War Day 9

15 Oct 2023, Samaria:

Jerusalem Post, 15 Oct 2023 pg 4.
Jerusalem Post, 15 Oct 2023 pg 4.
Jerusalem Post, 15 Oct 2023 pg 4.

 

Jerusalem Post, 15 Oct 2023 pg 1.
Jerusalem Post, 15 Oct 2023 pg 1.

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War Day 7

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2023-10-14, Samaria:  The pictured articles below are of The Jerusalem Post, 13 Oct 2023, pages 3 thru 10.

“We woke up to a second Holocaust:” Truly, the massacre of innocent Jewish civilians on Oct 7 is statistically the darkest day for the Jewish people ever since the Shoah:

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Remember that “The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath”  (Matt 2:27). It is always ok to save a life on Shabbat.  The army reservists, by fighting, are saving lives.  So that is why the rabbis approved this: “Rabbis ok El Al to fly home army reservists on Shabbat.”

 

“One in four social media accounts discussing war is fake,” says Cyabra, the analysis company hired by Twitter (now X) to find out how many fake accounts were in Twitter. Cyabra’s analysis found that 11% of the accounts were fake, that is to say, being managed and programmed by robots (bots, i.e. algorithms).  Their analysis of the Israel-Gaza war finds that 25% of the accounts which post are bot accounts that were created a year and a half ago (so, exactly near Biden’s inauguration).

 

Israel taking actions to prevent Iran from arming Hezbollah in Syria and Lebanon:

 

“Should hostpitals refuse treatment to terrorists?”  That this question would even come up!

No doubt, this discussion never gets asked in Gaza, but it does in Israel.

 

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Israeli news anchor speaks out about the war

 

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Romy Giur is one of those survivors and we thank the good LORD for that. She lives right outside of Tel Aviv and witnessed the deadly violence and destruction from Hamas terrorists at least two of her friends died at the music festival in which 260 people were killed, another a military member died in the fighting. Romi, you join me now, we’ve now seen the music festival so many people across the world with paratroopers coming in the enemy from the sky. Talk to me about that. Not just the sky actually, Harris the sky, sea and land; literally hundreds of terrorists infiltrated Israel, went into the area of the party, the Nova party; I was actually supposed to be at that party I was supposed to go to that party my friends they went uh to that party who turned into a horrific Slaughter water house full fullblown massacre. I know I do not have a lot of time so I want to share with you Harris and the viewers just one story one testimony of someone who was there and was able to get out of there there alive if I may; a friend of a friend: We were able to hide in an all command [police] post. There were many people hiding there, some were crying, some were shouting, and others were in shock. My best friend Liron was helping the wounded; the gunshots were getting closer; and a policeman who was with us said pray and run.

We started running and I heard how people were falling one after the other. Hamas was shooting at us non-stop. I was able to reach an ambulance and as I looked back I saw that I was alone Liron didn’t make it.

