Hamas attacks Israel
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wrote on 25 Oct 2023, 17:07 last edited by
@Mik said in Hamas attacks Israel:
@Horace They do that? How rude.
We had a particularly memorable one with my infant son, who was expecting a single shot, and then they got him in both legs simultaneously. The howls of outrage were really quite something.
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wrote on 25 Oct 2023, 17:11 last edited by
We had that happen one time when she was a baby and really sick. It was traumatic for all.
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wrote on 25 Oct 2023, 22:27 last edited by Renauda
Reminiscent of the bed springs and frame the Red Army welded to their tank turrets to deflect and neutralize panzerfaust charges during the Battle for Berlin in ‘45:
https://legionmagazine.com/israel-defence-forces-take-lessons-from-ukraine-war/
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wrote on 25 Oct 2023, 22:57 last edited by
The whole world is trying to stop IDF from going after the very people who brought this misery to Gaza. In my view, if you want to halt the ground invasion, the Gazans need to hand over all Hamas leadership and every other soldier they can find.
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wrote on 25 Oct 2023, 23:51 last edited by
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wrote on 25 Oct 2023, 23:53 last edited by
I wonder what strategic purpose that announcement serves.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2023, 00:21 last edited by
Motivation.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2023, 00:32 last edited by jon-nyc
I was thinking it was more motivated by domestic politics. There must be a faction that is worried that, by delaying so much, he's getting 'soft' and beginning to worry about outside voices.
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I was thinking it was more motivated by domestic politics. There must be a faction that is worried that, by delaying so much, he's getting 'soft' and beginning to worry about outside voices.
wrote on 26 Oct 2023, 00:44 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Hamas attacks Israel:
by delaying so much
WSJ is saying that the delay is at the White House's request - so that the US can position assets to protect troops elsewhere.
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@jon-nyc said in Hamas attacks Israel:
by delaying so much
WSJ is saying that the delay is at the White House's request - so that the US can position assets to protect troops elsewhere.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2023, 00:48 last edited by
That's as of today. A couple days ago it was 'White House requests delay for negotiations over hostages and supplies'. Before that there was delay but no stated reason. Ever since 10/10 or so various reports said it was 'imminent'.
Obviously I have no idea what's going on, what's realistic and not, etc. But neither does the average Israeli citizen, Hence my thought that there must be some wondering if he's getting soft.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2023, 01:34 last edited by
It's the carrier groups, I think. One is tasked with making sure the Iranians are good lads. The other is going to keep an eye on Hezbollah. That's around 130 planes total on the carriers and who knows how many missiles on the other ships
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wrote on 26 Oct 2023, 01:36 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Hamas attacks Israel:
I wonder what strategic purpose that announcement serves.
https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/post/245061 :man-shrugging:
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wrote on 26 Oct 2023, 09:50 last edited by
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wrote on 26 Oct 2023, 12:15 last edited by Jolly
Sadly, expendable. Time to go wreck Hamas. And I would do it while putting as few IDF at risk as possible.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2023, 17:31 last edited by
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wrote on 27 Oct 2023, 03:05 last edited by
I see the US has started bombing Iranian-back sites in Syria in retaliation/defense of the dozen attacks against US bases recently. Gonna head to bed soon, probably not WW3 until China enters the chat.
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I see the US has started bombing Iranian-back sites in Syria in retaliation/defense of the dozen attacks against US bases recently. Gonna head to bed soon, probably not WW3 until China enters the chat.
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wrote on 27 Oct 2023, 12:18 last edited by
Thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1717601858695393550.html
Russia hosted a Hamas delegation today
Here is what we know about the meeting
The meeting has likely been planned since October 7
Once it was clear that at least 6 of the hostages were Russian citizens, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov called for a meeting with Hamas in Qatar.
Vladimir Putin's comments warning of the need to stop the Gaza War and Russia's overall position were "highly valued" by the Hamas delegation
But Dmitry Peskov was clear to distance Putin from the meeting, he said it was a Russian Foreign Ministry track project.
Mousa Abu Marzouk led the delegation
Marzouk faced criminal charges in the US and while he has superficially discussed negotiations with Israel, he sees a Lebanon or Syria-style truce as desirable
A "hudna" that will reheat. Similar to founder Sheik Yassin's views.
So while Marzouk was the deputy chairman of the Hamas political bureau from 1997-2014 before current leader Ismail Haniyeh took his mantle, he is by not much more moderate than the Hamas mainstream
Russia's meeting is not really about peace in Gaza.
Israel has urged Russia to expel Hamas, so this will sour ties further
But Marzouk engaged with Bogdanov in Qatar, Iranian officials recently and now Russia again, the meeting complements Russia-Iran dialogue on Gaza.
Qatar remains the primary diplomatic venue for hostage releases and Israel has even been publicly forced to acknowledge Qatar's role
But Russia is trying to play a secondary role, at least in liberating its own citizens and others (some reports highlight non-Russians).
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wrote on 27 Oct 2023, 14:13 last edited by
Brave Sir Robin...
Link to video