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Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the 'hell' of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying capture (apnews.com)

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Eighty-five year-old Yocheved Lifschitz spoke of a “hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience” as she described the harrowing assault on her kibbutz by Hamas militants and the terror of being taken hostage into the Gaza Strip.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes the idea that the Israeli govt had no idea the attack was coming makes no sense if this warning happened 3 weeks before the attack.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I don't have a great perspective on Israel and Hamas but all reports seem to be converging on the point that Bibi failed Israel and may have also deliberately fucked over Gaza.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That and Egypt also warned Israel that an attack was coming some time before too