2y ago

Israel-Gaza latest news: UN warns half of Gazans starving, as Israeli hostage confirmed dead - BBC News

www.bbc.com /news/live/world-middle-east-67653615

The UN warns that half the population of Gaza is starving and nine out of ten people there can't eat every day - as Israeli bombardment of the territory continues

A hospital boss in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, says his team has "lost control" over the numbers of dead and wounded arriving at the facility

The city is surrounded by Israeli tanks on two sides; the Israeli military says it's fighting from house to house

The death of an Israeli hostage - Sahar Baruch, 25 - has been confirmed by his kibbutz and a hostages' group, following reports of a failed Israeli rescue operation

On Friday, the US blocked a resolution at the UN Security Council calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, arguing this would be dangerous and unrealistic

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2y ago

Israel-Gaza latest news: UN Security Council to vote on Gaza ceasefire resolution - BBC News

www.bbc.com /news/live/world-middle-east-67653615

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So Biden et al. think that starving thousands to death is less brutal than pushing Netanyahu to sign a ceasefire is.
Yeah, whatever.
- The in practice analysis seems to be that Biden's calculating that Israel listening to US diplomacy is worth more than Israel being compelled by international force.
  The behind the scenes negotiations the US has been pushing have seen hostage swaps along with concessions regarding the post war situation like Gaza being able to develop their natural resource economy.
  Basically he's using the public image of defending Israel to have more soft power since Israel's response to international condemnations has been "fuck you I do what I want!" anyways.
  
  but by doing so he is causing lot of damage to his image, american reputation and even to Ukraine. Am 100% against putin but its funny to see him getting arrest warrant for kidnapping ukrainian children while Israel gets pass for killing 17k person of them lot of children and women. It didnt even sign the genieva convension.
- The military industrial complex can't profit from peace. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a gold mine.
- Did the ceasefire include hostage release?
  
  Yes. shame nobody seems to care about them ¯(ツ)/¯
Prepare for the horror and condemnation in the future when there is a solidarity car or suicide bomb in Israel from America and the UK et al. Why would these evil terrorists do such things
- "We get to do whatever want to you, and you don't get to fight back!"
  Who wouldn't be eager to take that deal?
Hamas needs to surrender and let the hostages go. That ends the war. Simple and clearly the best thing for their people. So much suffering easily averted.
They won't though - Palestinians dying for propaganda was they whole reason they attacked and started this war.
Hamas are the architects of the greatest betrayal in history.
- I don't think giving up their only leverage 'ends the war.'
  But I could be wrong. Problem is, there's no going back once that's done.
  I see you're pushing the Zionist talking point that Hamas would prefer defeat over victory, which is just asinine.
  
  Yes Hamas continuing to torture hostages and maintain leverage is definitely more important than the Palestinians 🤮

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