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[John Helpher]

I was just watching a news report on Israel's war against Palestine. The report started with an update stating that the IDF has dropped six thousand bombs on Gaza in the past 6 days. Six thousand bombs, on a stretch of land about twice the size of Washington D.C. First-world, advanced fighter jets, shooting very, very big bombs everywhere on a tiny stretch of what is ranked as the 3rd most densely populated piece of land in the world.

The report detailed how Israel has warned that they will start bombing the entire northern area of Gaza, which rounds to roughly 1 million people needing to stack on top of the already existing, dense population of the southern half. That is not realistic.

And, this is after their electricity, water, food, medicine, and everything has been completely cut off. They are under a total siege (which is different from the partial siege they've been under for the past several decades). And this is while a thousand very large bombs drop across the region every day.

Their situation is dire. Tens of thousands will likely die in the next week.

After about 3 minutes of building up this horrible situation, the video cuts over to footage of victims of the Hamas attack mourning dead loved ones, kidnapped loved ones, and the state of Israel in general. It was sad to see, but also the shift was fairly jarring. We go from, "More than a million will be displaced while thousands more will die" to "They killed my mom and I miss her". I mean, I know what Hamas did was horrible. But Israel is essentially broadcasting that they are about to commit genocide on Gaza.

For a country fearful of being destroyed, they sure have become good at destroying.

 

[hislegacy]

Israel is perhaps the only country in history that forewarns where they are going to strike and when. And Hamas might just be the only internationally recognized terrorist nations that tell their citizens not to flee.

If Hamas cared about their citizens, they would be evacuating the area, but they are not.

Also, do you have the required link to a news article as required?

 

[John Helpher]

If Hamas cared about their citizens, they would be evacuating the area, but they are not.

Evacuate to where?

 

[hislegacy]

Evacuate to where?

The South - where they were told to go.

Ever wonder why the other Islamic nations will send rockets, munitions and soldiers, but will NOT allow their refugees to find a safe haven? Like Egypt who they share a border with?

 

[SimplyMe]

Evacuate to where?

That is much of the issue, as well, with the Palestinian situation; not just what Israel has done but the lack of support from Arabic nations. At no time has an Arabic Nation opened its borders to the Palestinians or seriously attempted to supply aid. In fact, what "aid" they have gotten is largely in the form of "military aid" to arm Hamas and the PLO to fight against Israel. It seems the Arabic nations specifically want to keep Palestine as a non-state, to use as fodder to attack Israel, while they can sit back and claim they are not at war with Israel.

Also, at least they got some warning, even with the difficulties of getting that number of people to the South. That is more than Hamas gave the Israeli's (and citizens of other nations) whom they attacked and murdered in cold blood, to include women and children.

 

[Hazelelponi]

It looks bad, and many will die but it's war Hamas wanted and quite frankly this is what it looks like.

You have to look at a few things, Hamas themselves do not value life. They hold a much higher value on death.

Therefore, they pulled up their own water lines (prior to the water shut off) to make rocket launchers to shoot rockets at civilian targets inside Israel. (Not military).

Right now as we speak, Hamas leadership are telling Gaza residents to stay exactly where they are and NOT to evacuate - higher body counts make for more sympathy, so they are literally trying to get those body counts up intentionally. So of course the UN is going to be like we can't get them out - because you have to talk them into it first and by the time you get that done Hamas will have found a way to safety. Same old, same old.

The US has tried time and time again to get a peace agreement between the two countries and cannot manage to get to any agreement for peace.

so they wanted war, they are getting it in a manner to dissuade other terrorists from joining. And maybe, just maybe, with Hamas gone permanently they will find a way to peace. But never so long as Hamas is there.

 

[Wings like Eagles]

Hamas is still launching missiles into Israel.

 

[Hank77]

But Israel is essentially broadcasting that they are about to commit genocide on Gaza.

You Can't commit genocide by warning your victims that you're coming so they can leave the area. That just doesn't make any sense.

Hamas has told the Palestinians to not leave! Do they want them to be martyrs? Or do they think they can use them as a shield to protect themselves like they always have?

 

[durangodawood]

Hamas really should die. But I dont know about taking a million other people along for the ride. If this gets too brutal Israel will pay a lasting price themselves.

 

[John Helpher]

The South - where they were told to go.

It's not clear to me how much you understand of what's happening over there, but I think even you, in your situation understand that no food, no water, no electricity, and no medicine is not safe.

 

[John Helpher]

But I dont know about taking a million other people along for the ride.

What's the correct number for revenge?

 

[John Helpher]

You Can't commit genocide by warning your victims that you're coming so they can leave the area.

The thing is, they have nowhere to go.

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

It is going to get brutal. A lot of people will die. Israel said they will get rid of Hamas tunnels which riddle Gaza. People have built houses on top of the tunnels.If Israel bombs the tunnels, innocent people will die but they have been warned to get out. Hamas will kill them if they try to leave and Israel will kill them if they stay. It is a sad situation made by Hamas.

 

[John Helpher]

Hamas is still launching missiles into Israel.

They've both been killing one another for decades.

 

[Wings like Eagles]

It's not clear to me how much you understand of what's happening over there, but I think even you, in your situation understand that no food, no water, no electricity, and no medicine is not safe.

Who has no water, where does most of the water supplying the Gaza Strip come from, how much do yo really know about what is happening there?

 

[John Helpher]

f Israel bombs the tunnels, innocent people will die but they have been warned to get out.

It's weird to me how Christians can so easily get righteous about how no one is perfect, how we're all sinners, etc, but then suddenly everyone is innocent, too.

 

[John Helpher]

Who has no water, where does most of the water supplying the Gaza Strip come from, how much do yo really know about what is happening there?

I guess you're saying you think they do have power and water in Gaza right now?

 

[durangodawood]

What's the correct number for revenge?

I'm not talking about revenge. I'm talking about eliminating a hostile force, Hamas. The desired number of other people getting killed is zero. But I realize that may not be possible.

That said, I am concerned Israel may be extremely reckless with a spirit of revenge being part of the motivation.

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

It's weird to me how Christians can so easily get righteous about how no one is perfect, how we're all sinners, etc, but then suddenly everyone is innocent, too.

Let me be clear. Hamas is not innocent. The children are. Are you a Christian?

 

[Hank77]

The thing is, they have nowhere to go.

I don't know how far south Isreal will be attacking.