[WonderMomma]

I just moved another 38 comments to the discussion thread. PLEASE, for the love of whichever god you worship, use the discussion thread for any commentary not directly related to media posted in this thread.

I'd like to reiterate, they're not being deleted just moved.

Also note that the video/pic issues we're all experiencing are likely due to some DDOS attacks on the site. The problem is temporary but I have no idea when it will be fixed.

[yourmomsburgerplace]

1. "Heavy airstrikes by Israel warplanes in Gaza."

2. "Bodies of Israel army soldiers scattered along the Gaza border"

3. "GRAPHIC: A heartbreaking video of a father saving his entire family who escaped through the window as Hamas terrorists broke into their house - and he didn't make it. "

[denno_10inch]

Originally Posted by megadeth11 ↗

anyone explain why some of the small explosions in video 1 look like normal fireworks? Seriously just asking....

video 3 looks like it is filmed in the border hallways shown in original assault videos when they were breaching the border. Holding people there maybe?

They use flares and fireworks on the roofs in hope that it confuses the IAF and drones

[duntez]

German girl identified.

[duntez]

Not sure where to post this kind of videos

NY Times Square, Israel and Palestinian stand of

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by duntez ↗

German girl identified.

I hate using CNN as a source but there are multiple stories about this incident.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/08/europ...ntl/index.html

Alternative sources:
https://nypost.com/2023/10/08/german...eets-by-hamas/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nightmare.html
https://heavy.com/news/israel-hostage-video-videos/

Festivalgoers, children, soldiers: What we know about the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas
Hadas Gold
By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Paul P. Murphy, Allegra Goodwin, Benjamin Brown and Sophie Tanno, CNN
Updated 12:46 PM EDT, Sun October 8, 2023

"Shani Louk, a German-Israeli national, was among festivalgoers who had gathered in farmland near the Gaza-Israel border for what was supposed to be an all-night dance party celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

Instead, in the early hours of Saturday morning, it was swarmed by Hamas fighters who gunned down revelers and took others hostage, as they launched an unprecedented assault on Israel.

Louk was later pictured in a video, identified by her dreadlocks and tattoos, being paraded through Gaza as onlookers shouted “Allahu Akbar.”

She is among a large number of Israeli nationals who have been taken hostage by Hamas militants and are now being held in locations across Gaza, complicating Israel’s response to the deadly attack.

Israel is taking pains to establish the exact number of hostages that have been taken into Gaza, an isolated coastal enclave of almost 2 million people crammed into 140 square miles, one of the most densely populated places in the world.

Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, the military’s international spokesperson, told CNN on Sunday that “dozens” had been captured and emphasized just how complex the situation was as the army launched air strikes on Gaza in retaliation. In an earlier briefing he had said “civilians, children and grandmothers” were among those being held captive.

Hamas claims it has captured dozens of Israelis, including soldiers, and videos authenticated by CNN show some of the dramatic seizures.

Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has warned attacks in the area could impact hostages, with its spokesman, Abu Obaida, saying in a recorded audio message Saturday that they were “present in all axes in the Gaza Strip.”

Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that “it is unprecedented in our history that we have so many Israeli nationals in the hands of a terrorist organization.”

It has been more than 17 years since an Israeli soldier was taken as a prisoner of war in an assault on Israeli territory. And Israel has not seen this kind of infiltration of military bases, towns and kibbutzim since town-by-town fighting in the 1948 war of independence.

Here’s what we know about some of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.

Music festival
Hundreds of attendees at the Nova music festival ran across the plains of the Negev Desert near Urim, a community close to the Gaza Strip, trying to escape Hamas gunmen pursuing them in vehicles in a terrifying chase. Some were killed and others were seized by armed captors, social media videos showed."

Details of hostages from the attack are beginning to emerge as family members recognize relatives in the clips circulating online.

In one video that went viral, an Israeli woman and her boyfriend – identified as Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or – were shown being kidnapped. In it, Argamani was hoisted onto the back of a motorcycle and driven away as Or was apprehended and made to walk with his hands behind his back. CNN could not independently verify the video.

“It’s very difficult when you see someone that is so close to you and you know so much being treated like this,” Amir Moadi, a roommate of Noa Argamani, told CNN, adding that he knew about five or six people who had been at the festival and have since gone missing.

In another video authenticated by CNN, an unconscious woman who was at the festival could be seen being displayed by armed militants in Gaza. CNN later confirmed the identity of the woman as Louk. CNN has reached out to her family for comment but has not yet received a response.

Her cousin confirmed to the Washington Post that Louk attended the music festival.

CNN does not know Louk’s whereabouts or condition at this time. CNN is not airing the video because it is graphic and disturbing.

“We recognized her by the tattoos, and she has long dreadlocks,” Louk’s cousin told the Washington Post. “We have some kind of hope… Hamas is responsible for her and the others.”

Israeli border communities
Hamas fighters took hostages in the border community Be’eri, and the town of Ofakim, 20 miles east of Gaza, IDF spokesman Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari said on Saturday, adding that the two locations were the “main focal points” of the unfolding crisis.

In a televised address, he said that there were special forces with senior commanders in the two communities, and fighting was ongoing in 22 locations.

