Hamas strike on Israel - Threadbans in op - mod warning in OP updated 19/10/23

I didn't know that 13,000 children invaded Israel (average age 5 years). Would ya give over.

Almost 50% of the population of Gaza are under 18 years old. So yes they are children. 13,000 of them and many still under the rubble and not counted.

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/19/1206479861/israel-gaza-hamas-children-population-war-palestinians

Biden is showing himself to be distinctly lacking in intellectual capacity in giving Israel an ironclad guarantee of standing with them should Iran strike back. What Israel did in Damascus violated international law. Biden if he had any balls would say to Israel you deliberately instigated an escalation of the conflict so be prepared to endure the re-precussions. Netanyahu only cares about staying in power at any cost. Biden is either too dependent on Jewish lobby or too senile to see this obvious reality.

It was a very detached reaction.

He seemed very matter of fact about it all. Most parents would be beside themselves losing one child never mind three. Perhaps he did not want to appear fragile to the Israelis.

If the sons were actively engaged with Hamas then to me they are a legitimate target. The children with them are not.

The problem is that the IDF don't care about Palestinians civilians. An Israeli spokesperson even admitted that killing 5 civilians was worth it for every hamas fighter killed.

serious concerns that iran is about to go all out to create it's nuclear bombs

"Iran currently holds 150 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent, enough to build three bombs."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesofisrael.com/as-iran-vows-revenge-israel-worries-it-could-get-even-by-going-nuclear/amp/

just a reminder the same guy who is telling Israel to hurry and “finish the job” in Gaza is also the one who killed the Iran nuclear deal thereby allowing them to accelerate nuclear proliferation unabated

When the number 2 guy in Iran was killed, Iran made a lot of noise but did very little in the end. The Americans were content not to respond to the missile attack on their base in Iraq. Iran has to be seen to respond to this latest attack in order to not look weak. The Iranians know they cannot defeat Israel militarily, even without America getting directly involved.

I think this is why they will try to respond in such a way to avoid escalation and not fall into the Israeli trap. Bibi is just itching for a pretext to go into Lebanon and perhaps bomb Iran directly.

This is the way it works.

Someone condemns the October attacks.

Israeli spokesperson complains that they didn't mention the kidnapped and so implies the condemnation isn't really sincere.

So they condemn the attacks and specifically mention the kidnapped people.

Israeli spokesperson says they didn't mention sexual assaults that occurred that day and so implies the condemnation isn't really sincere.

Person condemns the attacks, the kidnapping and the sexual assaults.

Israeli spokesmen says they didn't mention something else and so implies the condemnation isn't really sincere.

It's the most basic use of whatabouttery to try and distract about Israeli crimes. If anyone says "maybe you shouldn't kill so many children" then they are automatically pro hamas.

Talk of Israel being 'destroyed' is hot air. Nobody is planning on invading or taking over Israel. Anyone who claims that Israel is at risk of being obliterated is engaging in disingenuous nonsense which they know to be untrue. The country is believed to have nuclear weapons, for crying out loud.

The Israeli and Iranian regimes are both evil and both have no problem in killing innocent men, women and children. I wonder if a famine does occur in Gaza will posters still be shamelessly posting their concerns on what irish politicians and the ayatollah is saying.