Some people, communicating via satellite phones, have described the attack as the “heaviest bombardment yet,” according to independent journalist Sharif Kouddous.

“People can’t call ambulances or civil defense. We are being bombed in an unprecedented manner,” said an unidentified journalist at a Gaza hospital, according to a translation by The Nation’s Palestinian correspondent, Mohammed El-Kurd. “The sky around us just lights up [with explosions], and no one knows what’s going on.”

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    That’s interesting considering that Hamas is one of the closest allies of the Kremlin.

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      You know as well as anyone that this has NOTHING to do with Hamas.

      Their strategy of indiscriminate bombing would not be the answer if they wanted to kill Hamas only. There’s absolutely no regard for civilians here. They’re not destroying Hamas. They’re eradicating the population of Palestine. Anyone who lives will rightly join Hamas and after this, honestly I can see why.

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          Hamas as an organization will no longer exist. The Israeli government has been exceptionally and adamantly clear about that

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              I wish the US could’ve penned the Taliban in the way Hamas is penned in.

              Man what an absolute slam dunk no-downsides thing that would have been.

              Does this mean you strongly support this action, since these groups are roughly equal?

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                  That is, in fact, the only way to stop an ongoing violent act.

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                    You’re both right.

                    What works is retaliating against the person or group that attacked you.

                    What doesn’t work, and makes things worse, is “retaliating” against innocent people who didn’t attack you.

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        Hamas is part of the problem. Arab countries have confirmed that Hamas is stockpiling food and water and medicine for themselves.

        They don’t care about the Palestinians. If they did, those goods would be distributed.

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          What you are getting wrong is that they ARE “glassing” the entirety of Gaza, with almost no restraint. That is not excusable, no matter which enemy you are fighting. The thing is, they won’t be able to kill Hamas either way, it’s only a choice between less Palestinian civilian casualties and more of them

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            What you are getting wrong is that they ARE “glassing” the entirety of Gaza, with almost no restraint.

            Bold claims require strong evidence.

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          Where is the evidence that they are not just randomly bombing? Knocking? Do they send a telegram?

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            They first launch a smaller rocket to “warn” residents to evacuate the premises before the big boy rockets lights up the place and called that “roof knocking”. I’m not kidding, that was their actual policy before this.

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            They actually used the app Telegram, as well as flyers, localized broadcasts, and even direct phone calls.

            Unfortunately Hamas is killing Palestinian civilians who head south, to scare them into remaining in the combat zone, because Hamas does not value human life at all

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          They are a professional army assaulting the most densely populated area in the world. Not letting refugees pass through their lines is already a war crime. Instead they seem to be compressing the population more and blaming Hamas for having the gall to fight at all.

          You don’t get to accuse the other side of using human shields as you kettle more civilians in with them.

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      Evil cunts are hypocrites?? What? Omg

      They support Hamas to keep attention off the Ukrainian invasion.

      Israel invade Palestine just as Russia do Ukraine…but somehow more inhumanely

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      Maybe take a look at the agreements between Russia and Israel about Sirya. Welcome to the real world btw.