10/7It has now been one year since Hamas troops attacked the music festival in Israel and kidnapped 251 people, and killed 1200.
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/07/g-s1-26634/october-7-israel-gaza-lebanonTheir demands at the time were the creation of an independent Palestian state, an end to the blockades and aparthied policies enacted by Israel and the release of over 4,500 Palestinian political prisoners, particularly the 32 women and 160 children
(some of these children as young as 12 years old)
https://www.dci-palestine.org/children_in_israeli_detentionSince that time, 1,700 Israeli soldiers have died fighting in Gaza, and at least 41,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israel's military campaign. This does not include those who die of disease or starvation and the actual death toll is expected to be much higher.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_warAnd 2,000 Lebanese, the majority, at a ratio of over 10:1, being civilians.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/heavy-strikes-shake-beirut-israel-expands-lebanon-campaign-2024-10-05/Close to 10,000 Palestinians are currently held captive in Israeli blacksite prisons, but that number only includes those officially captured, the actual total is expected to be sizably larger.
https://www.btselem.org/statistics/detainees_and_prisonersMore than 280 Humanitarian Aid Workers have been killed by Israel. Even when they are in clearly marked food aid trucks, where Israel hunts them down and destroys the entire caravan while the workers are radioing for them to stop the bombing.
https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/world/world-humanitarian-day-2024-number-aid-workers-killed-reaching-record-high-un-and-partners-demand-those-power-actforhumanity-19-august-2024-enarruzh128 Journalists have been killed by Israel.
https://cpj.org/2024/10/journalist-casualties-in-the-israel-gaza-conflict/90% of Gaza's population has been displaced with the overwhelming majority of previously dense population centers demolished by the continuous bombardment against even hospitals and schools.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-20415675Diseases that havent been seen in years in the region have begun to surface again, and food and water scarcity are further exacerbated by Israel destroying water treatment plants and blocking food and medical supply aid shipments.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/destruction-gaza-water-wells-deepens-palestinian-misery-2024-07-30/https://www.wired.com/story/how-did-polio-reemerge-in-gaza-after-a-quarter-of-a-century-virologist/https://www.un.org/unispal/document/gaza-strip-famine-ipc-snapshot-25jun24/And time after time Israel continues to bomb and kill innocent civilians in the very refugee centers it demands people move to.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/05/un-experts-outraged-israeli-strikes-civilians-sheltering-rafah-campsThe Israeli people have had enough and just want their family and friends returned home,
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cze5x793569oWhich, while being the stated goal of this genocide, has not stopped Netanyahu from rejecting every. single. peace. deal. on. the. table.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/15/israel-hamas-ceasefire-talks-a-timeline-of-obstructionEven after Hamas drops many of its key features it was arguing for such as release of Women captives and a Permanent Ceasefire.
Israel has since expanded its campaign of violence into The West Bank,
https://www.vox.com/palestine/369736/west-bank-violence-jenin-raid-settler-idf-israel-gaza-hamasLebanon,
https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-lebanon-hezbollah-hamas-6-october-2024-0210e9d539a899e21ee89b52807b6af7Syria,
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-airstrike-targets-three-cars-syrias-homs-state-news-agency-says-2024-10-06/Yemen,
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c4g5z05gwn8oand Iran,
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/middleeast/how-hamas-leader-haniyeh-killed-iran-bomb.htmlDespite acknowledging that the fighting should end, the United States continues to provide unilateral support and says that Israel "has the right to defend itself".
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-us-military-spending-8e6e5033f7a1334bf6e35f86e7040e14The rest of the world had nearly unanimously denounced Israel's actions in Gaza and the surrounding region.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/09/1154496The UN has declared this ongoing persecution of Palestians apartheid
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/03/1114702And even Genocide.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-expert-says-israel-has-committed-genocide-gaza-calls-arms-embargo-2024-03-26/Yet no one seems to be able to stop Netanyahu from his goal to pull the whole region into war.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-suggests-changing-name-of-gaza-war-to-war-of-revival/Claiming this war which he names "The War of Revival" is necessary to preserve Israel's existence.
