below on Oct. 8 / 9 / 11 / 12.
Kuwaiti Newspaper السياسة Oct. 9
Information confirmed by official US sources [NDTV Oct. 11].
The Chinese source is quoting Israel's newspaper Haaretz which has published a list of high-ranking Israeli officers who died in the conflict. Major General Nimrod Aloni, former commander of the Gaza Division, was captured at the beginning of the war. Brigadier General Peled, deputy commander of the border police, died together with his family of three.
实事求是的说没有不被打死的将军或者说高级指挥官，问题是以色列国防军一直以来都被认为是先进军队，且能征善战，在四次中东战争中高级军官身先士卒，指挥得力，把阿拉伯国家军队打得丢盔卸甲…这怎么到了21世纪装备更加现代化了，人却越来越退步了呢？
其根本原因就是随着以色列社会的变革，以色列的兵源的素质越来越差了，当兵工资待遇与以色列其他行业相比低得可怜，虽然说以色列是义务兵制度，适龄青年都必须参军，但是服役期过后没人愿意继续待在部队付出青春，留不住人才，特别是陆军基层军官和普通士兵的素质越来越低了。
To be honest, there are no generals or senior commanders who have been killed. The problem is that the Israel Defense Forces have always been considered as an advanced army and capable of fighting well. In the four Middle East wars, senior officers took the lead and commanded effectively, leading the Arab countries' armies to loose their armor... How does it come that in the 21st century, while equipment has been modernized, yet personnel has become more and more regressed?
The fundamental reason is that with the changes in Israeli society, the quality of Israel's soldiers is getting worse and worse. Compared with other industries in Israel, the salary and benefits of soldiers are pitifully low. Although Israel has a compulsory military system and all young people of appropriate age must join the army, however, after their service period none is willing to stay in the army and devote their youth, and it is impossible to retain talents. Especially the quality of the army's grassroots officers and ordinary soldiers is getting lower and lower.
from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip this morning, Oct. 7, 2023.
Hamas terror commander Mohammed Deif has called for more attacks and encouraged assaults against Israel to take place from within Israel, according to Al-Mayadeen, which is considered pro-Iran.
Al-Mayadeen as well as Iranian media such as Tasnim News have all detailed the widespread attack. This illustrates the widespread Iranian axis involvement in the wave of rocket fire and attacks on Saturday morning.
Al-Mayadeen said that Deif had announced the “Al Aqsa Storm” operation in response to “the occupation” and Israel’s policies in Jerusalem. He referenced claims that women had been assaulted in Jerusalem.
“In response to the occupation’s orgy in Al-Aqsa Mosque and the dragging of women in its courtyards” the Hamas terror leader said that 5,000 rockets had been fired at Israel, Al-Mayadeen claimed.
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The terror group successfully invaded around 22 Gaza corridor communities, of varying sizes, by cutting through the IDF’s supposedly enhanced border fence, amphibious landings with naval commandos at Zikim, and makeshift small air transport and drone-type vehicles simultaneously starting around 6:30 a.m.
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According to local Israeli media released today, more than 250 Israelis have been killed and more than 1500 wounded. An unknown number has been kidnapped and brought to Gaza where they are still being held hostage. The wounded and dead resulted from all attacks: the invasion, the rockets, and from a surprise attack on various youth events in open areas. This was the largest number of Israeli casualties, especially civilians, in decades. [Jerusalem Post October 7, 2023]
Latest news on October 9 mentioned a death toll of more than 800 Israeli citizens. Israeli prime minister Netanyahu declared the 'state of war حالة الحرب'.
On October 11, the death toll of Israeli citizens was reported to have reached 1,200 while 1,500 Hamas activists should have perished in their operation 'Al-Aqsa Storm/Flood'. The number of hostages taken by Hamas militants at a Youth Music Festival in Israel is being considered to comprise about 150 persons, including at least 5 German citizens. [Western TV & Radio stations and other sources]
The proceedings of Operation 'Al-Aqsa Storm' on Oct. 7 in a daily
video overview published by channel Al-Jazeera قناة الجزيرة
2 years ago, the Voice of America (VOA) has published a video
showing Israeli bombardment of Ghaza as it used to take place
in the past. - This should serve as a typical example of Israeli
air force routine.
Heavy Israeli Bombardment of Ghaza
قصف إسرائيلي عنيف على غزة
Al-Manar (Hezbollah TV) - Special news for latest proceedings of the Al-Aqsa Brigades
during their Operation 'Al-Aqsa Flood' [Al-Aqsa Storm]. المنار - طوفان الأقصى
Voices from Iran
اصوات من إيرانا
Iranian newspapers: The "Al-Aqsa Flood" is a
sudden and meticulously planned operation
في سياق متصل، قال "جعفر قنادباشي" أحد المحلّلين الاستراتيجيين الإيرانيين لأوضاع المنطقة في صحيفة "جام جم" إنّ: "العملية الكبيرة، وغير المسبوقة التي أطلقتها فصائل المقاومة أمس، كانت مفاجئة ومخططة بدقة وعلى أساس حسابات عسكرية دقيقة، ولم يسبق لها مثيل في تاريخ فلسطين"، مؤكدًا أنّ: "هذه العملية هي نتيجة لسلسلة من الجهود التي بذلت على مدى عدة عقود للرد على مجمل جرائم المحتلين خلال السبعين سنة الماضية".
In a related context, Jaafar Qandabashi, one of the Iranian strategic analysts of the situation in the region, said in the [Iranian] newspaper “Jam-e Jam جام جم”: “The large and unprecedented operation launched by the resistance factions yesterday was sudden, meticulously planned and based on precise military calculations, and was unprecedented in Palestinian history. That [reference to Palestinian history] is stressing that: “This operation is the result of a series of efforts made over several decades to respond to all the crimes of the occupiers during the past seventy years.” [العهد = The Alliance / Epoch, Lebanon, Oct. 9]
