Hamas attacks Israel

[Renauda]

@bachophile said in Hamas attacks Israel:

Biden quoted here as saying his determination of responsibility comes from information given to him by the pentagon, and not necessarily Israeli data.

As it should be for any POTUS. Biden is quite right in making that statement regardless how those cheering for Hamas take or twist it.

[Mik]

Yep.

[LuFins Dad]

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/10/18/identifying-possible-crater-from-gaza-hospital-blast/

Independent fact checker believes they have identified impact site, and details of the crater doesn’t match what one would expect from IDF munitions…

I wonder if they can determine direction?

[George K]

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-tries-to-back-up-claims-it-didnt-attack-gaza-hospital-a8cc3405?mod=djemalertNEWS

The U.S. has collected “high confidence” signals intelligence showing that the explosion at a Gaza hospital compound on Tuesday was caused by the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, U.S. officials said, buttressing Israel’s contention that it wasn’t responsible for the blast.

The U.S. assessment drew, in part, on communications intercepts and other intelligence gathered by the U.S., defense officials said.

“Our current assessment, based on analysis of overhead imagery, intercepts and open source information, is that Israel is not responsible for the explosion at the hospital in Gaza,” White House National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said, adding that the U.S. continues to collect information on the incident.

I wonder if these "squad" members will retract their Xeets.

[George K]

This photo is not at the hospital's location.

Funny that.

[jon-nyc]

[bachophile]

https://abcnews.go.com/International/security-incident-involving-us-navy-destroyer-red-sea/story?id=104147141

never a dull moment

[89th]

You know the sailors on the ship were glad they finally got to shoot their weapons!

[Copper]

SM2 missiles

Mach 3

From a few years ago

Link to video

[George K]

OK - time to turn Yemen into glass as well.

[xenon]

@Copper said in Hamas attacks Israel:

SM2 missiles

Mach 3

From a few years ago

Link to video

Poor fish.

Awesome that they intercepted those - must have felt great.

[Axtremus]

On Thursday Oct. 19, 2023.
Biden in a televised speech explaining why we need to support Israel and Ukraine.
Plans to ask Congress to appropriate $100B to help Ukraine and Israel.

Link to video

[Mik]

It was a good speech. Not great, but presidential and appropriate to the situation.

[bachophile]

Mercedes….Merkava

[George K]

[Mik]

I'm still very interested to see how the IDF will root out Hamas.

[Mik]

Two Americans released.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-releases-two-us-hostages-for-humanitarian-reasons-response-qatari-efforts-2023-10-20/

[bachophile]

Two from chicago. Mother and daughter.

Same family has ten other people as hostages

[Mik]

Just trying to stop the ground invasion.

[bachophile]

Of course