As Israel’s aid blockade continues and humanitarian zones disappear, there is talk of a ‘second Nakba’ being realised

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29773800

Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem and Malak A Tantesh in Gaza
Tue 6 May 2025 06.48 EDT

“No food or medical supplies have entered Gaza for nine weeks, and Israeli forces have now seized about 70% of the territory as military buffer or civilian no-go zones, pushing 2.3 million people and aid operations into ever-smaller areas – which are no longer designated as “humanitarian zones”.”

  • Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.alEnglish
    85·
    2 days ago

    I can’t see how anybody in the west can justify this. Yes, they had a right to defend themselves but they’ve gone way, way to far.

    • Eximius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      2 days ago

      They had the right to defend themselves into another sovereign territory? After allowing (while knowing) an attack by a terrorist group to happen on their soil without any proper response? And of course our 21st century mind is too short sighted for the bigger picture of why the terrorist guerilla group even exists??

      Just stop this mental gymnastics. We spent some time now learning history, what leaders should have already known. There is nothing forgivable in this war. It’s just a continuation and finalization of their lebensraum plan from the 40s, full on genocidal Columbian colonialism perpetrated by Zionists.

    • shiroininja@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      I had this argument with an Israeli yesterday. I had to break it with him that I supported Israel responding post Oct 7, but it took about two weeks for me to change my mind, I feared and knew it was turning into this. Got called an antisemite. I’m just more of a Yitzhak Rabin than a Bibi.