Makes sense as Israel can’t protect them there. Also just read that a bus full of Israeli tourists came under fire in the Sinai region.
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Makes sense as Israel can’t protect them there. Also just read that a bus full of Israeli tourists came under fire in the Sinai region.
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Considering ukranians have been killed by hamas would you consider this friendly fire
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This is awful.
And so is this
What a terrible mess
And so is this
What a terrible mess
What is Zat's bone about?
Alls I'm getting is some frothing about Hamas being awful and rage that people are apparently Hamas sympathisers if they try to look at the wider picture of the absolute dynamic mess the situation is (I.e. that both sides do / have done some pretty awful stuff and no one wins, not least folk on the ground).
I think. Its all a bit aaaaaaaargh.
Alls I'm getting is some frothing about Hamas being awful and rage that people are apparently Hamas sympathisers if they try to look at the wider picture of the absolute dynamic mess the situation is (I.e. that both sides do / have done some pretty awful stuff and no one wins, not least folk on the ground).
I think. Its all a bit aaaaaaaargh.
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Respect to George
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Slight difference is that Israel didn’t start any military attack upon Palestinians. Hamas, the effective government of the Gaza Strip attacked Israel. How does that stack up with your explanation to your wife…..
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The Taliban have a PR department who are saying they want to join in the fighting! The world is completely nuts.
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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday he has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel after the surprise attack by Hamas that has left more than 1,000 dead and thousands wounded on both sides.
The USS Gerald R. Ford and its approximately 5,000 sailors and deck of warplanes will be accompanied by cruisers and destroyers in a show of force that is meant to be ready to respond to anything, from possibly interdicting additional weapons from reaching Hamas and conducting surveillance.
The large deployment, which also includes a host of ships and warplanes, underscores the concern that the United States has in trying to deter the conflict from growing. The Israeli government formally declared war Sunday and gave the green light for “significant military steps” to retaliate against Hamas.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. was trying to verify reports that several Americans were killed and some were taken captive by Hamas.
Along with the Ford the U.S. is sending the cruiser USS Normandy, destroyers USS Thomas Hudner, USS Ramage, USS Carney, and USS Roosevelt and the U.S. is augmenting Air Force F-35, F-15, F-16, and A-10 fighter aircraft squadrons in the region.
“The U.S. maintains ready forces globally to further reinforce this deterrence posture if required,” Austin said in a statement.
In addition, the Biden administration “will be rapidly providing the Israel Defense Forces with additional equipment and resources, including munitions. The first security assistance will begin moving today and arriving in the coming days,” Austin said.
The Norfolk, Va.-based carrier strike group was already in the Mediterranean. Last week it was conducting naval exercises with Italy in the Ionian Sea. It’s the United States newest and most advanced aircraft carrier and this is its first full deployment.
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The USS Gerald R. Ford and its approximately 5,000 sailors and deck of warplanes will be accompanied by cruisers and destroyers in a show of force that is meant to be ready to respond to anything, from possibly interdicting additional weapons from reaching Hamas and conducting surveillance.
The large deployment, which also includes a host of ships and warplanes, underscores the concern that the United States has in trying to deter the conflict from growing. The Israeli government formally declared war Sunday and gave the green light for “significant military steps” to retaliate against Hamas.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. was trying to verify reports that several Americans were killed and some were taken captive by Hamas.
Along with the Ford the U.S. is sending the cruiser USS Normandy, destroyers USS Thomas Hudner, USS Ramage, USS Carney, and USS Roosevelt and the U.S. is augmenting Air Force F-35, F-15, F-16, and A-10 fighter aircraft squadrons in the region.
“The U.S. maintains ready forces globally to further reinforce this deterrence posture if required,” Austin said in a statement.
In addition, the Biden administration “will be rapidly providing the Israel Defense Forces with additional equipment and resources, including munitions. The first security assistance will begin moving today and arriving in the coming days,” Austin said.
The Norfolk, Va.-based carrier strike group was already in the Mediterranean. Last week it was conducting naval exercises with Italy in the Ionian Sea. It’s the United States newest and most advanced aircraft carrier and this is its first full deployment.
US will send USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to Eastern Mediterranean in support of Israel
The USS Gerald R. Ford and its approximately 5,000 sailors and deck of warplanes will be accompanied by cruisers and destroyers in a show of force that is meant to be ready to respond to anything, from possibly interdicting additional weapons from reaching Hamas and conducting surveillance.
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The boss of the Taliban Public Relations Department isn’t doing a very good job as far as I can see
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We now must wonder why, in 1947, it was considered right and proper to create the state of Israel.
Who's decision was it to take a chunk of land in Palestine and give it to a bunch of central European migrants.
I'm sure that the indigenous population at that time weren't in favour.
It's never really worked out has it.
Who's decision was it to take a chunk of land in Palestine and give it to a bunch of central European migrants.
I'm sure that the indigenous population at that time weren't in favour.
It's never really worked out has it.
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There's a podcast on BBC sounds (and the usual other places) called Histories Secret Heroes.
There's an episode of just him taking about it.
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