Israel begins significant air, land and sea operation in Gaza (2014). What's your reaction?

SSG Robin Rushlo — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:55:31 -0400

Breaking News: Israel begins significant air, land and sea operation in Gaza - per my Fox News colleagues

Response by Col Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 17 at 2014 3:56 PM

Col Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:56:43 -0400

It's going to get worse. Never the less, Hamas will lose this one.

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Jul 17 at 2014 4:03 PM

CSM Michael J. Uhlig — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:03:28 -0400

Sometimes you get what you ask for, I do not blame Israel whatsoever!

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Jul 17 at 2014 4:11 PM

CSM Michael J. Uhlig — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:11:34 -0400

here's a link:

http://news.yahoo.com/israeli-pm-instructed-military-begin-ground-offensive-gaza-194739389.html

Israeli PM orders ground offensive in Gaza: official statement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday instructed the military to begin a ground offensive in Gaza, an official statement from his office said. Reuters witnesses and Gaza residents reported heavy artillery and naval shelling and helicopter fire along the Gaza border. "The prime minister and defence minister have instructed the IDF to begin a ground operation tonight in order to hit the terror tunnels from Gaza into Israel," the...

Response by SSG Robin Rushlo made Jul 17 at 2014 4:13 PM

SSG Robin Rushlo — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:13:02 -0400

FOX NEWS has live feed from GAZA STRIP as the bomb are air strikes are happening

Response by LCpl Steve Wininger made Jul 17 at 2014 5:17 PM

LCpl Steve Wininger — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:17:00 -0400

Looks like all hell is breaking loose in the world today. Middle East news is reporting a ground invasion into Gaza.

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Jul 17 at 2014 6:49 PM

LTC Paul Labrador — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:49:22 -0400

Do it right or don't do it at all. If they are going to push into Gaza, don't stop until all your objectives are completed.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Jul 17 at 2014 8:47 PM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 20:47:29 -0400

BOHICA!

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 17 at 2014 9:25 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:25:41 -0400

The people of Gaza are in a prison state. They literally cannot leave, the border on the Egyptian side is closed along with the Israeli border. While Hamas has launched around one thousand rockets at Israel, the majority have been destroyed by Israel's "Iron Dome". So far as of today, only one Israeli has been killed in these recent rocket attacks. On the flip side, Israel has launched a similar number of strikes on Gaza sites, claimed to be on Hamas targets. However, 80 percent of persons killed in these Israeli attacks are civilians. The IDF claim that this is due to Hamas using civilians as human shields, but how does that explain strikes such as the one yesterday that killed 4 children on a beach? link for citation: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/16/witness-gaza-shelling-first-hand-account
While Hamas are definitely not the good guys, neither are the Israelis in this situation.
edit: Grammar

Witness to a shelling: first-hand account of deadly strike on Gaza port

There is a deafening explosion, then a second. Four children are dead. Four survivors reach the safety of our hotel

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Aug 2 at 2014 8:23 PM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 20:23:10 -0400

Here's my surprised face:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmnHLUW8Z1o

a bullwinkle hat trick

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