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Same shit, different day. Man.
Batt Boy
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Not exactly, but glad he's gone. Officials to 'Post': Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Rafah, Gaza Strip
ecgriff
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Died throwing a stick at a drone. Glad IDF didn’t listen to Biden and Harris or he’d still be alive. Almost like Dems are just trying to get re-elected and don’t really care.
DougDaBroadcasta
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HintonJamesHeel
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Um what.
ZenMode
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If any of the requested cease fires had been implemented, Sinwar would likely still be alive. Overall, I think Israel's persistence will be seen as a good thing as it has decimated Hamas.
RaiGuy
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The killing of Sinwar seems to tell us a few things that Israel has lied about.
1. Hamas leaders aren’t hiding in tunnels. Israel has used this excuse to destroy every school, university, hospital, etc in Gaza because supposedly the Hamas leaders are hiding out.
2. Hamas wasn’t using Palestinians or Israeli hostages as human shields. You would think the leader of Hamas would be the most protected.
3. Israeli intelligence can’t be trusted. They were lucky to get Sinwar, but had no clue he was there, yet they supposedly know that random Hamas members are “hiding” in a refugee camp.
None of that makes sense.
1. Hamas leaders aren’t hiding in tunnels. Israel has used this excuse to destroy every school, university, hospital, etc in Gaza because supposedly the Hamas leaders are hiding out.
2. Hamas wasn’t using Palestinians or Israeli hostages as human shields. You would think the leader of Hamas would be the most protected.
3. Israeli intelligence can’t be trusted. They were lucky to get Sinwar, but had no clue he was there, yet they supposedly know that random Hamas members are “hiding” in a refugee camp.
None of that makes sense.
I don’t think you can conclude any of those three things from the death of Sinwar. Just because he was in a building yesterday doesn’t mean that he has been in that exact same building since the war started. These guys with a target on their backs tend to be very mobile. Additionally, word is that he was very pale which would track with not being in the sunlight for most of the last year. Finally, Hamas has a proven track record of using Palestinian civilians as human shields and has even bragged about doing so. If anything, the killings of Sinwar as well as essentially every single other terrorist on Israel’s most wanted list has validated Israel’s strategy over the past 12 months. They have destroyed Hezbollah and have severely weakened Hamas.
RaiGuy
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Thanks for asking. I had a cousin and his family that was able to fly out of Beirut a couple days before the road to the airport was bombed. So they were lucky. My family is originally from parts of what are now Israel, but have distant cousins in Gaza that I don’t know. However, I have many friends locally that have had family members killed (over 100 at least). It’s been a very hard year. Things are getting worse by the day. Israel has cut off communication in northern Gaza again and are committing massacres that can’t be reported because there are barely any journalists still alive there. This was posted by one journalist earlier today:
There’s video of him with his family in the tunnels from earlier in the war. From the podcasts I’ve listened to, the tunnels are very unpleasant to be in for long periods (humid, cramped, lack of air), plus we know Israel has destroyed many of them. Don’t think the fact that he was killed above ground really disproves the idea that he and other leaders have been hiding in tunnels.
I’m not quite sure why Israel decided to release that drone video, but then again I don’t understand the majority of decisions those dipshits make.
According to the Times they had reason to believe he was in the area:
Sinwar’s Final Moments: On the Run, Hurt, Alone, but Still Defiant
Israeli forces had been steadily closing in on Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader, for weeks before he was cornered and killed in a ruined house in the Gaza Strip.
Paine
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So much for hoping Sinwar’s death would reignite cease fire talks.
Israel still bombing Lebanon and hospitals in Gaza this morning.
I never had hope for it since Bibi’s regime has made it clear they’re going to continue their campaign of death and destruction as long as the U.S. lets them.
Violating international law by blocking humanitarian aid? Ok Israel, you’ve got 30 days, then we’ll really slap you on the wrist.
Israel still bombing Lebanon and hospitals in Gaza this morning.
I never had hope for it since Bibi’s regime has made it clear they’re going to continue their campaign of death and destruction as long as the U.S. lets them.
Violating international law by blocking humanitarian aid? Ok Israel, you’ve got 30 days, then we’ll really slap you on the wrist.