Israel Strikes Back, Everything You Need to Know 

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your presentation has more knowledge and information than 99% of the so called news agencies on the TV or internet..... and you are a better presenter than most of them ... great job Chris...

Thanks for your diligent work Chris - this is a much faster turnaround on updates and fact-checks than could be expected from a channel that isn’t… yknow… a full on news broadcaster

It's insane to me that troop movements and battles can be more accurately tracked by a random civilian today than by kings and generals of ages past. Even if you look back to Vietnam or Korea, generals wished they had access to this level of information

Brotha. Just came across your channel and I have to say that I love how you convey this information and how clear you make it known that it is best to try and view things from as many different angles as possible. 👍

Thanks, Cappy. I trust your content more than most regarding both the situation in Ukraine and Israel.

Great video, and glad you're getting more recognition. A couple of points: 1) I can't believe someone from Long Island can't pronounce "Kibbutz". Keh-BOOTS. 2) The IDF also already has E2 Hawkeyes.

Thank you for informing viewers on how to identify misinformation. It's vital these days. Also great video. I'm a big fan of your work.

Cappy you are one of the best sources I have seen in regards to the Gaza War. I mean this in the best way possible, when you cut out the sarcasm and jokes you are hands down one of the best you tubers out there. From one 11b to another, thanks bud.

Excellent coverage Chris. And the disclaimers in the beginning are spot on. What we see when we look at this conflict is a reflection of our own individual morals and value systems. It is up to each of us to decide what kind of world we want to live in and thus who we support. Very thoughtful words.

I'm a Vet with a brother still in Army Intel, and I'm thoroughly impressed with this information, and subscribing.

Your videos are great and the way you approach everything is something i wish was more contagious. Thanks for all the info and hard work you do, and last but not least thank you for your service … you’re a good man!

A real first class presentation very educational one is getting a perspective from all sides of argument and the complexities of the conflict with the right analysis of the position well done one of the best interviews I watched since the start of conflict once again well done

Thank you for sharing with the footage "toned down". You are a skilled communicator and we can talk about these topics without getting into the really nasty stuff to please the censors. Sometimes that's for the best anyways... For our collective sanity.

They cannot prevent this from happening again until the basic underlying causes are addressed.

One of the possible reasons why the wall around Gaza was easy to breach: There's a controversy about the company that was set to build the wall. The soldier that appointed the company and the CEO were friends, and it wasn't won by tender like all IDF and government related stuff. An Israeli documentary shows that a lot of money to build the wall was taken to build other things for the military, to reduce cost and time. It also shows people walking freely into and out though holes in the fence (although that was from the west bank)

Not gonna lie. I usually don't get my news from any RU-vidr but the channel is different. Sources are cited and it seems largly unbiased. I like this guy.

Great video... It helps provide a lot of intel of what's going on without heavily leaning towards one side... This is what all reporting should be like. Thank you Cappy

Thank you for your service, as a soldier and a journalist

Great report! Thank you for some real journalism. You’re fast becoming one of my preferred alternatives to legacy media.

Hey, Spare Parts! Former Navy here! Carry on soldier, you are making a damned good commentator. Your folks should be proud! Who'uh!?!

Great video Capy. You do a good job at explaining the situation without advocating for one side or the other. Keep up the good work

What an incredible video. Thank you. Something I can follow and really gather from. God Bless!

12 thousand views in 12 minutes. Love your content man

Incredible coverage. Like an oasis in the disinformation desert, it is so refreshing to see actual thoughtful and empathetic insight into this conflict (or rather, conflicts of conflicts)

Outstanding summary of yet another tragic situation. Thanks Cappy.

Thanks Capy for your words of peace ❤

Hi Chris, this is a very informative video. You covered a wide range if information. Thank you for all you hard work! Keep it up.

I’ll be honest, I don’t agree with some of the stuff said in the video, but the information you provide is incredibly valuable in a time like this. It’s important to not live in an echo chamber, especially online, and this video was a good reminder to me of that.

Excellent report! Thank you Sir.

This is by far the most in-depth break down of this situation- thanks for your hard work

During WW2, the Allies used much more indiscriminate firepower than today, and it worked, nowdays "precise" strikes may harm someone, but they are not enough. You don't win wars by defeating the leadership, but by changing the mentality of the people.

Thank you for your service.❤

You mentioned China’s attempt at weakening the US, and trying to gain more influence in the middle east. I can’t help but wonder if they have also encouraged this war so as to lower US stockpiles of missiles, artillery, and projection of power (i.e. 2 aircraft carriers) after we have already been draining our supply supporting Ukraine. This would help in their move on Taiwan. Just a thought. We get spread so thin in multiple conflicts thus making it impossible to concentrate on stopping their plans.

