Israel-Hamas War Latest: Israeli Troops Amass At Border As Iran Warns It Will Intervene If Ground Offensive Launched

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Summary: After giving the northern Gaza strip an evacuation ultimatum on Friday, Israel has so far withheld from launching a “significant” ground operation, with some speculating that requests from the US to evacuate all US citizens out of Palestine ahead of the invasion is what is holding Israel back.

Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday said that if Israeli “war crimes & genocide” are not stopped, the war might expand to other parts of the Middle East if Hezbollah joins the battle, and that would make Israel suffer “a huge earthquake.” Meanwhile, Axios reported that Tehran has sent Jerusalem a message through the UN that it will intervene if the campaign in Gaza continues, and particularly if it launches a ground offensive.

Originally published on Zero Hedge BY TYLER DURDEN – SUNDAY, OCT 15, 2023 – 02:55 PM

This was followed by news Sunday morning that the US has been backchanneling with Iran in recent days to warn against escalating the conflict in Israel (after all, Biden can’t afford to lose those sanctioned Iranian oil exports whose re-embargo would promptly send the price of oil above $100).

Another reason why Israel may be waiting: the Pentagon confirmed that it has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea after a first carrier strike group, led by the USS Gerald R. Ford, arrived off the coast of Israel last week.

Background:

On Saturday, the Israeli army said it’s making preparations for “significant ground operations” in Gaza, with the Israel Defense Forces saying in a statement that the next phase of the war can include a coordinated land, sea and air assault.

Israel has called up a record 300,000 reservists and has been pounding Gaza after the unprecedented incursion in which more than 1,000 Hamas fighters swept across the border and attacked Israeli military posts, bases and settlements. More than 1,300 Israelis died, mostly civilians, and up to 150 people were abducted and taken into Gaza. More than 1,900 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli bombing campaign as fears mount of major casualties once Israel sends troops into the crowded coastal strip, home to 2.3 million people. Israel on Friday gave 24 hours for more than 1 million Palestinians to evacuate their homes in Gaza.

Separately, Israel confirmed for the first time that there were intelligence indications of something happening in Gaza two hours before the attacks last week. The head of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, spoke with military personnel about the reports, said Tzachi Hanegbi, head of Israel’s National Security Council. “Both sides assessed that this is something other than it turned out to be,” he said.

Meanwhile, Hamas, which has been designated as a terrorist group by the US and the European Union, said Israeli air strikes killed another nine of its hostages in the past 24 hours, raising the total to 26. Many governments, including the US and European countries, are rushing to evacuate citizens in anticipation of an Israeli incursion into Gaza, though the Rafah border crossing out of Gaza to Egypt was reported to be closed to foreign nationals Saturday.

On the diplomatic front, Joe Biden’s team has voiced anxiety about Israel’s 24-hour evacuation demand, a deadline that the European Union and the United Nations called unrealistic. On Friday, Biden said people shouldn’t “lose sight of the fact that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians had nothing to do with Hamas” something Biden tweeted on Sunday morning.

The US Embassy in Israel said it’s “working on potential options for departure from Gaza.” US citizens living in or visiting Gaza may be allowed to leave on Saturday, according to a US official. The embassy said it’s facilitating more chartered evacuation flights from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport and urged US citizens and immediate family members to use them “while they are available.” The US government also said it is assisting US nationals and their immediate family members with a valid travel document to depart Haifa via sea for Cyprus on Oct. 16, according to a statement on the US Embassy in Israel website.

The State Department in Washington authorized the departure of non-emergency embassy personnel on Friday, citing an “unpredictable security situation.” With commercial flights to Israel disrupted, European countries such as France and Germany also have been providing planes to get their citizens out of the region.

Latest Developments:

Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday called on Israel to stop its attacks on Gazawarning that the war might expand to other parts of the Middle East if Hezbollah joins the battle, and that would make Israel suffer “a huge earthquake.” Hossein Amirabdollahian told reporters in Beirut that Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group has taken all war scenarios into consideration and Israel should stop its attacks on Gaza as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the Axios news site reported that Tehran has sent Jerusalem a message through the UN that it will intervene if the campaign in Gaza continues, and particularly if it launches a ground offensive. The report cited two diplomatic sources with knowledge of the matter. The report said Amirabdollahian made the comments when he met Saturday with UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland in Beirut, a meeting that led to intense criticism from Israel. A short while later, Iran’s mission to the UN warned in a tweet that if Israel’s “war crimes & genocide” are not stopped immediately, this could have “far-reaching consequences” and the situation could “spiral out of control.”

