This is why you don't let aid come in you starve them out and it is over much quicker.

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Live update: Top adviser to Khamenei says Iran will back Hezbollah with all means if war breaks out https://t.co/Q40Zdlgkor

— ToI ALERTS (@TOIAlerts) July 2, 2024

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Israel to Iran...

Everything in Iran will then be target. And yes, we can hit your nuke facilities...

Looks like a new ground offensive may be planned:

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-07-01-2024-453808f05ef8b98eb1a6b9814441224a

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. . . The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis on Monday, a sign that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault into the Gaza Strip's second-largest city. The order suggests Khan Younis will be the latest target of Israel's raids into parts of Gaza it had previously invaded in the war, as it pursues regrouping Hamas militants.
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The evacuation came as Israel released the director of what was once Gaza's largest hospital after holding him for seven months without charge or trial. Israel alleged the hospital had been used as a Hamas command center, which he and other Palestinian health officials have denied.
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Abu Selmia's release triggered an uproar across Israel's political spectrum. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office called it "a grave mistake." Government ministers and opposition leaders expressed outrage and insisted Abu Selmia played a role in Hamas' alleged use of the hospital although Israeli security services rarely unilaterally free prisoners if they have a suspicion of militant links.
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The order suggested a new assault into Khan Younis was imminent. Israeli forces fought for weeks in Khan Younis earlier this year and withdrew, claiming to have destroyed Hamas battalions. But in other places where the military has made similar claims, renewed raids have underscored Hamas' capabilities.

Last week, the military ordered an evacuation from the north Gaza district of Shijaiyah, and intensive fighting has followed.
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LMCane said:

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Live update: Top adviser to Khamenei says Iran will back Hezbollah with all means if war breaks out https://t.co/Q40Zdlgkor

— ToI ALERTS (@TOIAlerts) July 2, 2024

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Israel to Iran...

Everything in Iran will then be target. And yes, we can hit your nuke facilities...

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Take out Iran's oil fields

This podcast interview with John Spencer and Sam Fetzman arguing different points of view is very informative. A new offensive in the center Gaza is something that was discussed in this podcast.

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-honestly-with-bari-weiss-83320022/episode/can-israel-actually-win-this-war-188955909/

I have listened to John Spencer be interviewed by Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, and now on Bari Weiss' podcast. He covers some of the same ground but each interview includes more facts and insight that I did not know. He's the smartest guy I have heard speak on the Hamas war and he does so from a wealth of firsthand experience as an enlisted and later commissioned Army Ranger. The JBP podcast goes into his upbringing and experience in uniform.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi says troops have killed at least 900 terror operatives in southern Gaza's Rafah amid the ongoing operation there.

"We count in [Hamas's] Rafah Brigade, what we saw with our eyes... over 900 dead terrorists, including commanders, at least… pic.twitter.com/SuhkHU5Tbd

— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) July 2, 2024

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Looks like a new ground offensive may be planned:

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-07-01-2024-453808f05ef8b98eb1a6b9814441224a

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. . . The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis on Monday, a sign that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault into the Gaza Strip's second-largest city. The order suggests Khan Younis will be the latest target of Israel's raids into parts of Gaza it had previously invaded in the war, as it pursues regrouping Hamas militants.
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The evacuation came as Israel released the director of what was once Gaza's largest hospital after holding him for seven months without charge or trial. Israel alleged the hospital had been used as a Hamas command center, which he and other Palestinian health officials have denied.
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Abu Selmia's release triggered an uproar across Israel's political spectrum. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office called it "a grave mistake." Government ministers and opposition leaders expressed outrage and insisted Abu Selmia played a role in Hamas' alleged use of the hospital although Israeli security services rarely unilaterally free prisoners if they have a suspicion of militant links.
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The order suggested a new assault into Khan Younis was imminent. Israeli forces fought for weeks in Khan Younis earlier this year and withdrew, claiming to have destroyed Hamas battalions. But in other places where the military has made similar claims, renewed raids have underscored Hamas' capabilities.

Last week, the military ordered an evacuation from the north Gaza district of Shijaiyah, and intensive fighting has followed.
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Israel cleared this area, left, Hamas returned and now Israel is going to clear it again?

Yes. Hamas is clearly operating a classical insurgency.

Leave the suicidal to die first so they can cover the tracks of bigger fish. Bigger fish avoid fighting as much and as long as possible.

Israel kills suicidals and moves on to next spot due to lack of targets and resourcing constraints.

Fighters who escaped first round move back in to area just cleared.

Rinse. Repeat.

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Yes. Hamas is clearly operating a classical insurgency.

Leave the suicidal to die first so they can cover the tracks of bigger fish. Bigger fish avoid fighting as much and as long as possible.

Israel kills suicidals and moves on to next spot due to lack of targets and resourcing constraints.

Fighters who escaped first round move back in to area just cleared.

Rinse. Repeat.

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Yup, it's gonna be a grind. Israel's biggest variable working against them is time. The more this drags on, the more Western countries get chicken **** about their support.

Hamas knows this and is playing into to that narrative. The west is weak if they cant stomach what's happening.

T/W ⚠️ - Terror attack at the Karmiel mall in northern Israel as man goes on stabbing spree.

Identified as Joud Rabia, he was thankfully eliminated my mall security. pic.twitter.com/rxguYpryEd

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) July 3, 2024

BREAKING:

Israeli airstrike hits a car carrying a senior Hezbollah commander in the southwestern Lebanese city of Tyre.

Abu Ali Nasser was the head of the Aziz unit, one of three regional divisions in south Lebanon pic.twitter.com/um6wFai2HZ

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 3, 2024

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T/W ⚠️ - Terror attack at the Karmiel mall in northern Israel as man goes on stabbing spree.

