Warming/Cooling.

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“It’s impossible to rest, and my friends and I have had sleepless nights, despite knowing the disadvantage that imposes on us.”

Warming tents I have heard of. Cooling tents I not have heard of.

Read and understand within context of the previous blog entry!

"Soldier goes public, reveals unlikely IDF threat"

 From https://www.israelnationalnews.com | Jul 2, 2024.

"Public appalled to hear reports from frontline soldiers."

An IDF soldier made waves after triggering a global movement . . . combatting widespread fatigue in the IDF. With the Israeli sun burning overhead, the army tents become overheated, making proper rest impossible. The frightening reality is that soldiers in battle are less than 100% alert.

"A movement was created to sponsor air-conditioning units to be installed in army tents. The public was appalled to hear about army living conditions and stepped up to give soldiers much-needed relief from the heat."

Before there was the Gazan Conflict there was the Winter War of 1940. Finnish troops an important part of their regimen able to take refuge in a warming tent. Contributing to combat effectiveness and better morale among the troops.

"Finnish Military Tents: During the Winter War, the Finnish military used heat-able shelters, known as 'half-platoon tents'. These tents were equipped with lightweight sheet metal stoves that could keep the tent warm even in extremely cold temperatures. The tents were designed to be lightweight and portable, making them easy to transport and set up in the field."  [AI generated]

This for heat, this for cold! Answer can be found!

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Ripper D9.

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Israeli combat D9 bulldozer ripper not at work! 

Cemeteries Gaza bodies exhumed by D9 bulldozer but with one exception!

"Gaza's British cemeteries are the only ones Israel isn't destroying"

https://www.middleeasteye.net | By Abubaker Abed | 26 June 2024.

"While Palestinian graveyards have been destroyed, two historic British cemeteries remain intact"

"In the Gaza Strip there are two cemeteries that contain the remains of British soldiers, most of whom died fighting in World War One, a few of whom died in World War Two."

"Owned by the UK-based Commonwealth War Graves Commission, they are known locally as the British graveyards, and are regarded as a major cultural and archaeological site in the Palestinian enclave."

"Adorned by bushes and surrounded by tall cypress trees and a low wall against which various flowers are in bloom in a calm atmosphere, hundreds of Gazans have for years visited them to relax."

I have an intuitive and probably correct explanation of what is occurring with these Gazan cemeteries. The Israeli military searching for the remains of hostages as taken prisoner [2023] and having perished while in Hamas captivity. Also less than a handful of Israeli in prior years for unspecified reasons wandering into the Gaza Strip and disappearing.

See the Battle of Gaza, the Great War: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Gaza

See prior blog entries the exhumation of Gaza cemeteries and the role of the CAT D9 bulldozer:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/01/cemeteries.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/01/cat-d9.html

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Adjustment.

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A done deal? Light at the end of the tunnel?

The devil as usual is in the details

Cease fire and hostage/prisoner exchange the Gazan War.

In chronological order:

1. "Report details Israel’s deal proposal, including ‘permanent’ cessation of hostilities before all hostages return"

By MICHAEL BACHNER 10 June 2024

"Channel 12 news publishes extensive details of what it says is Israel’s May 27 proposed hostage and ceasefire deal to Hamas, without citing sources or saying how it obtained it."

2. "Israel says it’s studying latest Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal"

From Times of Israel | By JACOB MAGID and TOI STAFF 3 July 2024.

"Senior Israeli official says terror group’s updated proposal gives more room for a possible agreement but stresses gaps still significant, suggests Netanyahu’s office harming talks"

3. "Israel sends delegation to renewed hostage-truce talks in Doha on Hamas proposal"

From https://www.timesofisrael.com | By LAZAR BERMAN and TOI STAFF | 4 July 2024.

"In phone call, Biden tells Netanyahu he welcomes the ‘effort to close out the deal’; Mossad chief David Barnea reportedly heading up team departing for Doha"

4. "U.S. sees major breakthrough in Israel-Hamas talks, senior administration official says"

From Reuters through Ha'aretz | 4 July 2024. 

