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Posted: 5/6/2024 6:41:21 AM EST
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Posted: 5/6/2024 6:42:45 AM EST
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Posted: 5/6/2024 6:55:31 AM EST
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Posted: 5/6/2024 7:14:42 AM EST
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hardened his rejection of Hamas demands for an end to the Gaza war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, saying on Sunday that would keep the Palestinian Islamist group in power and pose a threat to Israel.
Princeton University students launch hunger strike: Israel Flags Flood 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment' at UCSD College - California Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "What’s happening in America’s college campuses is horrific. Antisemitic mobs have taken over leading universities. They call for the annihilation of Israel. They attack Jewish students. They attack Jewish faculty. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 8:22:27 AM EST
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Posted: 5/6/2024 8:54:36 AM EST
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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Kind of funny, but you know damn well if the guys with guns weren't around it would have ended differently.
 Attached FileLink to liveblog articles below IDF releases name of fourth Israeli soldier killed in Sunday's rocket barrage near Gaza border Sergeant Michael Ruzal, 18, of the Nahal Brigade is the fourth Israeli soldier killed in Sunday's rocket barrage which landed near the Kerem Shalom crossing near the Gaza border The army said that ten launches were detected in the barrage, which was aimed at two positions where the soldiers were stationed. According to the announcement, the forces were stationed there to guard vehicles and military equipment intended to be used in case the army decided to enter Rafah Full article on Kereem Shalom attack inside spoiler. Link Click To View Spoiler Gaza Medical Sources Say 26 Killed in Rafah as Israel Begins Evacuation Ahead of Ground Operation The IDF estimates there are about 100,000 residents in the southern Gaza neighborhoods ordered to evacuate, but sources in the army have said this is a limited operation, and not a complete evacuation of Rafah IDF data: Seventeen soldiers wounded in last 24 hours, 3 severely. Hamas on Rafah evacuation order: Any military operation in Rafah 'won't be a picnic' for the IDF Hamas said Monday that any military operation in Rafah "will not be a picnic" for the Israeli army, and added it is "determined and ready to protect the Palestinian people and defeat Israel." Hamas also called on the international community to pressure Israel to stop the attack, and appealed to international organizations – including UNRWA – not to obey the Israeli order to evacuate Rafah. Hamas also noted that the call for residents east of Rafah to evacuate their homes emphasize "Netanyahu's insistence on committing genocide against the Palestinians" Two Egyptians security sources say Egypt is raising its preparedness level in the northern Sinai Peninsula as Israel signals start of Rafah operation. Explosive drone hits northern Israeli town; IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon Army and local officials reported a drone carrying explosives hit the northern Israeli town of Metula. According to the army, the air force struck 15 targets in a military base belonging to Hezbollah's elite Radwan force in Southern Lebanon. Report: Senior Egyptian official says Hamas' attack on Kerem Shalom caused impasse in negotiations Egypt's Al Qahera News said on Monday Hamas' rocket attack on Sunday near the Kerem Shalom crossing which killed four Israeli soldiers caused an impasse in negotiations with Israel. Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters that Israel's Rafah evacuation order ahead of an expected offensive is a "dangerous escalation that will have consequences". Tweet from Israeli Foreign Minister
Our just war in Gaza continues with the exact same goals: the release of all hostages and the defeat of Hamas. Yesterday, we received a reminder from the Nazi terrorist organization Hamas, firing from a civilian population near the Rafah Crossing towards the Kerem Shalom Crossing, intended for humanitarian aid. Israel has agreed to significant concessions to bring the hostages home, but Hamas has repeatedly refused. Everyone understands that Sinwar has no intention of releasing all hostages, even in exchange for everything. He believes that the world will pressure Israel to stop the war unconditionally, and he will be able to continue to control Gaza - with hostages as bargaining chips and with the ability to continue the attrition war against Israel and plan the next attack. Today, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, the slogan "Never Again" takes on a special meaning. The people of Israel say: "Never again." IDF spokesperson: Some 30 rockets fired at Israel's north, no casualties reported --with 60 rockets fired yesterday, this is one of the most intense ~48 hours for aerial attacks from the north An IDF spokesperson says the army identified 30 launches from Lebanon into northern Israel with no casualties reported. According to the army's statement, forces are carrying out retaliatory strikes toward the source of the fire. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the rocket fire, claiming it fired dozens of Katyusha rockets at the Naffakh base in the Golan Heights. IDF confirms overnight strike deep into Lebanon The Israeli army confirmed that it conducted a strike overnight into Monday deep into Lebanon. According to the statement, fighter jets struck a Hezbollah military compound in the area of Sefri, south of Baalbek
The IDF has expanded the humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi to accommodate the increased levels of aid flowing into Gaza. This expanded humanitarian area includes field hospitals, tents and increased amounts of food, water, medication and additional supplies. In accordance with the approval of the government, an ongoing situation assessment will guide the gradual movement of civilians in the specified areas in eastern Rafah, to the humanitarian area. Calls to temporarily move to the humanitarian area will be conveyed through flyers, SMS messages, phone calls and media broadcasts in arabic. The IDF will continue pursuing Hamas everywhere in Gaza until all the hostages that they’re holding in captivity are back home. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 9:28:46 AM EST
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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A Palestinian gunman was killed and an explosive lab was destroyed during an ongoing IDF and Border Police raid in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, which began this morning, the military says. The IDF says combat engineers uncovered explosive devices planted under roads in Tulkarem, and other troops located another explosive lab as well as seized an assault rifle amid the operation. Elsewhere in the West Bank, 13 wanted Palestinians were detained overnight, the military says. Since October 7, the IDF says troops have arrested some 4,000 wanted Palestinians across the West Bank, including more than 1,700 affiliated with Hamas.