* * *

US Warned Iran in Back-Channel Talks on War: The US has held back-channel talks with Iran in recent days to warn the country against escalating the conflict in Israel, as Israeli forces prepare an expected ground assault in response to last weekend’s surprise attack by Hamas. “We have means of communicating privately with Iran, and we have availed ourselves of those means over the past few days to make clear privately that which we have said publicly,” White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday on CBS News’s Face the Nation. Sullivan said the US couldn’t rule out that Iran might intervene in the conflict, and was monitoring both the possibility of direct involvement by Tehran and proxy activity by Hezbollah across the border with Lebanon.

* * *

Israeli army awaits “political” green light for Gaza invasion:  The Israeli army is awaiting a “political decision” on the timing of a major ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, military spokesmen said Sunday as civilians stepped up desperate efforts to flee northern Gaza. Military spokesmen Lt. Col. Richard Hecht and Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told separate briefings on Sunday that “a political decision” will set off any action against Hamas. “We will be holding discussions with our political leadership,” Hecht told one briefing.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told troops near the Gaza border on Saturday that “more is coming.” But he did not say when any ground operation would start. Military spokesmen have told reporters that any invasion would aim to eradicate Hamas’ militant network and leadership so that it cannot stage more attacks. The Israeli military has particularly singled out Yahya Sinwar, the chief of Hamas in Gaza who they blame for the Oct. 7 attacks. “That man is in our sights,” Hecht said on Saturday. “He is a dead man walking and we will get to that man.”

* * *

Rockets were fired at Tel Aviv and southern Israel overnightand the Israel Defense Forces attacked targets in and around the northern part of Gaza. It was not immediately clear how much damage, if any, was caused in the rocket attacks. One Israeli died on Sunday in a Hezbollah attack on Israeli army posts near the border with Lebanon. Subsequent reports indicate that more rockets had been fired into northern Israel from Lebanon.

* * *

Moroccans Push to Sever Israel Ties in Mass Protest:  Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Rabat, Morocco’s capital, demanding King Mohammed VI to severe ties with Israel which were restored in 2020. The marchers denounced as “barbaric” ongoing military intervention by Israel in Gaza and demanded the closing of its liaison office in the Moroccan capital. 

* * *

Blinken Meets With Saudi Crown Prince:  Blinken travelled to Riyadh on Sunday for an hour-long talk with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that the top US diplomat deemed “very productive.”   MBS highlighted Riyadh’s diplomatic outreach “to calm the situation,” the official Saudi Press Agency reported.

* * *

Blinken Will Return to Israel on Monday:  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to Israel on Monday for further consultations with senior officials there, his spokesman said. The top US diplomat was previously in Israel on Thursday as part of a frenetic tour of the region that included stops in Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates as well as Saudi Arabia, as the Biden administration tries to limit the threat of a spreading conflict in the Middle East.

* * *

Blinken Urges China to Use Its Influence:  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Beijing to use its influence to prevent other state or non-state actors from attacking Israel and widening its war with Hamas, the State Department said. Blinken spoke with Foreign Minister Wang Yi before departing from Riyadh, where the top US diplomat was attempting to shore up support for Israel among Arab nations, said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. He met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the State Department said.

* * *

Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire, heightening fears of a second front opening:  Cross-border fire erupted between Israel and Lebanon early Sunday, killing at least one person on the Israeli side of the border. Both the Israeli military and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah acknowledged the fighting. Hezbollah says it fired guided missiles toward an Israel army post in Shtula from Lebanon, according to the militant group’s Al-Manar TV. The Israeli military said earlier it was targeting southern Lebanon after initial report of a shooting near the Lebanese border.  

The group said in a statement the attack was in retaliation for Israeli shelling that killed Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah on Friday and two Lebanese civilians on Saturday. Israel has responded by targeting the outskirts of the town of Ait el-Shaab, the Israeli military said. The Israel Defense Forces also banned civilians from going within two-and-a-half miles of the Lebanese border. In addition, the Reuters news service reports, Israel disrupted GPS electronic location services in the northern border area and at the Gaza front, according to Reuters. Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service said a 40-year-old man was killed in the attack from Lebanon, without elaborating or giving his nationality.  As Israel wages its war against Hamas over last week’s unprecedented attack by the Gaza Strip militant group, there’s been concern that Hezbollah could enter the war as well as Israel moves toward launching a ground offensive in Gaza.

