The Real Story - Unfiltered
Written by a friend:
“”So it looks like there may be further escalation of the situation here in Israel and you may hear biased news on the international media, so let me set the record straight.
1. On Friday, Palestinian snipers shot and wounded an Israeli soldier and wounded a female army spokesperson on the border of Gaza. 2. Israel responded and two Hamas operatives were killed. This action caused Hamas and Islamic Jihad to lose their rags.
Since then (and I am pretty sure that you have heard nothing or very little on your local news):
507 (updated 700+) rockets fired at #Israel from #Gaza 150 (updated 173) were intercepted by Iron Dome 30 fell in dense Israeli civilian populated areas 181 fell in open areas 3 Israeli citizens were killed - may their memories be blessed (update: number has risen to 4) Direct hits on civilian homes, hospitals, high schools, kindergartens, ambulances (all considered war crimes) More than 90 (update: 136) Israeli civilian casualties.
Oh, and if you hear that Israeli fire killed a pregnant woman and her young son (a tragic and heartbreaking loss), please know that this is an outright lie. As usual. They kill their own and blame Israel. Because they can. Because the world wants to blame the Jews. The memories of the dead should be honored with the truth, the truth that they were killed by a Hamas rocket that fell short and landed in Gaza.
Israel has retaliated and have given a mighty blow to Hamas and Islamic Jihad infrastructure, buildings, weapons caches, armor factories, headquarters, launching sites, etc. All legitimate targets. But as the rocket fire from Gaza is relentless, randomly targeting civilians, and Hamas continues to threaten to extend their range, we may be getting into a much bigger skirmish. If they push Israel, she won't hold back and, no doubt, you will now hear about the "Israeli aggression".
This is a heartbreaking situation but Israel has the distinct and non-negotiable right to defend ourselves. Take those numbers above and apply them to where you live now, the UK, the US, Europe, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, wherever. Imagine that your children were traumatized from constant bombardments, that the hospital in which your wife is giving birth is being shelled, that taking your car to the next suburb could get you killed, that your home could be leveled at any moment and tell me honestly, what would you do?