In the IDF flyers dropped in the Gaza Strip this morning, the military warns Palestinians against approaching the borders with Israel or Egypt. One flyer, addressed to all Gaza Strip residents, announces the expansion of the designated humanitarian zone in the al-Mawasi area. "In this area the expanded humanitarian aid will continue. The IDF will continue fighting the terror organizations that use you as human shields. Therefore: Gaza City is a dangerous fighting zone; avoid crossing to the north of Wadi Gaza," it continues. "It is prohibited to come near to the eastern and southern security fences," the IDF flyer adds. The second flyer, addressed to the residents and those sheltering in eastern Rafah neighborhoods, warns that "the IDF is about to operate with force against the terror organizations in the area you currently reside, as the IDF has operated so far." "Anyone in the area puts themselves and their family members in danger," it reads. The red flyer also warns against approaching the Israeli and Egyptian borders. Flyer  Attached File
The narrative is now going to go all-out to stop an operation in Rafah…because Hamas needs to control the border so it can control humanitarian aid and work with its partners around the region and around the world who quietly backed it for years. When you see the voices exaggerating about Rafah, you’ll know who is behind the goal of keeping Hamas in power in Gaza
Hamas didn’t come to power by accident, this is one of the most well funded, powerful terrorist groups in the world…even as an “armed group” or “militant”…it far exceeds anything else and it gets clout like hosted and backed by two western allies. No other group gets this backing and absolute power.
Yes exactly. In fact Hamas was rewarded for rejecting ceasefires and the more it rejected them, the more its hosts got a thank you from the west. It's obvious from the beginning how this happened. The goal after Oct. 7 was to preserve Hamas in power...no one invests in Hamas since 2012 and even more since 2018 and then suddenly just let's it go. Western allies are the main backers of Hamas. Palestinian tweets inside quote box
According to the army's map, the evacuation orders include the Rafah land crossing and its environs. Rafah crossing is the only land crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 9:40:04 AM EST
[Last Edit: GBTX01]
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Ya, We kinda figured that when you decided to fire a bunch of rockets from a "protected area" at a crossing point and killed IDF soldiers...
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Posted: 5/6/2024 9:51:22 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BM1455:
Hamas' position remains clear - they want Israel to 'cease fire' while they continue attacking. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 10:11:10 AM EST
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Posted: 5/6/2024 11:06:22 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GBTX01:
Thank God the adults are in charge, the experts in armed conflict like Brandon, Lloyd "who you going to believe about Hamas attacks on our pier, me or your lying eyes that saw mortar rounds hit", and Gen Charley Brown. Netanyahu should ask them how decapitation strikes can defeat an insurgency that can field 20K troops, a couple thousand of them who seem to be well trained and armed. Factor in the hundreds of miles of tunnels; the last estimate said there were 700 km of tunnels and that's not counting what might bebsouth of Khan Yunis. Rather than call Israel, call our NATO ally Turkey and Qatar, who both support Hamas. Tell them what the impacts will be for their support. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 11:24:19 AM EST
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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Link to live blog for articles below
Saudi Arabia warned Israel against targeting Rafah as part of what it called a "bloody and systematic" campaign to storm all areas of Gaza and displace its citizens, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. Senior Hamas officials to faction heads in Gaza: Preparations for an operation in Rafah don't change our stance on a deal Hamas is convinced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is only interested in the first part of a hostage release and cease-fire deal, and that he is ready to give up on the hostages who are slated to be released in the second phase of a prospective agreement. Hamas believes that the prime minister will not fight for the repatriation of the kidnapped soldiers, and that he sees them as a reasonable price to pay for the defeat of Hamas in Gaza. The group claims that Israeli progress toward a military operation in Rafah doesn't change their demand for a complete halt to the fighting and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Strip. Hamas leaders understand in the meantime that there is no guarantee on the lives of the group's senior members even if Israel agrees to a complete halt to hostilities. From talks in Doha and Cairo, it appears that Yahya Sinwar, Muhammad Deif, and other Hamas leaders abroad know that they may be targets for Israeli assassination even after a cease-fire – if a deal is reached.