* * *

Hezbollah Strikes Israeli Army Posts:  Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked two Israeli army posts near the border with Lebanon in response to what the militant group said was the killing of Lebanese nationals in recent days. One of the Middle East’s most powerful militias, Hezbollah said it fired guided missiles against an Israeli army post in Shtula in Upper Galilee. An hour later, it said its members used “live ammunition” to target an army post in Al-Raheb and destroyed a tank.

* * *

Israeli Shares Down 3% As War Enters Second Week:  Israel’s TA-35 stock index fell sharply on Sunday as Israel continues to strike back against Hamas targets and tensions rise on the northern border with Hezbollah. The index was down 3.3% in early afternoon, having reached the lowest levels since mid-2021. Banking stocks led the decline. The sector was down 12.3% last week “on account of volatility concerns,” the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange said. Other Middle Eastern markets were narrowly mixed.  

* * *

Israel Acknowledges Reports of Gaza ActivityIsrael confirmed for the first time that there were intelligence indications of something happening in Gaza two hours before the attacks last week. The head of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, spoke with military personnel about the reports, said Tzachi Hanegbi, head of Israel’s National Security Council. “Both sides assessed that this is something other than it turned out to be,” he said.

* * *

Abbas Stresses Need for Humanitarian Corridor in Biden Call:  In a phone call with US President Joe Biden late Saturday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed the urgent need for humanitarian corridors to be opened in the Gaza Strip so that basic materials and medical supplies such as water, electricity and fuel, can be delivered to civilians. Abbas also told Biden he rejected the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza and affirmed his rejection of the killing or abusing of civilians on both sides, calling for the release of civilians, priosners and detainees.  

* * *

Pope calls for humanitarian corridors for Gaza residentsPope Francis called on Sunday for humanitarian corridors to allow the delivery of essentials to the Gaza Strip, which is under heavy Israeli bombardment following a bloody attack on Israel by Gaza’s rulers, Hamas. “Humanitarian law must be respected, especially in Gaza, where it is urgent and necessary to guarantee humanitarian corridors and help the population,” said the Pope after his traditional Angelus prayer in Rome’s Saint Peter’s Square.

* * *

U.S. arranges for ship to evacuate Americans from Israel to Cyprus Monday: The United States has organized a ship to take Americans out of Israel to Cyprus on Monday, the U.S. Embassy said. With Israel moving toward an invasion of the Gaza Strip, the ship will leave from the Israeli port of Haifa for Limassol, taking “U.S. nationals and their immediate family members with a valid travel document,” the U.S. embassy said in a security alert Sunday. Tens of thousands of U.S. passport holders live in Israel and 29 have been confirmed killed in the Hamas attacks on October 7. Another 15 are missing and believed to be among hostages held by Hamas since the attacks. The U.S. embassy didn’t say how many people would fit on the ship but said “boarding will proceed in order of arrival and is on a space limited basis.” Each passenger will have to sign a document promising to repay the cost of the trip and will only be allowed to bring one suitcase. The embassy said some chartered flights would be arranged from Cyprus for onward travel.

* * *

UK Foreign Minister Urges Israel to Show Restraint:  James Cleverly called on Israel to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza and respect international law in any military operations against Hamas, saying his “strong advice” was being offered from a position of friendship.” It’s in Israel’s interest to avoid civilian casualties because Hamas wants to turn the conflict “into a wider Arab-Israeli war, or indeed a war between the Muslim world and and the wider world,” the UK foreign minister said on Sky News. His comments came hours after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the UK stood unequivocally with Israel, making no mention of the plight facing Palestinian civilians.

* * *

Gaza Death Toll Reaches 2,300The number of people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza has reached more than 2,300, local authorities said, with thousands more wounded in the past eight days. This now outnumbers the death toll of the 51-day Israel-Hamas war of 2014, according to Ashraf Al-Qedra, a spokesperson for the Gaza health ministry. The 2014 war killed more than 2,200 Palestinians, according to UN figures. At the time it was the deadliest and most destructive violence since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip.