S-400 was stationed near Latakia on the coast protecting the joint Russian base at Bassel Al-Assad.

What a great job on this fact filled documentary. I just find it so sad that there's so much "hate" in the world based on religion, race and politics. I've been very fortunate to travel to many Muslim countries and have always been treated with respect. This would include Israel where l also crossed into the West Bank and interacted with the Palestinians. Again, the people there were very hospitable and friendly. I guess that's why it bothers me so much and breaks my heart to see so many lives lost since I have so many positive memories of my time there. The one thing l will add is that there was no justification as to the terrorist attack initiated by Hamas last week.

This was not a 'retaliation.' That would imply something remotely resembling a proportionate response. THIS is an extreme escalation.

Thank you for the informative video, I like your unbiased stamens/presentation. However, I noticed that you didn't mention the casualties from Palestine. And you haven't mentioned the main reason for starting this war, which is the the frustration of being at war for 75 years and being held in an open air prison for 15 consecutive years

amazing stuff as always!

Very informative video, thank you. A small critique of your editing though, having a minor transition look like the screen is being bumped up briefly isn't great on the eyes. (Like 0:33 for a big example, but it seems you do this a lot? First video from you) I suffer from vertigo and stuff like this is a danger of setting it off. Also at 28:20 you cut yourself off. :P

Thanks for the great analysis Chris. You do a phenomenal job of cutting thru the fog of war. I believe there are much deeper sources that are pushing this conflict. There are certain geopolitical superpowers who would love nothing more than to drag the USA into a multi-pronged war right now. We’ll see what happens, but I don’t see an off ramp for deescalation to happen any time soon. I’m American and my wife is Lebanese, so needless to say we’re paying attention quite closely right now…

very in teresting thank you

Great reference with the comparisons of Washington D. C & especially Lucknow India. Lucknow immediately came to mind😂😂

I watched the original video. I am not sure why it was age restricted. Chris is really good at keeping things politically correct and fair.

Thank you Cappy! I'm a reservist in an SF unit(wont disclose our location) and since last Saturday were drowning in the fog of war. You video(and also other outside information) really helps to understand wtf is going on. We're not sure how it's going to turn out, And when\where\if my unit will strike. But understanding the facts really helps to calm down and getting out of the fog of war. So thank you!

Good analysis

Brilliant analysis......Ta!

I tried to post this elsewhere, but couldn't get youtube to make a new post for some reason, so I've doing a reply here instead. This is a real vent to. In regards to my original post, Real Men (and Women and LGBTQ) go in via air! It's the only way to travel! Once upon a time I was a Marine PoG, but my sister was a full on Airforce Medic. She got to do way more fun things than I did. Fortunately neither of us ever served on the front line due to timing in her case, and my particular job as a civilian contractor as I was on the tech side. Still, while I have a massive amount of respect for those who serve of the combat line; I'm also glad that my parents never had to deal with the infamous visit. To the more serious aspect, as I've gotten older, and thus my parents have gotten older and needed more help, I'm exceptionally grateful that both I am my sister have been available to provide support. This has put some things into perspective in terms of it is not only my life I'm risking, but also my ability to care for others. For a variety of reasons, my immediate family and parents probably don't have to worry about economic problems (yay malpractice?), but simply being available and around to help is a major benefit to those who might otherwise be left behind. I just think that is is exceptionally important to understand that those that give their life in defense of a cause they believe in can easily leave both children and parents who can really struggle without them. I believe that this is true of both Western and other forces, so I'm not trying to excuse the actions of some, but I just don't think we should ever lose sight of the consequences of war. Again, all honor and thanks to those who have given their all. For those of us left behind, the best we can say is thank you for your sacrifice. I think those who promote war in the modern age, for whatever reason, seem to miss this point, or worse yet willfully ignore it. FWIW, I think the US largely does recognize the potential of war. Unfortunately some of out adversaries, and the enemies of our allies, like to mix civilian and military targets, further undercutting what I just said. To speak to current events, I think Hamas F'd up royally, and it seems they are more than happy to put military targets in civilian areas. To me this is inexcusable. At the same time though, the Israeli policy regarding both areas has been . . . inconsitant at best: If we separate out the recent Hamas attack, which was clearly terrorism in my opinion, we can see a situation where Israel has either bent toward Israeli settlers to ignore traditional Palestinian land claims, or just ignored them outright. For what it is worth, I think Israel would have been best served by suing for peace by returning the territories way back when. For whatever reason they did not do this, which has left them in a strange situation with two enclaves on enemies that they now "own:, and no clear way forward. As near as I can tell, the two state solution is dead. Given that, while this is not the best solution, I think the captured territories should simply be annexed into Israel, with the understanding that all new naturally born citizens will be taught both histories, and then given full Israeli rights (and obligations). There's a lot of history behind this that I won't get into, but this would give Palestinians and nominal say of Jerusalem, and empower them vs (to be blunt) the apartheid conditions they are facing now. Basically, I think that it is well past time Israel accepts that they conquered the areas, and it is way to late to "return them," As an outsider looking in, neither region seem able to govern themselves as an independent state, so I honestly thing Israel should just annex the entire thing. in doing do, Israel must recognize all residents of the area as citizens. Give the them the right to vote, and give them true buy into the promise and refuge that is Israel. Again, I'm an outsider looking in, but I honestly feel that how Palestinians are being treated in the equivalent of Apartheid. My suggestion above is how I would address this. Note however, that none of this have to do with Hamas. Had Hamas launched a sneak attack against military units only I have some sympathy (maybe), but given their intentional targeting of civilians, they get no sympathy from me. While I do have concerns about how Israel is and will respond, I can hardly blame them. My above statements are looking at possibilities for future resolution - but vengeance though it may be, for now I feel Hamas can burn,

