BREAKING....Thread 8...Israel At War...OPERATION SWORDS OF IRON

[Hoodat]

23 minutes ago
No more hostages released without full cease-fire: Hamas official
By Olivia Land

Hamas has refused to release any more Israeli hostages without a full cease-fire and the release of all Palestinian prisoners, the head of the terror group’s political bureau told Al Jazeera Saturday.

Pig shit holds more value than the word of Hamas.

[Hoodat]

an hour ago
‘Too many innocent Palestinians have been killed’ in Israel-Hamas war: Harris
By Olivia Land

Vice President Kamala Harris said “too many innocent Palestinians have been killed” in the Israel-Hamas war while speaking in Dubai Saturday.

These would be the same "innocents" who actively support Hamas, who aid and abet Hamas, who give their blessing for aid dollars destined for them to be siphoned off for the purchase of weapons to kill Jews.  And when hostages were able to escape their Hamas captors, it was these same "innocents" who found them and immediately turned them back over to Hamas.

This regime is not a friend to Israel.

[libertybele]

an hour ago
‘Too many innocent Palestinians have been killed’ in Israel-Hamas war: Harris
By Olivia Land

Vice President Kamala Harris said “too many innocent Palestinians have been killed” in the Israel-Hamas war while speaking in Dubai Saturday.

"Israel has a legitimate military objective against Hamas but must do more to protect civilians," Harris insisted at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

"International humanitarian law must be respected in Gaza war.”

Harris added that the US wants “to see a unified Gaza and West Bank under the Palestinian Authority,” and emphasized that the PA "must be strengthened to assume security responsibilities in Gaza."

With Post wires

Basically Harris is pro - Hamas and that doesn't surprise me. A unified West Bank and Gaza under Pali Authority? That should work out well. 

[mystery-ak]

Israel ‘returned to fighting in full force’ after cease-fire: defense minister
By Olivia Land

The Israeli military has “returned to fighting in full force” after the end of the cease-fire with Hamas, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced Saturday, according to the Times of Israel.

“We are continuing exactly where we left off,” Gallant insisted, calling the last two days of resumed fighting “very impressive” for the IDF.

“Thousands of terrorists have been eliminated, dozens of headquarters [have been struck], hundreds of terabytes of information are in our hands, hundreds of terrorists have been captured and are being interrogated in Israel,” he boasted.

“An achievement of 110 hostages returning alive, no army in the world has achieved this against a terror organization. We achieved [that] because of the strength of the IDF.”

[mystery-ak]

Netanyahu Orders Mossad Chief to Leave Qatar; ‘Dead End’ with Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the head of the Mossad intelligence agency, David Barnea, to return home from Doha, Qatar, on Saturday because negotiations with Hamas had reached a “dead end.”

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/12/02/netanyahu-orders-mossad-chief-to-leave-qatar-dead-end-with-hamas/

[Right_in_Virginia]

Kamala Harris says "post-conflict Gaza" must include "no forceable displacement, no re-occupation, no siege or blockade, no reduction in territory," based on "Palestinian voices and aspirations". (Video)

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1730986116222697889

[mystery-ak]

6 minutes ago
Israeli soldiers given card deck identifying senior Hamas targets: report
By Olivia Land

Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip are supposedly being handed decks of cards with the faces and information about senior Hamas targets so they know to kill them, Ynet News alleged.

The military has apparently distributed about 10,000 decks of cards over the past few days, as the IDF resumed its ground operations in Gaza following the end of the cease-fire, the outlet explained.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and military chief Mohammed Deif are included on the cards of desirable targets, according to a photo purporting to show the decks.

The US military used a similar tactic in Iraq in 2003, when it distributed decks of the most wanted figures from Saddam Hussein’s regime, YNet News noted.

Sinwar has also been symbolically demoted on the card because he is not an ace – which might be an attempt to psychologically intimidate him, the outlet explained.

The two aces in the deck appear to be Ismail Haniyeh and Khaled Mashal – the current and former head of Hamas’ political arm – and Marwan Issa, who represents the military wing in the political group, YNet said.

Sinwar’s brother, Muhammad, is the Black Jack, while Deif is the Joker.

The deck also includes 10 cards depicting senior figures who have already been killed.

