26/10/2023–|Last updated: 10/26/202309:48 PM (Mecca time)
Despite all the advanced equipment the Israeli army possesses, making it among the most powerful and most modern armies in the world, it enjoys unprecedented American and European support in confronting Palestinians who have been besieged for 17 years in Gaza stripWhat was the opinion of the tweeters about this unequal military, political, or economic confrontation?
Among these advanced weapons, the Israeli army possesses “Iron Sting” mortars, which are a precision-guided firing system with laser technology and GPS that penetrate reinforced concrete.
Israel also possesses about 750 high-explosive, laser-guided bombs that penetrate fortresses and tunnels. It also uses “Jadam” smart bombs for direct attacks to destroy infrastructure up to a depth of 4 meters, creating huge craters.
As for air fighters, Israel owns planes F-35 StealthIn addition to “Hellfire” air-to-surface missiles, which are accurate in hitting their targets.
For its part, the French organization Doctors of the World confirmed the seriousness of the injuries resulting from the recent Israeli bombing of Gaza, and said, “The cases are similar to the injuries caused by dangerous cluster bombs, because they contain small, high-explosive devices that can explode after the attack.”
Wide interaction
On October 26, 2023, the “Shabakat” program followed activists’ comments on the weapons possessed by Israel versus the simple weapons possessed by the Palestinian resistance factions in the Gaza Strip. Activist Zizo considered that Gaza is in dire need of military, not humanitarian, aid, and said in his tweet, “ Gaza does not (not) need food and drink aid, Gaza needs weapons like (such as) America and the West do not help Israel with equipment and missiles.”
For his part, Abdullah Al-Mutwi pointed to American support for Israel, and tweeted, “Apart from aircraft, there are strategic American warehouses for weapons in occupied Palestine. With the stroke of a pen (by order) from the administration, its doors open and turn into the occupation army.”
On the other hand, Ahmed Badawi saw that Israel cannot bear a long-term war and wrote, “…the enemy has not achieved significant achievements, which means that Israel has exhausted America, and neither of them has the ability to bring about tangible change on the ground nor the ability to withstand a prolonged war.”
Yara strongly criticized the image presented of the Palestinian defending himself, and said, “If the Palestinian defends himself with stones, they consider him a terrorist…but they use all kinds of weapons, there is no one to monitor them or hold them accountable, and this is the rule of the strong over the weak, and God bless us.”
For its part, Human Rights Watch concluded that Israel had actually used it White phosphorus In its aggression against Gaza, even though white phosphorus is internationally prohibited for use in civilian areas, it causes severe burns that often reach the bones, and their recovery is slow, and may develop into infections, which are sometimes fatal.
In addition, it may cause damage to the respiratory system and failure of some body organs, and the suffering of those affected is usually chronic. The resulting fires can destroy civilian facilities and property, damage crops, and kill livestock.
It is noteworthy that munitions containing white phosphorus are incendiary weapons, and therefore they are subject to the Third Protocol to the Convention on Conventional Weapons, and Palestine and Lebanon joined this protocol, while Israel did not ratify it.
It is noteworthy that this is not the first time this deadly weapon has been used, starting from World War I and ending with the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Israel had previously used it in its war on Gaza in 2008.