BREAKING....Thread 9...Israel At War...OPERATION SWORDS OF IRON

[Timber Rattler]

That looks like boots on the ground ... or, are they wearing sandals?

WTF isn't this a UN or Arab League relief operation?

If there are too many Americans on the ground for too long, Gaza will be come another Mogadishu.

I think those are Israeli troops judging by the helmets and kit.

[Timber Rattler]

Schmaybe 50 Tunnels Crossing Into Their Country Why Egypt So Riled About Rafah?

https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/05/17/schmaybe-50-tunnels-crossing-into-their-country-why-egypt-so-riled-about-rafah-n3788602

Juuuussssttttt spitballin' here, but it certainly seems like we have an answer for Egypt's extraordinary pissiniess about Israel's plans to clear out Rafah.

I have to admit, this was the favored line of thinking over the past few weeks as the Biden administration sabotaged every Israeli move, and the Egyptians blustered and threatened. Almost to a one, folks weren't at all fooled. They were asking, "What is Egypt worried the Israelis are going to find?"

Well, hiya.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1791469078294458747

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It seems that Egypt has been less than an honest broker....

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJqir-Kdm28

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldNlHZc6jGE

[ChemEngrMBA]

The number of innocent babies slaughtered by Hamas cowards pales in comparison to the butchery of Planned Parenthood.

Many American men are in prison for murdering unborn babies, but not one woman.  This is a perverse double standard of injustice.

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Egypt changed terms of Gaza ceasefire deal presented to Hamas, surprising negotiators, sources say

CNN
By Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Diamond
May 21, 2024

Egyptian intelligence quietly changed the terms of a ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed off on earlier this month, ultimately scuttling a deal that could have released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and set a pathway to temporarily end the fighting in Gaza, according to three people familiar with the discussions.

The ceasefire agreement that Hamas ended up announcing on May 6 was not what the Qataris or the Americans believed had been submitted to Hamas for a potential final review, the sources said.

The changes made by Egyptian intelligence, the details of which have not been previously reported, led to a wave of anger and recrimination among officials from the US, Qatar and Israel, and left ceasefire talks at an impasse.

“We were all duped,” one of those sources told CNN.

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/politics/sources-say-they-were-duped-by-egypt-changing-ceasefire-terms-for-hamas/index.html

[GtHawk]

Egypt changed terms of Gaza ceasefire deal presented to Hamas, surprising negotiators, sources say

CNN
By Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Diamond
May 21, 2024

Egyptian intelligence quietly changed the terms of a ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed off on earlier this month, ultimately scuttling a deal that could have released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and set a pathway to temporarily end the fighting in Gaza, according to three people familiar with the discussions.

The ceasefire agreement that Hamas ended up announcing on May 6 was not what the Qataris or the Americans believed had been submitted to Hamas for a potential final review, the sources said.

The changes made by Egyptian intelligence, the details of which have not been previously reported, led to a wave of anger and recrimination among officials from the US, Qatar and Israel, and left ceasefire talks at an impasse.

“We were all duped,” one of those sources told CNN.

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/politics/sources-say-they-were-duped-by-egypt-changing-ceasefire-terms-for-hamas/index.html

Maybe Egypt is fed up with Hamas and instead of a ceasefire they want Hamas eradicated.

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Maybe Egypt is fed up with Hamas and instead of a ceasefire they want Hamas eradicated.

It is my opinion that that is the truth.

[Elderberry]

Pentagon Tacitly Admits Biden’s Gaza Pier Stunt Is A Total Failure

The Federalist  By: Shawn Fleetwood May 22, 2024

It didn’t take long for the Pentagon to all but confirm that the temporary Gaza port constructed at the behest of President Biden is turning out to be a total disaster.

The admission came during a Tuesday press conference, in which Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, the Pentagon’s spokesman, told reporters that none of the 569 metric tons of food and supplies delivered into Hamas-controlled Gaza via the port have been distributed to Gaza residents by nongovernmental organizations. Constructed by the U.S. military, the $320 million floating port was announced earlier this year during Biden’s State of the Union address, a move designed to cater to the pro-Hamas wing of the Democrat Party base.

Since the port’s completion last Thursday, “some trucks, operated by nongovernmental organizations tasked with delivering the aid to another staging area, had been ransacked by looters,” the New York Post reported based on Ryder’s comments. The Associated Press separately reported that just five of 16 trucks operated by the United Nations World Food Program met their intended destinations during aid delivery runs on Saturday.

UNWFP officials said the remaining 11 trucks had been “commandeered” by a Palestinian mob.

More: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/22/pentagon-tacitly-admits-bidens-gaza-pier-stunt-is-a-total-failure

[Timber Rattler]

More Biden stupidity...

US preparing for ‘prominent’ role in postwar Gaza

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/23/us-postwar-gaza-00159723

The Biden administration is considering appointing a U.S. official to serve as the top civilian adviser to a mostly Palestinian force when the Israel-Hamas conflict ends, four U.S. officials said — a sign that the U.S. plans to be very involved in securing a post-war Gaza.

The civilian adviser would be based in the region and work closely with the commanding officer of the force, who would be either Palestinian or from an Arab nation, the people said.

Washington is still debating how much official authority this adviser would have, but all officials, granted anonymity to detail very sensitive discussions, stressed it is part of a plan for the U.S. to play a “prominent” role in lifting Gaza out of desperate chaos.

The private discussions between the White House, Pentagon and State Department regarding the adviser role — which have not been previously reported — show that the Biden administration expects to be at the center of what happens to Gaza long after the guns go quiet. The U.S. would therefore be partly responsible for what comes next, including improving the lives of 2.2 million Palestinians who are suffering in the decimated territory.

The adviser would never enter Gaza itself, the officials said — an indication of the desire to avoid any implication that the U.S. would be dictating the future of the territory.

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Bodies of three hostages taken by Hamas during attack on Israel recovered from Gaza
Hamas terrorists still have 125 hostages in Gaza, 39 of whom are considered dead, according to the Israel Defense Forces
 By Elizabeth Pritchett Fox News
Published May 24, 2024 5:48am EDT | Updated May 24, 2024 6:02am EDT

Three more bodies of hostages taken by Hamas terrorists during the group's unprecedented Oct. 7 attack on Israel were recovered overnight in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said on Friday.

The recovery took place during an operation in Jabalia, a city in northern Gaza.

The hostages were identified by the IDF as 42-year-old Hanan Yablonka, 30-year-old Orión Hernández Radoux and 59-year-old Michel Nisenbaum.

All three were killed near the Mefalsim area in southern Israel on Oct. 7, the IDF said, and were found not far from the location where bodies recovered last week were found.


The bodies of hostages Hanan Yablonka (left), Orión Hernández Radoux (center) and Michel Nisenbaum (right) were recovered during an overnight operation in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Friday. (Hostages Families Forum Headquarters)

Yablonka, who was divorced, was a father to two children, ages 12 and 9.

He was with four friends in his vehicle when Hamas launched its unprecedented attack. One of the friends was found dead in the car, another was dead in a field and the last two were killed in a nearby hiding place they had found, the IDF said.

Radoux, who was a father of one, was a French-Mexican citizen who was taken captive at the Nova music festival he was attending with his girlfriend, Shani Louk. Her body was one of the three found and recovered on May 17.

Nisenbaum, who had lived in Israel since 1988, had two daughters and six grandchildren. He was on his way to pick up his granddaughter when he was taken hostage, according to the IDF.

more
https://www.foxnews.com/world/bodies-three-hostages-taken-hamas-during-attack-israel-recovered-from-gaza