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zeldaring on 12 January 2024
rapsuperstar31 said:
SvennoJ said:

Airstrikes targeting Houthis in Yemen were conducted as a means of "self-defense," UK prime minister says

The United States and United Kingdom airstrikes targeting Houthis in Yemen were an act of “self-defense,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday. “Our aim is very clear. It's to deescalate tensions and to restore stability to the region. That's why allies over the past few weeks have issued several statements of condemnation of what's happening, calling on the Houthis to desist,” Sunak told journalists during a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine.

He also noted the United Nations Security Council resolution that condemned Houthis' attacks in the Red Sea, "saying that states have a right to self-defense. We have acted in self-defense.” Sunak said the Houthi attacks were risking innocent lives, disrupting the global economy and destabilizing the region. "We need to send a strong signal that this breach of international law is wrong. People can't act like this with impunity and that's why together with allies, we've decided to take this action,” he said.

US and UK strikes in Yemen were “necessary, proportionate, and targeted action against military targets to degrade and disrupt Houthi capability,” he added. Initial indications showed that the strikes were successful, he said, adding that “we'll continue to monitor the situation."



Five dead, Houthis say: The strikes killed five and wounded six others, according to the Houthi rebels' military spokesperson, Yahya Sare’e, on Friday. The Houthi spokesperson also said that they would continue their recent aggression against commercial ships in the Red Sea, with its leader calling the strikes “barbaric.” The Yemeni armed forces confirm that they will continue to prevent Israeli ships going to the ports of occupied Palestine from navigation in the Arab and Red Seas,” Sare’e stated.

Crude oil prices rise Friday after attacks on Houthi targets

Crude oil prices were up more than 2.5% on Friday after the United States and United Kingdom launched joint strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.

The global economy has been served a series of painful reminders of the importance of disruption in the Red Sea, through which 12% of global trade flows, including 30% of global container traffic.

 

Protests break out in Yemen after US-UK attacks

Tens of thousands of Yemenis gatherer in several cities to hear their leaders condemn US and British strikes on their country in response to attacks by Houthis on Red Sea shipping. “Your strikes on Yemen are terrorism,” said Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, a member of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, referring to the US. “The United States is the Devil.”

Protest in New York over US bombing of Yemen

Anti-war protesters have rallied in New York to protest the US and UK attacks on Yemen.

Video clips shared on social media show the protesters gathering in Times Square holding placards calling for an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine and for the US bombing of Yemen to stop. The protesters chanted, “Hands off the Middle East”, “Hands off Yemen” and “Hands off Gaza”.

Protests in New York over the US self defense bombing, protest in Yemen over the USA/British self defense bombings, no protests when the Houthhi attack the USA multiple times before the USA retaliated.  People are so easily manipulated.

The whole world voted for a ceasefire fire, that's all the houthhi are asking for and are using tactics that is putting pressure to stop the genocide but im sure you love seeing over 10k children under the age of 7 already killed. This war war is pointless and isn't  gonna make Israel any safer is gonna start a regional war.



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SvennoJ on 13 January 2024

From the UNSC meeting today (Friday)

"One would have hoped that saving Palestinian children’s lives would be met with the same urgency to act and to provide protection granted to shipping lanes." - Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour at #UNSC



Interview with Eylon Levy asked whether Israel would abide by potential court ruling

"We fully expect the court to throw out this spurious claim"
"I cannot imagine a world in which an international court of justice would tell us to abandon women children"

Interview at 5:02

He just can't possibly imagine not being the victim is basically what it is.

Jeremy Scahill On WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW About South Africa's Genocide Case


so I think perhaps the most significant thing beyond the obvious which is what you're stating these were all heard charges of genocide in an open court that technically does have jurisdiction over all countries in the world on a more practical level it's going to put a lot of pressure on America's allies to answer the question of if they think the United States is in charge of the world or international law is




Meanwhile the war and siege goes on

UN sounds alarm over Israel’s increased restrictions on northern Gaza aid missions

According to the latest Gaza situation report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), denial of access by Israel to northern Gaza resulted in just 21 percent of all planned food, water and medicine supplies reaching that part of the war-torn Palestinian territory.