Over the past few hours, Israeli fighter jets struck a building used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon's Srebbine, as well as a rocket-launching post in Ayta ash-Shab, the military says. Earlier today, troops shelled areas near Souaneh with artillery to "remove threats,"the IDF adds.
Hamas claims responsibility for three rocket and mortar attacks on the Netzarim Corridor in the central Gaza Strip today, where the Israeli military has several forward operating bases. The IDF says no injuries or damage were caused in the attacks. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 11:29:08 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By michigan66: Senior Hamas officials to faction heads in Gaza: Preparations for an operation in Rafah don't change our stance on a deal |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 11:47:04 AM EST
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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NVM
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Posted: 5/6/2024 12:35:47 PM EST
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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This is starting to give me vertigo.
Link to liveblog articles.below. Hamas says it accepts ceasefire proposal, does not specify terms Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh tells Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel that the terror group accepts their terms for a ceasefire with Israel, according to an official announcement from Hamas. The announcement does not specify what those terms are. A senior Hamas official tells Al Jazeera the same. Israel has repeatedly said it will not accept a deal, as repeatedly demanded by Hamas, that conditions the release of hostages on the end of the war. On Saturday, furthermore, an official source, widely believed to be Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that Israel had not empowered the mediators to issue guarantees of an end to the war, either. US, Egyptian, and Qatari mediators have been negotiating with Hamas in recent days over a three-phase proposal, green-lit by Israel. The proposal has not been published, but reportedly provides, in the first phase, for 33 living hostages — women, children, the elderly and the sick — to be freed during a 40-day truce, in return for hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners. As per the reported text of the offer, indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas would begin anew on the 16th day of the truce, to set out an arrangement to restore sustainable calm to Gaza over the second and third stages of the deal. In the second phase, all remaining living prisoners would be released during a further 42-day truce, in return for hundreds more security prisoners, and the IDF would withdraw from Gaza. The third and final stage of the deal would again last 42 days and Hamas would reportedly be required to hand over the bodies of those who were killed on October 7 or died in captivity, in exchange for bodies of Palestinian security prisoners who died in Israeli custody. The rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip would begin during the first phase of the deal, starting with the restoration of Gaza’s roads, electricity, water, sanitation, and communication infrastructure. Preparations for a five-year reconstruction plan for Gaza’s homes and civilian infrastructure would be completed during the second phase of the deal, and construction would begin in the third stage. Officials: Hamas appears to have okayed ceasefire terms that Israel did not approve Israeli officials are cautioning against taking at face value Hamas’s announcement that it accepts a ceasefire deal. Officials tell networks Kan, 12, and 13 that the terms Hamas accepted are not those that Israel agreed to. According to the officials quoted by the networks, the offer Hamas has accepted is one made unilaterally by Egypt and is not being taken seriously in Jerusalem before the details are clarified. An Israeli official tells Reuters that the Hamas announcement appears to be a ruse designed to cast Israel as the side refusing a deal. Hamas announcement that it accepts a ceasefire comes soon after US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and with CIA chief Bill Burns having shuttled from Doha to Jerusalem today. A considerable part of the Biden-Netanyahu call was devoted to the efforts to reach a truce-for-hostages deal. A US National Security Council spokesperson said earlier today that Biden, in the call, reiterated his concerns about an IDF invasion of Rafah and said he believes reaching a ceasefire with Hamas is the best way to protect the lives of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 1:49:51 PM EST
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There seems to be chatter about IDF armor moving toward Rafah right now.
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Posted: 5/6/2024 1:59:53 PM EST
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Biden already announced a public address - ready to convey that thanks to him and Blinken, the war has been stopped. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:11:49 PM EST
[Last Edit: GBTX01]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Solo_:
Biden already announced a public address - ready to convey that thanks to him and Blinken, the war has been stopped. Maybe he should have waited a little longer...
