Last night the IDF made some fantastic revelations backed up by photographs. The IDF had cleared al-Rantisi hospital in Gaza and entered the basement and tunnels underneath. IDF spokesman RADM Daniel Hagari went to Gaza himself, and filmed his report from the site. It showed evidence that hostages had been held there. There were documents, … More Gaza War 14 Nov
Yesterday, in what may have been a mistake, Hizbullah hit civilian trucks with anti-tank guided missiles. The trucks belonged to the Israel Electric Company, Several men were injured, one critically. Up to now, Hizbullah had not knowingly targeted civilians. This could result in a major escalation of the war on Israel’s northern border. The US … More Gaza War 13 Nov
The Saudis hosted a joint summit of Arab countries and the Organization of Islamic States. The result was an expected call for a cease fire. What was absent was the inclusion of any active measures against Israel, a position supported by Iran. The Saudis were joined by several other Arab countries in blocking Iranian proposals. … More Gaza War 12 Nov
All the major news agencies, AP Reuters, CNN, and even the New York Times, are busy issuing damage control denials following the revelations that they were using unsubstantiated material from Hamas controlled reporters. It’s a fake. CNN is still just as biased, and still prominently features doctored (pun intended) reports from the Hamas controlled Gaza … More Gaza War 10 Nov
There are two items today that are important. First, the negotiations in Qatar for the release of hostages held (illegally) by Hamas. It looks to me like Hamas is feeling confident that their propaganda campaign is succeeding. They just need to play for more time and the Israeli threat to their regime will be eclipsed … More Gaza War 9 Nov
The IDF has completely encircled Gaza City and is slowly closing in on the center of the encircled area, the Al-Shifa Hospital. Israeli intelligence believes that Hamas has built an extensive underground complex underneath the hospital. It includes a reported launching point for rockets located adjacent to the hospital. If IDF forces capture it intact … More Gaza War 7 Nov
A couple of days ago Reuters News Agency put together an interesting background piece about the current Hamas-Israel War, It has some flaws, but does present some interesting points. Here is one. “Adeeb Ziadeh, a Palestinian expert in international affairs at Qatar University who has studied Hamas, said the group must have had a longer-term … More Gaza War 6 Nov
Israel has been making serious efforts to get civilian non-combatants out of the areas where there is fighting. One such effort was made yesterday when the IDF told Gazan civilians that a particular stretch of road through an open area (no houses) could be used during a specified time by those civilians to leave the … More Gaza War 5 Nov
Before I take a Sabbath break, and while IDF forces surround Gaza City, I want to write about some other aspects of this war. First, there is the often cited fallacious idea that a response to a military attack should be “proportional”. The ICC lawyers actually think this is true. But they seem to have … More Gaza War 3 Nov
The IDF ring around central Gaza city keeps getting tighter. Hamas efforts to get international intervention, even just to support a “humanitarian” cease-fire, keep getting more desperate. The numbers of dead in Jebalya reported by Hamas changed again today. It started as 400, dropped to 200, then 50, and now it is climbing back up. … More Gaza War 2 Nov
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