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.

  • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
    102·
    2 months ago

    The worst thing for Israel is dead Palestinian children

    They want all palestinians gone

      • fif-t@fedia.io
        91·
        2 months ago

        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.

        In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

        1 Killing members of the group;

        2 Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;

        3 Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;

        4 Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;

        5 Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

        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.

          • fif-t@fedia.io
            51·
            2 months ago

            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.

              • fif-t@fedia.io
                32·
                2 months ago

                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?

          • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
            62·
            2 months ago

            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

      • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        2 months ago

        Learn the definition of genocide first instead of embarassing your self. Why netenyahu call the west bank as judea when judea was destroyed thousands of year ago? Why they build settlements in palestinians lands, why they stsrve gazans, why did he compare all gazans to amalek? Why israel destroy all palestinians historical sites? Why does honest israelis ask palestinians to live in egypt?