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☆ Israel's top military officer says security failed in Hamas attacks, but there's plenty of blame to go around
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Israel is reeling from the deadly Hamas terror attacks last weekend, with many looking for answers. The surprise assault exposed major shortcomings in Israel's feared military and security and intelligence apparatus. A top IDF officer said the military is to blame, but there are several other things that went wrong. And while a top Israeli officer has acknowledged that the military ultimately mishandled security, the country's troubles appear to run much deeper. Israeli security forces patrol streets of Sderot, Israel on October 11, 2023.

Persons: Israel's, —, Herzi Halevi, Israel, Alexi J, Rosenfeld, Israel Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, Beth Sanner, Hezbollah —, Mostafa Alkharouf, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Bruce Hoffman, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Yahya Sinwar Organizations: IDF, Service, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Israel, —, Getty, United Nations, Reuters, Bloomberg, The New York Times, Hezbollah, West Bank, Council, Foreign Relations, NPR, The Washington Post Locations: Israel, Gaza, Iran, Kfar Aza, Kippur, Reuters Israel, Jihad, Sderot, Anadolu, Egypt, Gaza City, Loay, The

☆ Israel's demand for 1.1 million people to evacuate northern Gaza in 24 hours is 'impossible' without devastating consequences, UN says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The UN says Israel's demand that northern Gaza be cleared out in 24 hours is "impossible." AdvertisementAdvertisementA United Nations spokesperson says Israel has imposed an "impossible" demand for more than 1 million people to get out of northern Gaza in the span of 24 hours. The order for all residents of northern Gaza to evacuate comes amid rumblings that Israel is mobilizing reservists for a massive ground offensive into Gaza. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Gaza Strip — home to more than 2 million people — is a blockaded territory surrounded by an Israeli-controlled perimeter. Anadolu Agency / Contributor / Getty ImagesIsrael said on Thursday that it has dropped more than 6,000 bombs on the Gaza Strip.

Persons: —, Dujarric, Axios, Israel, Yoav Gallant Organizations: UN, IDF, Service, United Nations, Israeli Ministry of Defense, Israel Defense Forces, The New York Times, CNN, State, Anadolu Agency, Hamas, Israel's, Palestinian Health Ministry Locations: Gaza, Israel, The, Wadi Gaza, Gaza City, Israeli

☆ Israel's Defense Minister Says Operation 'Will Be Powerful'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, during a news conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Tel Aviv on Friday, reiterated his military’s goal to destroy the military capabilities of Hamas. Of the upcoming operation he said: “It will be lengthy. It will be lethal. It will be powerful. And it will be for forever.” Israel has been massing troops at its southern border with Gaza in preparation for a potential ground invasion.

Persons: Yoav Gallant, Lloyd Austin, ” Organizations: U.S . Defense Locations: Tel Aviv, ” Israel, Gaza

☆ Hamas is testing the layers of Israel's sophisticated air-defense network. Here's how it fends off threats.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Israel confirmed using its David's Sling air-defense system to intercept a Hamas rocket on Friday. Iron DomeIsrael's Iron Dome defense missile system is on alert, stationed close to the southern Israeli town of Sderot on October 12, 2023. Iron Dome has a reported intercept success rate of around 90%, but some inbound threats do manage to break through. US Missile Defense AgencyThe upper layer of Israel's air-defense network consists of Arrow systems. The Patriot is a top US air and missile defense system and is capable of engaging ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

Persons: Israel, —, Daniel Hagari, Jack Guez, Tamir, Sebastian Scheiner, Brian Kimball Organizations: Service, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, country's Missile Defense Organization, Getty, IDF, Iron, Pentagon, Sling Air Defense, Hatzor, Base, Sunday, David's, AP, Interceptor, US Missile Defense Agency, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Arrow, Patriot US Army Patriot, US Defense Department, Tech, Patriot Locations: Israel, Gaza, Sderot, AFP, U.S, Iranian, Lebanon, Finland, Washington, Midia, Romania, US, Ukrainian