Hey Chris, as a veteran intel analyst from Long Island, I just wanna thank you for the hard work and dedication you do that produce an accurate encapsulation of conflict. War is messy, and it didn't look anything like how they raised us growing up. But we stayed true, and we did our best to fight the good fight and send a textbook of intel downrange. And you're a good man because of it. Climb to Glory, buddy.

Cappy, you’ve got more journalistic integrity than any one who’s currently on tv. Full stop.

full respect for your objectivity, and goal of describing the conflict from both sides. very rare - excellent!

THIS is the most concise, informative briefing I have seen since I was in the military! Outstanding report soldier, outstanding!

For an "average infantryman" you and your team are really earning some stripes with these quick turn analysis / summary videos *with* terminology explanation and historical context *without* stepping very much into the emotional side of things. Thank you for doing these hard but worthwhile things.

I feel fortunate to have found and subscribed to Task & Purpose. Chris has a superior ability to inform his listeners about complex events in easily understandable layman's terms. It is obvious that Chris has researched his topics carefully and that he has done an unbiased job of reporting facts. His discussions go far beyond the contents of the news reports from CBS, ABC. MSNBC, BBC, Etc. Thank you for your detailed reports and for all of the hard work and research that was required to produce such excellent video presentations. Also,I thank you for your service to our country!

Very rarely do I sit through a 50+ minute RU-vid video without skipping through it. So much information is this, very well done.

I served in the Army from 30 years and seldom have heard a clearer brief of a complex conflict. I especially appreciated your analysis of how Hamas defeated the IDF's complex intelligence sensors. Too many eggs in one basket with no HUMIT on the ground. What was not explained was the strategic intelligence but as history teaches us you never fully know or can predict what is in your enemies's mind.

This man’s content is invaluable. Unbiased, factual information. A rare thing these days

Absolute BS that it was age-restricted. You're a better journalist than anyone currently reporting among the "MSM," FANTASTIC REPORTING! Please keep up the great work, Cappy!

Great work, breaking just about everything down, drawing it up for us, and showing so many concepts in such a short amount of time. One of this channel's best videos yet!

But there is a way out for Palestinian people through the same tunnels they built & use to get all of their weapons in & out. They just won't let their people use them. So it's not the same as the Manhattan example.

This was well put together. This was long but well worth the watch. It was very informative and brought up a lot of great talking points on different aspects of the situation at hand. Well done! Can’t wait for next update. Also, shout out to all my fellow veterans, and those that are currently serving.

Clearheaded, reasoned analysis is rare these days. Thanks for providing solid info and context.

There is a logic problem in the so-called Israel war: At first no one notices that Hamas is invading and then suddenly you know where exactly they all live in Gaza and you start shooting at them? can someone explain that?

We stand with Israel ❤🇮🇱

why was this age restriceted? i watched the original, nothing bad about it

Regarding the map at 24:33: An important point to note is that the less dense parts of Gaza are still INCREDIBLY densly populated. According to the map the lowest densly populated parts of Gaza have a population density of 3.500-4.999 per km2. To give you something to compare this to, the population density of Washington city (just the real proper city without the urban or metro area) is 4.355 per km2, that of Berlin in Germany is 4.126 per km2.

