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https://twitter.com/shim_rational/status/1780573261476270581

Brave woman

Iran doesn't give a flying fuck for gaza just like hamas dont

Thanks everyone, we're ok for now. We have being giving guidelines about prepping. I need to get a bit more water and batteries in (for torches), and replenish some of our food stock.

Shooting this morning at a bus. 2 injured, one (19 year old woman) in serious condition. Terrorist still at large.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-795711

Yes, Ella I hope you're all safe.

Silence * *The foreign policy blob were warned that an alliance between Russia, China and Iran could be their downfall. However there are some people whose biggest desire is to go to war with Iran. Netanyahu may have authorised the attack to get those people to advocate for American boots on the ground.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202104/1220323.shtml

https://globaltaiwan.org/2023/12/the-axis-of-disorder-how-russia-iran-and-china-want-to-remake-the-world/

https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/91825

I did read the Israeli Govt thoughts were the whole Gaza conflict needs to be reframed as "Iran versus the West" instead of Israel pummels Gaza.

So I fear that Israel's alleged strike on the Iranian consulate is an effort by them to achieve such reframing.
@EllaDisenchanted I hope you all stay safe too.

It's a consulate building within The Iranian Diplomatic compound in Syria.

Legally it's Iranian Land, so technically Israel attacked Iran.
Iran will have to respond in order to deter Israel and that could include targeting American bases in the region. Journalists in the region have noted that Hezbollah and other groups have put their fighters on alert.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-embassy-strike-shows-israels-growing-reach-mideast-boils-2024-04-04/

I have been following the updates on the times, i imagine it must be quite a frightening time
Hope you and family stay safe 🙏

@EllaDisenchanted I also heard an Israeli spokesperson say it was not a consulate but a war office or something. But the same person refused to apologise for killing 3 British citizens so I and many others won't rate his opinion.

Iran's message today is obviously well timed when global support for Israel falls to an all time low after IDF murder 7 aid workers. These victims worked for a company an Israel spokesperson called "the good guys"
Who wants to be one of Israel's "good guys"?

Israel MSM reporting it was the building next door to the consulate that was struck. But yeah, tensions are up. We got warning about the GPS.

With the Iranian consulate bombed, allegedly by Israel, it appears Israel is in more danger.

Israel: GPS disabled and IDF leave cancelled over Iran threat - BBC News

Posted today and showing the treatment of hostages in Gaza.

@EllaDisenchanted that's so sad.
May his memory be a blessing.

Lidor Levy, 34, has passed away from the attack. He had a pregnant wife, and a 1.5 year old daughter. Terrorist was a 19 year old from the West Bank.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/lidor-levy-34-dies-of-wounds-from-gan-yavne-terror-stabbing-attack/

@stomachamelon thats interesting, I didn’t know that. As a Bedouin they wouldn’t be conscripted as well, so would be by choice.

@EllaDisenchanted I didn't realise so many of his family had served in the IDF.

Meanwhile another sister was looked after and given life saving treatment after giving birth to a premature baby in Israel last month.

https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-785314

and NO before anyone jumps on me, I am not, Gd forbid, saying the hospital should have given her and the baby anything but excellent care. But the juxtaposition of the treatment of the hostages, who have not even received the medication that was promised in a deal, being kept in unspeakable conditions, undergoing torture and rape, under Haniyeh’s auspices, with the care given to his sister in Israel, is stark.

UAV fired from Iraq (from an Iran backed militia) hit a naval base in Eilat today.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/eilat-bay-building-damaged-by-drone-apparently-launched-from-iraq/amp/

Posted this morning.

Stabbing attack this evening outside a shopping centre in Gan Yavne, 3 in serious condition, including a teenager (17 year old). Terrorist was killed.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/teen-young-men-identified-as-stabbing-attack-victims/

the terrorist (a PA security officer) who shot at the school buses handed himself in. https://www.israelhayom.com/2024/03/31/terrorist-behind-jordan-valley-shooting-turns-himself-in/

stabbing at Be'er Sheva central bus station. One lightly injured. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-officer-lightly-hurt-in-terror-stabbing-at-beersheba-central-bus-station/

@OpalOP I don't think that was the point, since harming children is clearly wrong. Many children have been harmed in this conflict, even though they have nothing to do with it and did not choose to be born there. It's reasonable to wonder if families move to this area because, on the whole, they think it's safe for their children. That seems the most logical explanation, though possibly you know more about the area and could clarify.

Why are you blaming the parents and not the bastards who shot at a school bus?

@kindatired I suppose many people are armed in the West Bank and allowed to carry firearms, they also have the army and the settlements look well defended. More difficult to have complete control of the roads and land around them maybe? I think people must feel they are well protected, and injury to their children is unlikely, or they wouldn't bring their children to live there. Maybe someone more familiar with the area would understand better.

“We must defeat the enemy while deepening our roots in the land of our forefathers. Precisely now is the time to apply sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, an area whose importance is not disputed in Israeli society,” said Israeli lawmaker Dan Illouz, a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
13 yo boy had minor injuries from glass shards.
Why are parents bringing their children to live in Illegal settlements when this type track is the likely consequence?