are the one with a defective moral code.

On international law, morality and Gaza

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Only IOF uses them. This have been documented.

Rockets, apologies, not missiles.

Hamas does not have rockets?
Islamic JIhad does not have rockets?
They are not STILL launching them at Israel, all the way to the centre of Israel?

By all means, do not deal with the fact that Hamas launches rockets from rooftops, schools, mosques, parks, anywhere which is not allowed by the Geneva Convention.

 

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Poll shows yet again: Palestinians across the board overwhelmingly support the most heinous terror attacks​

In October, I predicted "If polls come out about the Simchat Torah massacre, the results (from Palestinians) will almost certainly be overwhelmingly in support. 84% supported the Mercaz Harav massacre in 2008, 77% a 2008 suicide attack that killed a woman in Dimona, 80% supported the wave of stabbing attacks in 2014 including the murder of four rabbis in Har Nof."

I was right.

A new poll from AWRAD, Arab World for Research and Development, shows that the vast majority of Palestinians support the October 7 pogrom. 75% of all Palestinians supported the massacre while only 12.7% opposed it.


The Gazans polled were generally in temporary housing in southern Gaza, and "only" 63% supported the murder and raping spree. But in the "moderate" West Bank, an astonishing 83% supported the massacre.

This poll was taken after the details were publicized, after the videos were shared, after everyone know the death toll. That didn't dampen their enthusiasm for the attack - it may have increased it.

Palestinian women are just about as bloodthirsty as the men are with their enthusiasm for murdering Jews well within the margin of error for the poll.

When asked about their preference between a one-state solution for Jews and Arabs, a two state solution for two peoples, or a single Arab Palestinian state from the river to the sea, things were just as lopsided. 75% want to see a Judenrein Arab Palestinian state from the river to the sea - the question used those exact words. All the apologists for the term who claim it means a single state with equal rights are gaslighting everyone: only 5.4% of Palestinians support their utopian dream.




And the attack made Hamas' Al Qassam Brigades terror wing the most popular entity in the territories, with nearly 89% of all Palestinians feeling positive about that group, higher than every other political party, terror group or country.



The poll is crystal clear and cannot be spun: Palestinians overwhelmingly support the most heinous terrorism against Jews. Palestinians want to rid the Middle East of Jews.

As I've been emphasizing, the obstacle to peace isn't Israel. It is Palestinian Jew-hatred, hatred that predates the "occupation" and "siege" and "nakba." Unless there is a new Palestinian leadership and a generation of Palestinians who grow up learning about coexistence and tolerance, there is no chance for peace.

Poll shows yet again: Palestinians across the board overwhelmingly support the most heinous terror attacks

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Monsters Under the Bed

What we discovered in a child's bedroom in Gaza's Beit Hanoun.

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