* * *

Situation in Gaza hospitals getting ever more desperateMedics in Gaza warned Sunday that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people run desperately low on fuel and basic supplies. Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave struggled to find food, water and safety ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive in the war sparked by Hamas’ deadly attack. A week of blistering airstrikes have demolished entire Gaza neighborhoods but failed to stem militant rocket fire into Israel. Hospitals are expected to run out of generator fuel within two days, according to the U.N., which said that would endanger the lives of thousands of patients. Gaza’s sole power plant shut down for lack of fuel after Israel completely sealed off the 25-mile-long territory following the Hamas attack.

* * *

Israel Says it Killed Hamas Military Leader:  The Israeli military said on Sunday its fighter jets killed the Hamas military leader responsible for the attack on one of Israel’s communities last Saturday, Kibbutz Nirim. In a statement, the military said this occurred Saturday night during operations that also took out Hamas rocket launchers. It said the man was commander of the Nukhba forces in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Nukhba are the elite Hamas military unit that Israel says trained and led the October 7 attack. Hamas has been designated as a terrorist group by the US and the European Union.

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eddie
eddie
1 month ago

The israelis really play with fire.

john
john
1 month ago

The Israeli flag clearly indicates who they are in allegiance with.

Craig
Craig
Reply to  john
1 month ago

Absolutly ,the seed of [Satin] Cain -Kazerian JEWS who put our KING to Death 2000 yrs ago [FACT].

john
john
Reply to  Craig
1 month ago

They are Babylonian Rhadanites that hide behind the Jew narrative. Where in the Bible is “Jew” mentioned? Others refer to them as the Khazarian mafia/cabal. But there true identity is Babylonian Rhadanites.
We are ALL sons/daughters of God. Not just Yeshuah.
Yeshuah translates to Joshua, not Jesus.
Jesus was another Rome substitution in the same way your given names are in joinder with the Crown Corporations SURNAME. Which is another substitution of your given names plus family name.

Jeanne
Jeanne
1 month ago

Israeli intelligence is the best in the world. What really bothers me is the likelihood that someone in Israel knew about the attack ahead of time…

Watcher Seeker
Watcher Seeker
Reply to  Jeanne
1 month ago

“Here’s what commander of the Kerem Shalom Battalion, who knows the area in detail, wrote…

Something here doesn’t add up to me!!! This is a mystery that I can’t find an answer to.

I happen to know how things work in Gaza and on the border. I was the commander of the Kerem Shalom sector (Rafih), I was in charge of the Kissuf sector, I know the perimeter fence very well, I know how the army works there. ”

“Where did an entire division go?

Where did 3 brigades go?

Who swallowed 9 battalions?

What happened to 36 companies?”

… more – see https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2023/10/12/perhaps-my-speculation-was-on-the-mark/

Watcher Seeker
Watcher Seeker
Reply to  Watcher Seeker
1 month ago

More from Paul Craig Roberts –

Russian Views of the Hamas-Israeli Conflict

“Israel’s support for Ukraine against Russia has caused the Kremlin to rethink its relationship with Israel. Vzglyad reported that the Israeli government has become Russia’s adversary:

“The time has come to take a new position on the Palestinian issue . . . to take a more pro-Palestinian position in the Middle East Conflict. To stand on the side of those who help Russia within the framework of their own interests (Iran, Saudi Arabia) against those who help our enemies. And thereby to send a very clear signal to the world – a signal that Russia will treat its partners exactly as they treat it. To help supporters – and not to act in the interests of opponents.” ”

See the full article at – https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2023/10/12/russian-views-of-the-hamas-israeli-conflict/

karakorum
karakorum
Reply to  Watcher Seeker
1 month ago

Just to clarify something for the other readers of comments here: Paul Craig Robert quotes a PARTIALLY long article by John Helmer, which is mostly excerpts from various Russian media. And John Helmer’s article makes it very clear that Russia does not side with Palestine at all; Helmer even emphasized that Putin is extremely diplomatic about the “conflict.” Some of the media express OPINIONS that Russia should take a pro-Palestinian position.

Zakharova’s job is just that: constantly criticizing the U.S. for everything, that’s what she has to do and does.
The government and the Kremlin (the president) are quite another thing, and they DO NOT take the Palestinian side.

So: Paul Craig Roberts quotes (partially) Helmer who, among other media outlets, quotes Vzglyad, whom Helmer calls something of a “leading strategic journal,” given that Vzglyad is one of many, hundreds of “leading journals” of manipulative garbage. Do you want me to show you another article from the “lead journal” Vzglyad? Here’s a look:

Vzglyad, May 26, 2021
By refusing vaccination, you can become a murderer
Sergey Khudiev – publicist, theologian [Member of the Commission on Missionary Work and Catechesis of the Moscow Diocese, Member of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was awarded the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, III degree of the Russian Orthodox Church.]

