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Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Mon Oct 9, 2023, 04:37 AM Oct 2023

Israel has called up 300000 reservists in 48 hours

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Israel has called up 300000 reservists in 48 hours (Original Post) Tomconroy Oct 2023 OP

To give some idea of the scale, the IDF is estimated to have 465k reservists. Lancero Oct 2023 #1

Hope Hamas had a fun weekend with their parades of death Takket Oct 2023 #2

Israel's lethal enemies have left it no choice. ancianita Oct 2023 #3

is every citizen a soldier in times of war? samnsara Oct 2023 #4

They certainly are in today's world and that includes babies and the elderly. Chainfire Oct 2023 #5

Someone mentioned that Old Testament retribution is in store Zambero Oct 2023 #6

Lancero

(3,280 posts)

1. To give some idea of the scale, the IDF is estimated to have 465k reservists.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 05:50 AM

Oct 2023

So, 65% of their reserves called up.

Takket

(23,804 posts)

2. Hope Hamas had a fun weekend with their parades of death

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 06:12 AM

Oct 2023

Because the amount of death and misery their actions are about to bring down on the Palestinian people is unimaginable.

ancianita

(43,365 posts)

3. Israel's lethal enemies have left it no choice.

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 06:27 AM

Oct 2023

samnsara

(18,781 posts)

4. is every citizen a soldier in times of war?

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 09:02 AM

Oct 2023

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)

5. They certainly are in today's world and that includes babies and the elderly.

Reply to samnsara (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 09:29 AM

Oct 2023

Zambero

(10,029 posts)

6. Someone mentioned that Old Testament retribution is in store

Reply to Tomconroy (Original post)

Mon Oct 9, 2023, 09:46 AM

Oct 2023

No reason not to believe that.

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