It appears that an elegant act of deception by the Israeli Defense Forces may have led to the slaughter of hundreds of Hamas terrorists, all without a single civilian caught in the crossfire.
On Friday, IDF issued a tweet through their English language social media channels that “air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip.”
Predictably, establishment media outlets gobbled up the news as the latest evidence of an Israeli invasion of Palestine.
“Israeli troops have entered the Gaza Strip as conflict with Palestinians escalates,” The Washington Post reported.
In response to the supposed invasion, hundreds of Hamas fighters who had previously been hiding among the civilian Palestinian population fled into the terror group’s extensive tunnel network to prepare for a bloody final battle with Israeli forces, according to The Jerusalem Post.
The invasion never came, however.
Instead, as the confused Hamas fighters came out of the tunnels, 160 Israeli aircraft flew overhead and rained fire and fury upon the terrorists.
The Jerusalem Post reported the attack struck 150 targets including anti-tank and mortar teams.
The IDF verified the claim on Twitter with impressive footage of the assault.
In “The Art of War,” the 5th century B.C. strategist and military philosopher, Sun Tzu, wrote that “All warfare is based on deception.”
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