"Hamas made a significant adjustment in its position over a potential hostage release deal with Israel, a senior U.S. administration official said on Thursday, expressing hope that it would lead to a pact that would be a step to a permanent cease-fire."

Three-stage plan to end the Gazan War with a cessation of hostilities, exchange of hostages/prisoners AND a total withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

I would fully expect this to be considered as a loss for the Israeli side. Hamas not eliminated but active, alive and well able to reconstitute AND even as we speak reconstituting!

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F & S.

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F & S - Feral and stray. The Gazan War.

Dog the PTSD military dimension.

"'We assume dogs coming to us have undergone very harsh training in Gaza, involving starvation, beatings, and being fenced off,' . . .  'Some dogs arrived with severe traumas also resulting from the explosions. We had a dog that was afraid of any small noise. We had dogs that were shot and burned. Some dogs were very aggressive in levels we weren’t familiar with here'" - Inbal Kesem.

"Israeli farm rehabilitates stray dogs found in Gaza"

https://www.ynetnews.com  | by Alexandra Lukash.

"Shanti Farm manager Inbal Kesem says most dogs brought back from the Strip are aggressive and usually euthanized but says they should be given another chance"

"The Shanti Farm provides rehabilitation for stray dogs found in Gaza. IDF soldiers fighting in Gaza often encounter stray dogs during their operational activities and many have been brought to Israel, but some are very aggressive and are often euthanized. Now some seek to give these dogs a second chance and rehabilitate them."

Important here to be able to differentiate between stray and feral dogs. The former previously habituated in some form to human. The latter dogs once domesticated and now gone wild no longer habituated to humans. Most of these hounds running loose are of the tame and now stray category?

"habituate: verb - transitive verb - 1. to make used to something : ACCUSTOM."

Dogs whether stray or feral running loose a danger. Carry disease, messy eaters leaving scraps of food all over the place attracting additional diseased scavenger animals.

Humans when confronted by a pack of strays in peril! Dog especially those that have CONSUMED human flesh as I strongly suspect the case Gaza.

I cannot help but notice that some of these dogs apparently in a process of devolution. Reverting to the true original form of the ancient canine type.

"It would take several generations for the breeds to blend into a generic type similar to the dhole, pariah or dingo."

See previous blog entries animals in context of the Gazan War:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/06/froggie.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/12/f-f.html

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Entertain.

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More grand strategy the Gazan War.

Options being considered. Soup to nuts type stuff. None of it palatable at this stage.

"From civilian ‘bubbles’ to Arab coalitions, Israel said weighing Gaza post-war schemes"

"WSJ reports Netanyahu entertaining plan that would see Palestinian civilians kept in humanitarian safe zones while IDF continues fight against Hamas"

From https://www.timesofisrael | By TOI STAFF 6/29/24.

"Israeli and American officials are weighing competing proposals for a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, though progress on the plans is being held up by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to seriously consider the issue until the offensive against Hamas ends."

Plans, programs, projects, propositions, recommendations, schemes.

What is to be done in Gaza in the aftermath of the war?

At this exact juncture five options having already being suggested or proposed.

As to what the five options are the devoted reader to the blog will have to peruse the entire article.

An impediment, PM Netanyahu his unwillingness to consider grand strategy until Hamas totally defeated?

George Marshal during WW2 3 1/2 years in advance having begun the planning of grand strategy with regard to the outcome of the war and consequences as anticipated.

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FoOF II.

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More knockoff of the famous image of American Marines and the WW2 flag raising Iwo Jima. FoOF = Flags of Our Fathers.

"knockoff: noun - broadly : a copy or imitation of someone or something popular"

To the images:

Ukrainian troops the Ukraine Conflict.

Gay men the Gay Revolution.

Palestinians [presumably Hamas] the Gazan War.

See previous blog entry as relevant.

Image of the flag raising Iwo Jima going to be eternal.

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Reconstitution.

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Already it has begun? Hamas reconstitutes itself. 