☆ It took Trump calling Hezbollah 'very smart' for Ron DeSantis to finally glove up and go after him
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis has slammed Donald Trump for calling Hezbollah "very smart." Ron DeSantis finally gloved up and went after his onetime mentor, former President Donald Trump, after the latter called the armed group Hezbollah "very smart." Trump was also mocking the Biden administration for raising concerns about a possible Hezbollah attack on Israel. The Trump War Room, an X account linked to the Trump campaign, said DeSantis had mischaracterized Trump's remarks on the war. AdvertisementAdvertisementRepresentatives for DeSantis and Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Trump, DeSantis, —, Biden, Gee, telegraphing, Smart, Ron, Yoav Gallant, Christian Grose Organizations: Service, Hamas, Trump, ISIS, Republican, University of Southern, DeSantis Locations: Israel, Florida, DeSantis, Gaza, University of Southern California

☆ Larry Summers says some of the Harvard students who signed an anti-Israel letter 'did not understand exactly what they were approving'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Larry Summers has addressed the row about Harvard student groups that signed an anti-Israel letter. The letter, signed by 30-plus groups, said the students held Israel responsible for Hamas attacks. AdvertisementAdvertisementLarry Summers, former US treasury secretary and Harvard graduate, said some of the students at the college who signed an anti-Israel letter "did not exactly understand what they were approving." It was authored by Harvard's undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee and signed by more than 30 student groups. Several Harvard students have publicly distanced themselves from the letter and said they were unaware their organization had even signed it.

Persons: Larry Summers, —, Summers, Bill Ackman, Danielle Mikaelian, Mohini Tangri, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Harvard, Israel, Service, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Twitter, Harvard University, Palestinian, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Israel, Palestine, Gaza

But the coach of Maccabi Ra'anana believes continuing his team's tour against NBA clubs while his country is at war was the right decision. “We are the first team that is playing since the war started and nobody will break Israel, because we are a strong nation,” Orland said before the game. The team from the Israeli National League was playing the first of three games during its tour. The ensuing Israeli bombardment has killed more than 1,530 people in Gaza, according to authorities on both sides. Orland and team sponsor Jeffrey Rosen said one player had chosen to return home, though didn't specify a reason.

Persons: — Yehu Orland, Maccabi Ra'anana, ” Orland, Israel ”, Noa Kirel, Ra'anana, Eli Ginsberg, Orland's, Orland, Ginsberg, Eli . Forever, ”, Jeffrey Rosen, I’m Organizations: —, Maccabi, NBA, Israeli National League, Barclays Center, Nets, Saturday, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves Locations: Israel, Brooklyn, York, Israeli, U.S, Gaza

☆ Mastermind of Hamas terror attacks is so secretive that one of the few images linked to him only shows his shadow
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

During the Gaza War in 2014, Deif led Hamas's offensive strategy, the State Department said. Despite his pivotal role in some of Hamas's most notorious attacks, Deif remains an elusive figure. Israeli officials say the Hamas attacks have so far killed more than 1,200 Israelis, according to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. One Hamas source told Reuters that Deif and Yahya Sinwar, another leader of Hamas in Gaza, made the call to prepare the attack on Israel. Israel, in response, formally declared war on Hamas on Sunday and has since led a nonstop bombardment of the Gaza Strip for the past several days.

Persons: Mohammed Deif, Deif, —, Yahya Sinwar, Yoav Gallant Organizations: Service, US State Department, State Department, Associated Press, Washington Post, Humanitarian Affairs, Gaza's Ministry of Health, Reuters, The New York Times, United Nations, United Nations Relief, Works Agency, Israel's, IDF Locations: Israel, Gaza, Aqsa, Jerusalem, Egypt

☆ More than 2 million people in Gaza are trapped in a humanitarian disaster
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

More than 2 million people live in the Gaza Strip, which is facing a punishing counterattack from Israel. Experts say Gaza is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis, and people are running out of basic supplies. The crisis is exacerbated by the fact that Gaza has been restricted under blockade for 16 years. So far, thousands have been killed or injured in the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank and in Israel. Groups are begging for the establishment of humanitarian corridors to bring in much-needed supplies to the trapped region.

