Target: Gaza

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Here we go... this just might 'do it' (trigger 'invasion')

BREAKING: INITIAL UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF A DIRECT MORTAR STRIKE ON AN ISRAELI BUS NEAR GAZA, CASUALTIES REPORTED

BREAKING: ANTI-TANK MISSILE DESTROYS ISRAELI BUS NEAR GAZA BORDER, CASUALTIES REPORTED

ELINT News
BREAKING: Large smoke plumes rise across the Gaza border after a missile wipes out an Israeli bus

BREAKING: MASSIVE ROCKET FIRE IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL

(I'm saving below post to bring y'all up to speed on what happened last night that now triggered the RPG attack on the bus)

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basically last night (Netanyahoo was in Paris, abruptly left, flew 'home'...)
an Israeli special forces 'team' was caught inside Gaza...
a firefight then broke out....
14 Hama members were shot.... 7 dead (including a 'commander') and 7 wounded.
1 IDF SOF dead and 1 wounded...

very very tense...
now this.

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ELINTNews
BREAKING: Over 50 rockets fired at southern Israel, rocket sirens continue now, over 100 alerts and many of interceptions

It looks like Hamas are hitting back hard after the Israeli raid on Gaza last night.

https://twitter.com/MaarivOnline/sta...760581/video/1

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in the background of this...
was 'progress'.... (believe it or not)
the past week's 'no win/stalemate'.... because of the 'march of return' protests ongoing since March...
and Gaza coastal blockade... fuel blockade... power blockade... travel blockade...
had started seeing negotiations producing 'agreements' to prevent all an out calamity.
Not EVERYONE wanted to see reconciliation (hardliners on both sides)...
so it may not have been as 'accidental' as Israeli media claimed.

for example:

Israel simply wanted a conflict so they could have an excuse to rip up the port deal that would allow goods from Turkey and Cyprus to be shipped to Gaza.

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IDF announces the start of air campaign in Gaza Strip
https://mobile.twitter.com/ELINTNews...00529809793025

Conflict News
BREAKING: The "joint operations room" of the Palestinian factions in Gaza has announced that the "response" to last night's clash has begun.

Conflict News
IDF says 100 rockets and mortars were fired at Israel over the past 40 min

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Some impact site in Israel:

https://twitter.com/news10/status/1062000202721173504

ELINT News
BREAKING: ROCKET SIRENS SOUND IN CENTRAL ISRAEL
(looks like Hamas is targeting Tel Aviv...)

https://twitter.com/news10/status/1062002114149392385

ELINT News
BREAKING: ROCKET SIRENS NOW SOUNDING ALL UP TO JERUSALEM, TAKE COVER


Air defense:

https://twitter.com/news10/status/1062001556827136000


"Helicopters fired two missiles at a target east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip"

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ELINT News
BREAKING: ROCKET SIRENS SOUND IN FAR EASTERN ISRAEL IN TOWNS AT THE DEAD SEA
BREAKING: Multiple Israeli wounded, including some serious injuries. Man in critical condition from anti-tank missile attack on bus unable to be evacuated due to massive rocket fire pinning down security forces
BREAKING: Hamas fires long range Iranian missiles at Israel
BREAKING: Sirens in Ashkelon City

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Al-Masdar News
Israeli fighters jets unleash massive attack on Gaza
https://aml.ink/Wfddc

BREAKING: At least 12 Israeli casualties
UPDATE: IDF confirms soldier in critical condition after being hit by shrapnel from a mortar shell earlier

Israel Breaking
Joint statement by militant factions in Gaza says they will increase depth and extent of rocket fire at Israel 'if Israel responds too much'
to existing rocket fire from last hour, which is estimated to now be over 150 rockets launched.

"Russian Foreign Ministry warns of a large-scale military confrontation in Gaza and calls for a return to the cease-fire"
https://israelpalestine.liveuamap.co...f-a-largescale

Conflict News
Two Palestinians killed by Israeli artillery fire in northern Gaza Strip: Health Ministry

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@Nidalgazaui
Israeli media: Building in Askhelon gets a direct hit by Hamas rocket. Casualties feared
ELINT News
BREAKING: Rocket smashes into house in Ashkelon City
https://mobile.twitter.com/ELINTNews...13359330156545


Some impact sites here:

https://twitter.com/news10/status/1062014219036618752

https://twitter.com/news10/status/1062015616419332096

Brasco_Aad
A group of IDF soldiers have been hit by incoming rockets from Gaza.
Palestinians have fired at least 100 rockets at the enemy since early afternoon.



