This "surprise attack" on Israel seems just as sketchy as the "wildfires" in Lahaina (and the "vaccination" drives forced by BOTH Israel AND the Palestinian Authority)

Some detailed pieces on this sudden war (which may well help bring on a vastly bigger conflagration) conjointly raise some questions that we all had better face, whatever side we're on (if any)

For those who hope to know what’s going on, here’s some useful information, in a factual overview from Mondoweiss; a video by Efrat Fenigson, an Israeli peace activist (who’s here on Substack); and a report by Palki Sharma for Vantage, a news outlet in India.

What might this war—started with the IDF as “unprepared” as the authorities in/over Maui a few weeks ago—have to do with the “vaccination” drives now surely killing more Israelis/Palestinians than the fighters on both sides can easily finish off (at least in the near future)?

(While Israel’s “vaccination” drive is widely known—at least to those with eyes wide open—the one forced by the Palestinian Authority on its subjects has received no coverage [that I know of]. I learned of it from a nurse in Gaza, whose family I’ve tried to help these last few years. She tells me that the Palestinians are not allowed to work unless they get the jab—a mandate that the bio-fascist Western “left” apparently supports.)

Palestinian resistance in Gaza launches unprecedented surprise attack on Israel

At around 6:30 a.m., Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza launched a surprise attack on Israel from land, sea, and air, as thousands of rockets have been launched into Israel and reportedly dozens of Israelis, including soldiers, have been killed and abducted by the resistance.

BY TAREQ S. HAJJAJ AND MONDOWEISS EDITORS OCTOBER 7, 2023

In the early morning hours of Saturday, October 7, the Palestinian resistance in the besieged Gaza Strip launched an unprecedented surprise multi-prong attack on Israel, including firing a barrage of rockets toward Israeli territory while simultaneously carrying out a ground offensive into nearby Israeli towns which breached the Israeli Gaza barrier and overwhelmed surrounding Israeli military posts. 

As of 12:30 local time, it was reported that thousands of rockets had been fired from Gaza into Israel and that Israeli air forces had targeted multiple areas across the Gaza Strip with airstrikes. Medical authorities in Gaza report that over 190 Palestinians had been killed and over 1,600 were injured so far. Israeli emergency services report at least 100 Israeli casualties, and dozens of other unconfirmed reports indicate the casualties to be much higher. According to Al Jazeera, 57 Israelis, including military personnel, have allegedly been captured and taken into Gaza. 

While Hamas reported firing more than 5,000 rockets into Israel, including long-range rockets, the Israeli army claimed just over 2,200 rockets were fired into Israel Saturday morning. 

For the rest:

https://mondoweiss.net/2023/10/palestinian-resistance-in-gaza-launches-unprecedented-surprise-attack-on-israel/

From Sonia Elijah:

In light of the violent attacks today in Israel I thought it was fitting to cross post from Efrat Fenigson's substack, who is based in Tel Aviv. Her analysis of today's events are invaluable and thought-provoking.

She states: "Israeli Defense forces that were supposed to be around Gaza were placed around the West Bank because of security concerns so the Gaza envelope was left unoccupied with military."

🇮🇱 Israel-Hamas War - An Update

Oct. 7th, 2023, an update from the field, with my key insights, questions and concerns.

OCT 7

https://twitter.com/efenigson/status/1710584776346710454

My video update transcript:

• Oct. 7th, 2023, This is Efrat Fenigson, and I’m here to share an update from Israel-Hamas War which started this morning.

• I’m going to share some key details and concerns, mostly based on Israeli citizens’ voices from the ground, and on official statements. 

• This is a very tough day for me and for us in Israel. It is tough for people of Palestine too, especially now that Israel is starting to attack back. War is a horrible thing for everyone involved, except for those who get rich from it. 

• This morning, around 6am, sunrise, Hundreds of Hamas terrorists, at least 300, breached the border fence in multiple places, completely unimpeded, leading to terror attacks and kidnappings in Israeli towns or villages.

• The terrorists infiltrated a significant number of dryland outposts as well as a naval infiltration point in Zikim. As we speak, Israel is actively engaged in combat in n 22 outposts. - this is from the IDF statement. 

• The attacks have already resulted in over 100 casualties and more than 100 kidnappings of Israeli citizens.

• In one village, 50 Israelis have been taken hostage, leaving people locked in shelters for long periods of 8-9 hours without rescue.

• In some places the terrorists were burning the village and people didn’t know if to leave the shelter and surrender or stay and pray the fire doesn't catch them.

• Many young people who were in a big outdoor party near the Gaza envelope villages, were attacked there, some ran away, some were injured and some are still missing.

• Apparently Israeli Defense forces that were supposed to be around Gaza were placed around the West Bank because of security concerns so the Gaza envelope was left unoccupied with military. 

• Soldiers are being recruited for reserves, but because of stupid reasons such as no public transport they’re waiting hours to get to bases. 

• Mainstream media apparently admits that IDF spokesperson is forbidding to tell the complete truth, highlighting a lack of transparency. Only now, 6pm Israel time, 12 hours after the event started, we received the first formal announcement from IDF spokesperson: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-october-7-2023/ 

• A year ago there was a military operation in Gaza to prepare for such events, and ongoingly there are trainings for these kinds of scenarios. This raises serious questions about Israeli intelligence. What happened?

• Two years ago there was a successful deployment of underground barriers in with sensors - to alert terrorists breaches. Israel has one of the most advanced and high tech armies, how come there was zero response to the border and fence breaching??

• I served in the IDF 25 years ago, in the intelligence forces. There’s no way Israel did not know of what’s coming. A cat moving alongside the fence is triggering all forces. So this??
  What happened to the “strongest army in the world”?
  How come border crossings were wide open??
  Something is VERY WRONG HERE, something is very strange, this chain of events is very unusual and not typical for the Israeli defense system.

• With the recent normalization efforts of Israel and Palestine led by Saudi Arabia, I wonder whether a prisoners exchange deal is something that could only be seriously considered by Israel if a shocking event like that happened?  

• Is it a possibility that only with Israeli hostages it can be justified to release dangerous  prisoners from Israeli prisons?

• MSM reported that “Deputy Hamas leader Saleh Al-Aruri suggests using Israeli prisoners for leverage in negotiations.” 

• A point about the situation in Israel in the past few years - those who follow me know, that there’s a general sense of insecurity in Israel, there’s political and social instability, public funds are being misused on agendas such as Covid, climate, judicial reform, abolishing cash and more. The current and government is highly corrupt in my view, while the previous one was no better. 

• I don’t care about having a popular opinion, I care about exposing evil forces - wherever they are: 

  • To me this suprise attack seems like a planned operation. On all fronts.
    This is a failure to protect the people of Israel, for sure, perhaps the biggest failure since the Yom Kippur war exactly 50 years ago, if not bigger. - by the way - is it a coincidence it’s exactly 50 years ago, almost on the day? The Yom Kippur War was on Oct. 6th 1973. 

  • If I was a conspiracy theorist I would say that this feels like the work of the Deep State.
    It feels like the people of Israel and the people of Palestine have been sold, once again, to the higher powers that be.

  • At the same time, this is still very difficult to fathom.

Please share this update,

Take care,

Efrat

And, lastly, a video from India (which may be hard to get to). Its title: “As Hamas Strikes Israel, Netanyahu Declares War | Vantage with Palki Sharma”