Israel has severely restricted humanitarian aid missions to northern Gaza since the start of the new year compared with December, the UN reports.

“The rate of access denials for missions to the north of Wadi Gaza seen as of 12 January 2024 presents a significant deterioration when compared with those of December 2023, where more than 70 percent [13 out of 18] of planned UN missions to the north were coordinated and undertaken,” UNOCHA said.

“Every day of assistance missed results in lost lives and suffering for hundreds of thousands of people who remain in northern Gaza,” it said.

In a 24-hour period between Thursday and Friday, a further 151 Palestinians were killed and almost 250 injured in Israeli attacks from air, land and sea on the Gaza Strip, the UN also reports.

More Israeli military raids across occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have conducted raids across the occupied West Bank overnight, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, storming and searching homes in:

  • Qalqilya city
  • Bethlehem city
  • The towns of Surif and Idhna in Hebron
  • Qabalan and Beita town, and the village of Yatma, in the south of Nablus

Three teenagers killed near illegal settlement in occupied West Bank: Wafa

The Palestinian state news agency, Wafa, has identified the three Palestinians killed earlier near the illegal “Adora” settlement in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The three killed were 19-year-old Ismail Ahmed Yousef Abu Jahisha and his cousin Mahmoud Arafat Yousef Abu Jahisha, 16, as well as Adi Isma’in Yousef, also 16. Wafa said the three were shot near the illegal settlement, appearing to contradict reports that the three had “infiltrated” the settlement.



US officials confirm new attack on Houthi forces in Yemen

Reuters news agency is citing two US officials as confirming that the US military has carried out new strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.

A Houthi-run television channel is reporting that a airstrikes have hit Yemen's capital, Sanaa. “The American-British enemy is targeting the capital, Sanaa, with a number of airstrikes,” the Houthi-run Al-Masirah news network announced early on Saturday, local time.

The US carried out further strikes against Houthi locations in Yemen, according to a US official, one day after launching a coordinated multi-nation attack on nearly 30 Houthi positions. The additional strikes carried out Friday night (Eastern Time) were much smaller in scope than the previous night. They targeted a radar facility used by the Houthis, the official said.

The Houthis had fired at least one anti-ship ballistic missile towards a commercial vessel earlier Friday.

 

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Israeli military says it hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

The Israeli military has said that it struck “terrorist infrastructure” used by Hezbollah in Lebanon, as tensions remain high on the country’s northern border.

Hezbollah attacks Israeli settlement

The Lebanese group says it attacked the settlement of Shtola near the Lebanese border, damaging one of its buildings.

Al-Quds Brigades says it bombed Israeli settlements

In a statement, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad says it attacked Erez and the “settlements of the northern Gaza Strip” with a barrage of rockets.

Israeli media: 4,000 soldiers disabled in Gaza war

Some 4,000 Israeli soldiers have suffered disabilities since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Walla! news website has reported, with the number likely to rise to 30,000. The Israeli army does not provide public records of casualties among its ranks, the website said, for the purpose of avoiding a decline in morale in Israeli society.

The 4,000 soldiers have been recognised as having disabilities according to “Classification 3”, which means that they are entitled to all the treatments and rights granted to a disabled person in the Israeli army, Walla! said.

 

French historian: Israel destroyed 4,000-year-old culture in Gaza

Gaza’s rich history as a trading post that has connected Africa and Asia goes back 4,000 years. Its civilization has endured centuries of wars, but not Israel’s current aggression, according to French historian Jean-Pierre Filiu.

He says that Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s heritage sites – ancient mosques, churches, museums – means that “the memory of humanity is being erased before our eyes”.




SvennoJ on 13 January 2024

New Israeli attack on Nuseirat refugee camp

Al Jazeera’s correspondent reports that the Israeli army bombed a house in the Al-Sawarha area, in the west of Nuseirat, leaving multiple people dead and others wounded.

