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Uncle Joe

(60,148 posts) Mon Oct 16, 2023, 09:36 AM Oct 2023

"Gaza Is Running Out of Life": Human Rights Watch Sounds Alarm on Israel's Collective Punishment

The death toll from Israel's bombardment of Gaza has topped 2,700, including more than 1,000 Palestinian children. As the humanitarian crisis worsens, we get an update from Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, who says conditions in Gaza are dire, as Israel has cut off access to electricity and safe water, and many disabled and ill residents are physically unable to obey the evacuation order. This comes as Israeli President Isaac Herzog said his government holds the entire population of Gaza, including civilians and children, responsible for Hamas's attack. "People in Gaza are saying their goodbyes to the world," says Shakir, who also discusses Israel's use of white phosphorus, an illegal weapon of war.

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"Gaza Is Running Out of Life": Human Rights Watch Sounds Alarm on Israel's Collective Punishment (Original Post) Uncle Joe Oct 2023 OP

Bummer for them to have been born there, that's what those kids get for voting for hamas. Oh wait. onecaliberal Oct 2023 #1

Hammas should release the hostages and surrender. lapucelle Oct 2023 #3

How are they any less victims than Israelis? onecaliberal Oct 2023 #5

The people of Gaza are also victims of Hamas. That goes without saying lapucelle Oct 2023 #7

It doesn't go without saying. That is why I said it. Many here don't believe that. onecaliberal Oct 2023 #8

So, until such time the killing is ok? Magoo48 Oct 2023 #9

I don't think that Hamas hiding behind the children of Gaza is a "bummer". lapucelle Oct 2023 #4

I guess I should have included the sarcasm sign. It was sarcasm. onecaliberal Oct 2023 #6

The Hamas leader blamed the people of Gaza. The Hamas leader said the Gazans were behind the attack. lapucelle Oct 2023 #2

Not exactly, he said it was a military operation and some military targets were hit but Uncle Joe Oct 2023 #10

"Gaza Is Running Out of Life" enid602 Oct 2023 #11

onecaliberal

(35,833 posts)

1. Bummer for them to have been born there, that's what those kids get for voting for hamas. Oh wait.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 09:39 AM

Oct 2023

lapucelle

(19,532 posts)

3. Hammas should release the hostages and surrender.

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 09:57 AM

Oct 2023

Hammas needs to stop using the people of Gaza as human shields.

Hamas’ use of human shields in Gaza

https://stratcomcoe.org/cuploads/pfiles/hamas_human_shields.pdf

onecaliberal

(35,833 posts)

5. How are they any less victims than Israelis?

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 10:08 AM

Oct 2023

Are students of school shootings deserving too because the shooter won’t just get help before mowing them down?

lapucelle

(19,532 posts)

7. The people of Gaza are also victims of Hamas. That goes without saying

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 10:14 AM

Oct 2023

and we're seeing evidence of it every day.

onecaliberal

(35,833 posts)

8. It doesn't go without saying. That is why I said it. Many here don't believe that.

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 10:25 AM

Oct 2023

Magoo48

(5,353 posts)

9. So, until such time the killing is ok?

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 12:15 PM

Oct 2023

lapucelle

(19,532 posts)

4. I don't think that Hamas hiding behind the children of Gaza is a "bummer".

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 10:00 AM

Oct 2023

Hamas hiding behind the children of Gaza is a war crime.

onecaliberal

(35,833 posts)

6. I guess I should have included the sarcasm sign. It was sarcasm.

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 10:09 AM

Oct 2023

lapucelle

(19,532 posts)

2. The Hamas leader blamed the people of Gaza. The Hamas leader said the Gazans were behind the attack.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 09:54 AM

Oct 2023

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=871522

Uncle Joe

(60,148 posts)

10. Not exactly, he said it was a military operation and some military targets were hit but

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 01:54 PM

Oct 2023

civilians knew about it and some of them took advantage by expanding the breakout, with the civilians subsequently taking revenge on civilian targets.

That was my take on it anyway.

Even if true and I think considering Gaza's decades old mass lockdown, open air prison status, that there is probably some truth to it. Having said that, the total number of terrorists that were in on the attack is minuscule compared to the population of the city. So I have no doubt the vast majority either had no idea or are too young to do anything about it.

enid602

(9,046 posts)

11. "Gaza Is Running Out of Life"

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Oct 16, 2023, 02:36 PM

Oct 2023

Hasn't that been the idea all along? There's some potentially valuable waterfront real estate there!

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