Persons: —, António Guterres, Akshaya Kumar, Hamas —, Antony Blinken, John Kirby, Kirby, Kumar, Yoav Gallant, Gallant, Ivan Karakashian, they've, Ahmad Abuznaid, he's, Abuznaid, they're, Joe Biden, Israel, Blinken, Biden, Vox, that's Organizations: Experts, Service, Hamas, UN, World Health Organization, West Bank, Human Rights, CNN, White, Norwegian Refugee Council, US, Palestinian, State Department Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Philadelphia, Egypt, of Israel, Jerusalem, Houston, Huwara, Jenin

☆ Gaza's hospitals are running out of medicine, have no beds for new patients, and could turn into morgues without electricity, Red Cross and officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gaza's hospitals "risk turning into morgues," officials and the Red Cross warned. Palestinian health officials said health services in Gaza have entered a "critical stage." Palestinian health officials said Wednesday that health services in the Gaza Strip, where Hamas rules, have now entered a "critical stage" and that "medicines, medical consumption and fuel are running out." "Without electricity, hospitals risk turning into morgues," Carboni warned. "Continued disconnection of the Israeli occupation of electricity, water, and fuel poses a danger to the lives of the injured and patients and causes a serious health and environmental disaster," the Palestinian health ministry said.

Persons: —, Fabrizio Carboni, Carboni, Richard Brennan, Brennan, It's, Israel, Yoav Gallant, Ashraf Al Organizations: Service, Hamas, International Committee, Facebook, Cross, Health, Guardian, WHO, Washington Post, Wall Street, Israel's, Gaza, Palestinian Ministry of Health, CNN Locations: morgues, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Egypt, Rafah

☆ White House calls Trump's comments on Hezbollah, Israeli defense minister 'dangerous'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump, former U.S. president and Republican presidential candidate, looks on at the Club 47 USA event in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's comments calling Hezbollah "smart" and criticizing Israel's defense minister were "dangerous and unhinged," White House spokesman Andrew Bates said on Thursday. "Statements like this are dangerous and unhinged. It’s completely lost on us why any American would ever praise an Iran-backed terrorist organization as 'smart,'" Bates said. Trump, who is seeking to run against President Joe Biden in the 2024 election, in comments to supporters in Florida Wednesday night, said Hezbollah was "very smart" and called Defense Minister Yoav Gallant "a jerk."

Persons: Donald Trump, Marco Bello, Donald Trump's, Andrew Bates, It’s, Bates, Trump, Joe Biden, Yoav Gallant, Jeff Mason, Susan Heavey, Doina Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Former U.S, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, Former, Iran, Florida

☆ What is Israel's Iron Dome? Here’s what you need to know about the missile defense system
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel October 9, 2023. What is Israel's Iron Dome? The Iron Dome, or "Kippat Barzel" in Hebrew, is widely regarded as one of the most important tools in Israel's arsenal. An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor missile as rockets are fired from Gaza, in Ashkelon, Israel May 10, 2023. The Center for Strategic International Studies, a U.S. think tank, has previously estimated that a complete Iron Dome battery costs roughly $100 million to produce.

Persons: Amir Cohen, Israel, Rafael, —, Tamir Organizations: Reuters, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israel's Defense Ministry, Iron Dome, European Union, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Reuters Israel's Defense Forces, Dome, Congressional Research Service, Strategic International Studies Locations: Gaza, Ashkelon, Israel, Reuters Israel, Jihad, U.S, Washington

☆ Already a humanitarian crisis, war with Hamas could have major impact on Israel's economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Jason Gewirtz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Israeli armuy soldiers deploy at a position near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on October 11, 2023. As Israel prepares for what could be a long war with massive humanitarian implications, there are also concerns about how a protracted fight could weigh on the country's dynamic economy. Israel's standing army, air force and navy is is comprised of 150,000 members. "The impact is substantial," said Eyal Winter, a professor of economics at Hebrew University in Jerusalem who has studied the economic impact of Israel's wars. But, he added, "there's also a major increase in tourism when the fighting ends due to pent up demand."