Israeli forces attack house in mourning for three slain Palestinians

Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that Israeli security forces have raided the house in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The people inside were mourning three Palestinians who were shot and killed near the Israeli settlement of Adora.

Ismail Ahmed Youssef Abu Jahisha, 19; Mahmoud Arafat Youssef Abu Jahisha, 16; and Uday Isma’in Yousef Abu Jahisha, also 16, were all cousins from the town of Idhna. The soldiers fired tear gas, live and rubber-coated bullets and sound bombs at the house.

CNN: Three Palestinian men were shot dead by Israeli forces Friday evening, after the Israeli military says the group fired at Israeli soldiers in the Adora settlement near Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The three men, Ismail Jahisha, 19; Mohammad Jahisha, 17; and Uday Jahisha, 15; were confirmed by Hamas to be members of the group. The UN says violence surged in the West Bank in 2023.


Seven injured in Israeli raid on al-Faraa refugee camp

At least seven Palestinians have been injured during the ongoing raid of the al-Faraa refugee camp south of Tubas. Medical sources told Wafa news agency that Israeli soldiers obstructed the work of medical teams and stopped and searched at least one ambulance. The raid, which has been going on for the past five hours, includes the deployment of Israeli snipers. An Israeli bulldozer has caused destruction and damage to some of the shops in the centre of the camp.


Jewish settlers in West Bank more emboldened in attacking Palestinian towns

The National Office for Land Defence and Settlement Resistance says in its weekly report that Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank are exploiting the events of Israel’s aggression on the Gaza Strip to escalate the situation on the ground across the territory, Wafa news agency reported.

“Settlers have become more organised and dangerous, after the Israeli government decided to arm them and a large number of them have joined the army to fight in the Gaza Strip,” said the report by the Palestinian organisation that documents settlement activity and settler attacks. According to Israeli rights group B’tselem, Palestinian residents of 16 Bedouin and herding villages in Area C have been forced to leave their homes since October 7, due to the acts of violence and threats carried out by settlers.

Palestinian teen beaten to death by Israeli soldiers in West Bank: Ministry

The Palestinian health ministry said that Khaled Ahmed Zubaidi, 18, was killed after being severely beaten by Israeli forces after they raided the occupied West Bank town of Zeita, near Tulkarem. The death toll of Palestinians killed in the West Bank since October 7 is 344, including 90 children.

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Israeli army confirms fighting continuing in central, southern Gaza

The Israeli army has confirmed that its soldiers are engaged in intense combat with Palestinian fighters in the central and southern parts of Gaza. This comes as Israel’s bombing campaign continues across the besieged enclave.

An Israeli army spokesman claimed that Israel destroyed two rocket launch sites and many rocket launchers in al-Mughraqa in central Gaza. In Khan Younis in the south, he said the army also caused extensive damage, adding that several armed fighters were killed in the fighting.

This comes shortly after the Palestinian Health Ministry said at least 135 Palestinians, including a two-year-old girl, have been killed in Israeli army attacks in the past 24 hours.

Gaza City and northern Gaza need 1,300 food trucks daily

The government information office in the Gaza Strip says that Gaza City and areas in the north need 1,300 food trucks per day. Before the war started on October 7, an average of 2,000 trucks used to enter the Gaza Strip on a daily basis through the Rafah border crossing in the south.

That number has severely declined over the past three months, already exacerbating a worsening humanitarian crisis as nearly half of the territory’s population faces famine.


Palestinians line up for free food during the ongoing Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Jan. 9

Israel’s aid-blocking claim against Egypt a ‘desperate attempt’

Egypt’s ambassador to Lebanon says Israeli claims that Egypt is responsible for obstructing the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip are “desperate” deflections. Alaa Moussa said it was “another desperate attempt to evade responsibilities as an occupying authority and deflect the repercussions of aid not reaching Gaza despite multiple UN resolutions on the matter”, according to LBCI Lebanon.

Moussa was also quoted as saying “this is a new attempt by Israel to cast blame on others who do not need to prove their historical stance in support of the Palestinian people’s rights and the Palestinian cause”.


