Israeli doctor speaks about conditions of released hostages

Doctor Itai Pessach of Israel's Sheba Medical Center, spoke Sunday, saying the hostages who have been freed late Saturday do not require emergency medical treatment in spite of the ordeals they each went through in Gaza at the hands of the terrorists of Hamas.

It has not been reported exactly what the captives had gone through, but if their demented actions they video taped on October 7 is any indication, it is great news to hear that they've survived and apparently are not suffering so much physically. Of course, the psychological trauma they went through is likely indescribable. 

Worse, Hamas uses their Palestinian civilians as human shields, and the death toll in Gaza has reached almost 15,000, in spite of the herculean efforts to minimize civilian casualties, and in spite of the fact that 75% of Palestinian civilians approve of the horrific October 7 sneak attack that killed 1,400 Israelis, some in the beds, some at a music festival, some who were babies and young children. 

And the hostages, remember the 240 hostages that were taken by the Hamassholes.

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Bipartisan bill passed unanimously against using human shields

Finally, something the Democrats aren't trying to block--the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would enact sanctions on those who use civilians as human shields as a war tactic. This includes Hamas, Hezbollah, ISIS and Al Qaeda.

The office of Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) in a press release Friday, along with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the bill, said "The use of human shields is barbaric and illegal, and terrorist groups--including Hamas and Hezbollah--must be held responsible when they engage in this reprehensible practice."

They should have also included the targeting of schools and homes of civilians, but that's asking a lot.

The bill was co-sponsored by 50 additional senators and will now be headed to the House of Representatives for a vote. The bill is called the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act [aka: "Let That Kid Go and Fight Like a Man Act"].

Any member of Congress voting against passing the bill will stand out like a sore zabiba.

Doubling down on his zabiba

"I commend the Senate for unanimously passing our bipartisan bill," Sen. Cruz said on Friday. "Terrorist groups, including Iranian proxies such as Hamas and Hezbollah, have made the use of human shields a routine tactic. This bill signals to the rest of the world that America will hold accountable anyone who uses civilians as shields to achieve military ends, as well as their enablers. I encourage the House to come together and pass our bill as soon as possible."

Because we all know that once this bill is passed, Hamas, Hezbollah, ISIS and Al Qaeda are going to back down and stop putting women and children in front of themselves while they shoot at our troops.

The bill requires and gives POTUS authority to identify and impose sanctions on a foreign individual, who is a member of or acting on behalf of terrorist groups and "who knowingly orders, controls, or otherwise directs the use of civilians protected as such by the law of war to shield military objectives from attack."

"Terrorist organizations like Hamas in Gaza continue their efforts to kill and terrorize innocent civilians while using human shields in the process, showing their utter disregard for human life," Sen. Marco Rubio 9R-FL) observed.

Other senators agree that using human shields is not nice.


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Iraqi forces say they're "tens of meters" from retaking Mosul

Baghdad -- Iraqi military commanders say their troops are "tens of meters" away from defeating ISIS in Mosul. This comes one day after a major counterattack was mounted by the militants. 

For those of you who can't do the conversion, 10 meters equals 32.8084 feet. Exactly what was meant by 'tens of meters' isn't at all clear, but it's probably not more than about half a football field.

Joint Operations Command said on Saturday "our units are still continuing to advance.  . . . Not much is left before our forces reach the river."

Similar statements by Iraqi officials were made over the past week since security forces have forced the scum-crumpets into a sliver of the Old City along the Tigris River. However, due to the fact that ISIS is shooting back, progress has been slow.

As it now stands, ISIS hold less than a square mile of territory and are using civilians as human shields, making it almost impossible for U.S.-led warplanes to blow them up without making for bad press coverage. 

It crazy--they fight unfairly by their 'rules,' which says there are no rules in war, while we take the moral high ground and do everything we can to minimize killing civilians. (I hate the term 'collateral damage.') Sadly, however, many, and more likely most of these civilians are going to be killed by the Islamic State jihadis. 

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