Hamas attacks Israel

[George K]

[Mik]

From that thread….

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

Maybe IDF intelligence is not so remiss as portrayed.

[taiwan_girl]

@bachophile Keep safe and I am thinking of you and sending good thoughts.

:couple_with_heart:

[jon-nyc]

[Copper]

[Mik]

A bit late for that, I think.

[jon-nyc]

[Renauda]

[jon-nyc]

To say that “continued military operations” are a red line is basically giving them an ultimatum to cease hostilities.

[Horace]

As terrorist motivations go, a strong Israeli reaction, and the fallout from it, is the most plausible one.

[jon-nyc]

Specifically derailing the Saudi-Israeli deal.

In that sense, Iran already won.

[Renauda]

@jon-nyc said in Hamas attacks Israel:

To say that “continued military operations” are a red line is basically giving them an ultimatum to cease hostilities.

That’s how I read it as well. I understand also that in the last 12 hours Israeli jets air struck Aleppo airport in Syria. A good thing that the 2nd USN Carrier Group is en route.
This is shaping up to be a multiple party hot one.

[jon-nyc]

Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these …

Ah, never mind.

[Jolly]

[George K]

[jon-nyc]

True, by postponing 36 hours they’ll avoid a nasty Russian winter in Gaza City.

Actually I imagine they’re postponing for humanitarian reasons (it’s hard to evacuate 1MM people in a day along two roads) but don’t want to say as much.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Hamas attacks Israel:

True, by postponing 36 hours they’ll avoid a nasty Russian winter in Gaza City.

I imagine they’re postponing for humanitarian reasons (it’s hard to evacuate 1MM people in a day along two roads) but don’t want to say as much.

Good point.

That was kind of … optimistic?

[jon-nyc]

The American General that commented on it said two things: (1) were not going to Monday morning quarterback their tactical decisions; and 2) but that’s a tall order.