Probably paywalled, but the WSJ claims that Iran actively helped coordinate these attacks. And quotes
DUBAI—Iranian security officials helped plan Hamas’s Saturday surprise attack on Israel and gave the green light for the assault at a meeting in Beirut last Monday, according to senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah
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The US says “not that we know of”
In an interview with CNN that aired Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: “We have not yet seen evidence that Iran directed or was behind this particular attack, but there is certainly a long relationship.”
And if true, this is a big deal
A direct Iranian role would take Tehran’s long-running conflict with Israel out of the shadows, raising the risk of broader conflict in the Middle East. Senior Israeli security officials have pledged to strike at Iran’s leadership if Tehran is found responsible for killing Israelis.
Looks like that guy wasn’t actually authorized to speak for the EU, per the Guardian:
As hours elapsed with no explanation, another commissioner was forced to reassure critics that civilians in Gaza were not being abandoned in the face of a “total blockade” of energy and food by Israel.
The commissioner for crisis management, Janez Lenarčič, tweeted:
EU humanitarian aid to Palestinians in need will continue as long as needed.
No situation is ever so terrible that Elon Musk can’t make it worse. (From the Guardian, edited for length).
X’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict has come under scrutiny after a “deluge” of fake posts and Elon Musk’s recommendation of war coverage from accounts that have made false claims or antisemitic comments.
One in five social media accounts participating in online conversations about the Hamas attacks and their aftermath are fake, according to Cyabra, an Israeli analysis firm.
Do people who leave the IDF and are available to be called up have weapons at home? I may be thinking of another country. I wonder how many people who were attacked by hamas had weapons at home.
The gun laws of Israel aren’t breaking news. If you think they are relevant to the current situation, please take it to the discussion thread, or some other thread as seems appropriate.
