Israel versus Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, aid workers, journalists, and UN peacekeepers. 2023-24

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IDF spokesblokes regularly glibly deny the use of phosphorus white over footage is them using phosphorus in residential areas in shake and bake ops, as the US army called them.

They have admitted to using the wrong kind of ordinance when they were attacking a refugee camp though.

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What’s the right kind of weapon to kill refugees fleeing imperialist aggression?

United Nations:
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Middle East

As the hostilities between Israel and Hamas and other groups in Gaza intensify, the Secretary-General remains gravely concerned about the further spillover of this conflict, which could have devastating consequences for the entire region.

There is a continued risk of wider regional conflagration, the longer the conflict in Gaza continues, given the risk of escalation and miscalculation by multiple actors.

The escalating violence in the occupied West Bank, including intensified Israeli security forces operations, high numbers of fatalities, settler violence and attacks on Israelis by Palestinians, is extremely alarming.

The daily exchanges of fire across the Blue Line risk triggering a broader escalation between Israel and Lebanon and affecting regional stability.

The Secretary-General is increasingly concerned about the spillover effects of the continuing attacks by armed groups in Iraq and Syria, as well as the Houthi attacks against vessels in the Red Sea, which have escalated in recent days.

The Secretary-General urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint and take urgent steps to de-escalate tensions in the region.

The Secretary-General again appeals to all members of the international community to do everything in their power to use their influence on the relevant parties to prevent an escalation of the situation in the region.

The Secretary-General reiterates his call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.

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Gaza: Baby pulled alive from rubble after Israeli air strike on Rafah

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https://nitter.net/YairWallach/status/1741423445307535569

Israel’s Prime minister and finance minister are now both on record saying they aim for mass removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

https://nitter.net/MairavZ/status/1741378636278575166#m

Smotrich agrees with @mashagessen that Gaza is a ghetto: “If we act strategically they will emigrate and we will live there. We won’t let 2 million stay. With 100-200K in Gaza, the ‘day after’ debate will be diff. They want to leave, they’ve been living in a ghetto for 75 years.”

From the Guardian liveblog:

1m ago14.56 GMT

Israeli minister calls for the return of Jewish settlers to the Gaza Strip after the war

Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has called for the return of Jewish settlers to the Gaza Strip after the war and said its Palestinian population should be encouraged to emigrate, according to AFP.

“To have security we must control the territory,” Smotrich told Israel’s Army Radio in response to a question about the prospect of re-establishing settlements in Gaza.

“In order to control the territory militarily for a long time, we need a civilian presence.”

The Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu has not officially suggested plans to evict Gazans or to send Jewish settlers back to the territory since the war broke out on 7 October.

Israel unilaterally withdrew the last of its troops and settlers in 2005, ending a presence inside Gaza that began in 1967, but maintaining near complete control over the territory’s borders.

All settlements on occupied Palestinian land are regarded as illegal under international law, regardless of whether they were approved by Israel.

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I don’t know how much more people need to hear this government talk for them to realize that they want to ethnically cleanse Gaza and most likely the West Bank, too
 :woman_shrugging:

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Oh fuck
 way to expand the war, UK


Anthony Hopkins Idiots GIF by PBS SoCal

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:thinking:

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