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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Some beautiful scenes from that march. Muslims and Jews protesting together to end the genocide.

As for Israel saying they're not targeting civilians, bollocks. They told north Gaza to evacuate, most stayed in their homes, the few that actually left were queue in lorries, cars and ambulances. Israel bombed them. Fucking disgusting. They tricked them and now they're bombing the south anyway

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How would people even effectively or even know to evacuate when Israel cut off electricity?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think Israel sent a tone of leaflets and I'd guess word of such a thing would spread quickly.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do you have a source for this?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I saw video of leaflets being dropped on the BBC news last night.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have no idea, but they got the information. I know that all the hospitals have generators so perhaps the civilians do also.

Journalists and people are managing to record and document what is happening inside Gaza, so they would have received the information online.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’re guessing. Gaza has greater than 50% unemployment, and those that can afford generators can’t get gas because all supplies are cut. Journalists bring batteries when they come into Gaza, not the same as what residents can do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Some of the richer families have their own generators. So they let people charge their phones and power banks for two hours a day.

Most of the information about what is happening inside Gaza is coming from citizens inside. They share what they can but meta shadow block them

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

I don't believe Israel bombed those fleeing South. There is one video of a car exploding, but that explosion is believed to come from within the vehicle and not from a missile.