UN officials and rights activists have repeatedly described how a system devised by Israel to monitor humanitarian aid going into the Gaza Strip has significantly hampered aid efforts

Rafah infrastructure ‘cannot handle’ 1.3 million residents, displaced

Ashraf al-Qudra, the health ministry’s spokesman in the Gaza Strip, has warned that the southern city of Rafah is reaching a breaking point due to the influx of hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians and their families. “Rafah’s infrastructure, services, and health infrastructure are fragile and cannot handle the needs of 1.3 million citizens and displaced people,” al-Qudra said in a post on Telegram.


Only six ambulances left operating in Gaza

The health ministry says that only six remaining ambulances are in operation in the entire Gaza Strip. “We are still struggling to operate some essential services, including intensive care units and nurseries,” it said in a statement.

Israel’s attacks on Gaza show it has no respect for ICJ: Palestinian foreign ministry

The fact that Israel is continuing its attacks on Gaza on the heels of the genocide case at the ICJ shows that it has no respect for international law, said the Palestinian Foreign Ministry in a statement. The ministry accused Israel’s military of carrying out “war crimes” and ignoring international calls to protect civilians. It also condemned the latest round of Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank, which have become a daily occurrence amid the war.


Same as Russia ignoring the ICJ, ICC, UNSC :/ Israel's right wing Zionist government is not going to listen.
Any response will have to come from the Israeli people putting pressure on the government and from outside by stopping arms sales and military aid to Israel.



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Protests around the world today
(While CNN has shifted most of its reporting on the Houthi attacks)


Arab-American activists in Iowa say they are focused on Gaza activism rather than upcoming vote

Days before the Republican caucuses in the US presidential race, Arab-American activists in Iowa tell Al Jazeera they are focusing their energy on Gaza activism.

The advocates say they will not back Biden in the 2024 race.

US protesters aim anger at Biden

Demonstrators in Washington, DC marching in solidarity with Gaza are expressing their dissatisfaction with the Biden administration over its handling of Israel’s war, calling for a ceasefire and an end to escalating US attacks in Yemen.

“There’s a lot of heckling going on against Joe Biden, they’re calling him ‘Genocide Joe’, they’re chanting ‘we will remember in November,'” Al Jazeera correspondent Kimberly Halkett reported from Washington, DC.

Anti-Netanyahu protests pick up steam

While anti-Netanyahu protests that had rocked Israel for months before the beginning of the war initially subsided after the attack on October 7, the unpopular leader has faced renewed calls to step down.

“This is the second week where there is expected to be large numbers. In fact, last week, an estimated 20,000 people attended this protest,” Al Jazeera correspondent Sara Khairat reported from a rally in Tel Aviv. “They’re calling for early elections, and they’ve also called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to quit.”

Global day of protests draws thousands to support Gaza


Protesters hold up banners, flags and placards during a demonstration in support of Palestinian people in Gaza, in London


An aerial view of people standing in solidarity with Palestinians outside the United States Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia


Demonstrators hold banners and wave Palestinians flags during a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Tokyo, Japan


Thousands of children’s shoes are placed on Dam Square during a memorial event for child victims killed during the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.


Thousands in Dublin call for immediate Gaza ceasefire



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‘No one will stop us’: Netanyahu

During a video address, the Israeli prime minister has said that Israel will not be deterred by any ruling from the International Court of Justice.

The court is currently in deliberation after hearing arguments from both Israel and South Africa, which accused Israel of committing genocide as it continues its assault on Gaza. “No one will stop us. Not The Hague, not the Axis of Evil, no one,” Netanyahu said.

In his video address, the Israeli prime minister said that his country has not decided whether or not to seize the Philadelphia Corridor, which runs along Gaza’s border with Egypt.

Earlier today, US newspaper The Wall Street Journal reported that Israel is planning a military operation to seize control of the corridor, and had informed Egypt of its intentions to do so. The report cited unnamed “current and former Israeli officials and Egyptian officials”.