See previous blog entry Hamas has planned this all from the start in anticipation of massive Israeli attack following events of 7 October. Remaining and still alive Hamas surviving cadres probably having more potential recruits than they can possibly ever accommodate.

 "Hamas to recruit Gazan youths in Khan Yunis comeback"

"Hamas is now holding new training camps for its new recruits to replace the 14,000-16,000 of its fighters who the IDF has killed, The Post confirmed."

https://www.jpost.com | By YONAH JEREMY BOB | JUNE 23, 2024. 

"Hamas is making a comeback to regain control of Khan Yunis as well as recruiting new fighters from young adolescents in the 18-year-old range both in southern and northern Gaza."

"The trend has continued since the IDF withdrew from Khan Yunis on April 7. Still, Army Radio reported on Sunday, and the Jerusalem Post confirmed with multiple sources that the Hamas comeback trend in Khan Yunis could be crossing crucial thresholds."

Gonna a long time before Hamas replaces their combat units with well trained and proficient personnel. Numbers of recruits not going to be a problem. Having a credible force able to confront the Israeli on the battlefield a different matter altogether.

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Participants.

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From the rubble will rise the Phoenix? Hamas will survive and thrive?

"The concept of the Phoenix . . . is inspired by the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes, symbolizing renewal and rebirth." [AI generated]

"Two Hamas battalions not participating in fighting"

"Report: Two Hamas battalions not participating in fighting"

From Israel National News | Jun 18, 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/y9m2eemz

"Hamas assigned a significant force that is not participating in the war, with the intention of creating a governing force in Gaza after the war."

"Sources in Gaza say that Hamas was prepared for the Israeli plan to disband all battalions of its military arm and therefore prepared its own plan, which is based on two battalions that will be a governing force in Gaza after the war, Kan News reported."

"According to the report, one battalion in Deir al-Balah and one in Khan Yunis were instructed not to participate in the fighting, as much as possible, to maintain their abilities to be a reserve force for future security control over Gaza."

Cadre elements as the nucleus of a renewed and re-energized Hamas biding their time. I can conceive that a whole lot of Gazan residents will rally to the cause too!

"It isn't over until it is over."

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Removed.

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“It’s taken two-and-a-half months to build the pier and deliver the claimed 1,000 metric tons of aid, which is a drop in the ocean compared to what’s needed in Gaza. Every day that passes pushes more families closer to starvation and puts more lives at risk,” -  Michael Selby-Green.

As I had feared JLOTS pier Gaza has become yet one more American humiliation! JLOTS kaput! No more JLOTS!

"US To Remove Aid Pier From Gaza Coast"

"The structure has only been operational for about 10 days since it was built off Gaza’s coastline last month."

From https://news.antiwar.com | by Will Porter June 18, 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/3dxvx6ua

"The US military could end a mission to facilitate aid shipments into Gaza using a temporary pier as early as next month, the New York Times reported, citing Pentagon officials. The pier has faced constant problems since it was first established in May, including rough weather that has resulted in damage and shutdowns."

"While the Joe Biden administration expected the pier to last into September, when choppy seas would make it inoperable, unnamed officials told NYT the mission could come to and end much sooner, warning aid groups that it could close down by July."

"Last Friday, the Pentagon announced that the structure would be towed to Ashdod, Israel to avoid inclement weather, the second time it was withdrawn to the city due to high seas."

Even at peak capacity [if that was ever achieved] the pier would allow for the delivery of food aid to the residents of Gaza to the extent of providing one meal per person per day! Pier understood [?] to be a mere stop-gap measure, an American for the media production. 

"A stop gap is a temporary solution or a makeshift arrangement that fills a gap or a need until a more permanent solution is found."

See previous blog entry this all anticipated: https://tinyurl.com/45hdm82s

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Unit 8200.

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If true, going to be recriminations about this forever in Israel.

