Posted on 11/13/2018 2:27:13 AM PST by Nextrush
It seemed like things were going to quiet down in Gaza last week with the delivery of 15 million dollars in cash from Qatar in multiple suitcases.
The "payoff" money was designed to pacify Gaza and help calm things down between Israel and the militant group Hamas which has maintained steady pressure on Israel with everything from occasional rocket barrages to constant incendiary kites to mass protests at the border fences forcing Israeli snipers to open fire.
But suddenly on Sunday night all hell broke loose. IDF soliders were operating inside Gaza using civilian vehicles backed by air support, tanks and artillery. When the shooting started a senior Hamas commander and six other Palestinians were dead. While it was assumed that this was some sort of assassination attempt on the Hamas commander, Israel has called it a military operation that was 'botched'.
One Israeli officer died and another was wounded in the operation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rushed back from Paris where was part of the commemoration of the World War I armistice and Hamas began a massive retaliation that included some 400 rockets fired into Israel by this morning (Tuesday).
Around 100 of the rockets were intercepted by the "Iron Dome" missile defense but there was at least one civilian fatality and 70 injuries reported as of this morning. An anti-tank missile hit a bus critically injuring an Israeli soldier.
Over 100 Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets were hit by Israel inside Gaza including ammunition depots, weapons factories and even the Hamas television station.
The IDF has reinforced its ground forces including tanks in the border area.
Hamas is threatening even more attacks deeper into Israel than areas near the border.
Israel's security cabinet was reported meeting at 3am Eastern time US (10 am Israel time).
Links to Israel news sources below....
Dear knarf, The purpose of a lightning rod is to protect the surrounding structures....
Maybe the “payoff” money was NOT designed to pacify Gaza and help calm things down.
Maybe the terrorists were paid by Qatar to get back to work.
It takes money to build missiles, and pay thugs.
No dead Iaraelis
In the end, the only thing that matters about dealing with Muslims is how to kill all of them.
The leftists would say that these missiles have the right to come into the US and that they are no danger to us. The leftists would take the case to court and some leftist judge would say we must accept these and should allow even more to enter.
He/She/Xe would order that we send another $15 million to expedite the sending more of these harmless missiles that are seeking asylum from their country.
The leftist and their media would condemn PDJT for being a missilophobe and that his supporters are hateful and against all our Constitution stands for and that the Statue of Liberty is crying for these downtrodden missiles.
Not very realistic in a very dangerous op. They knew what they were getting into. They knew what they were after. Looks like they got the ammo depot and got them to fire off the rockets prematurely. Netanyahu leaves strategically.
Well done I'd say.
A 30-40 minute artillery barrage sweeping the area from which the rocket fire originated should help.
The money came through Israel. Conservative political forces like the Jewish Home Party are upset. Fuel shipments were going into Gaza while the rockets were coming out.
Satan’s peons will protect their own.
Their time is running out quick.
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