Hamas
are explicitly planning to achieve maximum violence at the Gaza border today
and tomorrow, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the
declaration of the State of Israel, the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem
and the start of Ramadan — a perfect storm.
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Hamas’s use of actual smoke and mirrors to conceal its
aggressive maneuvering on the Gaza border is the perfect metaphor for a
strategy that has no viable military purpose but seeks to deceive the
international community into criminalising a democratic state defending its
citizens.
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In reality these demonstrations are far
from peaceful but are carefully planned and orchestrated tactical operations by
a terrorist organisation intending to break through the
border of a sovereign state and commit mass murder in the communities beyond,
using their own civilians as cover.
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A new report by the High Level Military
Group’s Colonel Richard Kemp, former Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan
and international terrorism lead at the UK’s Joint Intelligence Committee, is
the most in-depth assessment of the evolution of Hamas' strategic concept in
its war on Israel and the current violence. As part of the High Level Group’s ongoing
project to assess the impact of Western armies facing enemies deploying
terrorist tactics, including deliberate war crimes such as hiding military
personnel and infrastructure among a civilian population, Colonel Kemp has
spent time on the Gaza border during the current spate of violence, observing Palestinian
activity and IDF response. ]
The report is based on his observations as well as a review of material produced by both sides and by the international community, and discussions with Israeli government ministers and IDF commanders and lawyers. Colonel Kemp’s views are though entirely his own, drawn from extensive personal experience of commanding military forces dealing with similar situations in other combat areas, including use of terrorist tactics in riot situations and military response using a range of measures including lethal force.
The report is based on his observations as well as a review of material produced by both sides and by the international community, and discussions with Israeli government ministers and IDF commanders and lawyers. Colonel Kemp’s views are though entirely his own, drawn from extensive personal experience of commanding military forces dealing with similar situations in other combat areas, including use of terrorist tactics in riot situations and military response using a range of measures including lethal force.
1 comment:
How shameful of Western nations to condemn Israel.they cry 'disproportionate' and never say how they would deal with murderous horde's intent on mass slaughter of Israelis.
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