Persons: Israel, Eyal Winter, there's Organizations: Hebrew University Locations: Gaza, Israel, Jerusalem

☆ Israel ordered Chevron to shut down a major natural gas field, which could send prices spiking further just before winter
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Israel told Chevron to shut down a major natural gas field, and it's threatening to further spike prices of the fuel. The world's natural gas market has already been rocked by the war in Ukraine and threats of a strike in Australia. Some Israeli gas from Tamar is exported to Egypt, which processes the fuel into LNG that's exported to the EU. AdvertisementAdvertisementBrace for bad news ahead of winter: Natural gas prices could spike as energy giant Chevron halted operations at a major Israeli gas field following orders from authorities. Dutch TTF natural gas futures closed 12.5% higher at 49.455 a megawatt-hour on Tuesday.

Persons: Israel, —, Tamar, Israel isn't, Chevron, It's, Gergely Molnar Organizations: Chevron, EU, Service, Energy, Bloomberg, International Energy Agency, P Global Locations: Ukraine, Australia, Tamar, Egypt, Israel, Houston, Europe

☆ Hamas proudly committed war crimes. Is Israel's government about to do the same?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementThere is no special carve-out in international law that allows the victims of war crimes to commit war crimes in return. War crimes are seldom punished if they are endorsed by a superpower. Even during the bloody post-9/11 period, Western governments refrained from announcing that they intended to commit war crimes. When it came to terrorists, he said during his first campaign, "you have to take out their families," an explicit endorsement of war crimes. But it took Vladimir Putin's 2022 invasion of Ukraine to fully put Trump's stated doctrine into practice — a modern military, in uniform, openly committing war crimes at scale.

Persons: Biden, Netanyahu, —, Michael Sfard, Tom Dannenbaum, Dannenbaum, Gallant, Benjamin Netanyahu, Marco Rubio, Mahmud Hams, Netanyahu's, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, institutionalizing, Vladimir Putin's, Trump's, Vladimir Putin, weren't Organizations: Service, Israeli Defense Forces, Tufts, Terrorists, CIA, Prosecutors, Hague, US Justice Department, ICC, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel, Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Afghanistan, Ukraine

☆ For people in Gaza, life is about to get even worse, with Israel's siege about to 'starve the population,' NGO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Israel is stopping food, fuel, and medicine from entering Gaza after announcing a "complete siege." AdvertisementAdvertisementFollowing Israel's announcement of a "complete siege" of Gaza, fears are mounting over an impending humanitarian crisis in the territory. The siege will "quite literally starve the population and lead people to going hungry, thirsty, and ultimately towards dying." REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaUN Secretary General António Guterres, who condemned Hamas' attacks, said he was "deeply distressed" by Israel's siege announcement. A relative reacts next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, at a hospital in Gaza City, October 11, 2023.

Persons: —, Israel, Ivan Karakashian, Gaza's, Karakashian, Abu Mustafa, General António Guterres, EUTERS, Mohammed Salem Organizations: Service, Associated Press, Norwegian Refugee Council, United Nations Relief, Works Agency, Gaza, Gaza Energy Authority Locations: Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, Jerusalem, Hamas, Khan Yunis, Egypt, Gaza City, France

☆ Israel is launching airstrikes against Hamas across Gaza, causing immense destruction, and asking for more US-made weapons to do it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Israel's Air Force is conducting devastating airstrikes on Gaza. Israel has used these weapons to strike targets in Gaza from the air in the past, like during Operation Guardian of the Walls in May 2021. Smoke and flame rise after Israeli air forces targeting a shopping center in Gaza Strip, Gaza on October 07, 2023. —Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) October 10, 2023Other videos showed compilations of JDAM attacks, as the munitions obliterated buildings leveled entire areas. IDF actions also appears to include launching Hellfire missiles from Apache helicopters against Hamas groups, resulting in massive destruction.