BREAKING: IDF forces are now attacking and operating against targets of the terrorist organization Hamas in a targeted manner in eastern Rafah, Israeli defence force says in a statement |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:22:57 PM EST
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:34:28 PM EST
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Mossad Commentary
Israeli tanks crossed the border fence of Gaza towards Rafah. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:34:36 PM EST
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I'll have to go look an see if there are any good live feeds. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 2:51:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GBTX01:
I'll have to go look an see if there are any good live feeds. There used to be one of the crossing into Egypt, but I haven't seen it since Hamas killed a kid who grabbed supplies from one of "their" aid trucks. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 3:37:16 PM EST
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Posted: 5/6/2024 3:39:52 PM EST
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I think hamas may have tried yelling uncle a little too late
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Posted: 5/6/2024 4:18:22 PM EST
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Posted: 5/6/2024 4:36:32 PM EST
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[tweet]https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1787594807088443618?s=46&t=bsiljsqKEJA166tebRfiuA[/tweet]
I take this Twitter account with a grain of salt, but if true, this is telling. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 4:44:48 PM EST
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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View from the other side--Palestinian twitter updates
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Posted: 5/6/2024 4:58:35 PM EST
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Posted: 5/6/2024 5:12:57 PM EST
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Posted: 5/6/2024 5:26:08 PM EST
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Posted: 5/6/2024 5:36:03 PM EST
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It'll be interesting to see who claims responsibility for that attempt if it turns out to be true. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 5:45:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Stillnothere: It'll be interesting to see who claims responsibility for that attempt if it turns out to be true. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Stillnothere: Originally Posted By GST:
It'll be interesting to see who claims responsibility for that attempt if it turns out to be true.
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Posted: 5/6/2024 7:50:57 PM EST
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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Long~38 minute video in tweet discussing the war in Gaza. John Spencer is at West Point's Modern War Institute and has written the book, literally, on urban warfare in the late 20th-early 21st centuries. He was also the tunnel expert we linked to early in the war.
Tweets below by Seth Frantzman were responses to this tweet about Hamas mortar crews attacking IDF troops stationed around their east -west corridor in central Gaza:
Because Hamas was allowed to return to control most of Gaza it is now able to coordinate these attacks. The tactical decision to leave areas but try to control on corridor has resulted in this. History says this is not a good strategy to try to control a road while insurgents control everything else. I think the French in Vietnam or others learned this too. Time to reconsider
The worst thing is that the lack of pressure on Hamas made them increase their demands and this ridiculous 1 hostage a day release is vile for them to parade them for months. This is what a policy of withdrawing from everywhere in Gaza got, along with international pressure and Hamas western ally backers. It led Hamas and its handlers to believe they are winning. Back in November they sensed they were not. The February-April policy didn’t work
Seems to me Israel has decided it will engage with the Hamas proposal, and negotiate the details of a deal, but will only do so while putting pressure on the group - both because the group may start dragging its feet, but also clearly (in my opinion) for political considerations. The question is whether Hamas continues to negotiate, or leaves, and how long those negotiations will last - the longer, the riskier. But this would suggest the amended Egyptian proposal, which Hamas accepted, is not a non-starter for Israel. |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 8:08:23 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JT_26: Mossad Commentary Israeli tanks crossed the border fence of Gaza towards Rafah. Outstanding! |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 9:05:34 PM EST
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 Institute for Study of War Backgrounder 6 May Key Takeaways: Gaza Strip Israeli forces began conducting targeted airstrikes against Hamas in eastern Rafah. Israeli officials have suggested that a clearing operation into the area is imminent. The IDF 143rd Division struck a Hamas command-and-control site inside an UNRWA compound in central Gaza. The IDF said that it used precision weapons in the strike to minimize harm to civilians. The Air Force targeted Palestinian militia sites across the Gaza Strip, including launch sites and booby-trapped buildings. The IDF 679th Armored Brigade directed an airstrike against a Palestinian squad near Israeli forces. Palestinian sources reported Israeli artillery fire in Beit Lahia, Juhor ad Dik, and Zaytoun. Seven Palestinian militias conducted at least 12 indirect fire attacks targeting Israeli forces near the Netzarim corridor. Israeli forces have established forward operating bases along the Netzarim Corridor to facilitate raids into the northern and central Gaza Strip. Palestinian militias have claimed almost daily indirect fire attacks on Israeli forces near the Netzarim corridor. PIJ snipers targeted Israeli forces east of Shujaiya, north of the Netzarim corridor, on May 6. The rocket attack targeting Kerem Shalom on May 5 killed four Israeli soldiers. Hamas fired 14 at Camp Amitai near Kerem Shalom. The IDF was marshalling equipment in preparation for a clearing operation in Rafah. The Air Force struck militia infrastructure near Rafah at the location from which Hamas launched the attack. Palestinian militias conducted three indirect fire attacks into southern Israel on May 6. Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters fired rockets at two Israeli towns near the Israel-Gaza Strip border while the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine mortared Israeli forces near the Sufa military. West Bank Israeli forces engaged Palestinian fighters in at least five locations across the West Bank. The al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades fired small arms and detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Tulkarm; during the same operation Israeli forces killed one Palestinian fighter, destroyed an IED production site, and confiscated small arms. Israeli forces detained 13 wanted individuals during raids across the West Bank on May 6. Since 7 Oct, Israeli forces have detained 4,000 individuals in the West Bank, 1700 of which were affiliated with Hamas. Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights Lebanese Hezbollah conducted at least four attacks into northern Israel. Lebanese Hezbollah launched a one-way attack drone targeting Israeli forces in Metula, wounding two Israelis. The IDF and local Syrian sources reported rockets were launched from Syria at Ramat Magshimim in the southern Golan Heights. Ceasefire negotiations Hamas altered and approved the text of the Egyptian-proposed ceasefire deal. Israeli officials said the altered text is “far from Israel’s essential demands.” Iran A senior Iranian military officer described how Iran and the Axis of Resistance could destroy Israel with a multi-front ground attack. The comments suggest Iran is continuing to develop and refine its theory on how to destroy Israel. Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government President Nechirvan Barzani discussed economic and security cooperation with senior Iranian officials in Tehran on May 6. Barzani met with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Rear Adm. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, President Ebrahim Raisi, and Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian. In the meeting, Barzani emphasized that his government will not allow “third parties” to use Iraqi Kurdistan to threaten Iranian security, presumably referring to the long-standing Iranian accusation that Israeli intelligence services and Kurdish militias use Iraqi Kurdistan as a base to conduct operations in Iran. Iraq A member of an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia suggested that Iranian-backed forces may soon resume their attacks on US forces. Iranian-backed Iraqi militias suspended attacks targeting US forces in January 2024 after a one-way drone attack killed three US personnel in Jordan. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed it attacked the Ashkelon oil port using Arqab cruise missiles. They also claimed another five drone attacks; targets were an IDF airbase in Eilat, the Leviathan Natural Gas Field in the Mediterranean Sea, the “Johannesburg” base, the “Yarden” base in the Golan Heights, and an unspecified IDF facility.   
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Posted: 5/6/2024 9:06:54 PM EST
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By neshomamench: There seems to be chatter about IDF armor moving toward Rafah right now. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By neshomamench: There seems to be chatter about IDF armor moving toward Rafah right now. You were right.  Originally Posted By Solo_:
Biden already announced a public address - ready to convey that thanks to him and Blinken, the war has been stopped. Every day I tell myself Team Biden has hit peak stupidity; that there is no way senior leaders can possibly be dumber. And every day they prove me wrong. We're reaching the point where Hank "Can An Island Capsize" Johnson will be appointed as White House staff intellectual. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 6:54:46 AM EST
[Last Edit: BM1455]
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and another one. 
and why not one more...
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:32:20 AM EST
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Over the past few hours, Israeli fighter jets struck a building used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon's Srebbine, as well as a rocket-launching post in Ayta ash-Shab:
Israeli fighter jets and other aircraft struck several sites belonging to terror groups in the northern Gaza Strip following rocket fire from the area on the southern city of Sderot The touted Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement collapsed within hours. You can’t trust or reason with terrorists. We’ve long reached this point in the discussion, but for those who are a little behind, the only way this war ends is when every Hamas member is dead. And yes, Israeli forces are dealing with a civilian issue regarding this military operation. The IDF has created humanitarian zones on the outskirts of the city and has been warning the non-Hamas Gazans to flee to safety—yes, they also support the terror group. The main anti-Israel narrative that’s fueled the pro-Hamas circus on college campuses nationwide is that the Jewish state is committing genocide in Gaza. That’s been flatly rejected numerous times, even among international legal bodies, though when you have antisemitism coursing through your veins, facts don’t matter. Here is a call from an IDF officer to a Palestinian civilian in Rafah, urging him to evacuate his family. The man, “Abu Younes,” is reluctant to heed the advice, even telling the officer that they want to die. He also says he wants no peace that comes from Israel. It’s an interaction with a death cult. It’s evil. You can hear children in the background. "Go ahead. Kill the children." This conversation is just. Chilling. Not that it needs to be said, but this undercuts every anti-Israel talking point spewed over the past few weeks. No one who commits genocide calls the people they want to annihilate and warns them to flee to safety. That is number one in the “How Not to commit genocide” guidebook. The Turks didn’t warn the Armenians. The Germans, well, you know the story there. And the Interahamwe didn’t get on Radio Mille Collines to tell Rwandans of Tutsi descent to evacuate to areas that wouldn’t become war zones. As of now, Israeli forces are moving on Rafah, the last bastion of Hamas power in Gaza. And we hope it ends with the total destruction of Hamas. Also, liberal Americans do know that the IDF is staying in Gaza, right? Even after Netanyahu has left power, whoever else, regardless of party, will continue the policy Protesters running from riot Police as they near Met Gala: |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:13:11 AM EST
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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Team Biden is setting the stupid bar high today. Remember when they criticized Israel for using dumb bombs?