Why this name? Perhaps it relates to ahistorical religious-based claims that the greater region extending beyond Israel's current borders is the Zionist birthright, no matter who lives there currently or their own claims to the land.
https://mondediplo.com/2023/12/02gazaThe ICC, considered the highest court in the world, has announced arrest warrants for Netanyahu for his part in this genocide.
https://apnews.com/article/icc-khan-netanyahu-070941d21ccd1f2b9611032b88527575Netanyahu, for his part, ordered the assasination of both the Hezbolla and Hamas representatives that Israel was negotiating with for peace deals.
https://m.thewire.in/article/world/netanyahu-ordered-ismail-haniyeh-killing-scuttle-talks-talmiz-ahmadhttps://reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/benjamin-netanyahu-is-triumphant-after-hassan-nasrallahs-assassination-but-will-it-change-anythingThere is so much more than what I have summarized here that has happened over the last year. It is heartbreaking and infuriating that we, the United States, supposed arbiters of freedom and liberty, continue to sponsor and sanction this ongoing genocide.
So yeah some minor updates for more recent events.
Israel has been caught using White Phosphorus on a densly populated civillian area, AGAIN. This in a neighborhood in Lebanon.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/footage-appears-show-israel-white-phosphorus-southern-lebanonWe had a whole debate on this in the old thread but I would like to remind people that this is A War Crime.
United Nations Peacekeepers are tasked with protecting civilian populations during wartime situations. Amidst Israels current bombardment and invasion of Lebanon, they have ordered the United Nations to withdraw its peacekeeping forces from the area.
The Irish basically said "forget that, you wankers"
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/10/04/irish-peacekeepers-lebanon-latest-israel-invasion/And have determined that their platoon of UN Peacekeepers will remain in place to defend the civilians from the Israeli Military.
This has lead to claims that Ireland is secretly working with Hamas and Hezbollah when you read comments sections of news articles or videos reporting on this development
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFfqfmxG/And on the anniversary of the start of this conflict, Protestors amass in Tel Aviv to demand an end to this war and for their government to accept the hostage exchange deal to bring their families home.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-823298Former Israeli security chief, Giora Eiland, said in an interview that there is "No complete victory possible" in Gaza and Lebanon.
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/no-complete-victory-possible-in-gaza-lebanon-ex-israeli-security-chief-62339/
10/8Israel claims to have assassinated the successor to Hezbollah leader that they assassinated last week.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-says-israel-has-taken-out-nasrallahs-successors-2024-10-08/In response to France's decision to stop sending arms to Israel, Netanyahu gives a speech addressed to Macron saying that Israel will "win this war with or without help".
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/397121Israeli soldiers beat Palestinian Right's activist, Ziad Abu Helaiel, to death in his own home.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-forces-beat-death-renowned-activist-hebron
10/9Israeli forces move on Jabalia Refugee Camp, "shooting anyone who moves"
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-tanks-push-deeper-into-jabalia-northern-gaza-residents-say-2024-10-08/In protest of the UK's continued support of the Genocide in Gaza, activists paste an image of a Palestinian mother and child over a Picasso painting at London's National Gallery.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/national-gallery-picasso-motherhood-gaza-protest-youth-demand-israel-palestine-b1186831.html
10/10Former Annoying Orange White House Advisor, Matthew Brodsky, advocates for Israel bombing and Napalming the Irish peacekeeping forces in Lebanon (and is promptly suspended from Twitter for inciting violence)
https://www.irishecho.com/2024/10/harris-condemns-despicable-napalm-commentsI haven't been keeping up with every instance of attack, but just a reminder that daily Israel is bombing civilians in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank. This specific attack on Beirut hit high-density residential apartment complex.
https://news.sky.com/story/israel-hezbollah-lebanon-beirut-un-tank-iran-gaza-hamas-latest-sky-news-live-12978800UN Peacekeeping Forces attacked by Israeli MilitaryFrance and Italy both demand an explanation on this intentional war crime.
