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

This is the longest blockade since the start of the war. In an article I read on Msn, the UN declared famine is in Gaza. 50 children died so far due to starvation and malnutrition.

BTW as far as I know, the 'aid' goes directly to Hamas, they get first dibs and sell the rest to the locals.

I'd like to see a credible 3rd party take over aid distribution in Gaza.

What are you trying to say with the above, that it's ok to withhold food to everyone because Hamas are in Gaza? Or are you saying the famine has nothing to do with Israel??

What aid? They haven't let food/water/medicines in for 57 days. That's fact. It's against all international humanitarian laws. Can you at least acknowledge that?

They are aware of it, as it has been stated many times, they just don't give a flying duck about it

"Hamas are stealing it" is simply another lie one has to cling to in order to support Israel.

Can you clarify what you are trying to say above plz @SeanW , I can't make sense of it

The 'light of freedom' at it as usual -

"The embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, has accused Israel of abusing dozens of its staff in military detention and using some as human shields.

The head of the agency, Philippe Lazzarini, said that more than 50 staff members, including teachers, doctors and social workers, had been detained and abused since the start of the 18 month-long war in Gaza.

“They have been treated in the most shocking & inhumane way. They reported being beaten + used as human shields,” Lazzarini wrote on X.|"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/29/unrwa-says-israel-has-abused-detained-staff-and-used-some-as-human-shields

Yes, the Americans once air-dropped aid.

They dropped aid more than "once".

Hamas told them to stop

This is misleadingly disingenuous. Air drops landed on people and killed some, they have enough to be worrying about don't you think? Some even landed in the sea as parachutes failed. Hamas requested the aid be sent in by truck, which is a completely reasonable request. But Israel have weaponised it and the denial of aid is a war crime.

The US air aid was a joke; woefully lacking and a move that showed Biden was weak.

But that's not nearly as controversial so a one liner suits you better.

I watched the Louis Theroux documentary and the Oscar winning one No Other Land in the last couple of days. No Other Land is available on the Channel 4 player if anyone wants to watch it.

The Louis Theroux one wasn't nearly as hard hitting as I expected. I often felt watching it that I was just watching some whackos being whackos. You have to remind yourself that these guys are backed up by an army and actively taking people's homes. One of the more chilling moments I felt in the documentary was when he spent time with the Palestinian man and they were told that the Palestinian was no longer allowed to walk past a certain line. Even with the BBC cameras, he didn't dare even protest. He was clearly terrified of the IDF.

No Other Land on the other hand was chilling throughout. The kids being brought out of the homes to watch it be demolished in front of them - I can't imagine what that must feel like. They must live in a constant state of terror. The army arriving at the school one day - it's beyond terrifying. They take the building materials from the Palestinians and one tries to hold onto a generator. At this stage they're living in a cave and this is their electricity. They shoot him in front of his mother. He is paralyzed from the neck down. Then the close the road to the hospital so his mother can't even visit him. Settlers arrive throwing rocks at the locals. They're accompanied by IDF in case any of the Palestinians react. From start to finish, that documentary is chilling. The Israelis must know what's going on. I don't understand how they aren't out in droves protesting what their country is doing.

It's fascinating so far. Taking a break to take it all in. The settlers are religious fanatics and the soldiers just seem to have this knowing that what they're doing is wrong. They're just young men given supreme power. It's sad this exists anywhere.

"life and death in gaza" (bbc) is the one with a hamas members son.

https://old.reddit.com/r/Jewish/comments/1k93lfr/my_heart_is_heavy_reading_this_report_about_louis/

What Reddit's Jewish people think of the documentary.

'' Hamas told them to stop ''

Anything to back that up or is it another untruth?

And to drive the point home, Israel clearly intends to continue its operations on all fronts - Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria.

They really have acquired a taste for full on mass killings.

The IDF is set to begin issuing draft orders to tens of thousands of reservists ahead of an expected expansion of the fighting in Gaza, according to army officials. Some reservists will be deployed to operations in Lebanon and Syria, and others will be stationed in the West Bank. The reservists will be deployed to replace conscript units, which will be moved south and begin preparing for operations in Gaza. Some reservists have been informed they will be required to take part in combat inside Gaza.

It's noticeable that the one topic that attracts the biggest number of sociopaths and loons across all of social media is the support for Israel's bombing of Gaza. Most of the other far right talking points and items on the MAGA bingo card barely get a look in in comparison - if a person is an obvious bigot with zero empathy for other human beings, they'll be on the platforms expressing their support for Israel and the killing of civilians.

Whataboutery in all its glory.

And yes, Israel was attacked by Hezbollah.

That they then went into Lebanon and murdered a load of Lebanese civilians seems to not bother you.

And as you are aware, there is currently only one state in the region before the ICJ for Genocide and War Crimes.