Daily Archives: 16. Dezember 2023
Tel Aviv
Gantz and Eisenkot to meet with families of hostages
The Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum says that at its request, war cabinet ministers Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot will meet with representatives of the families at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square at 8 p.m.
Gantz is then slated to take part in a joint press conference at 9 p.m. with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Mossad chief meets Qatari PM to revive hostage talks
Mossad chief David Barnea met overnight with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Oslo amid efforts to bring about a deal for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Barnea also met with Egyptian officials.
ABC News’ @inesdLC reports from Tel Aviv where a protest broke out after the IDF announced it mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during combat in Gaza.
A spontaneous protest took place in Tel Aviv tonight after the IDF reported the killing of three hostages in the Gaza Strip who were mistaken for Hamas militants by the Israeli military. Among the main demands of the protesters is the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The Forum of Hostage Families announced a rally outside the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv at 7:30 pm– and almost immediately after, PM Netanyahu announced he‘d be holding a press conference at the same place– but inside the building– at 8:30 pm. Please look shocked.
No Israeli government rep has called the families. Let that sink in.
Initial IDF probe: Hostages were shirtless, waving white flag when troops opened fire
Yotam Haim, Samar Talalka and Alon Lulu Shamriz managed to escape Hamas captivity before they were mistakenly shot dead by troops on Friday. (…)
Meanwhile, sounds of someone shouting “Help” in Hebrew were heard by troops in the area.
Moments later, the third man came out of the building to which he had fled, and another soldier opened fire at him, killing him.
IDF troops mistakenly open fire and kill 3 hostages in northern Gaza battlefield
Hagari said the IDF bears full responsibility for the “tragic incident,” which took place on Friday morning, “in an area where the soldiers encountered many terrorists, including suicide bombers.”
Hagari named the hostages as Yotam Haim, who was abducted by Hamas from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, and Samar Fouad Talalka, who was abducted from Nir Am. The third hostage was later named as Alon Shamriz, also from Kfar Aza.
The #RedSea may see a naval operation after more and more ships are attacked by Iran-backed Houthi forces, including one belonging to a German company. German government already looking into US request for a potential mission.
Einsatz der deutschen Marine gefordert
Am Freitag war der Containerfrachter „Al Jasrah“ in der Meerenge zwischen dem Jemen und Dschibuti beschossen und beschädigt worden. Die Besatzungsmitglieder blieben laut Hapag Lloyd unverletzt. Die Bundesregierung verurteilte den Angriff und prüft eine Bitte aus den USA um eine Beteiligung der deutschen Marine an einem Einsatz
NYT: Israel had blueprint of Hamas’s financial infrastructure in 2018, but didn’t shut it down
However, the report says that even though the documents were shared in Jerusalem and Washington, nothing was done to disrupt the operations.
“Everyone is talking about failures of intelligence on Oct. 7, but no one is talking about the failure to stop the money,” Udi Levy, a former chief of Mossad’s economic warfare division, tells the paper “It’s the money — the money — that allowed this.”
The report says that the funds totaled some $500 million.
Levy says he briefed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2015 about Hamas’s finances.
Israel Found the Hamas Money Machine Years Ago. Nobody Turned It Off.
Israeli leaders believed that Hamas was more interested in governing than fighting. By the time the agents discovered the ledgers in 2018, the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was encouraging the government of Qatar to deliver millions of dollars to the Gaza Strip. He gambled that the money would buy stability and peace.
Mr. Levy recalled briefing Mr. Netanyahu personally in 2015 about the Hamas portfolio.
Terrorgefahr in Deutschland: Sorge wegen „islamistischer Einzeltäter“
Die deutschen Sicherheitsbehörden erfuhren nach Informationen von ARD-Hauptstadtstudio und SWR von einem ausländischen Nachrichtendienst von dem mutmaßlichen Anschlagsplan. Die Beschuldigten wurden daraufhin identifiziert, abgehört und observiert. Eine konkrete Anschlagsplanung hat es offenbar noch nicht gegeben.
Der Krieg in den Köpfen
Dies sei die Antwort auf die Flut Tausender Bilder und Videos der Gräueltaten der Hamas, sagt Ron Schleifer, Experte für psychologische Kriegsführung an der Ariel Universität. Er vergleicht die Methoden der Hamas am 7. Oktober mit denen des mongolischen Anführers Dschingis Khan.
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„Die Hamas setzt darauf, den Willen des Feindes – also Israels – mit Hilfe von Angst und Schrecken zu brechen“, so Schleifer.
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Das Ziel war, dass wir uns alle unsicher fühlen, dass wir denken, sie können uns erreichen nicht nur in unserem Land, sondern auch zu Hause, sogar in unseren Bunkern.