At least 20 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes that were launched across Gaza on Monday, including nine children. Another 60 Palestinians were wounded in the bombing.
Eyewitnesses said the strikes targeted crowded civilian neighborhoods. Among the slain were two siblings, eleven-year-old Ibrahim al-Masri and seven-year-old Marwan, from the city of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, who were killed while playing in the street.
“My children were martyred. I cannot find any justification whatsoever for targeting someone passing through overcrowded civilian neighborhoods where dozens of children usually play,” Youssef al-Masri, the father of the children, told Middle East Eye.
Israel framed the bombings as retaliation for rockets fired into Israeli territory by Hamas. But as is always the case, the Israeli response was disproportionate. Only one Israeli was “lightly injured” by Hamas’ rocket fire.
Hamas launched the rockets in response to violence against Palestinians in the al-Aqsa mosque and the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, where Palestinians are facing evictions. Over the past few days, hundreds of Palestinians have been injured by Israeli police, soldiers, and Jewish settlers.
The violence shows no sign of slowing down. Israeli forces continue to attack Palestinian protesters, and the Israeli military sent reinforcements to the Gaza border on Monday.
Which government should I despise more, Washington or Tel Aviv?
Add the EU/NATO.
The genocide continues unabated and systematically, all under the guise that “Israel has the right to protect itself”. And the whole world stands by and does NOTHING!! How utterly shameless and demoralizing.
Does Israel also have a right to STOP bombing its neighbors who then react naturally necessitating Israel to use its “right to self defense”? In other words, if Israel has this right, so does everyone else and if Israel really wants to protect itself, treat those around it like human beings instead of cattle! When you prod someone into responding to violence as the ONLY resort, then YOU are the aggressor, not the responder! Once again, though, the Zionist media will only look at the “violence” of the Palestinians and nothing of the attacks by the “victim” Israelis!
We are all Palestinians now.
There you go – as usual the Israelis start killing.
“killed by Israeli airstrikes”
Against “combatants” that have no air force, navy, army, drones, just unguided rockets that do little damage.
Very brave defense of the homeland, eh?
If reducing foreign aid to zero, then it’s not our problem. Israelis always call for the US to stay out. Let’s exit, fully, entirely. Zero aid.
Why is support for Israel so strong among Republicans? Most are not crazed Evangelicals.
Listening to the Jimmy Dore show on this event, I’m amazed to hear a complaint that “there is no left.” Politics is so bizarre. I almost don’t see a right wing in the US Congress.