On the website of the Synodal Commission on Bioethics of the Russian Orthodox Church, this satanist work is categorized as a “scientific publication”.

And this is also the “leading journal of strategies” Vzglyad. A great journal (and ethical).

I look forward to Khudiev himself writing a new article about Vzglyad in which he speaks vehemently against “American hegemony” and the “collective West”, and also taking a pro-Palestinian side, blaming the US for the Middle East (as Putin and other Russian leaders do… Not a word about Israel’s long-standing actions in Gaza.) And then some alt-media outlet will declare Khudiev a multipolar Russian hero and defender of justice.
That would fill me with enthusiasm.

Watcher Seeker
Watcher Seeker
Reply to  karakorum
1 month ago

Thanks for that information Karakorum and for other information you have posted.

Watcher Seeker
Watcher Seeker
Reply to  Jeanne
1 month ago

Further to that article by Paul Craig Roberts – “Perhaps My Speculation Was on the Mark” – here are his earlier articles –

“Hamas’ Attack on Israel Is Puzzling”

https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2023/10/09/hamas-attack-on-israel-is-puzzling/

“Israeli Intelligence Veteran says the Hamas Attack on Israel Smells Like the Work of the Deep State”

https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2023/10/11/israeli-intelligence-veteran-says-the-hamas-attack-on-israel-smells-like-the-work-of-the-deep-state/

There are lots of pundits out there but this man stands out – Paul Craig Roberts – once listed by Forbes magazine as one of the 100 most influential Americans, was a professor of politics and economics at Washington University, was an associate editor of the Wall Street Journal, in his time as the Assistant Treasury Secretary to President Reagan he devised the policies that became known as Reaganomics and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he was on the US team that negotiated with the Russians to end The Cold War.

karakorum
karakorum
Reply to  Watcher Seeker
1 month ago

Paul Craig Roberts cites RT, a leading ultra-liberal, pro-covid and pro-covid vaccine, pro-climate change and pro-digitalization, pro-government website aimed at Western audiences.

And this is Kremlin dot Ru:

Answers to journalists’ questions

Following his official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic and the events of the CIS summit, Vladimir Putin answered questions from representatives of the Russian media.

October 13, 2023

Eduard Zhelbunov: Edmund Zhelbunov, NTV.

Mr President, from your point of view, regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, is there any prospect of settling it in the coming weeks, or at least in the coming months? And how is Russia ready to contribute to this process?

Vladimir Putin: Of course, Israel is facing an unprecedented attack, the likes of which has never been seen in history, and not only in terms of scale, but also in terms of the nature of its execution, in terms of cruelty – well, what can I say, we need to call a spade a spade. Israel is responding on a grand scale and with rather brutal methods. Of course, we understand the logic of events, but despite all the bitterness on both sides, I still believe that, of course, we need to think about the civilian population.

I have already spoken about this and I want to repeat it. We are now looking into the United States assessing what is happening, and various scenarios are emerging, including that military and non-military measures may be taken against the Gaza Strip of the same kind as during the siege of Leningrad during World War II. But we understand what this is connected with, and, in my opinion, this is unacceptable. More than two million people live there. Not everyone supports Hamas, by the way, not everyone, and everyone, including women and children, should suffer. Of course, hardly anyone would agree with this.

On the other hand, as I said today at a meeting with my colleagues, Israel, of course, has the right to ensure its security and guarantee that security. But we need to find these tools, to find a way out of the situation. In my opinion, of course, it can also be achieved as a result of some mediation efforts.

As I have said many times, many of our compatriots, former citizens of the Soviet Union and Russia, live in Israel. This factor is real for us, of course. We can’t forget that.

But, on the other hand, we have very good relations with the Arab world – for many years, for decades – and first of all, of course, with Palestine, which was once promised that a Palestinian state would be created with East Jerusalem as its capital. They were promised, and the decisions were made at the UN level. They have the right to expect that these promises will be kept. We need to combine all this and, of course, first of all, think about the people who are not to blame for today’s escalation at all. And it is impossible to pretend that no one sees, understands and takes it out of brackets.

Eduard Zhelbunov: Can Russia help with this?

