Israel/Palestine Thread

Well if the numbers issued by the Gaza Health Ministry are good enough for the UN and for Israel, they're good enough for me. There really isn't anything "strange" about it at all.

But sure, make up your own numbers if you like. If you want to say that zero children have been killed and that assuages your lack of a moral compass and humanity, work away.

I'd appreciate your considered contribution though I suspect it will simply reflect the normal dross and argumentative rubbish you post.

I'll wait for your corroborated evidence on your Haaretz accusation. But I suspect tumbleweed.

Seems the IDF are getting ready for clearing land to commence building settlements a security buffer zone.

And its laughable that the air drops are "part of a co-operation" - Israel acceded to the air drops when they were forced to. Can't see then wanting to co-operate with France after their announcement to recognise the State of Palestine. Always the Hasbara isn't it?

• Defense MInister Katz said he would ensure that the IDF implements the government's decisions regarding the next phase of operations in Gaza. He emphasized the need for a permanent IDF presence in a "security buffer zone" in strategic areas of the Strip to prevent arms smuggling and future attacks on Israeli communities.
• The IDF said that 110 food aid packages were airdropped into Gaza "as part of the cooperation between Israel, the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Germany, Belgium and France."

Interesting opinion piece regarding Israel managing Gaza. Presumably they'll manage it like they do the West Bank…

"With Israeli sponsorship and support, Hamas has established military and civilian autonomy in Gaza in a way that allows us to compare Israel's policy towards Hamas to that of Iran regarding Hezbollah.

The military proxy was intended to undermine the state's authority in the Lebanese case, and the Palestinian Authority in Gaza's case.

Now that Israel is rejecting any alternative Palestinian government in Gaza, it is seeking to topple the authority that it established.

In its absence, Israel will be forced to step into Hamas' shoes and become the direct and sole occupier of Gaza, bearing the responsibility for managing the civilian affairs of over two million Palestinians"

Zvi Bar'el

This is an odd one. By denouncing the Gaza Genocide, Poland is in fact dishonouring the Holocaust. How does that even compute? Hasbara gone mad.

Polish PM Donald Tusk reaffirmed Poland's support for Israel in its fight against Hamas in a post on X, but added that it "will never be on the side of politicians whose actions lead to hunger and the death of mothers and children. This must be obvious to nations that together went through the hell of World War II."

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said it "firmly rejects" Tusk's comments and "expects Poland to refrain from using language that distorts history," accusing Warsaw of "dishonoring the memory of Holocaust victims." Later on Tuesday, the ministry summoned the Polish ambassador to Israel for an official reprimand.

Settlers gonna settle I suppose and be allowed get away with terrorism. But I guess that's no surprise with the Minister of National Security being a convicted terrorist (Ben-Gvir).

And even though there are Israelis prepared to fundraise for Gaza, seems some prefer the starvation to continue. Haddad is an expert in the Hasbara having been awarded the "Light of Israel" prize by excelling in their professional arena alongside activity for Israel's image in the media and on social networks

Settlers torched a two-story building on a Palestinian farm in Turmus Ayya, spray-painting the words "Revenge" and "Price Tag" on its walls, Wadi' Alqam, the owner of the farm, told Haaretz. "Just like before, there will be no arrests," he said, adding that "the army and the police come and take statements. We show them where the settlers came from. But it doesn't help."

A Tel Aviv fundraising event in support of Gaza residents was forced to relocate after organizers received concrete threats from right-wing activists. The original venue said tickets had sold out two weeks in advance, but the threats began after a post by pro-Israel activist Yoseph Haddad.