The Wall Street Journal reports that the United States has delayed the sale of thousands of precision weapons to Israel. According to sources familiar with the matter, the delayed sale was of about 6,500 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) kits, which enable unguided bombs to be steered to a target.
The IDF and Border Police say they have wrapped up a 20 hour operation in the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Amid the operation, troops killed a gunman, detained six wanted Palestinians, seized weaponry, and demolished three bomb-making labs, the military says. Combat engineers also ripped up roads where explosive devices were planted, the IDF adds.
Several "suspicious aerial targets" -- believed to be explosive-laden drones launched by Hezbollah -- that entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon set off numerous sirens in the Galilee Panhandle, the military says. One of the apparent drones was downed by air defenses, another struck an area near Yiftah, causing a fire, and others caused minor damage at unspecified locations, the IDF says. Another two drones struck open areas, according to the military. The IDF says there are no injuries in the attack. The IDF also confirms carrying out strikes in southern Lebanon last night, hitting Hezbollah positions. Link to live blog articles below The Palestinian Authority called on the United States to "intervene immediately" to prevent Israel from invading Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, the official Palestinian WAFA news agency reported on Tuesday. The Tekuma agency, responsible for rebuilding the Gaza border communities, said residents of Kibbutz Be'eri will not be able to return to the kibbutz for two to three years. IDF says several drones launched from Lebanon into northern Israel were intercepted The Israeli army says that several drones that have infiltrated northern Israel from Lebanon and were successfully intercepted. One drone fell in the Nir's Cliff area near Menara. No casualties nor damage were reported. According to the army's statement, Israeli forces have retaliated and struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. Report: Israel will conduct a limited operation in Rafah CNN reports that, according to a source familiar with the details, Israel's incursion into Rafah will be 'a limited military operation' with the objective of pressuring Hamas to agree to the hostage deal. Here are the latest updates on day 214 of the Israel-Hamas war ■ The IDF confirms taking control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah Crossing overnight into Tuesday. ■ A senior Israeli official told Reuters that Hamas' cease-fire/hostage deal proposal is unacceptable. ■ CNN reports that, according to a source familiar with the details, Israel's incursion into Rafah will be "a limited military operation" with the objective of pressuring Hamas to agree to the hostage deal. ■ Hamas says that the closing of the Rafah and Kerem Shalom Crossings are a continuation of Israel's policy of starvation and persecution of Palestinians. The group claims that Israel's seizing of Rafah Crossing will undermine cease-fire efforts. ■ Rocket, drone alarms activated in northern Israel for several times during Tuesday. No casualties, damage reported. ■ UN experts claimed on Monday that Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip continue to endanger women and children in what they called "a systematic onslaught of violence." ■ The IDF announced that two soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah drone strike on the northern city of Metula Monday. The soldiers have been named as: Master Sergeant (Res.) Dan Kamkagi, 31, from Oranim and Master Sergeant (Res.) Nahman Natan Hertz, 31, from Elazar ■ Israeli police detained six right-wing activists overnight into Tuesday during demonstrations that took place on Rout 1 near Jerusalem, in which the protesters attempted to block humanitarian aid trucks headed toward the Gaza Strip. ■ The Wall Street Journal reports that the United States has delayed the sale of thousands of precision weapons to Israel. According to sources familiar with the matter, the delayed sale was of about 6,500 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) kits, which enable unguided bombs to be steered to a target.
IDF forces under the leadership of Division 162 began tonight with the intelligence guidance of the Shin Bet and Amman in targeted activity and in limited areas in East Rafah against terrorist infrastructures of the terrorist organization Hamas >>
As part of the activity, forces from the 401st Brigade's combat team achieved operational control of the Rafah crossing on the Gaza side, in eastern Rafah, following intelligence information that terrorists are using the crossing for terrorist purposes. On Sunday, rockets were fired from the crossing area towards the Kerem Shalom crossing, as a result of which four IDF soldiers were killed and others were wounded >> Hamas & Friends still firing rockets from north Gaza into Israel from an area that has had an IDF presence for 6 months. This isn't criticism of the Israelis, it is evidence of the nature of the millitants Israel is fighting; had they used targeted killings as a strategy like Biden's team wanted it would be even worse.
Israeli fighter jets and other aircraft struck several sites belonging to terror groups in the northern Gaza Strip following rocket fire from the area on the southern city of Sderot last night, the military says. The targets included a building and other infrastructure, according to the IDF. Two of the three rockets fired at Sderot were downed by the Iron Dome, and shrapnel caused slight damage to a home. In another incident, surveillance soldiers of the 414th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit spotted an armed cell in the Beit Hanoun area, and called in a drone strike, the IDF says. The strikes come as the troops continue to operate in central Gaza's Netzatrim Corridor. In one incident, the IDF says troops of the Yiftah Brigade spotted a group of gunmen at a building known to be used by terror groups, and called in an airstrike.