This is the Israeli bus that was hit by ATGM from Gaza




12 injured so far:

https://twitter.com/news10/status/1062014980160139264

https://twitter.com/SyriaWarReports/...16178992922625

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ELINTNews
BREAKING: Rocket directly impacts high voltage power lines in Sderot Negev Regional Council
Missile impact in Sderot:

https://twitter.com/news10/status/1062016866116341766

(Israeli "invincible" Iron dome system not doing so well.)


Some house on fire:

https://twitter.com/news10/status/1062018214010462211

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►The 'targeted bus' was empty.

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https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status...26344207400960

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Airstrikes in Gaza:

https://twitter.com/news10/status/1062029365809168384

IDF: The Iron Dome system intercepted about 60 missiles out of 200 fired from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory, most of which fell in open areas
https://twitter.com/news10/status/1062031091123609601

The'Nimr'Tiger
BREAKING: Netanyahu hints to possible ground operation in Gaza to stop rocket fire if Israeli airstrikes fail to do the job

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►Hama Joint Operations Room issues statement threatening to increase rocket fire ranges if Israel continues to disregard their warnings.

►The Israeli army issues a new statement warning that the intensity of aerial bombings will increase and that Hamas will feel this.


Analysis:
►Since March 2018, the Israeli airforce conducted over 600 strikes in Gaza as part of hostilities surrounding the Great Return March.
►These airstrikes failed to reduce the rocket firing capabilities of Qassam and other factions, as seen by the unprecedented fire rate today.
For this reason the Israeli cabinet has been deterred until now from entering into war,
as aerial strikes alone cannot stop the rocket fire due to:
insufficient intelligence & placement of launchers in sensitive civilian areas, leading to a costly ground confrontation with Qassam.
https://twitter.com/gaza_report/stat...26439304855552

....but now they go ahead anyway.

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Union News reports number of wounded Israelis grow to 17
https://twitter.com/uunionnews/statu...33052086558720

https://twitter.com/uunionnews/statu...34551646642176

Destroyed Israeli settlements:

https://twitter.com/uunionnews/statu...35868360368129

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"Seems it was a kornet anti tank missile that destroyed the bus
so Nasrallah was telling the truth when he said they were delivered to Gaza...
a game changer that makes a ground invasion of Gaza much harder."

Ali Özkök
Hamas Joint operations room: bus carrying Israeli soldiers was targeted with Kornet ATGM at Mefallesim East to Jabalia.

More photos here (Kornet allegedly used):
https://twitter.com/C_Military3/stat...40346157289473







"So the Kornet missile rumors were true.
now we just need a Israeli ship to get close enough to Gaza
to know if the anti ship missile rumors are true."

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Joe Truzman
IDF aircraft fired a missile at a target in the Bani Suhaila area east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip.
https://twitter.com/Jtruzmah/status/1062051330598916096

World Events Live
BREAKING: IDF continues to send reinforcements to the border between Israel and Gaza
https://twitter.com/IdeologyWars/sta...52257976397824

Instant News Alerts
BREAKING: IDF giving residents time to evacuate by 'knock on the roof' warning from drone missile.
https://twitter.com/InstaNewsAlerts/...52026148888577


Gaza TV station...


shutting down internet in 3-2-1....

BREAKING: Reports in Gaza that Hamas will release a video showing how they waited until dozens of IDF soldiers got off the bus
and only then did they fire the anti-tank missile at it.
https://twitter.com/InstaNewsAlerts/...49470421049346

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Reporter Shihab: Israeli occupation planes bombed Al-Aqsa settlement headquarters
https://twitter.com/ShehabAgency/sta...55742616858624

Intel Doge
Zikim and Karmiya incoming rocket alerts
https://twitter.com/IntelDoge/status...55925488513024

UPDATE: IDF has been given the green light to intensify strikes in Gaza.
https://twitter.com/IdeologyWars/sta...56675488628736


Live coverage from AgendaFree TV:
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1kvJpEDpllMxE?q=israel

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This secret Israeli attack sparked latest wave of violence?