"3 weeks before Oct. 7, IDF Gaza Division warned of Hamas plan to attack, take 250 hostages"

From Times of Israel ^ | 6/17/24 | TOI Staff | the tip from Freeper |  https://tinyurl.com/4a4t869d

"A document put together within the IDF’s Gaza Division less than three weeks before October 7 warned that Hamas was training for a large-scale invasion of Israel during which hostages would be taken en masse, according to an Israeli television report Monday. The document by Military Intelligence’s Unit 8200 was circulated on September 19 and was reportedly brought to the attention of at least some senior intelligence officials, but ignored."

UNIT 8200 ISRAELI SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE AND EAVESDROPPING ORGANIZATION REPUTED TO HAVE GLOBAL REACH!  https://tinyurl.com/53ze5tn5

See reputedly the Israeli appreciation of Hamas intent as determined best as be by Unit 8200.  https://tinyurl.com/5dsw8es2

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Buffer.

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"All along the watchtower

Princes kept the view

While all the women came and went

Barefoot servants too

Outside, in the distance

A wildcat did growl

Two riders were approaching

The wind began to howl" - B. Dylan. 

"Israel building watchtowers and outposts in Gaza in sign of post-war ambitions"

GRAND STRATEGY ISRAEL THE GAZAN WAR? 

To a degree already being implemented even while hostilities continue.

"Israel says it is building 'temporary' structures in Gaza. Palestinians believe they are here to stay"

From https://inews.co.uk | By Kieron Monks | June 5, 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/mth56r2f

"Satellite imagery shows that as the Israeli military has reduced much of Gaza to ruins, it is also building watchtowers, outposts and roads across the occupied territory, offering possible clues over its post-war vision."

"The army’s engineers have been constructing extensive infrastructure, while razing Palestinian land and property to clear space for the development, and creating a 'buffer zone' that stretches around the enclave’s perimeter."

"The most significant new landmark is the Netzarim Corridor, a highway cutting through the center of the Strip, from Israeli territory to the coast, which has been under development throughout the war."

Grand strategy defined rather loosely but normally includes: * Harnessing the entire resources of a nation for a war effort. * Bringing allied forces into the fray on your side. * Planning for the end/aftermath of the war.

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Merciless.

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Outrage and anger Gaza. 

As you well can anticipate residents of Gaza not so sanguine about the Israeli ranger/commando raiders repatriating hostages as held by Hamas.

Many Gazan residents purportedly civilians perishing during the Israeli raid. Hamas claiming some hostages as well killed.

1. "War on Gaza: Hamas alleges Israeli forces killed captives during Nuseirat 'massacre'"

From https://www.middleeasteye.net | By MEE staff  | 8 June 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/3uzhwrn5

"While four Israeli captives were recovered alive during the attack, several others were killed, says Hamas military spokesman Abu Obeida"

"Hamas's military spokesman has alleged that Israeli captives were killed during an Israeli rescue operation in central Gaza on Saturday that also saw hundreds of Palestinians, mainly women and children, also killed."

2. "Hamas says three hostages died during Israel’s operation in Nuseirat"

From https://tass.com/world | 9 JUN 2024.

"Abu Ubaida, spokesman for Hamas’ armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said several hostages held in the Gaza Strip had died during Israel’s operation"

"CAIRO, June 9. /TASS/. Hamas has said that three Israeli hostages died as a result of Israel’s operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, when four kidnapped Israelis were released."

3. "Outrage over ‘massacre’ in Gaza as Israel rescued four hostages"

From https://www.theguardian.com | Emma Graham-Harrison in Tel Aviv and Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem |  9 Jun 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/7tsety7v

"Top EU diplomat says ‘bloodbath must end’ after Israeli attacks killed at least 274, according to Gaza ministry"

"Israeli attacks in central Gaza killed scores of Palestinians, many of them civilians, amid a special forces operation to free four hostages held there, a death toll that has caused international outrage."

"At least 274 Palestinians were killed and 698 wounded in Israeli strikes on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Gaza’s health ministry said on Sunday."

Israeli covering fire the evacuation must have massive and overwhelming. Israel their methods no-holds-barred I can well imagine. Such raids normally only a 50 % chance of success?

"no-holds-barred: adjective - Having no limits, regulations, or restraints."

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Nightmare.

