Tag Archives: War

Hamas arms and weapons severely degraded

The IDF says that Hamas’ response is light for two reasons: Either they’re holding back, or their response capability has been severely degraded by the attacks. It’s possible they’re waiting for the ground attack to begin, but—well, see for yourself. … Continue reading

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Hamas is fighting the last war, redux

I have written more than once that Hamas took the lessons of the Lebanon war to mean that if they did everything that Hezbullah did, they could achieve a “victory” over the IDF the way Hezbullah did. (Realize that our … Continue reading

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Gaza war intensifies; IDF targets tunnels

Israel is casting that dreidel very, very carefully. IAF jets struck tunnels connecting the Palestinian and Egyptian sides of Rafah, a Gaza Strip border town which has become a main entry point into Gaza of weapons, dynamite and other smuggled … Continue reading

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War snark

Because I know you want it. Stop the presses! I agree with Muammar Gaddafi: Gaddafi: Revoke Arab peace initiative My future husband (sigh) is back in the game: Dan Gillerman appointed head of Israel’s PR campaign for Gaza op Yes, … Continue reading

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More liveblogging

Jameel is liveblogging as well. I got this video of an IDF attack on an underground missile launcher from him.

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Morning Gaza wrap-up

The IAF targeted more Hamas installations, including one that housed the jail where Hamas was keeping Fatah prisoners. Darn. Okay, I didn’t mean that. Two terrorist organizations with one blow? Excellent. Fatah’s hands are bloody, too. Those were not innocent … Continue reading

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The IDF hits that kept on coming

Yaakov Katz details the intel that helped the IDF utterly destroy the major Hamas centers in the first day of the Gaza operation: A year of information-gathering by Military Intelligence and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) paved the way … Continue reading

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Gaza casualty rate: 94% terrorists, so far

The bad news is that Ismail Haniyeh is still alive. The good news is that it seems the casualty rate was about 94% terrorists. Israeli warplanes rained more than 100 tons of bombs on security sites in Hamas-ruled Gaza Saturday … Continue reading

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The mainstream media: Hamas press flacks

You won’t find this quote by Ehud Olmert outside the Israeli media, at least, not at the time of this post. I can’t find it. “Israel has done all it could to preserve the ceasefire with Hamas, but our desire … Continue reading

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How Israel fooled Hamas

A lovely story to take with me to the gym: Maneuvering the enemy: The Israel government reportedly employed several measures in order to lead Hamas into a false sense of security and ensure the operation against the Islamist group would … Continue reading

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Lessons learned: Israel’s PR blitz

Israel did learn its lesson from the Lebanon war, and especially in regard to the Hezbullah propaganda machine. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Saturday instructed the Foreign Ministry to take emergency measures to adapt Israel’s international public relations to the … Continue reading

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