Vladimir Putin: And Russia can do it precisely because we have developed very good relations with Israel over the past 15 years, and traditional relations with Palestine. Therefore, no one will suspect us of wanting to play along. But unless, of course, someone needs our mediation. This is always done only on the basis of agreements between the parties.”


Not a word about what Israel is constantly doing in Gaza.
But a very balanced statement, a very balanced one – a real fighter for justice!

karakorum
karakorum
Reply to  Watcher Seeker
1 month ago

Paul Craig Roberts cites RT, a leading ultra-liberal, pro-covid and pro-covid vaccine, pro-climate change and pro-digitalization, pro-government website aimed at Western audiences.
And this is Kremlin dot Ru:

Answers to journalists’ questions

Following his official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic and the events of the CIS summit, Vladimir Putin answered questions from representatives of the Russian media.

October 13, 2023

Eduard Zhelbunov: Edmund Zhelbunov, NTV.

Mr President, from your point of view, regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, is there any prospect of settling it in the coming weeks, or at least in the coming months? And how is Russia ready to contribute to this process?

Vladimir Putin: Of course, Israel is facing an unprecedented attack, the likes of which has never been seen in history, and not only in terms of scale, but also in terms of the nature of its execution, in terms of cruelty – well, what can I say, we need to call a spade a spade. Israel is responding on a grand scale and with rather brutal methods. Of course, we understand the logic of events, but despite all the bitterness on both sides, I still believe that, of course, we need to think about the civilian population.

I have already spoken about this and I want to repeat it. We are now looking into the United States assessing what is happening, and various scenarios are emerging, including that military and non-military measures may be taken against the Gaza Strip of the same kind as during the siege of Leningrad during World War II. But we understand what this is connected with, and, in my opinion, this is unacceptable. More than two million people live there. Not everyone supports Hamas, by the way, not everyone, and everyone, including women and children, should suffer. Of course, hardly anyone would agree with this.

On the other hand, as I said today at a meeting with my colleagues, Israel, of course, has the right to ensure its security and guarantee that security. But we need to find these tools, to find a way out of the situation. In my opinion, of course, it can also be achieved as a result of some mediation efforts.

As I have said many times, many of our compatriots, former citizens of the Soviet Union and Russia, live in Israel. This factor is real for us, of course. We can’t forget that.

But, on the other hand, we have very good relations with the Arab world – for many years, for decades – and first of all, of course, with Palestine, which was once promised that a Palestinian state would be created with East Jerusalem as its capital. They were promised, and the decisions were made at the UN level. They have the right to expect that these promises will be kept. We need to combine all this and, of course, first of all, think about the people who are not to blame for today’s escalation at all. And it is impossible to pretend that no one sees, understands and takes it out of brackets.

Eduard Zhelbunov: Can Russia help with this?

Vladimir Putin: And Russia can do it precisely because we have developed very good relations with Israel over the past 15 years, and traditional relations with Palestine. Therefore, no one will suspect us of wanting to play along. But unless, of course, someone needs our mediation. This is always done only on the basis of agreements between the parties.”


Not a word about what Israel is constantly doing in Gaza.
But a very balanced statement, a very balanced one – a real fighter for justice!

Chris C
Chris C
Reply to  Jeanne
1 month ago

Hi Jeanne: Surely you meant WORST in the world, because all of these truly evil secret services (we pay for) and secret societies should be banned forever.
Those 2 groups are the conduits for the evil spirits behind the current extermination (of all life) agenda.

Watcher Seeker
Watcher Seeker
1 month ago

Could things be cooling down, but perhaps I’m being too optimistic –

Former IDF special operator suggests delay in Israel’s ground invasion may be down to new intelligence about hostages taken by Hamas – as he says rescuing people is ‘what it does best’

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12632997/Former-IDF-special-operator-suggests-delay-Israels-ground-invasion-new-intelligence-hostages-taken-Hamas-says-rescuing-people-does-best.html

Water is back ON in southern Gaza amid Israeli military siege after deal was struck between President Joe Biden and PM Netanyahu

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12633015/gaza-water-israel-palestine-war-president-joe-biden-benjamin-netanyahu.html

karakorum
karakorum
Reply to  Watcher Seeker
1 month ago

Could things be cooling down…

In the first hours, various Israeli military specialists announced that the operation would be “long”. (What does this remind me of…)

Water is back ON in southern Gaza amid Israeli military siege after deal was struck between President Joe Biden and PM Netanyahu

It seems as if sleeping Joe, the slave of deepstate, has fixed the situation of the Palestinians, as if he were on their side, as a hero!! (All that remains is for the orange Don to come to Gaza and get out of his white hat the “three wonderful, safe and effective vaccines” to recommend to the Palestinian, as recommended them to the Americans. And he “save” them (“from covid”)… As he “saved” the Americans.