Israel kills seven Palestinians in covert Gaza raid

Senior Hamas commander killed by Israeli special forces in cross-border operation in which one Israeli soldier died.
9 hours ago



Bodies of Palestinians who were killed on Sunday were brought to a hospital in Khan Younis [Abed Zagout/Anadolu Agency] more on Gaza

• Israeli air raids kill three Palestinians as Gaza tensions risetoday
• Israeli targeted killings in Gaza and beyond: A timelinetoday
• Israel kills seven Palestinians in covert Gaza raidtoday
• In Pictures: Destruction in Khan Younis after Israeli operationtoday

Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in a clandestine raid targeting a Hamas commander and air attacks that provided cover for the commandos to escape back into Israel by car.

The Israeli incursion and air attacks drew rocket fire from the Hamas-controlled enclave late on Sunday. A senior Hamas official said the Israeli special forces team infiltrated an area near the southern city of Khan Younis in a civilian vehicle.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/...211332303.html





Related

Actor Gerald Butler Slammed for IDF Support After Sharing Photo of Destroyed California Home

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BREAKING: The building is now down after F-16's totally destroyed the Al-Aqsa TV headquarters
https://twitter.com/InstaNewsAlerts/...60402379575296

Explosions rip through and level the entire Al-Aqsa Studios in Gaza

https://twitter.com/ELINTNews/status...64301484269568

Elijah J. Magnier
Israel destroyed al-Aqsa TV but the transmission is back a few minutes after the Israeli attack.

Breaking: The Palestinian Parliament building in Gaza City has received warnings of an impending Israeli airstrike.
https://twitter.com/InstaNewsAlerts/...71827688759298

Israel Breaking
BREAKING: Joint statement by militant factions in Gaza announce they have begun expanding rocket launches deeper into Israel.

UPDATE: over 300 rockets/mortars have been fired at Israel from Gaza, largest since the war with Gaza in 2014. -Gage
https://twitter.com/IdeologyWars/sta...72660144734208

BREAKING: Large explosion heard in Rafah Gaza
https://twitter.com/InstaNewsAlerts/...74764611719171

BREAKING: 4 impacts in Ashkelon in the last barrage.
https://twitter.com/InstaNewsAlerts/...75562934575104

Looks like Hamas has stopped firing the mortars and homemade rockets and are now firing grad and katyusha rockets
the next step after that is the M75 rockets and the final step is the Syrian made m600 and Iranian fajr 5 and fateh 110 missiles.

Brasco_Aad
Palestinians launched more than 350 rockets into Israel today and they are now ready to launch missiles at Tel Aviv and beyond.

Joint Chamber of the Palestinian resistance factions claim that they targeted another military bus, killing and wounding those inside:

https://twitter.com/uunionnews/statu...77319106514945

https://twitter.com/news10/status/1062079458545418240

https://twitter.com/ArabianaINTEL/st...83373030629376

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Ali Özkök
Direct hit on a building in Ashkelon.



Moment of missile hit in Ashkelon:

https://twitter.com/Issamrimawi/stat...83835981164545

20 hospitalized in Ashkelon so far (13 were suffering from anxiety).
https://twitter.com/news10/status/1062086567198707712

Instant News Alerts
BREAKING: Palestinians reporting anti-aircraft fire at IDF helicopters in western Gaza

Destroyed TV building in Gaza:

https://twitter.com/uunionnews/statu...87522178813954

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Al-Rahma Tower in Gaza has been completely destroyed

https://twitter.com/Ozkok_/status/1062090608695754752


Another building destroyed in Ashkelon:









Palestinian media: Al Amal Hotel in Gaza has been hit and totally flattened moments ago

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Al-Rahma Tower in Gaza has been completely destroyed

https://twitter.com/Ozkok_/status/1062090608695754752

Ashkelon injured


Russia has joined in on condemning Israel for Gaza violence, following a covert Israeli assassination mission.
Russia, Jordan and Egyptian Delegation Blame Israel For Gaza Violence
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article...gaza-violence/
Russia, Jordan and an Egyptian Delegation, have all declared that Israel is responsible for the violence in Gaza. The Russian condemnation comes after an Egyptian delegation to Gaza, set up with the purpose of creating a ceasefire, place the blame on Israel for starting the violence.




