Israel is setting up a complex system of checkpoints that will prevent men of “military age” from fleeing Rafah in preparation for its offensive on the southern Gaza border city, a senior western official familiar with Israel’s plans has told Middle East Eye on condition of anonymity.
The creation of gender-based checkpoints around Rafah would put a spotlight back on Israel’s practice of stripping and forcibly detaining male Palestinian men and children, as it faces rising scrutiny in the West of its conduct in the war.
Not as happy as the Israeli, who wanted it to happen so they could treat Gaza as hostile territory.
So in love that Hamas had to do a coup?
Like the Israeli wouldn’t kill them either way. Everyone knows it’s just an excuse to kill more women and children.
If they wanted to deal with the plo they wouldn’t have empowered Hamas to take Palestine in the first place.
The hardliners in Israel have been hoping for and enabling an oct 7 event for years, there’s no way they’re going to let a tragedy go to waste.
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Interesting.
Possible that Israel was secretly happy of the Hamas coup: Hamas in Gaza, PLO/Fatah in Judea, divide ut regnes.
Hamas had to do a coup not against the population, but against competition: PLO/Fatah and followers. The majority believed the Hamas propaganda that it was the only one willing to attack Israel.
Well, it did, and they weep by now. They supported Hamas, applauded loudly the massacres of October 7th, hid the hostages … They’re reaping the whirlwind.
By that logic couldn’t we claim that Israel deserved oct 7th for their support of Netanyahu?
The whole point is that targeting civilians because of the actions of the government is bad. You don’t see me gleefully celebrating the 7th, killing hundreds of civilians is wrong. Killing tens of thousands of civilians in response is several magnitudes worse.