Netanyahu told reporters that isolating Hamas by surrounding them was a goal of the Gaza war, but that “there are a number of options.”


Israel plans military buildup

More from the Israeli prime minister, as he tells reporters that Israel is planning a “huge” addition to its defence budget, adding that one goal was an independent military manufacturing sector. He said that in eight weeks, a plan would presented for “the huge additional [funding], to create that independence in force build-up and in other things required to ensure our security in the coming years”.



Israel Plans Risky Mission to Seize Last Gaza Border it Doesn’t Control

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-plans-risky-mission-to-seize-last-gaza-border-it-doesnt-control-026e4f0a

A military operation along Gaza’s southern border would be tricky, with Egypt on one side and a million displaced Palestinians concentrated on the other

Since it pulled out of the Gaza Strip nearly two decades ago, Israel has controlled all of the Palestinian enclave’s borders except one. Now it is pushing to retake control of the southern frontier with Egypt.

Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, say Israel must have a grip on the border area, which the Israeli military calls the Philadelphi Corridor, to block Hamas from smuggling weapons into the strip. It is part of Israel’s strategy to defeat the Palestinian militant group and to prevent a repeat of its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that officials there say killed more than 1,200 people, mainly civilians.


Netanyahu says border between Egypt and Gaza must be closed prior to war's end


Palestinians talk to an Egyptian soldier at the border in Rafah, Gaza, on January 11

The border between Egypt and Gaza must be closed before Israel's war with Hamas is finished, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday.

During a news briefing on Israel's 100th day of war with Hamas, Netanyahu stressed that Israel can’t finish the war until the closure of the Philadelphi Corridor, a 14-kilometer (roughly 8.6-mile) strip of land that serves as the border between Egypt and Gaza. "We’ll destroy Hamas, we’ll demilitarize Gaza, and military equipment and other deadly weapons will continue to enter this southern opening — so of course we need to close it," Netanyahu said.

There are different ways Israel can take over the corridor, but officials have not decided exactly how they would proceed with doing so, Netanyahu said, further emphasizing that the only decision they have made is that the crossing "must be closed."

 

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Egypt says it fully controls its borders after Netanyahu calls for closure of Gaza-Egypt border crossing

Egypt remains in full control of its borders, foreign ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid said Saturday, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call for the closure of Egypt's border with Gaza before the war ends.  “Egypt fully controls its borders and controls it completely, and these issues are subject to legal and security agreements between the countries involved, so any talk on this matter is generally subject to scrutiny and is responded to with declared positions,” Abu Zeid said during an interview with Egyptian television channel Sada El-Balad on Saturday.

Netanyahu said Israel can’t finish its war against Hamas until the closure of the Philadelphi Corridor, a 14-kilometer (roughly 8.6-mile) strip of land that serves as the border between Egypt and Gaza. He said that even after Hamas is defeated, "military equipment and other deadly weapons will continue to enter this southern opening — so of course we need to close it."

The foreign ministry spokesperson further reiterated Egypt's role in the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, blaming Israel for hindering it. "We have made it clear from day one that any decisions that hinder the entry of aid are essentially Israeli measures and it comes through various methods, including strictness in inspecting trucks, wasting a lot of time in the inspection process, prohibiting and obstructing the entry of medical aid, and obstructing the entry of journalists and officials" he said.

UN agency says more commercial supplies must be allowed into Gaza to prevent famine

Commercial goods are desperately needed in Gaza to prevent an incoming famine as Israel approaches the 100th day of its war in the enclave, according to the head of the main United Nations agency working in Gaza. "The crisis in Gaza is a man-made disaster compounded by dehumanizing language and the use of food, water and fuel as instruments of war" United Nations Relief and Works Agency Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement Saturday. "Humanitarian aid alone will not be sufficient to reverse a looming famine."

Lazzarini urged leaders to heed the calls for a humanitarian ceasefire and enable the delivery of more food, medicine, water and shelter to those affected by the enclave's “mass displacement.” "The onset of winter makes life even more unbearable, especially for those living out in the open,” the UN official warned.

