Al-Aqsa Flood stands as a bureaucratic, security failure for 'Israel'

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
7 Oct 2023 18:18
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Israeli media reports that tens of Israeli settlers and soldiers are apprehended in the Gaza Strip in addition to those held captive in the Gaza envelope.

Israeli soldiers apprehended by Palestinian resistance fighters, October 7, 2023 (Palestinian resistance military media)

Israeli media reported that tens of Israeli settlers and soldiers were apprehended and driven into the Gaza Strip, and another 50 are being held captive by resistance fighters in the Gaza envelope.

"The number of those kidnapped to Gaza has reached tens, including both civilians and soldiers, and it is also possible that they [Palestenian fighters] might continue kidnapping now and transporting them, as the borders are not secured," adding that "the enemy [the Palestinian resistance] is spreading a sense of victory with footage showing soldiers and civilians being driven in trucks."

Footage circulated on social media showing Israeli prisoners and settlers being driven into Gaza.

Other prisoners were also shown detained in Palestinian houses in Gaza.

صور حصرية لعدد من مجندات العدو الصهيوني في ضيافة أهل #غزة .#طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/jMpC5hzEdu
— بلال نزار ريان (@BelalNezar) October 7, 2023

Israeli Channel 13 reported that 50 Israelis are being held captive in settlements in the Gaza envelope.

Tamir Stein, the correspondent for Channel 12 in southern occupied Palestine, announced that a town in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council.

"The real situation is not clear even to the army," Stein added.

The Israeli police commissioner confirmed that more than 21 fronts are active in the envelope of Gaza.

Israeli journalists report that settlers are hiding in shelters as Palestinian fighters roam around in the liberated settlements.

And to think that it was just yesterday that YOU didn't complain about Palestinians being captured, detained, and killed by Israeli occupation forces. pic.twitter.com/UQON8492ZP
— Sharmine Narwani (@snarwani) October 7, 2023

"We have never seen anything like this before, during the years I have spent here... I have never seen anything like this," one settler was quoted saying.

Amichai Segal, a political commentator on Channel 12, explained that today marks a resounding failure.

"This scenario has been trained for over the years, not only by the army but also by the police and all emergency agencies to face this scenario, and yet we were surprised," Segal explained.

He added that Hamas' operation in the envelope didn't only mark a security failure but also a bureaucratic one.

#BREAKING | Magen David Adom [Red Star of David] announces that the number of dead Israelis rose to 100 dead and 800 injured as a result of the Operation Al Aqsa Flood.#Palestine #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/D9dz7KYi5W
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 7, 2023

"I saw the prime minister's convoy on its way to the Kirya [the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Tel Aviv] after about 45 minutes... this means that it took time at the highest levels to understand that the event was not a missile strike or retaliation or a day of anger, but something else."

"There has been a belief for years and with all Israeli governments that such a scenario could be contained, but the situation collapsed in the light of Hamas' attack... if this armed organization, with Iran's assistance, has the ability to kill hundreds of Israelis and kidnap dozens of others, then we are witnessing a dramatic event that should change all equations."