Gaza Update

I guess that the lede here is the deaths of Nizar Rayyan, who appears to be the most senior member of Hamas' military wing, and Azkariah al-Jamal, leader of their rocket forces.

While al-Jamal was hit in his car, Rayyan was hit at his home, where he was staying with his 4(!) wives and 10 children, who were also killed in the strike.^*

I can't say that I'll shed a tear over Rayaan or al-Jamal, though the deaths of family members is unfortunate.

Israel is still resisting calls for a truce, and there are increasing indications that Israel is preparing for a ground assault (also here)

In the world of the more surreal aspects of the war, there is a PR campaign between Israel and Hamas being conducted on YouTube, and in the reports of Israeli cell phone warnings to civilians in advance of strikes, we have another report confirming this activity, along with reports that Hamas is sending text message threats.

Again, let me state that I really want to hear the War Nerd's perspective on all this, because his lack of moral dimension on his commentary provides more military insight.

^*Reports are that he refused to go to ground, a stupidity that should be restricted to military leaders, and that he refused to allow his family to go elsewhere, which is wrong, and cowardly, on many levels.