More than 1.4 million people are staying in “overcrowded and unsanitary” UN shelters, where they lack food and hygiene, according to Lazzarini. The commissioner-general also spoke of the war's toll on Israelis since Hamas launched its devastating attack on the country on October 7, 2023. Dozens of hostages captured during the attack remain held in Gaza. "It's been 100 days of ordeal and anxiety for hostages and their families," Lazzarini said.



Thousands march on US capital in support of Gaza


Members of an international anti-Zionist and ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jewish group

A large group of protesters reached the White House in the United States capital on Saturday as part of an event dubbed "The March on Washington for Gaza."

Protest organizers — a coalition of groups including the Council on American-Islamic Relations — said thousands of demonstrators attended the event Saturday afternoon, which saw attendees listen to speakers and march from Freedom Plaza to the White House.



Organizers had arranged buses to allow people from outside the area to travel to Washington, DC, for the march, which called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for an end to US support for Israel's offensive in the enclave.


Officials placed additional fencing in front of the White House complex ahead of the event, according to the US Secret Service. Chants could be heard inside the White House complex after the protesters arrived there Saturday evening, and several Secret Service agents could be seen monitoring the situation.

President Joe Biden is not at the White House Saturday evening.




US Senator Sanders urged Biden to distance himself from ‘horrific’ war

Bernie Sanders has voiced some of his harshest criticism yet of Israel’s war on Gaza after facing earlier backlash from progressives for refusing to voice support for a ceasefire.

“I hope that he [Biden] understands that you can be pro-Israel without supporting Netanyahu and the horrific war he is waging against the Palestinian people,” Sanders said in an interview with the UK newspaper The Guardian.

Earlier this week, Sanders also called for greater scrutiny on US arms sales to Israel, saying the US is “deeply complicit in what is going on, and we have to ensure the US aid is being used in line with international human rights and our own laws”.



Thousands participate in Tel Aviv rally marking 100 days of war, according to organizer


People called for the immediate release of captives at a protest to mark 100 days since they have been held by Hamas in Gaza

An estimated 120,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv to participate in a rally marking 100 days of Israel’s war with Hamas, according to rally’s organizer, the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum. The so-called "100 Days of Hell rally" started at 8 p.m. local time (1 p.m. ET) on Saturday and will go on until 8 p.m. Sunday, which will be the 100th day of the war.


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Israel's ground operations in Gaza

Data as of January 9, 2024, at 2 p.m. ET

Notes: “Areas assessed to be undergoing clearing operations by IDF” are areas that ISW/CTP have identified through the use of geolocated videos, photos, remote sensing, satellite imagery and IDF reporting to be undergoing operations to clear Hamas. “Claimed furthest Israeli advances” are the most forward position of Israeli forces, as estimated by ISW/CTP through reports from official media of Palestinian militias, independent Palestinian journalists’ social media accounts, Israeli media and IDF reports. This layer is lower confidence than the clearing operations layer.

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So sick of Western Media, CNN's 'recap' of the first 100 days of the current Gaza war.


It’s been 100 days since the outbreak of Israel’s war in Gaza, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed "nobody will stop us" from destroying Hamas as his country faces accusations of genocide at The Hague.

The Israeli military began an offensive on the Palestinian enclave after Hamas militants launched a brutal assault on Israel on October 7, with gunmen killing around 1,200 people and taking more than 200 people hostage, according to Israeli authorities.

It's actually 1133 so far identified, including deaths from friendly fire. 764 civilians, 14 children under 10, 36 children aged 10-19.

Since the attack, more than 23,843 people in Gaza have been killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry

Here’s a look at some of the key moments in the conflict:

October 7: Hamas’ attack. Hamas’ surprise October 7 assault marked the biggest terrorist attack in Israel’s history. At least 1,500 Hamas fighters poured across the border into Israel by land, sea and air using paragliders. Soon after, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was "at war.”

October 9: Israel orders the "complete siege" of Gaza. Two days afterwards, Netanyahu said the Israeli military would attack Hamas with a force “like never before,” with the goal of destroying the militant group.

