Netanyahu declares a ‘second war of independence’ as fears for Gazans grow

war is between two regular armies. pounding the shit out of gaza after cutting supplies and water can hardly be called war

It's clearly propaganda for internal consumption, because there's no way in hell that anyone who isn't spouting hate and foam 24-7 is going to buy the parallelism. They want to fill Zionist radicals with fervor so that they help force dissidents to shut up about the fact that they're committing genocide.

This is no war, it is genocide when you shoot civilians.

Shooting them is bad press. Bringing down whole buildings with aerial bombardment is much more palatable.
Better than Ukraine history tho. Lot of cool videos

It's not a war, it's a massacre...

Genocide is the correct term. Massacre is correct, but not precise enough.

If we accept Israel's argument that it can kill whoever it wants because the other side started it then we are creating a new basis for conflict where wars can always be justified by the instigator.

Countries don't need arguments for war, but the arguments can slow down international response.
the 'forever war' isn't new, just has a new coat of paint.

Translated: Nazanyahu declares Israel dependent on ethnic cleansing

He didn't even have to declare that, it's always been this way.

I still cant believe the western goverments are sitting idely by while this slaughter happens.

They are not sitting idly, they are supporting it.
The sad truth is all their media has become pro Israeli. They never even see or hear about the Palestinians plight. They just keep replaying the same crap from Oct 7.
- In the UK we’re seeing a lot about the Palestinian plight on the BBC. We also see news about concern for the hostages but don’t see much about the Oct 7 attack itself anymore.
- Have you ever watched, random example, DW. BBC isn't entirely terrible, either.
they're making a lot of money - or will, soon enough

Well in their first war of “independence” they kicked out 700k civilians out of their homes and never allowed them to return to their rightful belongings. Is this what they’re again yet again? More land grabs?

This is the first time that I've realized in real time that a "war" is actually genocide

The only thing Isreal is accomplishing is guaranteeing there will be another generation of radicalization.

The asymmetry of this "war" is clear, even in a nation that gives Israel full support by the government and media.

a 2nd nakba, then

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Gaza was plunged into darkness, isolation and violence on Saturday night, its communications with the outside world almost entirely cut, as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced his country was entering “the second stage” of what was likely to be a long and difficult war against Hamas.

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As 2.3 million Palestinians in the blockaded coastal strip braced themselves for a second night of sharply escalating Israeli military operations, Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, said that the campaign against the Islamist militant group Hamas would continue until a new order was given.

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With links to mobile networks, the internet and electricity inside Gaza almost entirely severed, emergency services, including paramedic teams, were operating almost blind as they struggled to respond to scores of deaths and injuries from the airstrikes.

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Israel launched its assault on Gaza after hundreds of fighters from Hamas crossed the Israeli border in vehicles, by air and sea on 7 October, indiscriminately killing civilians in the streets, their homes and at an outdoor rave.

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It said: “During a night of intense bombardment and ground incursions in Gaza, with reports of hostilities still continuing, health workers, patients and civilians have been subject to a total communication and electrical blackout.

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“Hospitals across Gaza are already operating at maximum capacity due to the injuries sustained in weeks of unrelenting bombardment, and are unable to absorb a dramatic rise in the number of patients, while sheltering thousands of civilians.

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I'm sure Bibi's best buddy Donald Trump will be the first to show up in tacticals and do all the FREEDOMING on the front lines. 🙄

There must be a massive oil/gas field under Gaza or something for them to do this.

Downvote all you want. You have tea and crumpets with the guy who falls all over Kim Jong Un, and go and name districts after him, then absolutely fffk you and horse you rode in on.

If Cuba started firing missiles at the US the whole place would be ash in hours, I don't understand what people expect Israel to do when literally every other country on the planet would defend themselves.

Respect human rights!
- Against an enemy who killed 1200 civilians after they signed a ceasefire? Who puts their HQ under a hospital?
  The only way human rights can be respected in the future are when Hamas' ugly face has been wiped off the earth
most other countries dont keep an open air prison of millions of people on their doorstep and take potshots at journalists and children on the regular.
- America blockaded Cuba without them killing any American civilians, yes Israel is in a fairly unique position but you're kidding yourself if you think any other nation would react differently.
I mean maybe not take actions that caused groups like this to gain power in the first place. Constantly bombing and attacking a place is a great way to empower groups like this in an area.
- You mean Palestine shouldn't fire bombs at Israel because that's what gave right-wing hardliners like netanyahu mandate?
  Acting like this is one sided just isn't reasonable, its a painfully complex situation.
- Ah yes the famous unprovoked bombings. Stop reading aljazeera or some shit.
Your analogy doesn't fit and ignores the particularities of the Palestine/Israel situation.
- The part where significant trade is blocked, the land dispute part, the viewed as hostile nation part, the part about attempting regime change, and the part about trying to prevent refugees from coming in all seem pretty similar. The only thing missing is an actual war...