TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s decision to take over Gaza City was met with resignation and defiance by Palestinians who have survived two years of war and repeated raids. Many Israelis responded with fear and anger, worried it could be a death sentence for hostages held in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that Israel would intensify its 22-month war with Hamas by taking over Gaza City, large parts of which have been destroyed by past bombardment and ground incursions.
A major ground operation is almost sure to cause more mass displacement and worsen an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
“What does (Israel) want from us? … There is nothing here to occupy,” said a woman in Gaza City who identified herself as Umm Youssef. “There is no life here. I have to walk every day for more than 15 minutes to get drinking water.”
Ruby Chen, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen whose son, Itay, is a hostage held in Gaza, told The Associated Press that the decision puts the remaining hostages in danger.
“What is the plan now that is different from the last 22 months?” he said.
Genocide isn’t about the number of deaths. It’s about the intent.
If you listen to what Israelis and Israeli leaders are saying, and the pattern of actions, it fits the definition of genocide.
In previous cases of genocide, explicit statements of intent wasn’t required to call it as such (and we have them this time), as the actions and patterns of behaviour were enough to ascribe intent.
Only one of the list needs to be fulfilled in order to be considered genocide. 1, 2, and 3 have been demonstrated. With intent.
Even if we put genocide aside, you cannot deny the ethnic cleansing aspect.
I don’t care for any legal definition tbh, if anything trying to check boxes (with the icj quoting tweets? how low will we go :\ ) it feels like the word has been completely watered down from meaning I’m going to go door to door, house to house and kill every single one of you, I’m going to cut you into pieces, rape your wife and children then cut them into pieces, I’m going to capture you, put you and everyone you know on trains, torture you, and then gas you until not one of your people are left…to whatever Gaza is…
There’s definitely war crimes in there from both sides, Israel is not doing itself any favours taking out an apartment building to take out 1 to 2 hamas members, that’s a bit cold, it’s why I’m surprised the palestinians haven’t risen up and killed every hamas member out there as surely they must recognise hamas are radioactive
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g71lk09npo
But nothing really major since then?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Gaza_Strip_anti-Hamas_protests
I just wish this shitshow was over so we can go back to focusing on Ukraine :(
You’re clearly blind, not because you can’t see the atrocities being committed but because you either don’t want to or don’t care to.
I’m done trying to convince you of anything.
ok? i didn’t realise you were trying so hard, why do you feel the need to convince me of anything? we’re chatting on a forum not fighting on the front line
im also more than capable of coming to my own opinions on things, i’ve never changed my mind after 80 left wing progressives hounded me into submission, just like 80 conservatives can’t hound me into saying that being gay is a bad thing no matter how many “science facts” they throw at me
while i can see israel doing bad things, i know exactly how jihadi’s act since i’ve been watching and reading about them in depth since 2001, they are by far the most evil fighters in the world, nobody straps tnt to a toddler like an islamic jihadi, and i have very little sympathy for any town/city/group that harbours them
if you watch for example
Mosul offensive: Fighting ISIS on the frontline in Iraq
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx6U3x2M3XA
even the iraqi army struggles to determine who is a civilian and who is an islamic jihadi, because (surprise surprise) the jihadis hide in plain clothes amongst women and children
they were even scared to let a woman with a child in worried she was a suicide bomber
i completely understand why israel would rather stay 100 yards away and bomb from the air rather than go into a snake pit
so my question is where is hamas and where are the palestinians?
Hamas is an idea. Even if every single Hamas fighter were magically killed instantly, Hamas 2 would pop up because of what Israel has done and continues to do. Hamas itself doesn’t really matter.
Also lumping together Iraqi jihadis (as you call them) with Palestinians and their liberation resistance movement is kinda racist. They’re not the same.
For the record I do not advocate for Hamas, nor do I support their actions but their existence is inevitable.
The real question you should be asking is why is there a fascist ethnostate in the first place? And why is it propped up by Western countries?
lol all Jihadi’s look the same to me🤣
It’s not? The economy of Israel is incredible, it’s a true 1st world western economy surrounded by awful trillion dollar islamic authoritarian petro-states and awful backwards islamic hellholes, America would have already invaded and stuck a starbucks, mcdonalds and giant american flag right in the middle of Gaza if it was next to it
You don’t care about the legal definition because you are a savage who don’t believe in international laws and civilized societies
You claim to be against extremism while defending jewish extremism