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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of course they knew. They want a reason to go to war

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wouldn't go so far as to say "of course" about it, Hanlon's razor still applies. But it's a scenario worth investigating.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Occam’s razor cuts sharper, here. I don’t think you can apply Hanlon’s razor to entities that we know are full of malice, as Israel is to the Palestinians.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I dont find it adequaetly explicable without malice. Israel has Gaza almost surrounded and exerts strong influence on Egypt and the border there too. The main task of the Mossad and IDF is to surveil and fend off Hamas and Hesbollah. And for Hamas the area to surveil is very small and they cant go anywhere else. Also Israel now claims hundreds of attacks on Hamas targets every day, which means they claim to know exactly where Hamas is. How can they not have noticed the buildup of material and forces necessary for such an operation?