Posted on 10/08/2023 3:50:50 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
MK Almog Cohen (Otzma Yehudit) told Channel 13 News about his part in rebuffing the Hamas invasion.
When the invasion began, Cohen took up arms and joined other Israeli Security forces in what became an hours-long firefight to protect the town of Ofakim.
Cohen emerged unscathed but claims the battle led to a disturbing revelation.
"We had a difficult fight here," he commented. "In the tactical vest of one of the terrorists we killed, we found a map, an aerial image of Ofakim labeled in Arabic, with synagogues, event halls, and community centers all marked in advance. They did not come here to play games - they knew what they were doing in advance."
"There is only one language that you can speak in the Middle East. We must speak in Arabic, not 'civilian'. We endured fierce fighting here, with civilians killed just because they tried to defend themselves. The terrorists chose this neighborhood deliberately, knowing there were no shelters in this neighborhood and that the residents would need to leave their homes to reach one. As our civilians fled, the terrorists killed them."
"We must exact payment in blood....
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
Reduce the entire of Gaza to rubble .
Push the rubble into the sea.
Let nothing & no one remain .
And why wouldn’t the have maps and photos.
Won’t happen. Wet dream. These are the cards we’re dealt. Have to play them. No “final solutions” in Israel, just better management of the insoluble for now.
Thanks to Google there is no longer safety anywhere
“We must exact payment in blood..“
No. You must wipe them ALL from the face of the earth. But you won’t or you would have done so already. Good thing God is patient or He would have turned his back shaking his head by now.
Never flee………always fight.
I am not sure, but isn’t wiping them out, what God ordered Joshua and Caleb to do?
“Push the rubble into the sea.”
Kinda like Dunkirk? Let the bleeding hearts take them off and deal with them since they’re so worried about them. Then they can see what it’s like to be continuously attacked, raped, murdered by their next door neighbors. Civilized individuals cannot co-exist with the uncivilized.
france.com
David Khalfa
Excerpted
The attack is unprecedented both in terms of its scale and its sophistication. Since the Yom Kippur War [on October 6, 1973, an Arab coalition of Egyptian and Syrian forces launched a surprise attack on Israel on Yom Kippur – the Jewish holy day of atonement, Ed.], Israel has never been confronted with a full-scale ground invasion [like this].
We are talking about Hamas commando forces – special forces operating deep inside Israeli territory – with a modus operandi of a real army. Hardened by battle, they are trained and equipped with modern tactical resources and fight in several places at a time.
They sent eight pickup trucks with around eight Islamist Hamas gunmen [in each] patrolling the streets of towns and villages into southern Israel, killing civilians at point-blank range and taking entire families hostage, including women and children.
This situation is completely unheard of. It is a massive surprise attack, a coordinated attack that requires a level of intelligence and preparation on the part of Hamas. Probably some logistical support, too, from Islamic Jihad on the one hand and Hezbollah and Iran on the other. That would go a long way towards explaining what is happening now.
Why did Israeli intelligence services not see this coming?
David Khalfa: It is a major failure for the Israeli intelligence services. A failure that could even be described as historic and without exaggerating, could be compared to what happened in 1973.
Israel is a country that is on permanent alert, ready to go into battle at any time. It is always on its toes. It is clear that there was a certain degree of unpreparedness, probably an error in the analysis and estimation on the part of Israeli intelligence services, but also in the preparation of Israeli special forces [for an attack like this].
It seems the Israeli army itself is in a state of shock. The country is in the fog of war, and the success of Hamas’s operation largely depends on an element of surprise, but also on joint army manoeuvres.
The attack was three-dimensional; it took place on land, sea and by air. That is probably what surprised the Israelis.
Israel is a country that relies on its technology to anticipate threats and neutralise them before they arise. It is clear that there was an issue regarding anticipation, and probably a problem in their analysis the threat level.
The scenario Israeli intelligence services were expecting was an invasion from the north, via Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. They were blindsided.
Palestine would be the new Sodom ND Gomorrah, no lie
“You must wipe them ALL from the face of the earth. But you won’t or you would have done so already.”
That’s been tried on us. We’re not doing it to anyone else. However difficult they are, we’re cousins. Unidentical cousins and you’ll find. They talk similar. They walk similar. At times they even get along. You could lose your mind when cousins are two of a kind (sort of).
........on December 7, 1941, a Sunday, our guys were playing golf, still asleep, eating breakfast, hung over after Saturday night, planes and ships lined up for destruction, no ammo in place, guns locked up, no plan.
That said, to their eternal credit, and largely on an individual basis, our guys picked themselves up off the deck, unlocked the guns, found ammo and fought back as best they could within a few “minutes” of the attack.
Israel will come roaring back. No doubt about that. I seriously feel sorry for the children in the war zone, on both sides.
“Palestine would be the new Sodom ND Gomorrah, no lie”
I’m not defending the attacks on Israel by any means, but, uh, you might have things a little backward on that point:
“Tel Aviv has long been known as one of the Middle East’s most welcoming cities for LGBTQIA+ residents and visitors, and it’s famous for putting on one of the best — and largest — Pride celebrations in the world,”
Reduce the entire of Gaza to rubble .
Push the rubble into the sea.
Let nothing & no one remain
+1
Meant by total destruction of the place.
I’m having a hard time believing Israel was not aware of what was brewing. The Massad is one of the highest intelligence divisions in the world.
“I’m having a hard time believing Israel was not aware of what was brewing. The Massad is one of the highest intelligence divisions in the world.”
The useful idiots in the propaganda press are paid by government to diminish intelligence failures while glorifying successes. Massad, just like our CIA and FBI, doesn’t always operate intelligently.
“Meant by total destruction of the place.”
Sorry. I misunderstood your point.
Hamas delenda est
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