Persons: —, Yoav Gallant, Mark Cancian, Ashraf Amra, Cancian, gunning, Israel Organizations: Israel's Air Force, Service, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Air Force, Israel's, Air Force, doesn't, CNN, Hamas, Attack Munitions, Guardian, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Marine Corps, Anadolu Agency, Getty, US Air Force, US Navy, Air, IDF, US Defense Department, Pentagon, Apache, United Nations Locations: Gaza, Israel, US, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Israeli

☆ Israel's military is vastly more powerful than Hamas, but invading Gaza to root it out would still be a nasty fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Israeli forces continue to mobilize ahead of what appears to be preparations for a ground invasion of Gaza. The IDF said it ultimately wants to strip Hamas of its military and governing capabilities there. War experts say rooting out Hamas will still be a tough fight, given the urban environment. Ultimately, it remains unclear when Israeli forces might actually advance, but it is clear preparations are underway. "So you can believe that they've stockpiled a lot of weapons — not just rockets for attacking into Israel, but for attacking a possible ground invasion."

Persons: —, Andrew Borene, Israel, Yoav Gallant, Mostafa Alkharouf, Borene, Momen Faiz, NurPhoto, it's, John Spencer, Spencer, there's, hasn't, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, IDF, Gaza, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Israel, US Marine Corps, US, West, Institute Locations: Gaza, Israel, Iraq, Iran, The

☆ Russia gave captured US weapons to Hamas as a ploy to undermine Ukraine, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine is accusing Russia of seeking to exploit the Hamas attacks on Israel. It says Russia is handing Ukrainian weapons to Hamas fighters. It's a ploy to undermine international support for Ukraine, says Kyiv. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkrainian intelligence accused Russia of a plot to place "trophy" Western weapons seized from battlefields in Ukraine with the Hamas militant group to undermine international support for Kyiv, according to a report. "The aggressor state, Russia, is using the attack by Hamas terrorists on the state of Israel for a large-scale provocation against Ukraine," the Ukrainian military intelligence said, according to the report.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Ukrainska Pravda Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Kyiv, Gaza

☆ A volunteer in Israel says the Gaza region looks like the set of a horror movie now, with 'burnt-out cars' and 'bodies strewn all across the road'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A volunteer in Israel says the region around Gaza now resembles a horror movie set. Josh Wander told The Daily Beast he is working to help recover bodies of civilians killed in Israel. "You're literally driving around bodies as you're driving down the main roads there," Wander said. AdvertisementAdvertisementA volunteer working to recover the bodies of civilians killed in Israel says the conflict following Hamas' attacks has transformed the region around Gaza into a scene of continuous horror. "You're literally driving around bodies as you're driving down the main roads there."

Persons: Josh Wander, Wander, —, Clarissa Ward, Ward, It's, Israel, Yoav Gallant, he'd, ZAKA Organizations: Daily, Service, Palestinian, Nova Music, Gaza Ministry of Health, Israel's Locations: Israel, Gaza, Jerusalem

☆ Israel looks to be gearing up for an invasion to crush Hamas, but another enemy is stirring up trouble
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Israel appears to be gearing up for a ground invasion of Gaza after Hamas staged a brutal attack. In response to the massacre, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fighter jets immediately began a widespread bombing campaign of what it said were Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Strengthening our joint force posture, in addition to the material support that we will rapidly provide to Israel, underscores the United States' ironclad support for the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli people," Austin said on Sunday. Meanwhile, as Israel gathers its ground forces, IDF fighter jets continue to bombard the Gaza Strip for a third consecutive day, striking what the military said are thousands of Hamas targets. —Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 9, 2023It remains to be seen how an invasion might play out, should the IDF carry one out, although it is likely to be a costly campaign in brutal environment with intense urban combat.

Persons: Israel, —, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Axios, Yoav Gallant, US State Department —, Gen Lázaro, Hamas —, Lloyd Austin, Gerald R, Austin Organizations: Hamas, Service, Israel Defense Forces, Sunday, US State Department, United Nations Interim Force, IDF, UNIFIL, & Force, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Pentagon, US, Ford Carrier Strike, Gaza's Ministry of Health Locations: Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, Israeli, Iran, Washington, Israel's, States

☆ Hamas built a mock Israeli town in Gaza and practiced its attack in plain sight — but Israel didn't react, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hamas trained its fighters on a mock Israeli settlement, learning how to storm it, Reuters added. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Palestinian militant group Hamas built a mock Israeli town in Gaza and practiced attacking in plain sight — but Israel didn't react, Reuters reported on Sunday. Despite convincing Israel that they had no interest in war, Hamas militants were practicing for the offensive in plain sight by setting up a mock Israeli settlement in Gaza to train its fighters. "Israel surely saw [the videos], but they were convinced that Hamas wasn't keen on getting into a confrontation," the source told Reuters. Since the attacks over the weekend, Israel conceded that it was duped by Hamas.

