Oddbean

This is not directly related to the current armed conflict. A person who live in Israel, knowing the real situation of the society to the point of disgust, is praising Hiroki Higashi who repeatedly make unrealistic statements. I wonder why. Is it a kind of "escape from reality?" That person and I stopped following each other on ex-Twitter a few years ago. By the way, that person's son was a military officer in the intelligence division of the Israel Defense Forces. I hope he's okay.

----- Israel Defense Forces @IDF ⚔️Swords of Iron⚔️ The IDF is initiating a large-scale operation to defend Israeli civilians against the combined attack launched against Israel by Hamas this morning. https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1710580568302223374

As a source of information, accounts of Japanese residents in Israel are useless. Because they are too biased (they are stuck in a victim mindset that is punishing others). I have blocked these Israeli Japanese accounts, along with similarly biased pro-Palestinian accounts(academics and activists). Military "otaku" accounts from various countries are providing neutral and accurate information. Reporters from major media outlets in Western countries can be trusted to assess the situation.

Video of Palestinian militants abducting Israeli citizens. The hostages were said to have been taken to the Gaza Strip. This video is not propaganda material to denigrate militants as it has been "favorably" introduced by a Pro-Palestinian military blogger. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tootblue/media_attachments/files/111/193/935/212/693/908/original/dbc789ff83beed58.mp4

Meanwhile, this footage shows Palestinian militants capturing an Israeli woman with a baby and then telling his comrades not to manhandle her. It is unclear whether the mother and child were released or taken to the Gaza Strip like other hostages. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tootblue/media_attachments/files/111/194/036/128/062/874/original/6c2f7187a7f13dd6.mp4

Posts on X (formerly Twitter) containing photos of Israeli civilians who were shot and killed while at a bus stop have been removed from view one after another for violating the X rules. X is still doing some work.