Saturday, July 21, 2018

Gaza strip is again at the brink of military combat

(1) A thread about the recent conflicts on the Gaza Strip, and its significance in .
6:12 PM - 21 Jul 2018
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    1.  6 hours ago
      (2) Disclaimer: it's only fair that anyone reading this know, right away, that I'm pro-Israel, and that I strongly believe in its right to self-defense.
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    2.  6 hours ago
      (3) You know who else is pro-Israel? This guy.
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    3.  6 hours ago
      (4) You know who also is pro-Israel and is fed up with Palestinians hindering progress in the middle-east peace process? This guy.
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    4.  6 hours ago
      (5) The American peace team, led by Jared Kushner, has tried to reach out to the Palestinians, reminding them of the big prosperity opportunities that peace will bring.
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    5.  6 hours ago
      (6) But right now, the best hope to avoid all-out conflict in Gaza lies with this man. Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. I will get back to him.
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    6.  6 hours ago
      (7) This is all that the current Palestinian leaders can offer to their youth: a life of complete poverty and endless war.
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    7.  6 hours ago
      (8) This is how they roll, now: Hamas terrorists attach flammable objects to kites, and send them flying over the border, hoping to randomly burn something - anything.
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      (9) They also tie explosives or flammables to balloons, with the same nefarious objective.
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      (10) They seem to know no limit, and now are trying to weaponize falcons.
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      (11) Yes, you read it right: they attached flammable objects to a falcon and sent it to its death.
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      (12) Putting aside the monstrosity, from a purely practical point of view: how hard it must be to raise a falcon? Does it make any sense to sacrifice one to try to burn someone's grove?
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    12.  6 hours ago
      (13) The fires are creating a growing sense of insecurity in the Israeli communities along the border. So the government ordered the IDF to put a stop to it.
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      (14) Thursday, the Israelis killed a Hamas terrorist engaging in the airborne arson attacks. Palestinians leaders got another martyr on the coffin, relatives screaming for revenge.
       
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    14.  6 hours ago
      (15) So, the Gaza strip is again at the brink of military combat, seeing the heaviest fighting since the 2014 war.
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    15.  6 hours ago
      (16) Palestinians fired 200 projectiles into Israel, and Israeli air force countered striking some 60 Hamas targets.
       
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      (17) The great worry was that Palestinians would flock to the border yet again. This is how they roll:
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    17.  6 hours ago
      (18) I learned with the great that the strict Israeli rules of engagement require that every shot by the snipers be authorized by a competent officer.
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    18.  6 hours ago
      (19) These riots accomplish nothing. All Palestinians get are other dead people in caskets to keep fuelling the hate.
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    19.  5 hours ago
      (20) Now the IDF is considering a long, tough and destructive military campaign in the strip to completely cripple Hamas' capabilities. Something bigger than the 2014 war.
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      (21) Enters Egypt, that has been pressuring Hamas to come to a cease-fire. Here's why I think this may actually work:
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    21.  5 hours ago
      (22) Because of this man: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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    22.  5 hours ago
      (23) Yes, this man.
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    23.  5 hours ago
      (24) You may remember Sisi from this moment: the opening of "The Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology", in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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    24.  5 hours ago
      (25) He was given there a position of great preeminence, and I do believe he can be expected to play an increasingly stabilizing role.
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    25.  5 hours ago
      (26) So today, things were "relatively calm" in the strip, meaning there was "only" one fire caused by a Kite, and "only" two IDF tank attacks against Hamas targets.
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    26.  5 hours ago
      (27) I bet these cows were not calm.
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    27.  5 hours ago
      (28) So, things are in a suspended atmosphere, with the ongoing fires still a reality.
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    28.  5 hours ago
      (29) And IDF is still very concerned about the Gaza border. Unless Sisi's people can broker some unexpected solution, we may be seeing a surge of violence in the next days.
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    29.  5 hours ago
      (30) That was "Gaza" for today. News pieces by the fine , except the first by . 👾 /End.
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Posted by rkball44 at 9:04 PM