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Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the 'hell' of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying capture (apnews.com)

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Eighty-five year-old Yocheved Lifschitz spoke of a “hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience” as she described the harrowing assault on her kibbutz by Hamas militants and the terror of being taken hostage into the Gaza Strip.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

“We were the scapegoat of the government,” she said. “They (Hamas) warned us three weeks before they taught us a lesson. A huge crowd arrived at the road. They burned fields. They sent incendiary balloons to burn the fields, and the army didn’t take it seriously.”

That seems like an important part of this article. Not to say* what they did wasn't horrific, but seems like something.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yes the idea that the Israeli govt had no idea the attack was coming makes no sense if this warning happened 3 weeks before the attack.

[–] Staccato 6 points 10 months ago

I don't have a great perspective on Israel and Hamas but all reports seem to be converging on the point that Bibi failed Israel and may have also deliberately fucked over Gaza.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That and Egypt also warned Israel that an attack was coming some time before too