The Israel Defense Forces confirmed Tuesday that it had launched a controversial  and long-expected major ground offensive in Gaza City, as local medics said dozens were killed and injured in strikes, and the desperate Israeli families of hostages held in Gaza said they were “terrified” for their loved ones.

The IDF said that it had “begun destroying Hamas infrastructure in Gaza City,” confirming the start of a major military push in the area after heavy bombing overnight.

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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-begins-major-gaza-city-ground-offensive-targeting-hamas-dozens-of-gazans-said-killed/

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Nobody walked out. That’s the best news. So now we’re in for round two in a couple of weeks? Maybe that’s just enough time for the players to consider what the consequences of intransigence might be. Trump is playing deal-maker, peace-maker and trying to convince the parties to cooperate on some shared goals. You’ve seen the media’s coverage of the Alaska meeting.  

Zelensky is starting to show signs of sanity, and let’s hope it lasts. Nobody wants to be on our President’s bad side, because there’s no telling what he might do if genuinely peeved. He’s the wild card, and he’s demanding peace. 

I watched a long-running press conference in which Trump had all his deputies and each got to speak about the crime in DC. Hegseth, Patel, Gabbard, Judge Jeanine and others. It was like a love fest with a record media crowd, and Trump as usual, speaking off the cuff.

Maybe you’ve already realized it, but we’re going to have to live through all this dirty laundry again. Not that we didn’t have it figured out, now we’ll have o see it adjudicated. The principals aren’t sleeping well, guaranteed. We knew these so-and-so’s were dirty and filed it away a long time ago. Some of these perpetrators may line up to turn state’s evidence, but you know they are communicating behind the scenes, trying to get their stories straight. It’s not going to be pretty. All the goofballs we knew were not telling the truth at the time.  They didn’t destroy everything, despite trying. Now they’re in trouble, and who knows how much?

There’s a running debate in the comments section, some claiming nothing will happen. Maybe there’s a little patience in order. Law cases take time, and not until all the T’s are crossed and the I’s dotted will they be brought. But I have a suspicion nobody’s off the hook. All the prevaricators we watched at the time, knowing they were fudging the truth at the very least. They messed with the wrong dude and we don’t even know what he’s thinking.

Things are happening fast. The Israelis have a green light, and they’re not messing around. There are still hostages, and apparently one digging  his own grave has made the rounds, and the Israelis are not amused. There’s a harsh truth about Israel. With a lack of enemies they argue amongst themselves. 

Alex Jones thinks Trump’s swollen ankles are going to precede a collapse. I hope he’s wrong. Dr. Ronnie Jackson says Trump is the healthiest President we’ve ever had. Time will tell.

We’re being run around about AI. Some of these companies are throwing billions at it, and we don’t know who’s going to survive to tell about it. If you think back, we’ve been through a lot of this, maybe not on this scale, but tread carefully. A whole bunch of “sure things” have been down the pike, and it’s a whole new world. We can thank God for everything we have, and with any luck, He’s not through.

Mark

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