Watcher Seeker
Watcher Seeker
1 month ago

“This Way for the Genocide, Ladies and Gentlemen” by Chris Hedges.

“I have been in urban warfare in El Salvador, Iraq, Gaza, Bosnia and Kosovo. Once you fight street by street, apartment block by apartment block, there is only one rule — kill anything that moves. The talk of safe zones, the reassurances of protecting civilians, the promises of “surgical” and “targeted” air strikes, the establishment of “safe” evacuation routes, the fatuous explanation that civilian dead were “caught in the crossfire,” the claim that the homes and apartment buildings bombed into rubble were the abode of terrorists or that errant Hamas rockets were responsible for the destruction of schools and medical clinics, is part of the rhetorical cover to carry out indiscriminate slaughter.

Gaza is such a small area — 25 miles in length and about 5 miles wide — and so densely populated that the only outcome of an Israeli ground and air assault is the mass death of those Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant calls “human animals” and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls “human beasts.” Israeli Knesset member Tally Gotliv suggested dropping “doomsday weapons” on Gaza, widely seen as a call for a nuclear strike. Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Friday dismissed calls to protect Palestinian civilians. “It is an entire nation out there that is responsible … this rhetoric about civilians not aware, not involved, it’s absolutely not true,” Herzog said. “They could’ve risen up, they could’ve fought against that evil regime that took over Gaza in a coup d’etat.” He added, “We will break their backbone.” ”

more at –
https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/this-way-for-the-genocide-ladies

LaDonna
LaDonna
1 month ago

Israel still committing genocide on Palestinians like it has for 70 years. Israel should be stopped.

Kevin61
Kevin61
1 month ago

All going as the globalists with evil puppet presidents and leaders have planned. WW3 is just about here!

Dave Owen
Dave Owen
Reply to  Kevin61
1 month ago

Hi Kevin61,
You seem to be correct.
Egypt and Russia have said they will support Gaza if they do not let the population out.
The Aliens need the war to cover all the C19 deaths coming.

karakorum
karakorum
Reply to  Dave Owen
1 month ago

Egypt and Russia have said they will support Gaza if they do not let the population out.

Russia’s number one state news agency for more than 100 years, TASS:

The investor admitted that the Middle East conflict could lead to an increase in Russia’s oil revenues

NEW YORK, October 15, 2023. /TASS/. A further escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a potential restriction of energy supplies by Middle Eastern countries could allow Russia to significantly increase its oil profits. This opinion was expressed in an interview with a TASS correspondent by the director of the American investment company Navigator Principal Investors Kyle Shostak.

“The oil or the soul, that’s the question.”

Let’s see…

Chris C
Chris C
Reply to  Kevin61
1 month ago

Hi Kevin: WW3 is here because up to 99% of Israelis were injected with the devil juice; the operators of chemtrails, 5G etc. say that it is for “All of Earth” and “We have to get rid of the people”: silent weapons for quiet wars (NASA) etc.

This is not depopulation: it is stated as EXTERMINATION of ALL LIFE on Earth, to be replaced by-hive mind demonic synthetic biology, and is emanating from the quantum bio-field that has no permanent physical form. The globalists and puppets are merely psychopathic brain conduits to harvest the compliant sheeple’s bodies formed from natural life.

Chris C
Chris C
1 month ago

Ironically most Palestinians are untouched by the C-19 devil juice: they may outlive most of Israelis, up to 99% of whom were cruelly and aggressively coerced into being injected with their government’s extermination tool.

I thought that the C-19 jabs, along with chemtrails, 5G etc. was a depopulation agenda, which to some morons might seem plausible, but according to documents exposed by the eloquent ex-FEMA employee Celeste Solum, it is actually an EXTERMINATION OF ALL LIFE ON EARTH agenda.

The NWO seriouslly plan to barcode (IBOL and CBOL) all life and replace it with synthetic biology, firstly hybrid then fully demonic alien, in their Phylocode.

