From: niccto@aol.com   
      
   On Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 10:50:41 PM UTC-7, Kent wrote:   
   > On Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 6:30:55 PM UTC-7, NGC6144 wrote:   
   > > On Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 6:04:33 PM UTC-7, No One Special wrote:    
   > > > It appears that Israel is softening up targets in the Gaza Strip in   
   preparation for a full invasion by taking out, from air strikes, major   
   infrastructure that could be used by hamas.    
   > > This is going to be unrealistic urban warfare. The place is so densely   
   packed with buildings. the only thing to practically do is flatten it all.   
      
   > As I recall not that long ago the Israelites said they would not build   
   anymore on the Gaza strip and demolished a lot of their buildings and they   
   made a deal with Palestine and then broke it and starting building there again.   
      
   I think you a referring to the West Bank. More settlements have been built   
   there which the Israelis aren't supposed to do. But I think the Israeli   
   government has become resigned trying to work anything out with the usual   
   suspects of Islamic terror.    
   Whatever they had agreed to Hamas and Hezbollah are sure to ruin that   
   arrangement with more attacks. They have formally annexed sections of West   
   Bank land as punishment for attacks and I remember seeing a map that shows how   
   Israel is eating up the West    
   Bank bit by bit. At times they let some of the more radical elements in their   
   society to take initiative which doesn't work in their favor. Again, the   
   Israelis have long since had enough even before this current event.   
      
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