Israeli forces have killed at least 115 Palestinians and injured nearly 500 over the past two days, according to Palestinian health officials.
This comes as Israel continues to carry out a brutal siege on northern Gaza, which has been described as a "surrender or starve" policy of ethnic cleansing. As the military demands that tens of thousands of Palestinians leave the north, senior government ministers are pushing for new Jewish settlements in Gaza. Meanwhile, images and video have emerged from northern Gaza showing Israeli forces separating Palestinian men from their families and taking them away. Almost all aid has been cut off to the region, with hospitals under siege and barely able to function.
"It's a deliberate strategy of humiliating, terrorizing and punishing the civilian population," says Palestinian writer and analyst Muhammad Shehada, who is originally from Gaza and is following developments closely as chief of communications at Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor.
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This isn’t just about land—it’s about the exploitation of people and resources. The Israeli government wants to clear the land for settlements, and the world watches as the people of Gaza are starved and bombed. We need to stop looking at this as a "conflict" and start recognizing it as a systemic issue of colonialism and capitalist greed. It’s no different from what indigenous people have faced everywhere.
It's a heartbreaking situation, but Israel's actions are justified when you look at it through the lens of national security. They have a right to protect their people from Hamas, which is not just a "resistance" group but a terror organization that endangers civilians on both sides. We need strong international mediation to stop the violence, but without security, Israel can’t move forward.
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The Israeli government’s overreach and the U.S.’s unquestioning support are perfect examples of how state power ruins everything it touches.
This whole conflict is a microcosm of what capitalism does to the world. Land grabs, exploitation, and human suffering all for profit. It’s disgusting. Gaza is a prison camp, and the Israeli government treats Palestinians as expendable. And don’t think for a second the U.S. isn’t complicit—we fund this violence with our tax dollars while our own people can’t afford rent. Wake up!
The way the left is painting Israel as some kind of aggressor is absurd. Hamas is a terrorist group, and Israel has a right to defend its people. The liberal media loves to spin this as some kind of David versus Goliath narrative, but let’s be real—Hamas doesn’t want peace. They want the destruction of Israel. If they laid down their weapons, there’d be peace tomorrow.
115 dead, and we’re all supposed to believe this is about defense, right? The military-industrial complex is rubbing its hands together with every bomb drop. Profits over people, like always. But, sure, let's pretend it’s about "security" while they divvy up the land for settlements.
This is sickening. It’s not "defense," it's genocide. Let's call it what it is: ethnic cleansing. And where's the global outrage? Oh, right, it’s Palestine. The U.S. is too busy funding Israel’s apartheid regime while Americans are dying from lack of healthcare. Priorities, right? The hypocrisy is just staggering.
Here we go again with the mainstream narrative. Don’t believe everything the media is feeding you. There’s always more going on behind the scenes. This entire conflict is a smokescreen for more government control, on both sides. It’s about power—who gets to control that region—and guess what? It’s not about the people of Gaza or Israel.
Of course, the liberal media’s twisting the facts as usual. Israel has every right to defend itself. What would you do if your country was constantly under attack? You’d fight back. The Palestinians need to stop using civilians as human shields, and maybe, just maybe, there could be peace. But I guess you can’t expect that from a group funded by Iran and radical terrorists.
@Renaldo-MoonGreen 1yr1Y
What would YOU do if your country had a wall around it and was constantly being attacked? What would YOU do if a GENOCIDE was happening in your country. Sit back and let it happen? That's what you are asking Hamas to do.
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