Hamas bus video

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GroundBrief: Special Briefing — Here’s What Happened in Gaza Last Night
https://groundbrief.substack.com/p/g...briefing-heres

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Hamas denies ceasefire with Israel, strikes continue
https://aml.ink/yCP6L

then

BREAKING Ceasefire agreed between Israel army and Hamas: Al Jazeera reports

minutes later:

Conflict News
BREAKING: Israel's Security Cabinet orders military to continue Gaza strikes "as is necessary," as Palestinians keep firing rockets. - @AP

now

Conflict News
UPDATE: Palestinian factions announce Egypt-brokered ceasefire with Israel in Gaza - @DailySabah

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Israel Sends Tanks for Further Gaza Escalation after Botched Raid Sparks Fighting

The Israeli military is ordering more tanks and ground troops to the Gaza border on Monday, with officials having reportedly green-lit the military to continue attacking the strip. …

The entire matter started with an overnight Israeli military raid which went wrong, leading to a firefight that killed seven Hamas members, and one Israeli military officer. This led to Gaza rocket fire, which led to more Israeli attacks, and a day-long escalation.

By Monday evening, some 300 Gaza rockets were reported fired, having done some damage in the area immediately surrounding the strip. Israel attacked and destroyed a TV station in Gaza, and also killed several people over the course of the day. …

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Analysis from MofA: The Short War With Gaza Exposed Israel's Weakness

Last week a ceasefire was agreed upon between Palestinian factions in Gaza and Israel …

On Sunday night Israeli special forces broke the ceasefire by invading Gaza under disguise. Such incursions happen quite often but are usually left unreported. The invaders wore civilian clothing and some were cloaked as women. Their cars arrived at the house of a local Qassam commander but suspicious guards held them up. A firefight ensued in which 7 Palestinians and 1 Israeli officer were killed. It is not clear what the intent of the Israeli raid was. A car left behind held what appeared to be surveillance equipment. The intruders fled back to Israel.

It is likely that rivalry within the Israeli government was behind this provocation:

[T]he perception that Israel, by allowing the fuel and cash shipments into Gaza, was paying off Hamas set off acrimonious wrangling between two rival right-wing members of Israel’s security cabinet. Earlier Sunday, Education Minister Naftali Bennett called the cash infusion “protection money.” Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman accused Mr. Bennett of having supported such payments and of having opposed in recent weeks the more aggressive military reprisals against Hamas that Mr. Lieberman favored. ... By night’s end Mr. Netanyahu had cut short his trip [to Paris] and was flying back to Israel in response to the Gaza hostilities.

Did Lieberman order the incursion to undercut Netanyahu ceasefire and his rival Bennet?

The breach of the ceasefire by Israel set off another round of tit for tat strikes. A commando unit of Hamas' Qassam brigade launched an attack against a bus that had carried Israeli soldiers to the border. To avoid further escalation the shooter waited until the soldiers were out of the way before hitting it. Only the driver was injured. Then the Israeli air force destroyed the al-Aqsa TV station in Gaza city after notifying the Palestinians of its intent. It also damaged a university building. Rocket volleys from Gaza followed and the Israeli air-force hit several buildings. After 48 hours the ceasefire was renewed.

During the conflict the Palestinian side demonstrated a series of new capabilities:

• The Palestinian command published a video of the strike against the bus by a Kornet anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). ... it lost dozens of tanks to ATGM attacks in the 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon ... The arrival of these weapons in the besieged Gaza will be a serious concern.
• The Palestinians also launched over 460 artillery missiles and mortars within 25 hours. This by far exceeds the firing rate during Israel's 2014 war on the Gaza strip. Some of these missiles had a larger range then previous models. Israel's Iron Dome missile defense systems fired some 100 missiles but their accuracy is questionable and the price high. Each Iron Dome missile costs some $65,000 while a mortar round or rocket costs a few hundred dollar. ...
• Israel announced only two hits on missile launching cells. It seems that the Palestinians have perfected their camouflage and remote firing capabilities.
• The rival Palestinian groups in Gaza -Hamas, Islamic Jihad and others- operated under a central command. No group claimed missile strikes for itself. ...

It was Israel that practically begged to return to the ceasefire. Egypt led the negotiations: …

All the ministers— including Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Minister Naftali Bennett—did not object to a cease fire. Following this report, the Defense Ministry said that Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman's support of a cease-fire deal were "fake news." ...