https://www.barrons.com/news/italy-says-shooting-at-un-lebanon-peacekeepers-possible-war-crimes-6e6d3873https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-10-10/france-demands-explanation-from-israel-after-un-troops-targeted-in-lebanonIsrael is found to have used depleted Uranium bombs in it's attacks on Lebanese residential areas in Beirut.
https://thecradle.co/articles-id/27194This was already suspected after video footage of Israeli jets equipped with the 2000lb bunker busters was released:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/28/world/middleeast/israel-nasrallah-bunker-buster-bombs.htmlCanada joins in condemnation of Israeli attack on United Nations Peacekeepers
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/canada-says-israeli-troops-firing-on-lebanon-peacekeepers-is-unacceptable/
10/11Prime Minister of Spain joins in countries denouncing Israel for attacking UN Peacekeepers, and calls for further arms embargos against the apartheid state.
https://www.politico.eu/article/spanish-pm-sanchez-urges-countries-to-stop-selling-arms-to-israel/Biden has asked Israel to please stop shooting at the UN Peacekeepers. (Notably has not changed any policy about providing Israel with the weapons they use to do this or the other numerous war crimes)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/biden-says-absolutely-asking-israel-to-stop-firing-at-un-peacekeepers/(I had vaguely remembered something about a red line that Israel must not cross mentioned some time last year but I might just be hallucinating it since there clearly is nothing Israel could do that would lose US support.)
Russia demands Israel cease attacks on UN Peacekeepers
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/russia-demands-israel-refrain-attacking-un-peacekeepers-lebanon-after-shooting-2024-10-11/China condemns Israel for attacking UN Peacekeepers
https://www.barrons.com/news/china-says-strongly-condemns-israeli-fire-on-un-peacekeeper-base-adbc707bSo that's pretty much everyone is officially pissed off now. Israel, for it's part, says it will "investigate" what caused this to happen (as if they weren't warning the Irish UN Peacekeepers to get out of the way or they would be bombed just a day before their attack.)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ek2gkp9k2o
10/12Hezbollah launches 320 projectiles into Israel during Yom Kippur
https://www.barrons.com/news/israel-army-says-hezbollah-fired-about-320-projectiles-into-israel-over-yom-kippur-2acd574fDespite instigations and attacks on the Lebanese Army's personnel and bases by Israel, Lebanon has continued to refrain from retaliatory strikes against Israel.
https://apnews.com/article/lebanese-army-laf-israel-hezbollah-78f6ad2da82d64d1ae266aa5394e6d4e?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-usUN Peacekeepers spokesperson says that forces will remain in Lebanon to attempt to protect civilians even in the face of Israeli attacks against their personnel
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-peacekeepers-lebanon-say-we-are-staying-despite-israeli-attacks-2024-10-10/Israel claims to have killed 20 Hamas operatives in the Jabalia refugee camp where currently soldiers are preventing the 40,000 civilians still trapped in northern gaza from evacuating or gaining access to food and supplies.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e82yy0wxno
10/13Hezzbollah drone attack on Israeli military encampment injures 63.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/13/middleeast/drone-attack-israel-hezbollah-intl-latam/index.html10/14Israel continues its tactic of targeting hospitals in airstrikes, this time in Lebanon.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israeli-strike-hospital-tent-camp-kills-4-ignites-114771062The US sends state-of-the-art Thaad Anti-Missile system to Israel and US soldiers to man them.
https://www.businessinsider.com/combat-testing-record-thaad-us-missile-defense-system-israel-iran-2024-1010/15There have been so many attrocities these past few days that I have not been able to keep up, here is the one that has actually made US headlines though:
After being ordered to evacuate south Gaza, and return to north Gaza, Palestinians sheltering in Al-Aqsa Hospital found themselves bombed and burned alive after having followed Israels orders.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/15/world/video/gaza-fire-israel-hospital-nada-ldn-digvid