Identified as Joud Rabia, he was thankfully eliminated my mall security. pic.twitter.com/rxguYpryEd

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) July 3, 2024

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Wow that second dude is in total denial the attack is happening.

Awesome to see the first soldier stabbed stay in and end the fight. Looks like he tried to shoot him without the rifle in battery, racked a round, then engaged while getting hot brass down his shirt.

I think it is standard practice for the IDF not to have a round in the chamber

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I think it is standard practice for the IDF not to have a round in the chamber

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.but that's not IDF, that's a mall cop if reading that correctly

Most citizens over 18 have to serve in the IDF

These stabbings and deaths are on Biden for being wishy washy on dealing with the vermin.

oh right. compulsory service there. i forgot.

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I think it is standard practice for the IDF not to have a round in the chamber

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they were both off duty IDF soldiers

unfortunately one of the two died shortly afterwards of their wounds.

very tragic.

I hate terrorist POS. RIP soldier!

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Wow that second dude is in total denial the attack is happening.

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He might have been mortally wounded and unable to respond. You can actually see his blood on the mall floor immediately after the stabbing.

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Wow that second dude is in total denial the attack is happening.

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He might have been mortally wounded and unable to respond. You can actually see his blood on the mall floor immediately after the stabbing.

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My observation was in the delay of his reaction while watching the first guy get stabbed. He never loses hold of his drink until stabbed himself. Looks like he took some to the throat area and my guess is he is the one who sadly died. Both soldiers drop blood but the scumbag does not, at least prior to leaving the frame.

Re-watched and think you're correct

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Wow that second dude is in total denial the attack is happening.

Awesome to see the first soldier stabbed stay in and end the fight. Looks like he tried to shoot him without the rifle in battery, racked a round, then engaged while getting hot brass down his shirt.

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That was hard to watch! All terrorist need to be eradicated from this earth.

AP journalists visited Rafah today, reporting on Hamas’ terror ecosystem embedded in the civilian population.

They highlighted a tunnel used for smuggling weapons, shielded by homes and mosques.

Everyone who cares about Palestinian lives must condemn Hamas endangering them. pic.twitter.com/wXGQk9sIVS

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) July 7, 2024

This is what Hamas does to Palestinians in Gaza.

Silence from, @AOC @MarkPocan @BernieSanders @CoriBush @PramilaJayapal @SummerForPA.

Revealing.

They only speak out if they can blame Israel. https://t.co/LJK0v5crMU

— AIPAC (@AIPAC) July 8, 2024

Great listen so far on urban warfare. Much spent on Gaza IDF but I just got into that part.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1fo9GI6p3QRv54Nl4g3lME?si=7Qc5MnWES6awZfzUhIq1Qw&t=1391

Is Hamas losing it's grip/fracturing?

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Now, however, these same commanders are cutting around Sinwar to get a deal for some breathing room. That suggests that they are more afraid of the IDF than they are of Sinwar, and more importantly, no longer trust his leadership. That's a recent development, likely forced by the success of the IDF's long-delayed Rafah operation and their ability to cut off all lines of supply at their rear.
The Associated Press raises the question of whether Sinwar's in any position to lead now:

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Two US officials stated, according to the report, that such divisions do exist within the terror group's leadership and were a factor in Hamas's announcement last week.
AP also noted that the content of the messages indicated that Sinwar either was not communicative with Hamas's leaders in Qatar or was not fully cognizant of the breadth of the fighting in Gaza.

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Has Sinwar dropped off the radar, even for Hamas leadership in Qatar? That may well explain why the Doha billionaires dropped the demand for a permanent cease-fire to start any hostage swaps. If Sinwar is out of contact, or dead, then they will be next on the Mossad hit list, and they know it.
Addendum: It looks like the Rafah operation was far more extensive than the IDF let on:

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Rafah is "unrecognizable," a "ghost town," and a "wasteland," according to recent reports from international media. The Israel Defense Force took foreign journalists to the Philadelphi route along the Egyptian border and also into areas of Rafah for the first time since the operation began in May. The IDF had done a similar trip for Israeli journalists in mid-June.

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More at the link, and let's hope so. More on the fresh Gaza City operations.

So the usa is negotiating with some underling?

That peace deal will not hold.

Over the last week six tunnels were located and destroyed in Shejaiya, more than 150 terrorists eliminated, dismantled terrorist infrastructure and encountered and destroyed booby-trapped buildings and explosives.

Watching the tunnels get destroyed is always stunning. pic.twitter.com/8gbII7h1fc

— The Mossad: Satirical, Yet Awesome (@TheMossadIL) July 9, 2024

imagine you are one of the three kids and both your parents were just murdered yesterday by Hizbullah. Now you are an orphan.

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

This was Noa and Nir Baranes who were murdered yesterday after a Hezbollah rocket hit their car in the Golan Heights.

Their 3 children are now orphans.

May their memories be for a blessing pic.twitter.com/RyhW7CQen9

— Documenting Israel (@DocumentIsrael) July 10, 2024

I found an excellent video translated into English in just the last several days. Benny Aharon was the commander of the Chativat 401 Armored Unit for many months in Gaza and now is retiring from service. A great watch:

That was a great video, thank you for sharing it and the English subtitles.

important review just concluded about what happened in the main attack vector of Kibbutz Beeri

The IDF has finalized its presentation of the operational inquiry regarding the battle of Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7 and first days of the war.

To read the full operational inquiry, click the link below: https://t.co/qIS9FNiQrF

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 11, 2024