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Related: About this forumPalestinians prep 5,000 kite bombs in Gaza to mark end of Ramadan
Israeli media report Palestinians plan to launch 5,000 such devices into southern Israel to mark Eid al-Fitr.
The IDF struck a target in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, two hours after it fired warning shots in the same area toward Palestinians who were preparing airborne incendiary devices near the Bureij refugee camp.
The IDF struck an infrastructure near the area where a squad had previously been preparing Molotov cocktails in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF said. The IDF considers the use of incendiary kites and balloons to be severe, and will act to prevent their use.
The announcement came shortly after Palestinians reported that a drone launched a missile at people near the border fence who were flying balloons with Molotov cocktails attached, and unconfirmed reports by Israeli media that Palestinians planned to launch 5,000 incendiary balloons and kites toward Israel from the Hamas-run Strip to mark Eid al-Fitr on Thursday night.
https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/palestinians-prep-5000-kite-bombs-in-gaza-to-mark-end-of-ramadan/ar-AAyFj25
procon
(15,805 posts)the Palestinians are worse than Israelis?
I dunno, if my country was invaded, destroyed and occupied by a foreign army, I suspect that most citizens would fight with whatever means they had, just like other subjugated people have always done throughout time.
My dad was shot down behind German line somewhere in Belgium during WWII and until he was rescued, he worked with the insurgent forces to blow up, burn and break everything the Nazi occupation army had. He was always spoke very fondly of the resistance fighters and was proud of the small part he played in liberating Belgium.
Palestinians deserve nothing less than the return of their land and the right to live free of Israeli military subjugation.
Mosby
(17,474 posts)Just an FYI.
procon
(15,805 posts)Mosby
(17,474 posts)Ill drop this but I would like to share with you a tweet Khamenei sent out earlier today:
Compare that to what you said:
With all due respect, I don't see a lot of light between those two statements.
procon
(15,805 posts)trying to play a weak, tired old card like that, yeah?
Now let me share a few things as well:
stealing land from captured civilians is theft
a government imposed embargo against impoverished civilians is immoral
the military occupation against a population of civilians refugees is barbaric
political opportunism is no different than extortion
StinkyPete
(13 posts)This speaks of intent. The drone is defense against terror threats to Israeli civilians while the flying molotovs are the very definition of terror. Yes, they're far worse. What an idiotic statement.
I dunno, if my country was invaded, destroyed and occupied by a foreign army, I suspect that most citizens would fight with whatever means they had, just like other subjugated people have always done throughout time.
No need to fight when the Palestinians have been offered their own state many times. Hamas, the PLO, Islamic Jihad & other terrorists there want to fight & you're defending that. They need leaders to make peace with Israel, like those in Jordan & Egypt. That would be a good enough start at least.
My dad was shot down behind German line somewhere in Belgium during WWII and until he was rescued, he worked with the insurgent forces to blow up, burn and break everything the Nazi occupation army had. He was always spoke very fondly of the resistance fighters and was proud of the small part he played in liberating Belgium.
Except the Jews aren't Nazis and that's a repulsive comparison. The Jews are indigenous to Israel, it's their homeland and has been for thousands of years. Jews can't occupy their own homeland anymore than native Americans can do so here.
Palestinians deserve nothing less than the return of their land and the right to live free of Israeli military subjugation.
It was never their land. Regardless, they've been offered their own state multiple times. Israel has proven with Egypt & Jordan it can make & keep peace in exchange for land. The Palestinians (their leaders) have only proven to be warmongers.
A simple test for you, okay?
Hamas rejected 2 offers to disarm & end their war on the Jews in exchange for massive aid to Gaza that would help Palestinians greatly. Right move by Hamas or wrong move?
Europe offer: https://bit.ly/2lDA5zz
Israel offer: https://bit.ly/2KsJiFH