Information on the journalists killed, injured, detained or missing in this war so far. Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza conflict https://cpj.org/2023/10/journalist-casualties-in-the-israel-gaza-conflict/ CPJ is investigating all reports of journalists killed, injured, detained or missing in the war, including those hurt as hostilities spread to neighboring Lebanon. As of October 15, in the first nine days of fighting, at least 12 journalists were killed, two were missing and eight injured. In the same period, the conflict claimed more than 3,600 lives on both sides and resulted in many thousands of injuries. (More at above url)
The hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza are a real dilemma. As outlined in point number 4 above it appears that Israel is attempting localized raids to get hostages back -- however the only hostages they found are dead. I expect international pressure is being brought by other countries who citizens are hostages but it appears that Israel is sticking to its policy of not negotiating for hostages. Israel confirmed earlier today that 126 people are being held hostage. However a later report says 155 hostages (or families that have been informed). One hostage may lead to more than one family being informed possibly.
A well-spoken, clearly British trained by his accent surgeon explains their situation very succinctly. www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-67118471 Gaza doctor: We consume a month’s medical supplies a day Gaza doctor: We consume a month’s medical supplies a day British Palestinian Surgeon, Prof Ghassan Abu-Sittah, describes the "overwhelming" numbers of wounded coming to Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital. "Every five minutes, there's a new ambulance coming in," he says.
The other shoe is dropping, Tapper takes a Biden rep to task over Israel blowing up buildings based on "intelligence" when they knew nothing about the attack. Hamas needs to be stopped in a way it won't just respawn but it won't be long before another Arab nation decides to treat this like the Berlin Blockade and it spills over. The incompetent Bibi's crony packed government needs to be bypassed as they are driving off a cliff.
This isn't a movie, there will be no Navy Seals HALO jumping into Gaza for a heroic rescue. A rescue mission isn't a priority. The Israelis are running the show. Does it look like they're preparing for a rescue mission? Would you be turning the place into rubble? Are you even listening to what they're saying? This is scorched earth, kill'em all and let Allah sort it out. Hamas doesn't care either. Every dead civilian, every dead kid, old lady, everyone is expendable for the cause. In fact their belief is that the dead are now released from their suffering and are now in the loving arms of Allah. Victory for these people isn't survival, it's dying while killing as many infidels as they can. Here's how this goes down. Israelis go in and the slaughter begins. They get hit from all sides in a big way. They cannot fight that off conventionally and can't wait while we dip our toes in the fight. The button gets pushed, nukes fly. Then we'll see who has what pointed at whom and who the global decision makers are willing to sacrifice while cutting a deal to "save humanity".
I think your wrong on this my friend. We won't act that quickly, but Israel will. Hezbollah is ready to roll, so is Iran. Israel is about to be fighting a very large enemy coming from all sides. They can't win that battle. Someone has to fry and that someone is Iran which is the ultimate target in all of this. Will they take the bait? So far that's how it's shaping up. Going to take some cooler heads to tap this one down and I don't hear anyone with a weapon talking about being cool.
Naaaa. Hezbollah has 150K rockets with the ability to hit Jerusalem or Tel Aviv.... they unleash those.... and the Hornet drivers go full blown "this is what we trained for boys and girls."