One video, geolocated by CNN to Be’eri, appears to show Hamas militants taking multiple Israelis captive.



The article goes on to discuss various attacks but I'm only posting the above.

[yourmomsburgerplace]

"Gaza is being heavily bombed at the moment.

Video from today’s bombing. # GazaUnderAttack"

[SDI]

**CIVILIAN WARNING**


The Nova Rave Festival of Death near Re'im at the border fence.

Over 250 bodies have been recovered so far. See post above. Several hundred ravers have been rounded up and cut down by Hamas gunmen.

Only image from the site so far, first responders already at work.

[oudja]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

I hate using CNN as a source but there are multiple stories about this incident.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/08/europ...ntl/index.html

Alternative sources:
https://nypost.com/2023/10/08/german...eets-by-hamas/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nightmare.html
https://heavy.com/news/israel-hostage-video-videos/

Festivalgoers, children, soldiers: What we know about the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas
Hadas Gold
By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Paul P. Murphy, Allegra Goodwin, Benjamin Brown and Sophie Tanno, CNN
Updated 12:46 PM EDT, Sun October 8, 2023

Attachment 1212497

"Shani Louk, a German-Israeli national, was among festivalgoers who had gathered in farmland near the Gaza-Israel border for what was supposed to be an all-night dance party celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

Instead, in the early hours of Saturday morning, it was swarmed by Hamas fighters who gunned down revelers and took others hostage, as they launched an unprecedented assault on Israel.

Louk was later pictured in a video, identified by her dreadlocks and tattoos, being paraded through Gaza as onlookers shouted “Allahu Akbar.”

Attachment 1212498

She is among a large number of Israeli nationals who have been taken hostage by Hamas militants and are now being held in locations across Gaza, complicating Israel’s response to the deadly attack.

Israel is taking pains to establish the exact number of hostages that have been taken into Gaza, an isolated coastal enclave of almost 2 million people crammed into 140 square miles, one of the most densely populated places in the world.

Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, the military’s international spokesperson, told CNN on Sunday that “dozens” had been captured and emphasized just how complex the situation was as the army launched air strikes on Gaza in retaliation. In an earlier briefing he had said “civilians, children and grandmothers” were among those being held captive.

Hamas claims it has captured dozens of Israelis, including soldiers, and videos authenticated by CNN show some of the dramatic seizures.

Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has warned attacks in the area could impact hostages, with its spokesman, Abu Obaida, saying in a recorded audio message Saturday that they were “present in all axes in the Gaza Strip.”

Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that “it is unprecedented in our history that we have so many Israeli nationals in the hands of a terrorist organization.”

It has been more than 17 years since an Israeli soldier was taken as a prisoner of war in an assault on Israeli territory. And Israel has not seen this kind of infiltration of military bases, towns and kibbutzim since town-by-town fighting in the 1948 war of independence.

Here’s what we know about some of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.

Music festival
Hundreds of attendees at the Nova music festival ran across the plains of the Negev Desert near Urim, a community close to the Gaza Strip, trying to escape Hamas gunmen pursuing them in vehicles in a terrifying chase. Some were killed and others were seized by armed captors, social media videos showed."

Details of hostages from the attack are beginning to emerge as family members recognize relatives in the clips circulating online.

In one video that went viral, an Israeli woman and her boyfriend – identified as Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or – were shown being kidnapped. In it, Argamani was hoisted onto the back of a motorcycle and driven away as Or was apprehended and made to walk with his hands behind his back. CNN could not independently verify the video.

“It’s very difficult when you see someone that is so close to you and you know so much being treated like this,” Amir Moadi, a roommate of Noa Argamani, told CNN, adding that he knew about five or six people who had been at the festival and have since gone missing.

Attachment 1212499

In another video authenticated by CNN, an unconscious woman who was at the festival could be seen being displayed by armed militants in Gaza. CNN later confirmed the identity of the woman as Louk. CNN has reached out to her family for comment but has not yet received a response.

Her cousin confirmed to the Washington Post that Louk attended the music festival.

CNN does not know Louk’s whereabouts or condition at this time. CNN is not airing the video because it is graphic and disturbing.

“We recognized her by the tattoos, and she has long dreadlocks,” Louk’s cousin told the Washington Post. “We have some kind of hope… Hamas is responsible for her and the others.”

Israeli border communities
Hamas fighters took hostages in the border community Be’eri, and the town of Ofakim, 20 miles east of Gaza, IDF spokesman Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari said on Saturday, adding that the two locations were the “main focal points” of the unfolding crisis.

In a televised address, he said that there were special forces with senior commanders in the two communities, and fighting was ongoing in 22 locations.

One video, geolocated by CNN to Be’eri, appears to show Hamas militants taking multiple Israelis captive.



The article goes on to discuss various attacks but I'm only posting the above.

But is she dead? In the video she seems, but they says shes kidnapped hostage... So maybe she isn't dead after all

[Silky]

**CIVILIAN WARNING**

Tried to post this yesterday but had to shrink it a few times. Don't know for sure, but I guess this is a victim fleeing the festival, there was a traffic jam, if you didn't get out and run, you were dead.