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Israel war: Israeli foreign minister says Gaza territory will shrink after war (www.washingtonexaminer.com)

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Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told Israeli Army Radio that Israel's war aims are not just the total destruction of Hamas, but the country also aims to reduce the size of Gaza. The pronouncement is the most explicit indication yet that Israel will move to annex parts of Gaza, as some analysts have speculated.

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[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The asymmetry of power is so severe that Israel could flatten every building in Gaza and butcher every person there in a single day if they really wanted to. Yes, Israel does horrible things to Palestinians, but if you're going to start from "Israel wants to kill Palestinians", you kinda have to explain why they don't do it even more than they already do.

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Public opinion.

[–] blitzkrieg@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Exactly.

The fact that they ask me to explain it to them is a bit weird.

[–] Amir@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

They need to do it in a way where they can still keep their alliance with the US