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Israel, Hamas Fight Twitter War

Israel And Hamas Fight War Of Words On Twitter
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While the Israeli army and Gaza militants were busy pounding each other with rockets in the past two days, representatives for both sides fired salvos across the Twittersphere.

Accounts for the Israeli military and Hamas' military wing, the al-Qassam Brigade, have tweeted "live updates" from the war for their followers, and on Wednesday morning @IDFSpokesperson announced the launch of a massive operation in Gaza, which began with a targeted attack against the leader of Hamas' military wing, Ahmed Jabari.

@AlqassamBrigade reacted quickly:

While Hamas mourned, the IDF rejoiced:

And each issued warnings to the other:

According to dailydot.com, Twitter temporarily suspended the @IDFSpokesperson account. Twitter has a rule that forbids tweets that include "direct, specific threats of violence against others.”

In another technological spinoff, YouTube briefly removed a video on the official IDF channel that showed footage of the Ahmed Jabari's assassination. YouTube later said the removal was a mistake, AllThingsD.com reported, and that the video had been reinstated.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also took to Twitter to weigh in on the current crisis. After tweeting a photo of a young bleeding girl earlier, Netanyahu warned Hamas that Israel will not tolerate rocket attacks on its citizens.

Israel launched a major offensive against Hamas in the Gaza strip on Wednesday after militants hit southern Israel with hundreds of rockets in the previous days. Three Israelis were killed when a rocket hit a building in Southern Israel, the Associated Press reported, with 15 Palestinians dying and more than 200 wounded.

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People look at a wreckage of the car in which was killed Ahmed Jabari, head of the Hamas military wing in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. The Israeli military said its assassination of the Hamas military commander marks the beginning of an operation against Gaza militants. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) (credit:AP)
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People look at a wreckage of the car in which was killed Ahmed Jabari, head of the Hamas military wing in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) (credit:AP)
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People look at a wreckage of the car in which was killed Ahmed Jabari, head of the Hamas military wing in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) (credit:AP)
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In this Sunday, March 11, 2012 file photo, a rocket is launched from the Israeli anti-missile system known as "Iron Dome" in order to intercept a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip in Ashdod, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, file) (credit:AP)
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Palestinian security forces wheel into a hospital the body of Ahmed Jabari, head of the Hamas military wing, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) (credit:AP)
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Palestinian security forces wheel into a hospital the body of Ahmed Jabari, head of the Hamas military wing, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) (credit:AP)
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Israelis soldiers run to a rocket shelter as a siren sounds signaling an attack coming from the nearby Gaza Strip in Neva settlement, near the Israel-Egypt border, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) (credit:AP)
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Palestinian men react at hospital after the body of Ahmed Jabari, head of the Hamas military wing, was brought, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) (credit:AP)
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Israeli soldiers and civilians run to a rocket shelter as a siren sounds signaling an attack coming from the nearby Gaza Strip in Neva settlement, near the Israel-Egypt border, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) (credit:AP)
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Columns of smoke rise following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Palestinian witnesses say Israeli airstrikes have hit a series of targets across Gaza City, shortly after the assassination of the top Hamas commander. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) (credit:AP)
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Columns of smoke rise following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) (credit:AP)
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Columns of smoke rise following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) (credit:AP)
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Columns of smoke rise following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) (credit:AP)
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People look at a wreckage of the car in which was killed Ahmed Jabari, head of the Hamas military wing in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) (credit:AP)
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People gather around a wreckage of the car in which was killed Ahmed Jabari, head of the Hamas military wing in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) (credit:AP)
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Palestinian youths look inside a building where the body of Ahmaed Jaabari, head of the military wing of the Hamas movement, the Ezzedin Qassam Brigades, was brought to after the car he was riding was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on November 14, 2012. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2012. (SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2012. (SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A Palestinian man cries as security forces wheel into a hospital the body of Ahmaed Jaabari (unseen), head of the military wing of the Hamas movement, the Ezzedin Qassam Brigades, after the car he was riding was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on November 14, 2012. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Palestinians extinguish fire from the car of Ahmaed Jaabari, head of the military wing of the Hamas movement, the Ezzedin Qassam Brigades, after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on November 14, 2012. (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Palestinian firefighters extinguish fire from the car of Ahmaed Jaabari, head of the military wing of the Hamas movement, the Ezzedin Qassam Brigades, after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on November 14, 2012. (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Palestinians extinguish fire from the car of Ahmaed Jaabari, head of the military wing of the Hamas movement, the Ezzedin Qassam Brigades, after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on November 14, 2012. (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Palestinian firefighters extinguish fire from the car of Ahmaed Jaabari, head of the military wing of the Hamas movement, the Ezzedin Qassam Brigades, after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on November 14, 2012. (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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