Wow I I listen to you and and it’s not happening to somebody else it’s happening to you and the people that you love and I can’t even imagine so what are you what are you watching for that you need right now to learn more about is it that the United States is getting more involved what what are you pinning your hopes on now if I understand your question correctly um then obviously the support of the United States is a big big Comfort if I could say thank you if it would matter to anyone then obviously I am thanking the support of the United States if I can tell you about what I am feeling as a citizen an Israeli Jewish person that this is nothing we’ve ever seen before we are dealing with the most Savage animals known to mankind families were murdered in inside of their homes hundreds got abducted over to Gaza children women men babies elderly I have people on the news looking for their grandmother mothers screaming their lungs out searching for their sons and their daughters the the the Fe it’s just it’s horrible I can’t I cannot even explain I don’t think a human mind can even comprehend this situation over 6,000 Rockets even even 7,000 I don’t even know were fired towards Israel so far we are dealing with the worst enemy the worst enemy my condolences go to to the families that actually been through this horror movie in the southern city cities of the country and still are going through it in the South and still of course still are going through it and also the most terrifying number of the all you know we have over 900 people who got murdered you know if let me ask you over 2,000 wounded um and and the number now is above 2,600 for wounded just from our our last reporter you you were in a position as someone who works in media in Israel to to get so many of the stories like what you shared with us and and I’m wondering what you can educate a wider audience about the kbits and how it is that Hamas would know to hit that to go in and now with reports of babies being beheaded how they know that that that is where they go why if I understand your question correctly first of all I must say I do not live in a kibbutz I live in a small city next to Tel Aviv so I and it’s by membership only and they’re typically small yes but also we must remember that all of those places kibes and um uh suburbs I’ll say these are all literal next to the wall that separates Israel from Gaza a so when they broke in through the wall that separates us from them uh it was an immediate Target because it was right next to it the Gaza Strip is a very hot area here in Israel and I’m not talking to you as a reporter or a TV anchor I am speaking to you as a scared terrified terrified civilian that had lost a lot of friends and if I may Harris I know we don’t have a lot of time but there is a few words I would want to read for you and the American audience that is now watching us if I may go ahead never since the Holocaust did so many Jews died in one day but Hamas doesn’t kill only Jews they killed Muslims beds men women children Kamas is the new Isis right now almost a thousand people were murdered and hundreds were kidnapped to the people at home watching I want to say that Israel didn’t choose this war but will act decisively to defend its people and bring our men women and children back from Gaza we will need the support of the American people at these Harsh Times and together we will end the terror that threatens not only Israel it threatens the entire free world and on a personal note I want to thank the people of the United States for all the support and help we need to spread the word about what is really going on in Israel well and from what I’m hearing hearing this could be a protracted long battle to root Hamas out um from where you are Royer thank you and thank you for being able to as you so graciously put it um tell us what it’s like to feel that but also report to us what it is to be among it from a reporter’s perspective as well you did both my friend God bless you be well.

 

 

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Cyber attack in the kibbutzes

10 Oct 2023, Samaria: Amnon Ziv, an eyewitness in one of the kibbutzes near Gaza, Netiv ha-Asara, reported that at 6:35 am on Shabbat, the cell phones had no connection, phone lines broken, and no electricity. He thinks it was a cyber attack. Ziv was interviewed on Channel 12.

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Flights in and out are scarce

  • US airlines cancel direct flights
  • About a third of Tel Aviv flights cancelled Monday
  • Regulators urge caution but have not closed Israeli airspace

Oct 9 (Reuters) – Major international air carriers suspended or scaled back flights to or from Tel Aviv, while Russia banned night flights to Israel, after a surprise attack by Hamas militants over the weekend and a threat of escalating conflict raised safety concerns.

About 50% of scheduled Tel Aviv flights did not operate on Sunday and a third were cancelled on Monday as of Monday evening in Israel, according to Flightradar24, a flight tracking website.

https://www.reuters.com/world/several-airlines-suspend-tel-aviv-flights-until-conditions-improve-2023-10-08/

New Jersey native Lauri Bader says on Friday, she was enjoying lunch outdoors with her daughter.

“Yesterday was the perfect day here in Israel. Everything was fine and calm and beautiful and busy and vibrant, normal. And then this morning, we were woken up to a siren at 7:30 and we had to go to a safe room, which is like a bomb shelter,” she said.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/americans-in-israel-hamas-attacks/

New Jersey tourist describes fleeing Israel

Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport was packed with passengers eager to flee, filled with uncertainty.

“It took four hours to get to the gate. It was a madhouse,” tourist Alan Goldfarb told CBS New York.

Goldfarb arrived from New Jersey on Thursday and was supposed to start a two-week tour on Sunday. Instead, he and his sister found themselves in a bomb shelter in their hotel. Outside, the city looked like a ghost town.

He spent $2,000 for one of the last seats open on a flight back home.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/americans-in-israel-hamas-attacks/

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The War of October 2023

8 Oct 2023, Samaria: 50 solar years to the day after the surprise attack of the Yom Kippur War, Arabs mounted a surprise attack on the last day of Succot, the Feast of Tabernacles.