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The rescue of some Israeli hostages as in captivity since 7 October now an accomplished fact. 

Not everyone so happy with the rescue operation however. Herewith fallout from the Israeli raid. 

Numbers of Gaza residents killed numbering in the hundreds. Many wounded besides almost totally lacking any sort of conventional medical care.

Liberation of the hostages accomplished but not without great loss of civilian life?

1. "NSA Sullivan: ‘Innocent People Were Killed’ During Israel’s Hostage Rescue"

From https://www.breitbart.com | PAM KEY | 9 Jun 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/32hpc6nx

"National Security Advisor [NSA] Jake Sullivan said Sunday on CNN’s 'State of the Union' that it was tragic that innocent people were killed during the Israeli military operation that rescued four hostages who were kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attack."

2. "Actor Guy Pearce Says Israel Could Have Saved All Hostages ‘Months Ago,’ Suggests Deliberate ‘Murder of Innocent Palestinian Children’"

From https://www.breitbart.com | SIMON KENT | 9 Jun 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/2bdcnrk2

"Australian actor Guy Pearce has responded to Israel’s successful rescue of four hostages from Hamas terrorists by declaring all of those taken prisoner on October 7 last year could have been rescued 'months ago.'”

Anybody heard of this Pearce fellow before? The man is a blank to me. A gadfly if there ever was one? Seems almost everybody can be an expert on any subject nowadays. 

3. "‘Failure of the negotiations’: Israel’s hostage rescue leads to one of the bloodiest days in the war"

From https://www.nbcnews.com | By Freddie Clayton | June 9, 2024 | https://tinyurl.com/bdznhc52

"Joy in Israel was fading on Sunday and giving way to the realities of a war that has dragged on for nine months."

4. "CAIR Condemns Israeli Hostage Rescue: ‘Horrific Massacre’"

From https://www.breitbart.com | JOEL B. POLLAK | 8 Jun 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/26djsr44

"The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned an Israeli raid Saturday in Gaza that led to the rescue of four Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists, saying that Israeli forces had committed a 'horrific massacre.'”

American diplomats involved in negotiations the release of hostages and a cease-fire their attitude toward the Israeli raid very negative. Upset the entire apple cart so to speak! Elation however in Israel!

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Brik.

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Doom and gloom the Third Temple? The Jewish state of Israel often referred to as the Third Temple.

Brik speaks II. General Itzhak Brik.

1. "Terrible destruction, collapse on the horizon for 'Israel': Ex-General"

From Al Mayadeen | EnglishSource | Israeli media | 28 May 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/3h5n9whb

"Israeli Reserve Major General Itzhak Brik confirms that if the Israeli government does not end the war, the battle will turn into a long war of attrition."

In contrast to the length of other Israeli wars the Gazan War ALREADY is a war of attrition.

"Israeli Reserve Major General Itzhak Brik confirmed that unless the Israeli government ends the war, then the battle will turn into a war of attrition that will last for years, led by Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in the North, and eventually lead to the collapse of 'Israel'."

Indeed, if Hezbollah enters the fray and does so in a maximum that two-front war will present a particularly hard problem for the Israeli.

2. "Opinion | Don't Believe the IDF and Israeli Analysts. There's No Solution to Hamas' Tunnels"

From https://www.haaretz.com | Dec 25, 2023 |  https://tinyurl.com/bdeffn6y

"Based on the information I [Brik] have received from soldiers and officers fighting in the Gaza Strip since the war started, I [Brik] have reached the following conclusion: The spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces and the military analysts in television studios are presenting a false picture of the thousands of Hamas dead and the face-to-face fight being waged between our forces"

You need to be logged into Haaretz to read the entire article!

3. "'Israel cannot win against Hezbollah or Hamas': Israeli general"

From Al Mayadeen |  English Source | Israeli media7 Jun 2024 |   https://tinyurl.com/2un2vey8

"Israeli Major General Yitzhak Brik says the Israeli occupation is doomed to fail in the face of Hezbollah and Hamas due to its ever-growing weakness."