[mystery-ak]

22 minutes ago
Netanyahu calls Hamas ‘a Satan,’ pledges to fight ‘to the end’ in rare presser
By Olivia Land

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a rare press conference from Tel Aviv Saturday night, in which he slammed Hamas as “a Devil, a Satan” and pledged to continue Israel’s ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.

“We remained very firm in negotiations,” Netanyahu said of Israel’s talks with Hamas in Qatar, which dissolved late this week when the two sides could not agree over the order of hostage releases.

[Hamas is] a devil, a Satan,” he continued, pledging that Israeli forces would “do everything to obliterate” the terror group.

“Our troops have been preparing during this cease-fire for absolute victory over Hamas,” Netanyahu said of the week-long cease-fire that saw the release of 110 hostages from the Gaza Strip.

He also confirmed the restart of the IDF’s ground assault on Gaza, where efforts were now turning toward the densely populated southern part of the region.

“Today I ordered the army to resume attacks in intensified way,” the prime minister told the press, adding that they are prepared to "fight to the end."

The rest of the hostages cannot be freed without the ongoing military operation, he insisted.

“This is a war against the terrorists and for our people. We are all uniting behind our cause and we are all supporting our forces…With the help of God, we will all win,” Netanyahu said.

The prime minister, 74, also took questions from reporters, including some about the potential future for the Gaza Strip post-conflict.

“I oppose the introduction of the Palestinian Authority into the Gaza Strip. The IDF will have full control of the area. The Palestinian Authority is educating for the disappearance of the State of Israel. The PA supports terrorism,” he told the room.

[mystery-ak]

22 minutes ago
Thousands of people attend vigil in Tel Aviv’s ‘Hostage Square’
By Olivia Land


Protesters attend a demonstration to ask for the release of hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attack, in Tel Aviv on December 2, 2023.AFP via Getty Images

Thousands of people filled Tel Aviv’s “Hostage Square” Saturday evening for a weekly vigil calling for the release of the hostages in the Gaza Strip, Haaretz reported.

Many of the attendees this week wore orange t-shirts in honor of Ariel and Kfir Bibas – two flame-haired brothers nicknamed “the Reds,” who are still believed to be held hostage alongside their mother, Shiri Bibas.

Shiri’s husband, the boys’ father, is also being held by Hamas.

Earlier this week, Hamas alleged that Shiri and her sons had been killed, but Israel countered that it could not confirm this information.

[mystery-ak]

2 minutes ago
Netanyahu backs up mass weapons distribution policy by far-right minister
By Olivia Land

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed up the gun-distribution policy spearheaded by Minister of Internal Security Amir Ben-Gvir at his press conference Saturday.

He brushed off concerns about the policy following the shooting of an innocent Israeli man in Jerusalem on Friday, saying that “the moment you distribute firearms in larger numbers, these incidents can happen.”

"We know that in waves of terror in the last decade, the presence of armed civilians saved the situation and prevented a major disaster. It happened dozens of times. Therefore, I think that in the current situation, we should continue with this policy - I definitely support it. There may be costs to it, and those are lives,” Netanyahu insisted.

Ben-Gvir is a controversial figure in Israeli politics: A far-right extremist, his Otzma Yehudit party openly espouses anti-Arabism. Before his political career, he was known for having a portrait of Israeli-American terrorist Barush Goldstein – who killed 29 Palestinians in Hebron in 1994 – in his living room, France24 reported.

[libertybele]

22 minutes ago
Netanyahu calls Hamas ‘a Satan,’ pledges to fight ‘to the end’ in rare presser
By Olivia Land

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a rare press conference from Tel Aviv Saturday night, in which he slammed Hamas as “a Devil, a Satan” and pledged to continue Israel’s ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.

“We remained very firm in negotiations,” Netanyahu said of Israel’s talks with Hamas in Qatar, which dissolved late this week when the two sides could not agree over the order of hostage releases.

[Hamas is] a devil, a Satan,” he continued, pledging that Israeli forces would “do everything to obliterate” the terror group.

“Our troops have been preparing during this cease-fire for absolute victory over Hamas,” Netanyahu said of the week-long cease-fire that saw the release of 110 hostages from the Gaza Strip.

He also confirmed the restart of the IDF’s ground assault on Gaza, where efforts were now turning toward the densely populated southern part of the region.

