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“I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no water, no fuel, everything is closed,” Gallant said. “We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly.”

  • ???@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    This feels like a humanitarian crisis that will soon become a full genocide.

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        1 year ago

        I don't think it is outside of the realm of possibility that in 30 years we learn that the Mossad knew about this and were ordered to let it happen. The intelligence fuckup was so enormous that it seems plausible they at least knew something was up. And the Israeli government has proven itself cynical enough to lend such a thought possible.

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          1 year ago

          There was rumor that they were observed training for this and the authorities told something was up. Which they seemingly ignored. Defense forces have to be right all the time however. Attackers only need to be right once. So be careful reading a lot into it.

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            1 year ago

            Yep, I'd imagine most times when there have been air strikes, incursions, raids etc. Where they've destroyed weapons or captured/killed some terrorist leader could have thwarted similar events.

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      1 year ago

      For a long time I've thought of the situation there as a slow-motion genocide. Looks like they're using the "surprise" attack by Hamas as an excuse to go full Hitler.

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        1 year ago

        I think we'll see Israel just bomb the entire strip into a crater, they've spent the last 20 odd years working on weaponry that's specifically designed to destroy Palestine, they've just been waiting for something they can use as an excuse to use it all.

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          1 year ago

          Now we know why Israel has been so reluctant to send military aid to Ukraine. They've been saving it for a special occasion.