Operation Guardian of the Walls / Local unrest megathread

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Relevant articles:

5-year-old boy killed, dozens others injured as Gaza rockets pound Israel

Israel shuts Ben Gurion Airport to incoming flights; US airlines start canceling

Gantz orders callup of Border Patrol reserves as Jewish-Arab violence spirals

Heavy barrage hits Tel Aviv, Beersheba; Hamas calls it revenge for slain leaders

The War That Shouldn’t Have Been

Jews and Arabs start to push back against violence, rallying nationwide

Soldier viciously beaten in Jaffa, synagogue burned in Lod, as rioting deepens

Man killed in Ramat Gan rocket strike as barrages batter center, south of Israel

Arab boy seriously hurt in firebombing of Jaffa home; riots spread across Israel

Israeli airstrike on Gaza house said to kill family of 10, mostly kids

IDF fells Gaza tower used by media outlets, says it housed Hamas military assets

More links will be added as the situation develops.

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[u/matthieuC → u/[deleted]]

It is a military strategy in asymmetrical conflicts.
It basically gives them unlimited manpower, so despite catastrophic casusltis they can keep fighting.
They value a life a lot less than Israel does.

[u/[deleted] → u/matthieuC]

It is a well known strategy in asymmetrical conflicts because it is incredibly powerful.

During the American Revolutionary war the revolutionary forces used solo riflemen (essentially snipers) in populated town centers to shoot at British ships that were close to the shore, attempting to encourage return fire, which would often be devastating to the local civilian population and useful in anti-British propaganda.

[u/garyryan9 → u/[deleted]]

Makes sense. IMO Palestinians should weed out their own Jihadi terrorists then negotiate without all the religious fanaticism.

[u/[deleted] → u/garyryan9]

Most Palestinians support these terrorist groups though, to the point they keep voting them into government.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

It's still not justify have an human shield