Israel forms emergency war cabinet

Israel is forming an emergency government and war management cabinet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz jointly announced. #CNN #News

[thorspinky]

Let’s all hope that Gaza doesn’t exist by the end of the month.

[Flyonthewall]

It is alleged that Netanyahu knew that there was an extreme risk of some type of attack from Gaza but he did not take the intell from Egypt serious and now this is the result.

[JS-boqk]

They need their brightest minds to decide how to spend American taxpayer money.

[GuentherVanRaven]

War is the biggest gift for this dude. If you have trouble internally, cause trouble externally. You can‘t tell me one of the best intelligence agencies like Mossat couldn‘t predict this happening…

[McDago]

I am in my late 50s. I remember 1973, and the Yom Kippur War. It is interesting how things seem to repeat themselves in some form every 50 years.

[flavianparis]

Did Netanyahu intentionally give Hamas an opening and allow this invasion to happen so as to divert from his troubles with the law at home and also to give Israel an opportunity to cleanse the Gaza Strip of all Palestinians and annex that stretch of land?

[syav]

If Palestine wants peace they should take some initiative for once and stop aiding, supporting, and harboring terrorists like Hamas. If they are unable or unwilling to do that I have 0 problems with Israel going in and doing it themselves.

[caruniv]

Hamas just played right into Netanyahus plan. Now he has full authority to do close to whatever he wants to the people of Palestine. This is a play book right from emperor Palpatines book how to become a sith lord.

[angelgonzalez-duoo]

If it is true that Egypt gave warning to the Israel government, and they failed to take action and the Prime Minister from Israel is denying the warning from Egypt, then this should be investigated, because if that happen, then it only means that the Prime Minister wanted the invasion to happen for political reasons and he withheld critical information, and did not place the country under alert and that is the reason, Hamas was able to enter the country from every direction. This is criminal. If Israel prime minister held back information in order for the attack to take place, then that is a criminal act, and if Egypt can prove those allegations, then the Prime Minister, he should be held responsible.

[fenixfurioso]

It's sad, but nothing brings people together like war.😢

[elaineisabelle]

I bet Trump is going crazy that hes not getting wall to wall coverage 24 hrs a day. Its been nice not to hear about him for a change. I do wish it were not because of these horrific circumstances though. Prayers for Israel.

[TheMischief]

This was bound to happen with Netanyahu back on the scene .

[paultaylor]

Eventually both sides will have to realise that they have both been much too intransigent for whatever reason, and admit to and make amends for their mutual brutality. Peace

[iicqrgi]

Waging a ground invasion with tens of divisions against 20 or so thousands of militants blended into the local population. Nothing good will come of it for both sides, but, the IDF have no real alternative…a terrible situation

[Shining]

PM Benjamin Netanyahu 🇮🇱 is the problem. He has always openly encouraged violence against the Palestinian 🇵🇸 people. A two-state solution is badly needed to stop the violence. ☮️💞

[PeterBornAgain]

And the Lord will send a plague on all the nations that fought against Jerusalem. Their people will become like walking corpses, their flesh rotting away. Their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. — Zechariah 14:12

[hypnokitten]

Am I the only one getting tired of 'why was there such a failure of..'. I get it, its an important question, but like.. the minute it happened every reporter was asking everyone that, almost to the exclusion of any other question. Its like... "Mr. Fireman, I see there's a house on fire right now, and you're trying to fight it, and your family is inside, but can we just focus on why the fire alarm didn't go off properly?" .. Its.. a Very important question.. eventually.. but maybe chill with it until the fire is out and folk have had time to analyze things properly? Its like the news has become like some of my family with anxiety issues (not making fun of folk with anxiety) - bam, glass is everywhere - was it my fault? your fault?? - lets deal with the glass...'

[prashantam]

Hamas has done a very bad thing. Now the main job is first is t o give support to the people who has lost their family. The people wounded should be treated. People under the debris of fallen buildinh should be determined. Find the hostages.

[ronaldcole]

Can't purposely decapitate babies and think nothing should happen to you. Something is definitely going to happen to you.

[ishfar]

It is a shame to attack and do a war on civillians that does not have any army to protect them. How come our hearts become so evil to support this evil acts on innocent civillians with majority being children in Gaza. Now I totally u derstand the definition of evil and misuse of power over weaker communities