Love the update, it would be really helpful if you included timestamps

Great coverage of analysis done, unbiased and down-to-earth information on events that happened to the misfortune of people being in the wrong place and in time. Ample analysis with concise briefings gives us a whole and clear picture. Congratulations are in full order, job well done indeed.

You're really coming into your own as a journalist, Chris. Great job!

There's no such thing as capturing innocent hostages, especially when it's not in a time of war, (even though it is now), but that's just literally called kidnapping and as the commander said, it's terrorist activity.

You're making amazing high quality analysis content and YT makes your life difficult, it's frustrating. But huge thank you for the work you do.

The scary thing is that this could easily domino into a much larger war that involves, Iran, Russia, USA, Lebanon, Jordan, and others.

This is the most informative information that I have seen in relations and tensions. The visuals and explaining many different definitions was great. Not only did I learn about the current events, but learned a lot in the different terms in war. 💯

I recently left the region, and I’d like to congratulate you for this podcast, it is by far your best work to date. It was really comprehensive, particularly detailing the merits (and shortcomings of the “roof knock” technique. BZ

Damn, Chris. This is the way ALL discussions should be. Thanks for your support of critical reasoning, and giving folks the opportunity to arrive at their own conclusions. Out-effin'-STANDing! Keep up the excellent work!

An amazingly detailed overview of the Israeli/ Hamas situation to date especially when contrasted with regular media outlets. Thanks so much for your efforts!

the prefaces in the first 3 minutes of this video go hard. Cappy is one of the few public figures who deserves to be respected for his presentation of the topic. Keep up the good work, Chris.

Clear, concise, rational, and the most unbiased narrative out there, thank you Cappy...

Damn dude. This is an absolutely amazing video you have done. Don’t get me wrong you’ve had many great videos but this one is the next level. Thank you so much for your time and energy. Love what you do!

This level of independent reporting is so refreshing in a time where journalism is becoming entangled with the partisan biases of our political world. Thank you, you’re doing awesome work!

Really enjoying these thorough updates, Chris. So much great information. I feel so much more knowledgeable about this insanely complicated and nuanced topic. Thank you.

You take a view driven by your military (and possibly religious) view. I read a good 100 of the comments & could only conclude that your military & ex-military love cult talk as if with one voice - so much for the variety of opinions you referred to - follow you like the 'dittoheads' followed Rush Limbaugh. The problem I find is that, while you talk about "strategic & military," that is only a keyhole view into a geopolitical, religious, ideological conflict that has been in the making since at least the 7th century CE. I come with no religious or military interest into this. I come from the only country that has ever used nuclear bombs against civilian cities, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians in a 3-day period, so numbers of bombs or rockets are not the metrics of true understanding. This piece of land has been fought over by a wide variety of combatants for millennia. Check "Palestine" and "Canaan" in Wikipedia for an exhaustive analysis of who the hundreds of different tribes & participants were. It was ruled mostly from Egypt, but forces from as far away as Persia (Iran) played a part. The earliest mention of the Hebrews (known in ancient writings as the "Habira") seem to date from about 1800 BCE in the Bronze Age. Their power rose & waned, to be picked up again in the Iron Age when the kingdoms of Israel & Judah were ruled by the Israelites. In about 850 BCE, the land now known as Israel consisted of the Kingdom of Israel in the north, well up into modern Lebanon, the Kingdom of Judah to its south including Jerusalem, and a little strip along the Mediterranean known as the Philistine States, including Gaza. This "Neo-Babylonian empire fell to Alexander the Great from Greece & finally he Romans invaded the land & were the rulers at the time ascribed to the birth of Yeshuah (Jesus) & beyond. With Islam established by Muhammad in the early 7th century CE, Arab armies from the East under his direction swept into the Levant & captured the area. According to an Islamic law called 'waqf'' once any territory was captured anywhere by followers of Allah, it belonged to Allah in perpetuity. A long line of Caliphates & Sultanates ruled until the Ottomans arrived. The Muslim Ottomans Empire took over Palestine in 1516. The Ottomans retained control until defeated by the allies in WW I but the land of Israel/Palestine was still almost all owned by 11 Ottoman Turkish families known as the "Effendi." Before WW I, Jews escaping the Russian Czarist pogroms and other Jews whose presence in the area went back to the Israelite Iron Age era began buying up land with donations from the Jewish communities all over the world. This land was basically swamp or desert. Local Arab neighbors remained merely tenant farmers on Effendi-owned land. After WW I, the League of Nations cut up the entire Middle East, giving Mandatory control to various Ally countries, primarily Britain & France. Palestine became a British Mandate. The UK ruled over Palestine until the moment the State of Israel was born pursuant to the November 29, 1947 UN Resolution 181, which offered both the Jews & the Muslims their own states. The parties had 6 months from the date of the resolution to accept their states. The Jews did, declaring their acceptance on May 14, 1948. At midnight that night the last Brits evacuated the new State of Israel. The Arabs, following the demands of the Kingdom of Egypt (later the United Arab Republic) and the other major Arab nations surrounding Israel; Lebanon, Syria, Trans-Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, rejected their state - relying on their neighbors' promise to invade & wipe out the Jews whose state violated waqf. It was a tragic mistake & misjudgement relying on bloody war instead of peaceful co-existence. On the first day of the Jewish state, the armies of 5 Arab countries invaded Israel in the 1948 "War of Independence" as the Israelis term it. While the Arabs made some headway with Egypt capturing the Gaza Strip & Trans-Jordan capturing the portion of Israel now called the West Bank, they failed to eradicate Israel. In 1949, a truce was declared between Israel & its Arab enemies and the Green Line was established, leaving Trans-Jordan (now renamed Jordan) in possession of the West Bank & Egypt in possession of the Gaza Strip and Israel in possession of the Golan Heights. This is the current border, though it isn't a real border so much as the continuing existence of the Green Line. Arab violence and terrorism against Jews in the area far pre-dated the founding of Israel or the beginning of Jewish rule. Read up on the Arab massacres of Jews in Hebron -a Jewish holy city where Abraham & other founders of the religion are buried in 1929. Ironically, after killing or exiling all Jews from Hebron via terrorism against civilians, the Palestinian Arabs use the absence of Jews as "proof" that Hebron is a Palestinian city. The same is true with East Jerusalem, the Arab Quarter, which used to have some 30 synagogues before Jordan captured it in the '48 war & exiled its Jewish population, proclaiming it the Muslim Quarter. There has never been a day since the 7th Century invasion of Muhammad's Arabian forces that Muslims have accepted the presence of ANY Jews (or Christians, for that matter) as governors in the Middle East.