“Today I ordered the army to resume attacks in intensified way,” the prime minister told the press, adding that they are prepared to "fight to the end."

The rest of the hostages cannot be freed without the ongoing military operation, he insisted.

“This is a war against the terrorists and for our people. We are all uniting behind our cause and we are all supporting our forces…With the help of God, we will all win,” Netanyahu said.

The prime minister, 74, also took questions from reporters, including some about the potential future for the Gaza Strip post-conflict.

“I oppose the introduction of the Palestinian Authority into the Gaza Strip. The IDF will have full control of the area. The Palestinian Authority is educating for the disappearance of the State of Israel. The PA supports terrorism,” he told the room.

Bibi is correct; this is a war against Satan.  Israel will remain standing; I have no doubt.

[Texas Yellow Rose]

 

[mountaineer]

Hamas terror tunnel entrance located 15 meters from a school donated by a German development agency.

https://twitter.com/TheMossadIL/status/1731043752100188265

[mystery-ak]

Look at the left hand corner of that photo..that's an aircraft carrier....

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1731047156503503250

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1731041254681477217

[Right_in_Virginia]

The prime minister, 74, also took questions from reporters, including some about the potential future for the Gaza Strip post-conflict.

“I oppose the introduction of the Palestinian Authority into the Gaza Strip. The IDF will have full control of the area."

Stop bloviating, Bibi.  Start thinking.

[Hoodat]

“This is a war against the terrorists and for our people. We are all uniting behind our cause and we are all supporting our forces…With the help of God, we will all win,” Netanyahu said.

The prime minister, 74, also took questions from reporters, including some about the potential future for the Gaza Strip post-conflict.

“I oppose the introduction of the Palestinian Authority into the Gaza Strip. The IDF will have full control of the area. The Palestinian Authority is educating for the disappearance of the State of Israel. The PA supports terrorism,” he told the room.

Considering that the Palestinian Authority supports terrorism, Bibi is making the right call.

[mystery-ak]

18 minutes ago
Hamas refusing to allow Red Cross to visit hostages: Netanyahu
By David Spector

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas has broken its agreement with Israel to allow the Red Cross to visit the and provide medical care to the remaining hostages it has in captivity.

Last week Rachel Goldberg, whose son Hersh Goldberg-Polin is still held hostage, slammed the Red Cross as nothing more than an "Uber service."

[Right_in_Virginia]

Haaretz
10:49 PM

The UK will fly surveillance aircraft over Israel and Gaza to help locate hostages

The British Ministry of Defense announced that it will conduct surveillance flights over the Eastern Mediterranean, including operating in air space over Israel and Gaza in an effort to locate and rescue hostages held in Gaza, including British nationals.

The announcement stated that the aircraft will be unarmed, do not have a combat role, and will be tasked solely to locate hostages," and that it will share "only information relating to hostage rescue" will be shared with other entities.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Ben Samuels
11:01 PM

U.S. Defense Secretary: 'You can only win in urban warfare by protecting civilians'

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke about the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas and said that "you can only win in urban warfare by protecting civilians."

Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum, Austin said he has "repeatedly made clear to Israel's leaders that protecting Palestinian civilians in Gaza is both a moral responsibility and a strategic imperative."

"I have personally pushed Israeli leaders to avoid civilian casualties, and to shun irresponsible rhetoric," he said, adding that he also urged them to "prevent violence by settlers in the West Bank, and to dramatically expand access to humanitarian aid."

Emphasizing the central role of protecting civilian population, the Defense Secretary said: "If you drive them into the arms of the enemy, you replace a tactical victory with a strategic defeat."

[mountaineer]

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke about the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas and said that "you can only win in urban warfare by protecting civilians."

I would guess you win in urban warfare - or any type of warfare - by killing a lot of the enemy and disabling his capability to kill you.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Winning the future takes more than killing.

[Smokin Joe]

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1731041254681477217

Who didn't think they were using the pause to reload?

[Hoodat]

Winning the future takes more than killing.

Defeating Hamas takes more than meaningless phrases like "Winning the future takes more than killing".

[Smokin Joe]

Winning the future takes more than killing.

A fair amount of demolition, by whatever means is handy, too.