Persons: Israel, —, Israel didn't, wasn't, Nir, Yoav Gallant Organizations: Reuters, Service, Hamas, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Defence Forces, Israel's Locations: Gaza, Israel, Egypt

☆ Israel would need a massive ground assault with tanks to rescue hostages in Gaza that would be a 'bloody mess' and devastate civilian areas, retired 4-star general says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Israel has to punch into the dense Gaza strip with tanks and troops, and conduct searches, he said. The rescue effort would be a "bloody mess" and "catastrophic" to Palestinian civilians, he warned. Israeli forces would have to seize control of the ground level in Gaza and conduct house-to-house searches, he said. AdvertisementAdvertisementA mass rescue effort would see Israeli forces punching into a 140-square-mile region filled with 2 million people, while meticulously searching house, basements, and cellars, McCaffrey said. "I don't know how they're going to solve this without massive casualties in their own forces, never mind catastrophic damage in the Gaza strip," McCaffrey added.

Persons: Barry McCaffrey, Israel, —, McCaffrey, Alicia Menendez, haven't, Alex Witt, Tweeting Organizations: Service, Hamas, US Army, US Southern Command, Reuters, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestinian, IDF, Israel's Defense Ministry Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ What have US presidential candidates said about Hamas' attack on Israel?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 9 (Reuters) - U.S. presidential contenders have thrown their support behind Israel after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched a surprise attack on the country. "Joe Biden betrayed Israel," Trump said at a campaign event in the early primary voting state of New Hampshire on Monday. RON DESANTISFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis, a distant second to Trump in national polls for the Republican presidential nomination, also assailed Biden over the attack. He also called for a "freeze" on funds "Biden has made available to Iran." TIM SCOTTSouth Carolina Senator Tim Scott joined fellow Republican presidential contenders in criticizing Biden, tweeting that "America's weakness is blood in the water for bad actors."

Persons: Mohammed Salem, JOE BIDEN, Joe Biden, Adrienne Watson, Antony Blinken, DONALD TRUMP, Donald Trump, Israel, Biden, Trump, RON DESANTIS, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, NIKKI HALEY, Nikki Haley, Benjamin Netanyahu, Haley, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, Vivek Ramaswamy, MIKE, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, tweeting, ROBERT F, KENNEDY JR Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Alexandra Ulmer, James Oliphant, Costas Pitas, Nathan Layne, Ross Colvin, Howard Goller Organizations: REUTERS, Palestinian, Hamas, Israel, U.S, National Security, DONALD TRUMP Former U.S, Trump, Republican, Twitter, United, Israeli, VIVEK, VIVEK RAMASWAMY Biotech, Ukraine, CNN, TIM SCOTT South, White, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Iran, U.S, New Hampshire, RON DESANTIS Florida, United States, Iowa, Russia, Ukraine, TIM SCOTT South Carolina

☆ Israel announces 'complete siege' of Gaza, cutting its electricity, food, water, and fuel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Israel's defense minister announced a "complete siege" of Gaza on Monday, per the Times of Israel. Gazans will have no outside access to electricity, food, or fuel during the siege, he said. AdvertisementAdvertisementIsrael's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced on Monday that he has ordered a "complete siege" of the Gaza strip, according to the Times of Israel. Gallant's remarks were followed by an order from Israel's Energy Minister Israel Katz to cut off water to Gaza, per the Times of Israel. The announcement came with the stated goal of wresting full control of Gaza from Hamas and eliminating the group.

Persons: Gazans, —, Yoav Gallant, Gallant's, Israel Katz Organizations: Sunday, Service, Israel's, Israel Defense Forces, Southern Command, Israel's Energy, Electricity, Palestinian, Civilian Locations: Gaza, of Israel, Israel, Hamas, Egypt

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