Israel’s military has claimed it has encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two, as Gaza came under its third total communications outage since the start of the war.

“Today, there is north Gaza and south Gaza,” Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters on Sunday, calling it a “significant stage” in Israel’s war against Hamas.

Israeli media reported that troops are expected to enter Gaza City within 48 hours. Strong explosions were seen in northern Gaza after nightfall.

But the “collapse in connectivity” across Gaza reported by internet access advocacy group NetBlocks.org and confirmed by the Palestinian telecom company Paltel made it even more complicated to convey details of the new stage of the military offensive.

  • okamiueru@lemmy.world
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    The more accurate description is “Israel’s war against Palestine”. And, given the power difference and stated goals: “Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestine”.

    And if you think that it sounds a bit too disturbing, just try to imagine a pile of 4000 children. It might ruin your day.

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      I’m glad Lemmy doesn’t censor the amount of upvotes and downvotes.

      It’s good to see how many people here support/oppose certain ideas.

      Kind of a breath of fresh air after being on that other hellhole for so long.

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    And the world will just watch as this campaign of ethnic cleansing continues. I’m sickened

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      Don’t want wiped off the map? Don’t be a nation ran by terrorists.

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          No it’s just common sense, I’m not on either side.

          If you don’t want to be the victim of genocide it’s probably a good idea to not try and genocide your neighbor. Reap what you sow

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            said like every racial supremacist to have ever existed, if we give the blacks freedom, they will kill the white man!

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              That is one of the most braindead comparisons I have ever heard. I think the internet has given you brain rot.

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        You realise Hamas is like 30 years old and started as a charity backed by Israel? They then seized power after killing their rivals.

        Should we murder Innocent chinese people because of the communist party? Wipe them off the earth, demolish their cities and Culture?

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    Wasn’t Gaza already surrounded before all this? It’s a giant prison - it even has walls around the perimeter.

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    so that’s multiple hospitals and refugee camps now essentially collected into a concentration camp.

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    Zionists deserve all the retaliation they get for this genocide.

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      Do they, though? Do the Palestinians deserve this retaliation for the terrorist acts committed by Hamas? I have no trouble calling this a genocide, and I have no doubt Israel and its supporters will face retaliation, but the people who suffer most are always the least culpable.

      Isn’t this attitude of righteous retribution just perpetuating the cycle of violence? If we want peace, we must allow space for reconciliation. If we want equality, we must concede respect for our enemies. Otherwise, we might as well wipe them out entirely, which is precisely how Zionists are justifying this genocide.

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        Zionists and Hamas are two sides of the same coin.

        Innocent Israelis and Palestinians do not deserve to suffer because of religious zealots.

        If they are the religious zealots though… then they’re the ones causing this conflict in the first place.

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    Please do literally anything else to show us the power of Flex Tape :(