Four mortars were launched from the Rafah area at the Gaza border community of Kerem Shalom a short while ago, the IDF says. In an earlier attack two rockets were fired at the same area, with one hitting an open area and the second falling short inside Gaza, the military adds. The IDF says there are no damage or injuries in the attacks. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:45:35 AM EST
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Two IDF soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah-claimed explosive-laden drone attack against an army position near Metula in northern Israel yesterday afternoon, the military announces. The slain soldiers are named as: Master Sgt. (res.) Dan Kamkagi, 31, of the 551st Brigade's 6551st Battalion, from Kfar Ha-Oranim. Master Sgt. (res.) Nahman Natan Hertz, 31, of the 551st Brigade's 6551st Battalion, from Elazar The IDF says it attempted, but failed, to intercept the explosive drone that ultimately struck and killed the soldiers. Another soldier was lightly hurt in the attack, the military adds. Their deaths bring the toll of troops killed in attacks on the Lebanon border since October 8 to 13. Another nine civilians have been killed in Hezbollah attacks in northern Israel. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:59:13 AM EST
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Posted: 5/7/2024 1:09:39 PM EST
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IDF Takes Control of Rafah Border Crossing with Egypt:
Combat engineers of the elite Yahalom unit and the Gaza Division mapped out and demolished two Hamas attack tunnels in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun: The IDF and Border Police say they have wrapped up a 20 hour operation in Tulkarem. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 2:18:30 PM EST
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LOL. Look at all those sparkly children secondaries... |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 3:41:36 PM EST
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Link to liveblog articles
Gaza and Palestinian militants in a nutshell. After 4 IDF soldiers were killed in Kereem Shalom on Sunday, Israel closed the border crossing near the site of the attack. Biden sob sisters complained; Israel said it would open the crossing on Wednesday. Hamas promptly launched rockets at it, again. Israel has committed to reopen the Kerem Shalom border crossing by Wednesday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says. He added that the U.S. may not deliver on its Wednesday deadline to confirm to congress Israel's compliance with international law.
The IDF says it carried out a drone strike against a rocket launcher in southern Gaza's Rafah, used in an attack on Israeli border communities earlier. Twelve rockets were launched in the attack, with the Iron Dome downing 5 of them. The other rockets hit open areas, causing no damage or injuries, according to the military. The launcher in Rafah was hit within an hour of the attack, the IDF says. In another attack earlier today, the IDF says six rockets were fired from the Rafah area at Kerem Shalom. No injuries were caused. "The projectiles that were fired toward the area of the Kerem Shalom Crossing are preventing the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The IDF will continue to operate to enable the necessary security conditions to re-open the Kerem Shalom Crossing," the military says in a statement. Here's what you need to know on day 214 of the war. ■ Lior Rudaeff, 61 from Kibbutz Nir Yitzchak, was murdered on October 7 and his body is being held in the Gaza Strip. Rudaeff is the 38th hostage whose death has been determined, out of 132 hostages still held in Gaza. ■ Israel has committed to the U.S. and Egypt to restrict its operation in Rafah, aiming only to deny Hamas authority over the border crossing that connects Gaza with Egypt, and concentrating on the eastern side of the city. ■ Hamas official Osama Hamdan warned in a press conference in Beirut that if Israel's military aggression continues in Rafah, there will be no ceasefire deal. ■ Israel has committed to reopen the Kerem Shalom border crossing by Wednesday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says. He added that the U.S. may not deliver on its Wednesday deadline to confirm to congress Israel's compliance with international law. ■ The Israeli delegation arrived in Cairo to continue talks towards an agreement for a cease-fire, followed by a Hamas delegation, in addition to delegations from the U.S. and Qatar. ■ Defense Minister Gallant said, "The operation in Rafah will not stop until Hamas is eliminated, or until the first hostage returns to Israel." Minister Benny Gantz said that "at any stage where we can reach a plan for the return of our hostages, we will do so." ■ Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called the decision to send an Israeli delegation to Cairo "a mistake and a fall into the manipulative trap set for us by Hamas, together with Qatar and Egypt." ■ The Tekuma agency, responsible for rebuilding the Gaza border communities, said residents of Kibbutz Be'eri will not be able to return to the kibbutz for two to three years. ■ Rockets continues to be fired at Israel's north and south throughout the day. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 6:41:36 PM EST
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Posted: 5/7/2024 6:48:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Solo_:
Biden already announced a public address - ready to convey that thanks to him and Blinken, the war has been stopped. Let’s go, brandon! |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:23:11 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BM1455:
