Daily Archives: 12. Oktober 2023
I had forgotten that my son Hayim, killed by Hamas terrorists on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, was on Twitter.
“We are fighting for our lives, for our future, and mostly for the future of our children.” Arab-Israeli TV anchor @lucyaharish interrupted rolling coverage of Hamas’s atrocities against Israelis to make this heartrending appeal to the world. Please listen and share.
Awad Darawshe was a Muslim paramedic who was near the site of the music festival massacre. His friends begged him to leave but he insisted on staying to treat the wounded. He was murdered by Hamas and his ambulance was stolen and driven into the Gaza Strip. A hero. May his memory be a blessing.
IDF chief Halevi admits military failed to prevent Hamas attack, vows to investigate
Halevi says a time will come to investigate how Hamas managed to carry out the attack.
Biden : The one thing I did say is that it is really important that Israel, with all the anger and frustration… that exists, is that they operate by the rules of war
Syria’s two main airports out of service after Israel strikes — state media
The “simultaneous” strikes on the Aleppo and Damascus airports “damaged landing strips in the two airports, putting them out of service,” state media says, citing a military source.
After the Horror, Israel Must Now Decide the Question of Taking Over Gaza
The shock from Hamas‘ assault is beginning to dissipate, but the purpose of Israel‘s action remains murky, whether it‘s neutralizing the terror group‘s military capabilities or toppling the regime – which would require occupying Gaza
Gaza Ministry of Health Update Thursday, October 12 (2023), 1: pm
*Gaza:1,354 Palestinians killed since the start of escalation on the morning of 7 October, and 6,049 citizens were injured*
*The health system has begun to collapse*
*ICU bed numbers were expanded, but have already been filled. The wounded who need an ICU bed now have no place to be admitted*.
*The number of injured people exceeds the capacity of the operation rooms*
*The number of injured people is greater than the hospitals’ clinical capabilities, even after they were expanded and the injured were placed in the corridors.*
IDF: 361 out of 854 bodies of civilians brought to rabbinate are identified, along with 222 soldiers
Before authorities clear a body for burial, DNA tests and pictures must be taken, which are then run through various national databases. In some cases, families are being asked to come in to identify their loved ones.
The process has been slowed by a lack of experienced staff and equipment, and the devastatingly high death toll, reported to be more than 1,300.
BREAKING: Here‘s my report from back in March that Israel pulled out of the Soleimani strike at the last minute Trump just told this story for the first time
Trump: I prefer Mideast allies who don‘t get massacred thank you very much.
Obviously we won’t know until more details come out but since the unity government is with Benny Gantz and not Yair Lapid that means that Ben Gvir and Smotrich will remain in government. That’s horrible for a host of reasons
It‘s not clear to me who is and isn‘t in it. Not Lapid (yet), Liberman, nor Michaeli, but Ben Gvir and Smuthrich? What kind of ‚unity‘ is that? We are used to Gantz immediately taking action. As soon as he can move up a step, he forgets principles and agreements.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a joint statement with Defense Minister Yoav Galant and National Unity Chairman MK Benny Gantz: „Citizens of Israel, this evening we have formed a national emergency government. The people are united and today its leadership is also united.
(11.10.2023)
„Be careful“: Biden says he warned Iran regarding Gaza war, as Blinken heads to Israel
“We haven’t seen anything that tells they have specifically cut checks to support this set of attacks, or that they were involved in the training. And obviously, this required quite a bit of training by these terrorists,” White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters earlier Wednesday, though he added that the US will continue to look at the intelligence “and see if that leads us to a different conclusion.”