Hamas strike on Israel - mod warning in OP updated 19/10/23

I've heard rumours that Boards.ie staff are actively discouraging a ceasefire to keep the site alive.

With all due respect. I’ve questioned principles of distinction which is actually quite clear to you. And never once have you addressed it. SHOCK

Here is a list of well respected organisations that have studied the situation in Gaza and consider Israel an Occupying Power since 2005 (and before Oct 7)

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) 

UN General Assembly

UN Security Council 

UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory

European Union (EU)

African Union

International Criminal Court (ICC) (both Pre-Trial Chamber I and the Office of the Prosecutor)

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

UN Relief Workers Agency

The Israeli High Court of Justice has itself emphasized that the state is nonetheless required under international humanitarian law to allow Gaza to receive “what is needed in order to provide the essential humanitarian needs of the civilian population” (Jaber Al-Bassiouni Ahmed 2008, para. 11).

Too many other international legal experts to list but let's focus on our own country - we have Ruth A FitzGerald SC, an expert in IHL. We also have this list of Irish academics who criticise "Israel’s regime of occupation"...

Gaza crisis: Hundreds of academics sign letter calling for Irish universities to suspend ties with Israeli institutions – The Irish Times

There are hundreds on that list above.

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I'll help you start the list of organisations that disagree.

1. Israel

I'd guess Hamas's fortress under Al Shifa hospital looks a bit like how this turned out in real life.

Self defense, everyone has the right to resist against an occupying force. It's international law isn't it ?

Got to empty the boxes first. At least they clearly marked the boxes in English

😂 rules of war, now do bombing hospitals

More on the violation of international law through collective punishment. A half tanker of fuel but not for use in hospitals.

First fuel delivery to the UN in Gaza

The first truck carrying fuel into Gaza since the start of Israel's war with Hamas crossed from Egypt on Wednesday to deliver diesel to the United Nations, though it will do little to alleviate shortages that have hampered relief efforts.

The delivery was made possible by Israel giving its approval for 24,000 litres of diesel fuel to be allowed into Gaza for UN aid distribution trucks, though not for use at hospitals, according to a humanitarian source.

"This is only 9% of what we need daily to sustain lifesaving activities," Tom White, director of UN relief agency UNRWA in Gaza, posted on social media platform X. He confirmed that just over 23,000 litres, or half a tanker, had been received.

"Our entire operation is now on the verge of collapse," said UNRWA director Philippe Lazzarini. "It is appalling that fuel continues to be used as a weapon of war."

Aid workers say a lack of fuel, which is needed for hospital generators, provision of water, sewage treatment and communications as well as for the distribution of relief, has contributed to a sharp deterioration of conditions for Gaza's 2.3 million residents.

Agree, such disrespect.

And terribly sad that many civilian victims were among the more enlightened Israeli citizens. If it had to be someone, then hardcore Zionists and settlers would have been more worthy of ire.

But as Hamas showed, simply being on Israeli soil was enough to warrant murder, hence all the Thai people killed.

Amazing that you still cling rigidly to your argument about 'international law'. When it's clear to a 7 yr old that Israel have blown the whole concept of 'international law' apart. They couldn't give a crap about your 'international law'. And when it eventually dawns on you that Israel is up for war crimes and worse, your whole defence will fall into the dust just like the people & buildings being collapsed by the IDF.

I saw a video clip today from inside the now seized hospital. An Israeli military individual was showing a bag of weapons and equipment they claim to have found in a room in the hospital.

Now I am vocally supporting Israel but by god they need to do a bit better than that. There needs to be something significant.

It is worth noting that they have stated that they are still checking the above ground . But nonetheless

Why take the hospital then? Why don't the idf just go to where the entrance is?

And Hamas would be unbelievably stupid to leave incriminating evidence linking them to any tunnels under hospitals, and providing Israel with justification for attacking hospitals / schools etc. No way. A few Kalashnikovs only points to a plant by the IDF. And that's how it will appear too. ( as is already happening )

100% : if they had found the supposed command and control centre, it would have been all over Twitter (with the legions of Israel bots / propagandists in the West furiously retweeting on their behalf). The silence has been rather deafening.