Just think, soon 1000 of our guys will be sailing right into the middle of this shit. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:39:21 PM EST
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 Institute for Study of War Backgrounder 7 May Key Takeaways Gaza Strip Israeli forces launched a limited ground operation to control the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing. The IDF said it began a “precise, intelligence-based counterterrorism operation” aimed at eliminating Hamas military infrastructure in eastern Rafah. Hamas fired mortars from the Rafah crossing into Israel on May 5, killing four Israeli soldiers. Israeli forces advanced along the Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip to the Rafah border, taking control of the area. Israeli media reported that IDF captured the crossing given its role in smuggling advanced weapons between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in the past. The IDF has been operating in Beit Hanoun in recent weeks to map and destroy two tunnels. At least one of the tunnels was an offensive tunnel used to infiltrate Israel in 2014. The tunnels were discovered last fall shortly after the IDF began ground operations. Israeli forces putthem under surveillance, gathering intelligence to gain a better idea of how the tunnels were used. Israeli forces directed airstrikes at a Palestinian squad in the area near the tunnels. Palestinian militias forces throughout the Gaza Strip; these units retain the capability to disrupt Israeli raids. CTP-ISW has repeatedly reported on Hamas’ intention to reconstitute and assert itself militarily in northern Gaza. Palestinian fighters continued to conduct indirect fire attacks on Israeli forces along the Netzarim corridor. Israeli forces continue to operate from forward operating bases along the Netzarim corridor to facilitate future raids into the northern Gaza. Palestinian militias conducted at least six indirect fire attacks from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel. West Bank Palestinian fighters detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Jalboun near Jenin. The IDF completed a 20-hour operation on May 6. The IDF destroyed three IED production sites, killed a Palestinian fighter, confiscated weapons, and raided over 60 buildings. The IDF detained several wanted Palestinians and confiscated weapons and funds in operations across the West Bank. One of those detained in Huwara had tens of thousands of Israeli shekels. Israeli civilians blocked roads and attacked Jordanian aid trucks, damaging several along with their contents. Israeli police arrested six Israelis overnight for their involvement in the attacks. The Jordanian Foreign Affairs Ministry condemned the attack and blamed Israel for its failure to prevent attacks on aid convoys. Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights Lebanese Hezbollah conducted at least ten attacks into northern Israel. Hezbollah launched several one-way attack drones targeting Israeli forces in Yiftah and Ramot Naftali, causing minor damage, including a fire in Yiftah. IDF intercepted one drone and said that two other drones landed in open areas. A Hezbollah drone attack killed two IDF reservists in Metula on May 6. Yemen US CENTCOM reported they intercepted a Houthi drone over the Red Sea on May 6. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on May 7 that the crew of a merchant vessel reported two explosions close to their vessel about 82 NM south of Aden, Yemen. Ceasefire Negotiations Hamas acknowledged that the deal it “accepted” on May 6 satisfied its maximalist demands. Israel did not receive the proposal that Hamas accepted until one hour after Hamas accepted the deal on May 6. Ongoing talks suggest that Hamas’ May 6 “accepted” proposal is better understood as a new counterproposal for a maximalist ceasefire. Hamas has not changed its maximalist demands in negotiations since December 2023. Hamas senior official Osama Hamdan [said]..that it had “set red lines that cannot be touched or given up. Iranian Views of the War Iranian officials appear increasingly confident in their view that the Axis of Resistance has the advantage against Israel and will ultimately destroy Israel. Iranian and Axis of Resistance officials are placing increasing emphasis on operations in the Mediterranean. IRGC commander Salami along with other Iranian officials stated that Iran and the Axis of Resistance are “closing the way for the enemy” in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Houthi movement announced on May 3 that it commenced the “fourth phase” of escalation against Israel by targeting ships in the Mediterranean. A top Iranian military adviser..said in March that the Mediterranean Sea is part of Iran’s strategic depth and that Tehran must accordingly “increase [its] strategic depth [by] 5,000 kilometers", the distance from Iran to the Strait of Gibraltar. Iraq The Iraqi Kurdistan Region president is on a rare visit to Tehran and met with the IRGC commander. Lebanon The IRGC Quds Force commander reportedly traveled to Lebanon in April, possibly to coordinate with Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah after the death of the primary Quds Force interlocutor with Hezbollah in an Israeli airstrike in April.     
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:13:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By michigan66: Just think, soon 1000 of our guys will be sailing right into the middle of this shit. Yup. The USS Biden's Floatie. It'll be great. 
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:25:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BM1455:oYup. The USS Biden's Floatie. It'll be great. On the bright side, someone already wrote Team Biden's theme song.  Robert Plant - 'Ship of Fools' - Official Music Video [HD REMASTERED] |
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