I can only assume that making such horrible creatures would be the only way that the evil spirits in the quantum bio-field can manifest themselves in material form (physical reality) by hijacking the minds of psychopaths (e,g, W.H,O.) and the bodies of natural God-created sheeple (compliant people).

john
john
1 month ago

This dehumanizing genocide on paper that the British Monarch, Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Popes operating as Roman Pontiffs, have promoted against the living people of this planet in the name of “Christianity” is a gross disservice to the memory of Yeshuah, and a hypocrisy that has been promoted via fraud for the purposes of violent conquest and unjust enrichment. 
https://annavonreitz.com/legalizedcrime.pdf

Demeter
Demeter
1 month ago

So hope i never get to the stage where i think those who don’t realise it’s now just psyop after psyop, deserve what they get. However, i’m getting close to it.

Steve Eyes has put out yet another great podcast covering this and more. Personally agree with him if this doesn’t break our resistance, it’s probably Project BlueBeam next. He’s a lovely lad, still brings a wry grin at least to my face, with his take on things:

https://www.bitchute.com/video/Jv6Gn9rFOnT2/

Hope all’s ok with team Expose, somewhat concerned there aren’t any articles so far today.

Watcher Seeker
Watcher Seeker
Reply to  Demeter
1 month ago

At the end of Ramadan, there was a day with no articles. I thought they had taken the day off for Eid.

Demeter
Demeter
Reply to  Watcher Seeker
1 month ago

Cheers for the info Watcher Seeker, much appreciated. Also, cheers for the links to the really good articles by Paul Craig Roberts too.

Really appreciate his calm, rational approach myself, i’m allergic to rabble rousing hysteria.

karakorum
karakorum
1 month ago

The latest. From your anti-globalist and pro-Palestinian hero, Vlad-Chabad.

Kremlin dot ru:

Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the State of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.

October 16, 2023, 20:05 pm

The discussion focused on the crisis situation resulting from the sharp escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The President of Russia expressed his sincere condolences to the families and friends of the deceased Israelis and emphasised his resolute rejection and condemnation of any actions that victimize the civilian population, including women and children.

Vladimir Putin informed about the steps taken by Russia to help normalise the situation, prevent further escalation of violence and prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip. In particular, the key points of today’s telephone contacts with the leaders of Palestine, Egypt, Iran and Syria were brought to the attention of the Israeli side.

They reaffirmed Russia’s readiness in principle to continue to work purposefully to end the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation and achieve a peaceful settlement by political and diplomatic means.

Did you read somewhere: “The President of Russia expressed his sincere condolences to the families and friends of the deceased Israelis and emphasised his resolute rejection and condemnation of any actions that victimize the civilian population, including women and children“… “which Israel is constantly committing in Palestine”? Did I miss it in the translation? Is this pro-Palestinian?

karakorum
karakorum
1 month ago

https : // tass .ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/19020639

Iran has no intention of entering the conflict unless Israel attacks it

Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic Hossein Amir Abdollahian, at a meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, said earlier that if Israel continues to strike at the civilian population of the Gaza Strip, then the scale of the conflict could expand

DUBAI, October 16. /TASS/. Iran does not intend to enter into a military conflict with Israel over the escalation of tensions in the Middle East until the Jewish state attacks the Islamic Republic. This was reported to Reuters by the Iranian Permanent Mission to the UN.

“Iran’s armed forces will not engage in combat as long as the apartheid Israeli regime does not dare to attack Iran, its interests and its citizens. The resistance forces will be able to defend themselves,” the diplomats said.

On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a meeting with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, said that if Israel continues to attack the civilian population of the Gaza Strip, the scale of the conflict could expand. Later, in an interview with Al Jazeera, he said that the Islamic Republic, through intermediaries, warned the Jewish state against further shelling of the Palestinian enclave.

Schantz
Schantz
1 month ago

Al-Qaeda

Contact Report 866

Billy:
The ultimate consequence of this, and this is absolutely certain, will be that politico-religious criminal organisations – such as Al-Qaeda and others – will interfere, which is already happening secretly, but which will become public.

And since a strange world war is actually being waged in a sneaky way – precisely because around 50 countries are supplying weapons to Zelensky through America’s insidiousness – this war may yet become open, because the continuation in the Middle East is already beginning for this, in which America will interfere, as well as religious-political murderer organisations, such as Al-Qaida, as I have already said.

Hamas, too, is a murderous organisation, just as any military is, just as Al-Qaeda, which will once again become openly active and will now also be directed against America.

https://www.futureofmankind.co.uk/Billy_Meier/Contact_Report_866

https://brighteon.social/@Schantz