Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering ordering the full reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media, a move that would draw fierce opposition internationally and within Israel.

It would mark a stunning escalation of the nearly 22-month war in the territory that has already been largely destroyed and where experts say famine is unfolding. It would put the lives of countless Palestinians and about 20 living hostages at risk, and deepen Israel’s already stark international isolation.

    • @Fizz@lemmy.nz
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      -614 days ago

      I guess by that definition there been hardly any war throughout history.

      • @kikutwo@lemmy.world
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        614 days ago

        Oh? Which wars involved bombing schools and hospitals and assassinations of civilians at food aid stations?

        • @Fizz@lemmy.nz
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          -414 days ago

          Ukraine, Vietnam, Africa pick whichever conflict. Thats just recent stuff, go back 50 years or 100 and its even worse.

    • @jimmy90@lemmy.world
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      -1314 days ago

      oh i know. hamas and the other terrorist organisations of palestine really should have made peace at some point in the last 100 years and stopped killing civilians

  • @kreskin@lemmy.world
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    1114 days ago

    they arent considering it, they are doing it. And they will be done by September. And all the countries vowing to take action… in september… know it.

  • @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    a move that would draw fierce opposition internationally and within Israel

    The most powerful countries in the world are all either total simps for the fascist apartheid regime or publicly pretending that it doesn’t exist while supplying it with weapons and ammunition.

      • @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        414 days ago

        In two words: it’s complicated.

        In many more words, courtesy of Wikipedia:

        China has been Israel’s third largest trading partner globally and its largest trading partner in East Asia. Bilateral trade volume increased from $50 million in 1992 to over $10 billion in 2013 Israel has traded significantly with China in technology and arms. Some commentators note similarities between the culture and values of the two nations. Following the October 7 attacks, commentators generally note a worsening in relations between the two countries. In the United Nations, China has long voted in support of the State of Palestine and against Israel.

      • zeroOP
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        314 days ago

        Does China care about anyone else other than themselves?

        • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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          014 days ago

          Devil’s advocate here: should they?

          Shouldn’t the sole goal of the Chinese government be to ensure the prosperity of China and the Chinese people?

          • zeroOP
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            014 days ago

            I don’t disagree, everyone will take care of their own, but if China wants to be a true world power, it can’t just focus inward and ignore everyone else.

            • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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              114 days ago

              I guess it’s not focusing inward, it is just making moves solely guided by the interests of China and not by any ideology or morality.

  • Goodman
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    413 days ago

    I feel so helpless and horrified. And amidst all of this life still goes on. It sometimes feels surreal to me.

  • @ruuster13@lemmy.zip
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    314 days ago

    What is Netanyahu’s problem with the Palestinian Authority? The article says he doesn’t think they are committed to peace. I’m guessing the answer is just hatred but I’ll give peace a chance… unlike Netanyahu.

    • @mrdown@lemmy.world
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      714 days ago

      He has to justify building the settlements so he still accuse israeli collaborators of being an enemy

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
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      Not hatred, the Palestinian Authority is essentially an Israeli puppet “state”. The Palestinian Authority can’t be trusted indeed, but for exactly the opposite of the reason you’d expect. They haven’t done anything significant to further the Palestinian cause in decades.

    • zeroOP
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      314 days ago

      If no one is in charge then he’s in charge.