In total 13 people were killed in Gaza and at least 2 on the Israeli side.

A Hamas spokesperson accused Lieberman of being responsible for the breach of the ceasefire and demanded that Netanyahoo fires him.

The short conflict demonstrated that:

• Israel … does not want to launch another war on Gaza.
• The siege of Gaza, by Israel, Egypt and by the Palestinian authority under Mahmoud Abbas, failed. …
• The siege failed to prevent that Islamic Jihad, Hamas and other groups acquired a larger number of missiles and other new capabilities.
• The Palestinians in Gaza are united. The resistance against the occupation is alive and well.

For decades the Zionist entity was able to attack its neighbors as it pleased. That changed. It no longer dares to step into Lebanon for fear of Hezbollah’s reprisal. Syria's western airspace is closed for Israel thanks to the new S-300PMU2 air defense Russia delivered to the Syrian army. Israeli Special Forces botched their incursion into Gaza and the Iron Dome missile defense proved to be too faulty to protect Zionist settlements. The resistance in Gaza has new capabilities and surprises …

Israel's newly won "friends" in the leadership of Saudi Arabia and the UAE proved to be unstable and of little value. The Boycott, divest and sanctions movement against the self-declared apartheid state has undermined its image. Its lobby has been exposed. Its budget deficit is too high.

The short conflict in Gaza only demonstrated that Israel is weak and that its downward trend continues.

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https://twitter.com/Nidalgazaui/stat...97913647726592

https://twitter.com/Resistance48/sta...52653446389760

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Israeli Defense Minister Liberman Resigns

►An 'unauthorized, botched kidnap attempt'
►Sabotages Ceasefire Talks
►Assassinates Hamas Commander
►IOF Lt Colonel Killed
https://twitter.com/Ian56789/status/1062656435740467200

(Lieberman carried out the failed operation without Netanyahoo's approval)

Instant News Alerts
BREAKING: Israel Defense Minister Lieberman has resigned. Reports that PM Netanyahu will call for a press conference shortly
https://twitter.com/InstaNewsAlerts/...58663087857664






Liberman: Butcher 'Assad must go' curse gains another victim. hahaha
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/afp...ael-assad.html

When you are one of the most hated dictators of the world..:

https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1062658887806005248

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Elijah J. Magnier
‏ @ejmalrai

Correction: Lieberman didn't announce his resignation but will hold a press conference in a few hours.

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News_Executive‏ @News_Executive · 9 min.
BREAKING: Israeli defense minister Avigdor Liberman announces his resignation from his position and from the government,
calling PM Netanyahu to hold early elections, leading to a major coalition crisis in Israel,
this comes in the aftermath of this weeks escalation in Gaza.

https://twitter.com/Brasco_Aad/statu...65047720239105


Guy Elster
BREAKING Israel defense minister Liberman announces on his resignation over 'surrender to terror'
Hamas says Israel defense minister Liberman's resignation is a proof of the 'resistance win'

Instant News Alerts
Reports that the Habayit Hayudi party is demanding Naftali Bennet for Defense Minister otherwise they will topple the government.




Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naftali_Bennett
►leader of the right-wing Jewish Home party,
►critical of attempts to broker a deal with Hamas
►against a cease-fire with Hamas (in keeping with his position expressed in recent months).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/ampht...?noredirect=on
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he's no better than Liberman... just another rt wing hawk.
topple the damn government
keep them occupied w/ their own internal bull$#@!.

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Jake Morphonios
TERROR TULIPS - Israeli army detains dozens of American activists planting flowers in the West Bank
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...bank-1.6639531
"Some 45 American along with 20 Israelis and Palestinians were detained and had their passports photographed after helping repair a playground near Bethlehem"
"Army claims group engaged in 'illegal construction'"
(this coming from the Zionists who build entire illegal settlements.)

https://twitter.com/garoukike/status...63439337742337

Al-Masdar News‏
Israeli forces arrest six Palestinians in Gaza overnight
https://aml.ink/9YuQf

Guy Elste
BREAKING Palestinian fisherman killed by Israel army fire in norther Gaza: local reports
https://twitter.com/garoukike/status...63439337742337

Al-Masdar News‏@TheArabSource · 7 min.
Breaking: Palestinian fisherman killed by IDF off Gaza coast
https://aml.ink/6RkYe