Egypt warned Israel days before Hamas struck, US committee chairman says (www.bbc.co.uk)
from bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 11 Oct 2023 20:20
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autotldr@lemmings.world on 11 Oct 2023 20:25 next collapse

This is the best summary I could come up with:


“We know that Egypt has warned the Israelis three days prior that an event like this could happen,” Mr McCaul told reporters following a closed-door intelligence briefing on Wednesday for lawmakers about the Middle East crisis, according to AFP news agency.

An Egyptian intelligence official told the Associated Press news agency this week that Cairo had repeatedly warned the Israelis “something big” was being planned from Gaza.

On Wednesday, Mr Netanyahu described any suggestion that Israel had received a specific warning in advance of the deadly incursion as “totally fake news”.

Israel has been pounding Hamas targets in Gaza in response, while residents of the territory say they have no mains electricity after their only power station ran out of fuel.

Hamas has, meanwhile, condemned US President Joe Biden’s remarks on Tuesday saying Israel had a duty to respond to the attacks, which he called an “act of sheer evil”.

In the wake of the Hamas attack, the US announced it was moving an aircraft carrier, ships and jets to the eastern Mediterranean, and that it would also give Israel additional equipment and ammunition.


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theodewere@kbin.social on 11 Oct 2023 21:14 next collapse

sounds like they were invited

sadreality@kbin.social on 11 Oct 2023 21:17 next collapse

Facts are getting in the way of a good narrative tho

TigrisMorte@kbin.social on 11 Oct 2023 21:19 next collapse

Sadly Bibi needed to drum up the hate machine for cover. And Pootie needed the distraction from Ukraine. So both sides worked together to achieve this tragedy.

bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works on 11 Oct 2023 21:22 collapse

It was literally Putin’s birthday on the day of the attack. Born 7 October 1952.

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TheDankHold@kbin.social on 11 Oct 2023 22:07 collapse

No one’s blaming the citizens that were killed. A better analogy would be that staff at a club were made aware of a predator on the premises and allowed them to victimize someone.

We’re also talking about a political party that literally funded Hamas at its inception to ensure it was more successful than the moderate coalition.

paddirn@lemmy.world on 12 Oct 2023 01:21 collapse

“On Wednesday, Mr Netanyahu described any suggestion that Israel had received a specific warning in advance of the deadly incursion as “totally fake news”.”

Anyone who uses the term “fake news” when talking seriously about anything is lying out their ass.