10-07-2023, 10:41 AM
** 07-Oct-2023 World View: Major Mideast War
A major war between Israel and Hamas
began on Saturday morning. There have
been a number of these wars in recent
decades, but they've mostly been air
wars, with the Palestinians launching
rockets on Israeli cities (many of which
were shot down by Israel's Iron Dome air
defense system), with Israel's Defense
Force (IDF) responding with missiles.
These wars petered out in days or weeks.
The new war is the biggest war on Israel
in 50 years, since the 1973 Yom Kippur
war. Israeli intelligence is being
blamed for not seeing this coming.
Hamas has launched thousands of rockets
into Israel. Furthermore, thousands of
Hamas ground forces were sent into
Israel via gliders and underground
tunnels, and by sea.
Palestinian militia squads have been
entering Israeli population centers,
killing people in their homes and beds.
Reports from Sderot and Ashkelon say
that the streets are strewn with bodies
and blown up cars. The IDF has called
up tens of thousands of reservists to
fight Hamas on the ground.
Hamas clains that some Israeli soldiers
have been taken hostage. This will
force the IDF to launch a ground
offensive to recover the hostages and
prisoners of war.
Israel claims 50 people dead in Israel,
and 800 injured. Hamas claims 700 dead
and 1500 injured.
Hamas makes heavy use of human shields.
This means that weapons stores and
military leaders are located in
apartment buidings with hundreds of
civilians.
There are many opportunities for
escalation. Many Palestinians may flood
across the border from Gaza into Egypt.
Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon, both of
which receive weapons from Iran, may
decide to get involved.
According to the White House, Biden is
"concerned."
(Hamas's objective is to provoke a large
organic uprising in the West Bank and
Israel, in order to destroy Israel from
within. This is also an objective of
the Biden administration, as it does all
it can, including enabling tens of
millions of refugees from over 100
countries to pour in through the
southern border, in order to incite a
new American Civil War.)
A major war between Israel and Hamas
began on Saturday morning. There have
been a number of these wars in recent
decades, but they've mostly been air
wars, with the Palestinians launching
rockets on Israeli cities (many of which
were shot down by Israel's Iron Dome air
defense system), with Israel's Defense
Force (IDF) responding with missiles.
These wars petered out in days or weeks.
The new war is the biggest war on Israel
in 50 years, since the 1973 Yom Kippur
war. Israeli intelligence is being
blamed for not seeing this coming.
Hamas has launched thousands of rockets
into Israel. Furthermore, thousands of
Hamas ground forces were sent into
Israel via gliders and underground
tunnels, and by sea.
Palestinian militia squads have been
entering Israeli population centers,
killing people in their homes and beds.
Reports from Sderot and Ashkelon say
that the streets are strewn with bodies
and blown up cars. The IDF has called
up tens of thousands of reservists to
fight Hamas on the ground.
Hamas clains that some Israeli soldiers
have been taken hostage. This will
force the IDF to launch a ground
offensive to recover the hostages and
prisoners of war.
Israel claims 50 people dead in Israel,
and 800 injured. Hamas claims 700 dead
and 1500 injured.
Hamas makes heavy use of human shields.
This means that weapons stores and
military leaders are located in
apartment buidings with hundreds of
civilians.
There are many opportunities for
escalation. Many Palestinians may flood
across the border from Gaza into Egypt.
Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon, both of
which receive weapons from Iran, may
decide to get involved.
According to the White House, Biden is
"concerned."
(Hamas's objective is to provoke a large
organic uprising in the West Bank and
Israel, in order to destroy Israel from
within. This is also an objective of
the Biden administration, as it does all
it can, including enabling tens of
millions of refugees from over 100
countries to pour in through the
southern border, in order to incite a
new American Civil War.)
