Two Hamas members kill three in morning rush hour attack
Attackers were brothers, shot dead at the scene
Attack comes on seventh day of Gaza truce
JERUSALEM, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Two Hamas gunmen killed three people at a Jerusalem bus stop during morning rush hour on Thursday, and Israel reiterated its commitment to wiping out the Palestinian Islamist faction, whose Oct. 7 killing spree triggered the Gaza war.
The attackers, Palestinians from East Jerusalem, were shot dead by off-duty soldiers and an armed civilian, police said. At least eight people were also wounded in the shooting.
“The terrorists arrived at the scene by car in the morning, armed with an M-16 rifle and a handgun,” police said. “The terrorists began shooting at civilians before subsequently being killed at the scene.”
Hamas, which is sworn to Israel’s destruction, claimed responsibility for the Jerusalem attack, deeming it “heroic”.
This happened in 1967, when Israel went to war against a coalition of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt.
Israel won in six days. It wouldn’t go any better a second time.
I wouldn’t be so sure. Things are a little bit different than 1967, and more countries are condemning Israel’s numerous war crimes than just those 5 countries
The United States is also much more of a factor now and is not going to let Israel’s existence be threatened by nation states. Toss in the US military and we’ll get to add the One Day War to Israel’s history.
They don’t have a choice. Isreal wants another multi sided war so they can expand again. The US doesn’t want to fight a war for single spy station that’s of little importance at this point since the only thing tying us to the middle East is… Israel.
The military imbalance is much worse now and Egypt won’t get involved this time. It would be more one sided than Beqaa Valley.