International pressure won’t deter Israel’s ‘victory’: Netanyahu aide
A senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Ophir Falk, says “mounting international pressure to end the war” on Gaza will not stop Israel from its stated goal of “destroying Hamas”. “Detractors dismiss total victory as implausible, but the facts on the ground indicate otherwise,” he wrote in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.
Israel claims it has “dismantled” 18 of the 24 battalions operated by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, killed more than 21,500 fighters, and destroyed many tunnels. To put the number into perspective, Falk said it took the US military nine months to kill 5,000 ISIL (ISIS) members in Iraq’s Mosul.
“High-intensity combat will wind down after Rafah, humanitarian aid will no longer be hijacked by Hamas, and safety for civilians can be realised. Total victory is within reach. Israel will finish the job.”
Now it's 21,500 fighters??? Last week it was 13,000 which was still more than the total number of men killed, including the missing. Bunch of lies.
Also to put it into perspective, "only" 9,000 civilians were killed in Mosul. In Gaza 13,000 children alone have been blown up already in 5 months.
Blinken says he's trying to deter Israel's 'victory'
US working to ‘bridge gaps’ on Gaza ceasefire deal: Blinken
The United States is working intensively with Israel and intermediaries Qatar and Egypt to bridge remaining gaps for a deal that would see a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.
Speaking during a visit to Austria, Blinken said the fact that Israel is sending a delegation for more negotiations reflected “a sense of both possibility and of urgency” to reach an agreement. “We have conversations that are happening now, as we speak here, and I am convinced they’ll go on into the coming days,” he told reporters. “This is something that we’re committed to and we will work as long and as hard as it takes to get it done.”
Except he's back with a pause instead of a cease fire, sigh. Not going anywhere.
Fuck that wording as well, "fighting between Israel and Hamas", wtf. This is not a war between two nations, it's a genocide by the occupier.
Ah the IDF does actually reprimand its soldiers, just not for war crimes
Israeli military reprimands commander for challenging politicians
The Israeli military says Brigadier-General Dan Goldfus of the 98th army division has been “severely reprimanded” after making political comments. Goldfus, who has been fighting in Gaza and leads a division of commandos, told a news conference on Wednesday that Israel’s political leadership must “be worthy” of the army and the soldiers it has lost. He called for unity and said ultra-Orthodox Jews must also serve.
His speech was pre-approved by the army, but he made the off-script comments at the end. The military said Goldfus has been reprimanded by Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi for “harming the dignity” of the army and disrespecting the “boundaries between the political and military echelons in a democratic country”.
Goldfus accepted the criticism and apologised, a statement said.
Nobody will be reprimanded for this
‘Unconscionable’: Attacks on aid-seekers ‘cannot be allowed to continue’
Martin Griffiths, the UN’s emergency relief coordinator, says incidents of Israel forces shooting at desperate Palestinians searching for food “cannot be allowed to continue” after the latest deadly attack. “People should not have to die while trying to keep their families alive,” he said in a post on X.
“Distributing aid in Gaza should be done in a safe, dignified and predictable manner. Anything less is unconscionable. The war must end.”
Distributing aid in Gaza should be done in a safe, dignified and predictable manner.
Anything less is unconscionable. pic.twitter.com/qDjn8zIqV9
— Martin Griffiths (@UNReliefChief) March 15, 2024
