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Israel has launched a major military offensive against Hamas forces in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, seizing control of a key border crossing and cutting off most aid into the territory a day before indirect talks on a ceasefire deal are due to restart.

Images released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) showed tanks flying large Israeli flags driving through the post and crushing a concrete sign reading “I Love Gaza”.

Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, said the offensive would continue until Hamas forces in Rafah “and the entire Gaza Strip” were “eliminated” or the militant Islamist organisation begins to release hostages. A government spokesperson described the first stage of a wider effort targeting Hamas.

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[-] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

So, if this is the "start of [the] mission to 'eliminate' Hamas", what the hell have they been doing since October?
I mean I know what they've been doing, but what was the goal?

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago

Doesn't matter. Nobody is stopping them, so they can say and do whatever they want.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Childkillers hoping to kill more kids. If there was any justice on this earth Netanyahu would be being eaten by worms.

[-] deaf_fish@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Well, has anyone done a brain scan on him lately? I hear brain worms sometimes take a physical form these days...

[-] Naich@lemmings.world 14 points 1 week ago

The last thing you want is a ceasefire if you are pursuing a policy of ethnic cleansing.

[-] cyd@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

They know they can cuck the US without repercussions. Biden administration looking real impotent right now.

[-] ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

The taxpayer needs lube but the war machine has used it all up

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

Israel launches Rafah offensive in continuation of its mission to eliminate all Palestinians

FTFY

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

why did israel fund hamas for years if they just want to get rid of them?

[-] deaf_fish@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

Israel has always wanted to do a genocide. They funded Hamas so when they started the genocide they would have some kind of excuse.

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

they funded hamas also because they wanted to attack and get rid of the pro peace palestinian left like the palestine liberation organization.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 1 week ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Israel has launched a major military offensive against Hamas forces in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, seizing control of a key border crossing and cutting off most aid into the territory a day before indirect talks on a ceasefire deal are due to restart.

Images released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) showed tanks flying large Israeli flags driving through the post and crushing a concrete sign reading “I Love Gaza”.

Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, said the offensive would continue until Hamas forces in Rafah “and the entire Gaza Strip” were “eliminated” or the militant Islamist organisation begins to release hostages.

Aid officials in the territory said the flow of humanitarian assistance through the Rafah crossing had been entirely halted, leaving reserves of fuel only sufficient to run the extensive relief operation in Gaza for another day.

On Sunday Israel’s military told civilians in eastern neighbourhoods of Rafah to head for what it calls an “expanded humanitarian zone” at al-Mawasi along the coast and around the largely deserted city of Khan Younis.

The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s grip on power could slip if he loses support of far-right coalition allies who oppose any concessions to Hamas, but there is also pressure to free the remaining hostages.


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