An Israeli lawmaker is calling for her nation’s military to use nuclear warfare in response to attacks by Hamas.
Revital “Tally” Gotliv, an Israeli lawyer and member of the Knesset for the Likud, published multiple posts advocating for a forceful retaliation following a surprise attack on Gaza on Saturday at the hands of the militant Palestinian group designated as a terrorist organization by the United States.
www.newsweek.com/israeli-official-calls-doomsday-nuclear-missile-option-1833585
Revital “Tally” Gotliv, an Israeli lawyer and member of the Knesset for the Likud, posted multiple times on X, formerly Twitter, about entertaining nuclear warfare instead of introducing mass ground forces.
Her rigid policy position comes as Israel bombed Gaza overnight and the death toll following a surprise attack on Saturday by Hamas—a militant Palestinian group designated as a terrorist organization by the United States—has surpassed 1,200, according to Reuters, which cited statistics from the Israeli military, including an additional 2,700 wounded on both sides.
Gotliv specifically mentioned “Jericho,” in reference to Israel’s initial ballistic missile program developed in the 1960s and named for the Biblical city. While the program was formed with French aerospace company Dassault, France withdrew in 1969 and Israel maintained the system and had the solid-fuel Jericho-1 model ready in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War.
Israeli lawmaker calls for nuclear weapons to be used against Gaza:
"Jericho Missile! Jericho Missile! Strategic alert. before considering the introduction of forces. Doomsday weapon! This is my opinion. May God preserve all our strength.”
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— AF Post (@AFpost) October 11, 2023
If equipped with a nuclear payload, a Jericho missile starts at 150 kT. That would look something like this.
The blast radius and fallout would still hit Israel and almost certainly kill more Israelis than Hamas has.t.co/3pjPKqj62H pic.twitter.com/OWmKL93DZ3
— James Endicott (@o76923) October 11, 2023
Jericho Missile! Jericho Missile! Strategic alert. before considering the introduction of forces.
Doomsday weapon! This is my opinion.
May God preserve all our strength.
טיל יריחו! טיל יריחו! התרעה אסטרטגית. לפני ששוקלים הכנסת כוחות.
נשק יום הדין! זו דעתי.
ה׳ ישמור את כוחותינו כולם.— טלי גוטליב (@TallyGotliv) October 9, 2023
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