As RedState reported, the largest militant attack on Israel in decades is currently occurring, with bands of Palestinian terrorists roaming Israeli streets, entering homes and bomb shelters, and murdering civilians. That proceeded with a massive rocket barrage launched from Palestinian-controlled territories.
What's clear is that this isn't like other attacks, and the videos coming out of what has turned into an all-out war are horrifying.
This is the worst attack I’ve seen since moving to Israel 9 years ago—Israeli civilians captured by Hamas terrorists, Israeli towns overrun by Hamas. IDF was caught completely unprepared for this sneak invasion. Preparing now for all-out war. Terrifying. pic.twitter.com/vw882OSgHP
— Joel C. Rosenberg (@JoelCRosenberg) October 7, 2023
Unfortunately, I believe the woman above has already perished, as there's another video (which I'm not going to share) showing what appears to be her lifeless body stripped and being paraded by Palestinians with rifles.
These kidnapping, torture, and murder attacks are happening all over Israel.
⚡️Hamas releases a video of a new POW in Gaza now pic.twitter.com/e0SZTIdjDb
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) October 7, 2023
More Israelis being taken hostage. #Israel #Hamas #Palestine #Palestinian #IronDome #Gaza #TelAviv pic.twitter.com/v005TC7IC7
— Paul Golding (@GoldingBF) October 7, 2023
🚨 Capture of an Israeli soldier from his tank pic.twitter.com/M7NQYFsThL
— Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) October 7, 2023
Those taken hostage who weren't murdered are reportedly being taken to Gaza to serve as negotiating blocks. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is already trying to equivocate and paint these actions as some kind of self-defense.
Breaking: President of Palestine
— Jim Ferguson (@JimFergusonUK) October 7, 2023
President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas: "We have the right to defend ourselves against Israel and settler terrorism"#IsraelUnderAttack #IsraelPalestineWar pic.twitter.com/HVLADdFh8g
Abbas has been able to support this kind of terrorism with impunity in the past. He's even been rewarded and promoted by the Western world. Israel may not and should not show that kind of restraint going forward, though. Abbas is now directly responsible for the butchering of women and children, and he should be treated accordingly.
Meanwhile, the Biden administration gave an immediate response that was so unbelievably grotesque that it was soon deleted. The following screenshot from the U.S. State Department is confirmed to be real.
Team Biden made a Day 1 decision to pour millions of dollars into Hamas areas. Internal emails show them saying it would boost Hamas terrorism, but they did it anyway.
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) October 7, 2023
Then Hamas launched an invasion of Israel.
Team Biden's immediate response was to tell Israel to roll with it. pic.twitter.com/PopoiBo3oM
The Biden administration is a moral abomination. By the time that post went out, there were already videos of civilians being held hostage and murdered circulating. Yet, the State Department's Office of Palestinian Affairs decided to denounce any retaliation anyway, even framing Israel's possible response as "violence and terror."
Israel should ignore any such future demands. The only way this stops is a full-scale response that leaves nothing to chance and no terrorism infrastructure in place.
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