Multiple militants from Gaza have entered Israeli territory, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Saturday, shortly after a barrage of rockets left one person dead and at least three injured.
I have to admit my understanding of Hamas is imperfect at best, I’m mostly aware of them from their work during Israel’s illegal invasion of Southern Lebanon…
But doesn’t this seem uncharacteristically… aggressive for Hamas? Attacking civilians at a music festival?
Hamas, for years, had “the extermination of the Jewish people” in their charter. Not “drive the Jews out of Israel,” but exterminate them.
I believe they technically removed it a few years ago, but they obviously didn’t ditch the sentiment. They’ve also fired rockets at civilian targets multiple times.
Hamas is a terrorist organization masquerading as a governing body.
I have to admit my understanding of Hamas is imperfect at best, I’m mostly aware of them from their work during Israel’s illegal invasion of Southern Lebanon…
But doesn’t this seem uncharacteristically… aggressive for Hamas? Attacking civilians at a music festival?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hamas-gunmen-open-fire-hundreds-music-festival-southern-israel-kibbutz-reim/
Taking civilians hostages?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/07/middleeast/hostages-hamas-israel-gaza/index.html
What has caused this sudden change in their MO? If you had told me Hezbollah was doing it, I wouldn’t have batted an eye, (and they seem to approve - https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-hamas-gaza-rockets-attack-palestinians/card/hezbollah-praises-hamas-attack-warns-against-normalising-ties-with-israel-rbqLpR9QDzCyiUGQw0xl) but this seems just so much more radical than Hamas has been previously.
Hamas, for years, had “the extermination of the Jewish people” in their charter. Not “drive the Jews out of Israel,” but exterminate them.
I believe they technically removed it a few years ago, but they obviously didn’t ditch the sentiment. They’ve also fired rockets at civilian targets multiple times.
Hamas is a terrorist organization masquerading as a governing body.