Update on the conflict in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza for October 19, 2023:
– Ukraine uses ATACMS missiles to hit Russian airfields, causing damage to several aircraft;
– The missiles exist in too small of quantities versus Russia’s more capable and numerous Iskander missile ballistic and cruise missiles;
– Ukraine will continue to use “wonder weapons” to distract from the overall degradation of its military capabilities;
– Israel is almost certainly behind a recent hospital strike in Gaza;
– Israel demanded these hospitals be evacuated, a virtual death sentence to those being treated there according to the UN;
– Israel already declared a Gaza-wide bombing campaign focused on “damage” over “precision;”
– The strike involved a weapon with destructive power only Israel possess, possibly a guided rocket fired from an Israeli M270 which are admittedly being used to target Gaza (see references below);
– Israel appears to be laying down preparatory fire for a ground incursion which will be a very costly operation in terms of time, manpower, equipment, and ammunition;
– based on other military operations like this in both Gaza in 2014, Fallujah in 2004, and recent fighting in Ukraine, Israel and its US-backers will have stockpiles and military industrial output stretched to the absolute limits leaving little room for error or additional contingencies;
References:
The Drive – Destruction From Ukraine’s First ATACMS Strike Now Apparent (October 18, 2023):
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/destruction-from-ukraines-first-atacms-strike-now-apparent
NYT – Ukraine Uses Powerful American-Supplied Missiles for First Time (October 17, 2023):
World Health Organization – Evacuation orders by Israel to hospitals in northern Gaza are a death sentence for the sick and injured (October 14, 2023):
https://www.who.int/news/item/14-10-2023-evacuation-orders-by-israel-to-hospitals-in-northern-gaza-are-a-death-sentence-for-the-sick-and-injured
Guardian – ‘Emphasis is on damage, not accuracy’: ground offensive into Gaza seems imminent (October 10, 2023):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/10/right-now-it-is-one-day-at-a-time-life-on-israels-frontline-with-gaza
Jerusalem Post – Hananya Naftali:
https://www.jpost.com/author/hananya-naftali
Going Underground on Twitter – Screenshot of Hananya Naftali’s deleted tweet (October 18, 2023):
Netanyahu’s Digital Team Member Hananya Naftali admits Israel bombed the Al-Ahli hospital, deletes the tweet, then posts the Israeli official line pic.twitter.com/Oea5KWvdKP
— Going Underground (@GUnderground_TV) October 17, 2023
Hananya Naftali on Twitter – Retraction of claims Israel carried out hospital strike (October 18, 2023):
Earlier today I shared a report that was published on @reuters about the bombing at the hospital in Gaza which falsely stated Israel struck the hospital. I mistakenly shared this information in a since deleted post in which I referenced Hamas’ routine use of hospitals to store…
— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) October 17, 2023
Haaretz – Israel Halts Medical Treatment for Members of Syria’s Nusra Front (2015):
https://www.haaretz.com/2015-07-20/ty-article/idf-stops-treating-wounded-members-of-syrias-nusra-front/0000017f-f53e-ddde-abff-fd7f63510000
NBC News – Another Gaza Hospital Hit by Israeli Strike; Four Dead, 40 Hurt (2014):
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/middle-east-unrest/another-gaza-hospital-hit-israeli-strike-four-dead-40-hurt-n161086
Times of Israel – IDF: Multiple rocket launcher used to target Hamas in Gaza for first time since 2006 (October 11, 2023):
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-multiple-rocket-launcher-used-to-target-hamas-in-gaza-for-first-time-since-2006/
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