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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (28 children)

actually it's a tactical flanking maneuver - unless hamas manages to anchor their forces to terrain that's impassible they're basically fucked - but since everything in Gaza is susceptible to saturation bombing, they're entirely fucked.

unconditional surrender is the smart play

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (18 children)

No matter the human suffering and trauma. If what happens in Gaza, happens to any western country the outcry would be enormous but right now they only turn a blind eye.

How many more civilian deads and suffering the Palestinian population needs to endure for Israel to stop the atrocities.

Killing 1400 doesn't give them the right to kill 10 times more civilians. How many condemnations from human rights watch groups are going to convince Israel and their supporters that what they are doing is absolutely morally corrupt and they aren't any better if not worse than Hamas.

I am personally appalled by the atrocities of Israel! This isn't justified, this is absolutely disproportionate and horrific and if you don't think the same I wonder what a "great" human being you might be.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (9 children)

If what happens in Gaza, happens to any western country the outcry would be enormous but right now they only turn a blind eye.

If any other country but Israel had thousands of rockets fired at it, there would be a massive outcry. Instead we have people cheering.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can confirm, several rockets everyday. Checkout insta/snaps of people in the south. they are used to it now, drinking coffee and watching oncoming missile from Gaza. This is a very asymmetric war and people cheer a side because the other side has protections in place. Very weird times

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What bullshit drink are you consuming? The Iron Dome has only a 90% success rate, so 10 % of the rockets come through. Those rockets maim and kill civilians.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The drink where I have to go to the bunker every now and then. My point was that the Israel defense system is pretty cool and the casualties per missile fired is much less than the other side.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Can you tell us how many maimed and injured civilians there are on both sides of this conflict before the 7th of October. I can tell you, according to OCHA:

  • 152.560 Palestinians are injured, vs.
  • 6.307 Israelians

Source: https://www.ochaopt.org/data/casualties

And just for context the armed wing of Hamas is believed to be around 30K. How come the most "moral army in the world" has managed to injure and continues to kill and maim so many people, who evidently have nothing to do with Hamas?!?

Is this a proportionate measure? You should really question yourself how you would feel if you were on the other side of the fence.

And a friendly reminder that calling someone's opinion a bullshit does not speak too highly of yourself.

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