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Viper

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  1. There's a lot of people seeing old images, sometimes from filming actual movies and sometimes from the Syrian civil war and spreading them around as new to this conflict https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67760523
  2. It's an Epic Store exclusive (probably for a few more years) but Alan Wake 2 is on sale Deluxe Edition - $55.99 Standard Edition - $39.99
  3. What I'm hearing from senior Israeli officials about the war: 1. This phase of the war, Phase 2, which includes taking operational control of Gazan towns and neighborhoods (yet not achieving full control enemy clearance), will end soon. They are hopeful about specific achievements in Khan Younes, where Hamas leaders are suspected to be hiding. However, there are no guarantees. They plan to target other areas down south. Israel is seeing increased Hamas attacks in areas it already has taken. 2. Phase 3 is expected to begin by mid to late January. The IDF will relocate in the north and center of Gaza, withdrawing from some areas. As I reported last week, Israel will not allow the en masse return of the Palestinian population. The argument is that these areas are still battlegrounds, and therefore, the return of civilians is unsafe. The outlook is long-term, at least a year. Many draw parallels to the IDF operations against Palestinian terror groups in the West Bank during the 2nd Intifada, which took about 2 years. 3. During Phase 3, the IDF will continue aerial assaults and ground raids, aimed at killing Hamas leaders and crippling its infrastructure and command. Israel is also preparing a plan to undermine Hamas' control of funding and taxation across Gaza. 4. Israel will be open to limited pauses in fighting, even extended ones, to facilitate more hostage deals. It is willing to release substantial numbers of Palestinian prisoners and ensure safe passage for Sinwar and Hamas leadership to leave Gaza if they free the hostages and cease fighting. 5. The general mindset within the defense apparatus is to prevent further worsening of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, fearing it will limit Israel's legitimacy in targeting Hamas. This mindset is constantly and internally challenged by those who argue that Hamas will never be crushed as long as it is not held responsible by the Gazan civilians for their disaster. 6. The main issue for Netanyahu and the right wing is whether ending Phase phase 2 and the intensive ground assault will be perceived as being weak on Hamas. Additionally, Netanyahu has yet to provide a clear vision for Gaza and how the war will be won. He is now committed to campaign efforts in an attempt to rescue some of his tarnished image. This is creating increased rifts in the emergency coalition. 7. All eyes are on the north. Tens of thousands of Israelis are internally displaced due to the war Hezbollah initiated immediately after Hamas attacked. The general assessment in Israel is that diplomatic attempts vis-à-vis Hezbollah will fail, and the chances of war are increasing.
  4. I saw over 2,700 watch the OTF live stream this morning. 1,500 watching the live stream right now.
  5. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67766964
  6. the food inflation rate is really killing his budget
  7. OTF should also take some of the best lines and moments from the broadcasts and make youtube shorts. those things bring in a lot of views from my understanding.
  8. I like the visual style of this channel. It usually covers battles in ancient wars but also provides updates on Ukraine. This covers up to Nov 30th so probably not anything new to anyone that's been paying attention lately but it's nicely summarized
  9. The Russians have got to stop consulting with Alex Jones and David Grusch Check out this thread at Thread Reader App. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1736800497418612894.html
  10. Russian propaganda related, Jackson Hinkle's fiancé/handler left him
  11. The hostage shooting was a huge mistake However it is an impossibly difficult situation when the enemy soldiers are all dressed as civilians Or doctors After 20 attacks on shipping this is hopefully finally happening
  12. Once he finishes his shift at burger king and takes a break studying for his high school finals
  13. If he can just say roster instead of rosture he's ahead of Wells.
  14. No look at the writing style, that done as Jesus shuttlesworth. More likely it was edited by a mod to pin it because they didn't make is a mod.
  15. I believe this was what the ambassador was talking about with fixing Palestinian education when the sky news interviewer accused her of wanting to send kids to communist reeducation camps. link to the document https://www.impact-se.org/wp-content/uploads/PA-Reports_-Updated-Selected-Examples_May-2021.pdf
  16. I'm hoping they hire Elisha next and he takes twice as many players from them
  17. honest question, is Iraq not counted as a democracy anymore?
  18. More Russian disinfo out there Community notes are underrated
  19. This could be a big deal, depending on how much control and influence these "officials" have or it may be too late for Israel to care I am somewhat confused by the uproar of the images if the mass surrenders and we all know how bad tiktok , but it looks like some IDF soldiers and Israelis are using it to reply (or as the younger people would say, "clap") back
  20. Can't remember if the original washington post article was linked here or not. Note, this is a blog post from Robert Satloff, the Segal executive director of The Washington Institute and its Howard P. Berkowitz Chair in U.S. Middle East Policy. It is not a Times of Israel article. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/did-nasty-israelis-really-separate-palestinian-mothers-from-their-babies/ This has also been going around today too. Somewhat of a hostile, or at least not at all sympathetic interview. Israeli ambassador says that the Oslo Accords have failed as of Oct 7th and a new way forward needs to be created. This was somewhat sensationalized to the current headlines.
  21. Bobby gave a code for 50 more VIP tickets on his youtube show this morning.
  22. He's going to need to switch to A1 size paper to fit all the names Moffitt was unemployed the last two years. They hired an old man off his couch
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