Always look forward to the informative videos Cappy! Great work as always and keep up the good fight!

I'm glad your channel has been getting the recognition it deserves, especially since your videos are longer than average which tend to struggle. Thanks for all the hardwork you and the team put in.

What you need to know mossad , unit 85000 , shin bet , idf , netenyahus gang you all failed . Got your asses kicked by boys with toys . My understanding of what you are saying is you got your backsides kicked by a ragtime army in Afghanistan .

Really dig the unbiased perspective. It's great that people like you are actively trying to bring unbiased information to others.

I'm about 1/2 way though and I might watch the rest tomorrow but bloody hell you really have done your research. Same that media these days no NOT cover things this way.

Dude, this is insanely good... I love how you don't try away from the internal struggles within his real leading up to the attack

RU-vid overreach is so annoying. Cappy army stand up! We are very greatful for your efforts. 🤜

Brilliant recap, easy to listen to, filled all intel boxes, cohesive and very well done! Thank you. I served Marine Corps, my brother and Grandfather as well served Marine Corps. Appreciate your service brother.

That was perhaps the best comprehensive and unbiased analysis I've seen anywhere.❗ Great work, mate❗👏🏾👏🏾 Saving this video for reference.💯 Two big thumbs up. 👍🏽👍🏽

Thank you for this incredibly detailed and well researched content!

I can not explain enough how much I appreciate your journalism. It has been a eye opener. Keep it up Chris!

Thank you for your hard work covering challenging topics with deftness and nuance. I've been watching for a while, and it's been awesome watching your videos improve more and more! !

Armed persons attacking innocent civilians for political gain are called terrorists, not militants. Armed persons raping women and killing babies are called savages. Using misleading terminology IS taking sides.

from Israel 🇮🇱, I've always loved your videos. Hoping to watch them in better days..

Amazing stuff as usual! Thank you so much for helping myself and thousands of others see through the cloud of war. Side note, can you do a similar recap, review, and analysis of the Russia/Ukraine war? Time has passed and many details have changed. Understanding perspective, historical reasoning, and tactics used (IMO) would be very helpful at this point.

hi Chris, i have seen many many many videos trying to explain the situation, i must admit i have seen none as neutral,respectful and informative as yours, thank you.

I am from Lucknow India. It was once the HQ of British central command in Asia during WW2

Thank you for compiling all this information and presenting it in an accessible way. There's a lot of fake news flying around and a video like this helps a lot!