An analysis of battlefield videos released by Hamas and interviews with three Hamas members and scores of Israeli soldiers

Using civilian homes and infrastructure — including medical facilities, U.N. offices and mosques — to conceal fighters, tunnel entrances, booby-traps and ammunition stores;
Ambushing Israeli soldiers with small groups of fighters dressed as civilians, as well as using civilians, including children, to act as lookouts;

The video seems to show Hamas fighters, their faces blurred, sitting on patterned mats as they plan the attack. They use pen, paper and a digital tablet to draw simplistic maps detailing where they want to plant a set of roadside mines.
“We ask, O Lord, for the ambush to achieve its goals — let us kill your enemies, the Jews,” the narrator says.

  • Arkouda@lemmy.caEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Can you at least name the party in control of the situation in Israel instead of blaming literally the entire country?

    It is the Likud Party that is the problem, and not all of Israel. Likud does not even have popular support and will likely be reaping what they have sown as soon as it is possible.

    Stop demonizing every single person in a country when the majority has nothing to do with it. Especially when you want to side with the other groups who are run by literal terror organizations and have the audacity to say:

    Maybe they are Palestine’s only hope right now

    Whats bad for the people of West bank and Gaza is extreme radicalization that starts from infancy. Whats worse is the people “in charge” see the entire population as means to ending Israel and everyone in it. Then to top it off Likud is a group of monsters more than happy to help martyr the opposing side and use the constant threats and attacks to their ends. This doesn’t even touch on the other militant groups actively helping and making it worse thanks to countries like Iran.

    Palestinians only hope is the world collectively getting their heads on and stepping in for real. 3rd party military intervention is the only solution and it will not be a pretty one. But it is the only one.