Beginning of the starvation of Gaza, complete shut off of water, food, electricity, fuel, attacks on communication networks and civilian infrastructure.

October 13: A growing exodus. Israel’s military told 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes immediately, as it stepped up its response. Since the conflict began, the UN estimates up to 1.9 million people have been displaced.

Bombing South of Wadi Gaza as well, no place safe

October 17: Hundreds killed at Gaza hospital. A deadly blast tore through Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza, which was sheltering thousands of displaced people. CNN found that the blast was likely caused by a malfunctioning rocket fired by Palestinian militants rather than an Israeli strike.

Mentioning the one incident (which did spark a lot of outrage) that could have been 'friendly' fire. How about all the other attacks on Hospitals, Schools and refugee shelters. Or the fake evidence IDF produced like a calendar as proof for a Hamas guard schedule in a children's school or the fake tunnel entrance.

October 27: Israel expands its ground offensive. After a war largely conducted from the air, the Israel Defense Forces announced it was “expanding ground operations” in Gaza.

November 15: Al-Shifa hospital raid. Israel launched a “targeted” operation against Hamas inside Gaza’s largest hospital, where thousands of Palestinians were believed to be sheltering. Conditions at the hospital deteriorated rapidly in the days of fighting. The raid sparked international criticism.

Still zero evidence Hamas was in the hospital / using the hospital at the time. Revisionism already in the works. They weren't just believed to be sheltering there, there's tons of video footage of civilians sheltering there. As well as videos of planted evidence by the IDF trying to justify the atrocities at the hospital.

November 24: A truce begins. After days of careful negotiations, a truce between Israel and Hamas brought a pause to fighting. As part of the truce, civilian hostages held captive by militants were released, with groups of hostages being released each day.

A truce that was meant to speed up Humanitarian aid as well, which never really materialized.

December 1: The truce collapses. One week later, the Israeli military resumed fighting against Hamas in Gaza, accusing the group of breaking the terms of the truce. Israel’s focus began shifting from northern to southern Gaza.

And Hamas blamed Israel for breaking the truce. Nvm Westbank raids and arrests as well as further destruction of Gaza went on during the truce. Nearly as many people were rounded up in the Westbank as released during the truce...

December 15: Hostages killed in botched raid. Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza after misidentifying them as threats. The IDF said the shooting was against its rules of engagement and that the soldiers involved would face disciplinary procedures.

Both false

The soldiers involved in the incident were not expected to be dismissed or to stand trial due to their actions.

IDF troops who killed hostages told to shoot fighting-age men in Gaza

Just excuses and we'll do better.

January 1: Israel announces partial withdrawal. On the first day of the new year, Israel announced it would soon begin pulling thousands of soldiers out of Gaza in preparation for a new phase of the conflict, although a top official warned that he expected the fighting to continue throughout the year..

Where is that partial withdrawal? Soldiers got rotated out from the North, yet the advancement to the South keeps going and only intensified.

January 11: ICJ trial begins. South Africa accused Israel of genocide in an unprecedented case at the United Nations’ top court, calling for the court to order a halt to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Israel has denied the allegations, calling South Africa's case "distorted".

No mention of all the failed resolutions, failures of the UN, UNSC and ICC before this, why it had to come to the ICJ.

January 11: Strikes against Houthis in Yemen. The US and UK militaries launched strikes against Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, in response to the Iran-backed militant group's attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea

Got to mention the boogeyman Iran, and of course no mention of the reason behind the Houthi attacks.

It's been the same throughout the war though, CNN always leaning to 'its going to be over soon', its getting better, while it has only been getting progressively worse. Not even mentioning the humanitarian crisis that has been unfolding, more than 80% of all people currently classified as being in Phase 5 (catastrophic hunger level) worldwide are in Gaza, the vast scale of destruction, the continuing escalation in the Westbank, fighting on the Lebanon border.



The BBC, (also plenty biased) at least gives a better overview of the situation after 100 days of war

Gaza Strip in maps: How life has changed in three months

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-20415675