Best the Israeli going to get is a stalemate? Neither adversary defeated to the point where they are unable to reconstitute themselves?

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Doubts.

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Some senior Israeli general officers [retired] are beginning to worry and are openly expressing their apprehensions regarding the Gazan War?

Uncertainty as to a final and successful end to the war obvious.

Eisenkot speaks:

1. "Eisenkot says 'Israel' goals unrealistic, criticizes war handling"

From Al Mayadeen English | Source: Agencies | 29 May 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/38fxd49d

"Doubts continue to rise within the Israeli War Cabinet about the Israeli occupation forces' ability to achieve their declared goals of the war on Gaza."

"Israeli War Cabinet member Gadi Eisenkot expressed Wednesday serious concerns about the current government's handling of the war in Gaza and the northern front with Hezbollah."

Brik speaks:

2. "Entering Rafah was a 'tragic mistake': Former IOF [IDF] major general"

From Al Mayadeen |  EnglishSource|  Israeli media | 30 May 2024  https://tinyurl.com/35x82jua 

"The former ombudsman for the Israeli occupation military acknowledges that 'Israel' has 'a small army incapable of defeating Hamas.'"

"Entering the city of Rafah in southern Gaza did not benefit 'Israel', pointed out Itzhak Brik, Major General (Reserve) in the Israeli occupation military and former ombudsman for the occupation forces."

"Brik considered that entering Rafah was a 'tragic mistake' that isolated 'Israel' from the rest of the world and risked peace with Egypt, suggesting that this move would forever prevent the Israeli occupation entity from retrieving the captives held by the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza."

War controlled chaos? A basic fluidic nature at all levels of warfare. Tactical, operational, strategic, grand strategical. Nobody ever said any of this was going to easy!

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Non-starter.

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"His comments, in a rare statement published on the Sabbath and only in English"

Netanyahu speaks! On the Sabbath and ONLY in English!

Stress here for emphasis on Sabbath and English!

See prior blog entry. No tweaking needed!  https://tinyurl.com/3bt3ck8f

"‘Non-starter’: Netanyahu says no permanent Gaza ceasefire until Hamas destroyed"

By TOI STAFF, JACOB MAGID FOLLOW and AGENCIES | 1 June 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/28949fvh

"Lapid urges PM to accept deal outlined by Biden; promises safety net if far-right ministers bolt; hostage families say this could be last chance; Blinken briefs Saudis, UAE, Turks"

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday there would be no 'permanent ceasefire' in Gaza until Hamas’s military and governing capabilities were destroyed".

PRESIDENT BIDEN YOU ARE BEING SPOKEN TO AND MOST DIRECTLY.

And in ENGLISH!

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Tweak.

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 "the deal as was published today - means the end of the war and giving up on eliminating Hamas. This is a reckless deal, which constitutes a victory for terrorism and a security threat to the State of Israel. Agreeing to such a deal is not the absolute victory - but rather the absolute defeat. We will not allow for the war to end without the complete elimination of Hamas." - Ben Gvir.

Indeed. Israeli acceptance of the 3-part plan will constitute a defeat for Israel. Goals of the military campaign as stated by Prime Minister Netanyahu not achieved.

1. "Senior Netanyahu adviser: Israel okayed Biden-touted hostage deal, but work needed"

From https://www.timesofisrael.com | By TOI STAFF and LAZAR BERMAN |  https://tinyurl.com/wz9k49x9

"Ophir Falk tells UK’s Sunday Times there will be no permanent ceasefire until Hamas is destroyed; President Herzog tells PM he will back him on hostage release proposal"

2. "President Herzog: 'I will back government in prisoner exchange deal'"

From https://www.israelnationalnews.com/ | Hezki Baruch | Jun 2, 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/a3kh77ym

"Israeli President Herzog commented on the proposal presented by US President Biden to release hostages: 'It is imperative to bring them home as part of a deal that maintains the security interests of the State of Israel.'"