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"The inferno in the south," Front page, Israel HaYom, 8 Oct 2023. Featuring the scene of the youth from the all-night party fleeing towards their cars in the morning while Arabs shot them in the back causing a massacre.
“The inferno in the south,” Front page, Israel HaYom, 8 Oct 2023. Featuring the scene of the youth from the all-night outdoor dance party as they fled towards their cars in the morning while Arabs shot them in the back causing a massacre.

 

Tzohar app notification of rocket attacks against israel, 7 October 2023, by 8:23 in the morning.
Tzohar app notification of rocket attacks against Israel, 7 October 2023, by 8:23 in the morning.

 

Jerusalem Post, 8 Oct 2023, pg 1.
Jerusalem Post, 8 Oct 2023, pg 1.

 

Tzohar app notification of rocket attacks against Israel that landed near the airport, 7 October 2023, by 9:40 in the morning.
Tzohar app notification of rocket attacks against Israel that landed near the airport, 7 October 2023, by 9:40 in the morning.

 

Tzohar and Red Alert applications notified of more rocket attacks this morning.
Tzohar and Red Alert applications notified of more rocket attacks this morning.

 

Channel 12 news people speaking about approximately 300 Israelis dead, 1,800 injured.
Channel 12 news people speaking about approximately 300 Israelis dead, 1,800 injured.

 

Jerusalem Post, 8 Oct 2023, pg 1.
Jerusalem Post, 8 Oct 2023, pg 1.

 

Jerusalem Post, 8 Oct 2023, pg 1.
Jerusalem Post, 8 Oct 2023, pg 1.

 

Jerusalem Post, 8 Oct 2023, pg 1.
Jerusalem Post, 8 Oct 2023, pg 1.

 

Jerusalem Post, 8 Oct 2023, pg 1.
Jerusalem Post, 8 Oct 2023, pg 1.

 

Jerusalem Post, 8 Oct 2023, pg 1.
Jerusalem Post, 8 Oct 2023, pg 1.

 

"Day of Blood," Israel HaYom, 8 Oct 2023.
“Day of Blood,” Israel HaYom, 8 Oct 2023.

 

"50 years and we didn't learn a thing," Israel HaYom, 8 Oct 2023.
“50 years and we didn’t learn a thing,” Israel HaYom, 8 Oct 2023.

 

Scenes from the town of Yachini, Israel HaYom, 8 Oct 2023.
Scenes from the town of Yachini, Israel HaYom, 8 Oct 2023.

 

 

Front page, Israel HaYom, 8 Oct 2023.
Front page, Israel HaYom, 8 Oct 2023.

 

"Neglect '73, Neglect '23," Front page, Israel HaYom, 8 Oct 2023. Featuring the scene of the bulldozer from Gaza opening up the final barrier that had blocked the terrorist from entering by vehicle and by foot.
“Neglect ’73, Neglect ’23,” Front page, Israel HaYom, 8 Oct 2023. Featuring the scene of the bulldozer from Gaza opening up the final barrier that had blocked the terrorist from entering by vehicle and by foot.

 

 

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Israeli Border Police wounded in Tulkarm

6 Oct 2023, Samaria:  The IDF and the Border Police each give a different version of the story.  The Border Police used a grenade against the terrorists, one version said that the grenade bounced off a fence back towards the Police, the other version says that the terrorists acted quickly and threw it back.  The difference may be either a desire to avoid embarrassment, or a lack of accurate information in a high-speed event.  Either way, no testimony is made available from the officers involved.

 

"Five border policemen wounded in Tulkarm clash; troops hit by own grenade; Main terrorist suspect flees;" Jerusalem Post, 6 Oct 2023, pg 1.
Jerusalem Post, 6 Oct 2023, pg 1.

While the main terrorist fled successfully thus far, another terrorist opened fire on the police and was then hit by return fire from the police.

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