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'Israel' plans on using mass-killing new bombs on Gaza: Hersh

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  • 15 Oct 2023 12:01
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Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh claims that a bombing using upgraded JDAMS is planned to occur on Sunday or Monday.

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  • 'Israel' plans using bombs on Gaza that can kill all within half-mile
    A mourning Palestinian man holding a Martyred child following Israeli air aggression on a residential building in Gaza on October 13, 2023 (social media)

The Israeli occupation is planning an aggression on Gaza using a new version of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bombs capable of killing all people within "one-half mile" from the dropping site, US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said on Sunday, citing sources.

According to Hersh, the attack is scheduled between Sunday and Monday.

"The current Israeli war planners are convinced, the insider told me, that the upgraded version of JDAMs with larger warheads would penetrate deep enough underground before detonating - thirty to fifty meters - with the blast and resulting sound wave ‘killing all within one-half mile’ … The insider also said the current planning calls for the JDAMs attack if authorized, to come as early as Sunday or Monday, depending on how the forced expulsion of Gazans from Gaza City and the south proceeds, with a ground invasion to follow immediately," Hersh said on his Substack column.

Earlier this week, Hersh warned in another report that an Israeli "national security veteran" said that the occupation is pondering whether to use a "Leningrad approach" to starve out "Hamas forces" in Gaza and avoid an invasion, something the source said may lead to the murder of nearly 100,000 civilians.

"The big debate today … is whether to starve Hamas out or kill as many as 100,000 people in Gaza,” adding that,  “Hamas now only has a two or three-day supply of purified water and that, along with a lack of food … may be enough to flush all the Hamas [forces] out," he said then citing the source.

Read more: IOF spox tells AIPAC: 'The scenes out of Gaza will be hard to stomach'

The Palestinian Health Ministry revealed Sunday that the total number of Palestinians martyred due to the Israeli ongoing brutal aggression on Gaza has surpassed 2,200, and more than 8,700 were wounded.

Raising the alarm on the Israeli atrocities, the Civil Defense spokesperson in Gaza confirmed that 90% of the Israeli occupation bombings targeted homes and residential buildings. The United Nations also stated on Saturday that the ongoing aggression on the Strip has - as of the date in which the report was released - destroyed over 5,540 housing units and 3,750 were damaged and rendered uninhabitable.

Furthermore, the UN warned on Friday that over 430,000 Palestinians have been displaced due to the attack on residential neighborhoods in the Strip as food, water, and medical supplies are running out, and the health sector is on the brink of collapse due to the blockade, which has entered its sixth day.

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On the forced-displacement policy the Israelis are implementing in their mass-bombing attacks on residential areas in Gaza, the renowned journalist said that "Tel Aviv" is attempting to convince Qatar to join Egypt in funding a camp in Gaza that can contain one million Palestinians fleeing their homes.

"In the short term, I have been told by an Israeli insider Israel has been trying to convince Qatar, which at the urging of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a long-time financial supporter of Hamas, to join with Egypt in funding a tent city for the million or more refugees awaiting across the border."

On that pursuit, the Israeli entity is confident that Cairo will agree to host now-homeless one million displaced Palestinians, citing the recent incident with US Senator Robert Menendez, where he was accused of corruption "stemming from his business dealings with senior Egyptian officials, and the alleged passing of intelligence about persons serving at the US Embassy in Cairo."

The Israeli occupation army reported a provisional toll on Sunday, stating that operations conducted by the Resistance in Gaza have caused the death of 286 soldiers. According to the most recent updates released by the Israeli military, over 1,500 Israelis were confirmed killed and over 150 captured by the Resistance.

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In a report published on Sunday, Israel Hayom newspaper brought to light a growing discord within the Israeli occupation, as conflicting objectives emerge at both military and political levels concerning a possible ground invasion of Gaza.

On Saturday, Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades released a video warning Israeli occupation forces (IOF) against invading the Gaza Strip. The video titled "This is what awaits you when you enter Gaza," is a stern warning to the IOF as the Brigades displayed some of their defensive tactics and capabilities in case "Israel" decides to proceed with a ground invasion against Gaza.

In the same context, Al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson Abu Obeida underlined Thursday that the Palestinian Resistance would utterly crush the Israeli occupation if it dared enter Gaza.

"The notion that the enemy could expand the battle to a land invasion will push us to utilize our options that would be very costly for the enemy in terms of manpower and vehicles," he warned.

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