Hamas will be able to proclaim victory and with a DEGREE of justification. Lot of damage to Hamas fighting units but still the ruling faction will remain in power and BE ABLE to reconstitute themselves. Still will present a threat in the future! Hamas HAS survived.

You can well bet that going to be a lot of controversy over the exchange of hostages. How many taken in totality, how many dead, where are the remains, etc.

And very large numbers of Hamas operatives and fighters to also be repatriated. Many thousands I suspect. All will return to Gaza and celebrated as heroes.

All negotiations of course subject to tweaking!

"tweak: to make usually small adjustments in or to; especially : fine-tune"

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Retrieval.

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A minor glitch I hope. It seems the expert who predicted trouble for the JLOTS Gaza was correct.  https://tinyurl.com/587r7949

"US Army Finally has 'Boots on the Ground' in Gaza in the Most Humiliating Way Possible"

From https://redstate.com | By streiff | 12:22 PM on May 25, 2024 | https://tinyurl.com/mr3pc72p

"The US floating pier allegedly used to provide relief supplies to Gaza civilians has partially washed away, and two boats used to service it have been washed ashore. According to reports, the Army was temporarily relocating the floating pier to the Israeli port of Ashdod because of heavy wave action. During the move, a segment of the pier came free, and the boats sent to retrieve it went aground."

IMHO the JLOTS pier Gaza a gimmick more than anything else. Even at peak capacity the pier would be able to handle only enough food to feed each resident of Gaza one meal per person per day! JLOTS making however good cosmetics for media consumption at the international level.

See additionally the aid as delivered not being collected and distributed to the needy and those in distress:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/05/hampered.html

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C-RAM Gaza.

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Once more, no boots on the ground Gaza. The DALEKS arrive however.

"U.S. Forced to Take Action As Hamas Continues Attacking Gaza Pier"

American C-RAM unit now in place, guarding the JLOTS floating pier Gaza against attack by rocket or mortar rounds fired by a bad actor.

 From Spencer Brown | U.S. Army via AP | May 24, 2024 |  https://tinyurl.com/5h4fyrzz

"The U.S.-built temporary 'humanitarian pier' on Gaza's Mediterranean coast — announced by President Joe Biden in his March State of the Union address and completed last week — has quickly turned into a chaotic, dangerous place."

[. . . .]

"Even worse, the pier has been the target of attacks by terrorists in Gaza — and now defensive U.S. weapons are being activated to protect the floating aid delivery platform."

Truck-mounted C-RAM firing unit NOT having gone ashore. JLOTS now having an organic defense capability.

"C-RAM is a system used to detect and/or destroy incoming rockets, artillery, and mortars before they hit their targets, or provide early warning. The system is designed to protect critical resources, deployed forces, and key installations against the threat posed by indirect fires."

Again, no boots on the ground and we can all be thankful for that!

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Hampered.

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Bad news Gaza! Gaza of course for a goodly number of months now bad news! Unmitigated!

"Pentagon: Aid has not been successfully delivered to Gazans in need"

"Distribution efforts have been severely hampered by crowds of desperate Palestinians intercepting the trucks once they leave the loading area"

Food aid for Gaza via the JLOTS pier received Gaza, but distribution not working. Those most in need not getting the desired amount of aid.

From https://www.i24news.tv | i24NEWS | May 22, 2024 | https://tinyurl.com/yteaazsx

"The Pentagon has confirmed that none of the 569 tons of humanitarian aid that recently arrived at a U.S.-built pier in the Gaza Strip has been formally distributed."

"According to a Defense Department spokesperson, although some of the aid has been transported to warehouses, the distribution efforts have been severely hampered by crowds of desperate Palestinians intercepting the trucks once they leave the loading area."

Indeed, this is what I was afraid of all along. Like with the parachute drops of food aid, a mob scene and a atmosphere of every-man-for-himself prevailing. No organized collection and equitable distribution.

Evidently planning with local Gazan residents scant to none! Surely this bodes very poorly on all parties involved. American, Israeli, Gaza authority to whatever exists if any! All have fallen down.

Bad! Very bad! I am sure this could have been easily anticipated but was not evidently!

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