All Israeli government offers us is ‘endless war’: Lapid
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has condemned the government for failing to free the captives in Gaza while simultaneously dragging the country into an “endless” conflict.
“All the government offers us is more war, more war, and endless war, which will continue for years until we not only defeat them but also ourselves,” wrote Lapid in a post on X.
“It is our duty to remember that there is another way,” he said. “It is possible to negotiate a captive exchange and bring them back home.”
300 יום מאז האסון. 300 יום שהחטופים מתחת לאדמה וכל מה שהממשלה מציעה לנו הוא עוד מלחמה ועוד מלחמה ומלחמה לנצח, שתמשך שנים עד שננצח לא רק אותם, אלא גם את עצמנו.
חובתנו ביום הזה לזכור שאפשר אחרת. אפשר לעשות עסקת חטופים, להחזיר אותם הביתה.
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— יאיר לפיד - Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) August 1, 2024
Translation: “Three hundred days since the disaster. For three hundred days the abductees have been underground and all the government offers us is another war and another war and a war forever, which will last years until we defeat not only them, but also ourselves. It is our duty on this day to remember that it is possible otherwise. You can do a hostage deal, bring them home.”
What countries has Israel attacked since October 7?
According to an analysis of data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), Israel is responsible for 17,081 incidents of air/drone raids, shelling/missile attacks, remote explosives and property destruction in eight countries since October 7, including the occupied Palestinian territory, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Iran and Iraq.
A majority of these attacks were on the Palestinian territory, specifically the Gaza Strip, with 10,389 incidents accounting for more than 60 percent of the total offensives.
There were at least 6,544 incidents of Israeli attacks on Lebanon (38 percent), followed by Syria with 144 such incidents recorded.
