Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday rejected international pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza and signaled the brutal assault will continue for months or even longer.
In just over two months of Israel’s campaign in Gaza, at least 18,000 Palestinians have been killed, including over 7,000 children, and over 49,000 have been injured. The casualty numbers provided by Gaza’s Health Ministry are believed to be lower than the true death toll as they do not account for bodies buried under the rubble.
On top of the massive death toll from Israel’s airstrikes and ground operations, health services in Gaza have collapsed, and Palestinians are facing severe food shortages. The international charity Doctors Without Borders has said its employees in southern Gaza have seen “the complete collapse of health care services in the area, along with the rest of the health care system in Gaza.”
The horrific scenes coming out of Gaza have prompted more calls for peace and negotiations, but the US is not fazed and continues to provide unconditional military support for Israel and vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire.
Speaking to The Associated Press, Gallant said Israel’s war in Gaza would “take time” and suggested that the current phase of the war, which involves constant airstrikes and heavy ground fighting, will last for weeks and that further military action against “pockets of resistance” would continue for months.
National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi made similar comments over the weekend, saying that the time it will take to achieve Israel’s goals on Gaza “cannot be measured in weeks … and I’m not sure it can be measured in months.” Financial Times recently reported that Israel expects its operations in Gaza to last over a year.
Israeli officials are claiming they’ve killed 7,000 Hamas fighters since October 7, but the number is not confirmed. A report from +972 Magazine revealed that, at least in one case, the Israeli military approved a strike that would kill hundreds of civilians in an attempt to kill one Hamas commander. The report also confirmed that Israel is intentionally targeting civilians to put “civil pressure” on Hamas.
“Israel Rejects International Pressure” – the only pressure Israel can’t reject is the military and financial pressure. US military and financial help gives Israeli regime an opportunity to carry on with it’s Greater Israel project. Only united Muslim world can stop it. Unfortunately, Muslim world is no more united than Slavic world.
So it goes.
And secret backdoor deals.
Muslim and Arab populations are mostly united in horror and opposition to Israel’s ongoing massacre. As usual, their weak and cowardly governments are barely able to speak out against the slaughter, much less take real action in opposition.
Arabs lived too long under a foreign rule. Half thousand years is long enough time to forget everything.
The idea that the Arab world can unite on a cause like Gaza must scare the shit out of the US and Israel. You would think that Russia and China + BRICS would be enough.
“The Arab world” seldom unites for very long or very effectively. And all the regimes in the region have their own interests and care about Palestine only and exactly to the degree that they think caring about Palestine serves those interests.
I hope things change and you are wrong.Somebody needs to beat the US and Israel over the head with a massive 2 by 4 or a very large brick before they start something that kills us all.
The things are changing but not for the better. Hamas, Hezbollah and some other minor Palestinian militant organizations, that is about all who are ready to fight in this war. Altogether, maybe, somewhat about 1ooK. Israel can easy mobilize against them five time more numerous and much better equipped army. Iran will help but not too much if only US and Israel themselves decide to attack Iran. You can’t expect Russia and China get involved in this conflict militarily while Turkey and Arab countries are driving hot air. Neither Russia nor China are interested in an escalation of this conflict. They would rather accept the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Of course, in the long run it will work against Israel. Such a huge wave of hatred should produce something really strong and anti-Zionist but it will take some time.
“You can’t expect Russia and China get involved in this conflict militarily…”
Well, if the USA ‘officially’ enters this conflict on the side of the ASI against Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, or Iran, I FULLY expect at least the Russian Federation to absolutely shovel weapons, equipment, satellite intel, drones, lethal & nonlethal tech into EVERY side fighting against the USA.
I mean, if the Soviets gave the USA a Vietnam in Vietnam and the USA gave the Soviets a Vietnam in Afghanistan and the USA gave themselves an Afghanistan in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the USA is giving the Russian Federation an Iraq in Ukraine, it’s only fair the Russian Federation give the USA a Ukraine in the (Middle Eastern nations TBA).
If US and Israel attack Iran, of course, Russia will help Iran, at least, with weapons and ammunitions. However, if this conflict remains limited to Gaza and Lebanon, hardly Russia will do anything at all. Syria has Russian support anyway.
Gaza is not only a killing field for Israel, but it is a test bed for weapons development, surveillance development, hacking development, that is sold all over the world as “battle tested”. There are times when I visualize a nuke hitting Israel, but that is not a good thought. Not at all. I am so discouraged, disappointed at the rest of the world that lets the massacre continue. Sometimes I turn to music to ease my thoughts. I have listened to Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” many times, but lately I listened to the version that has a spoken intro. It is wonderful, soothing to my soul. From youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nGKqH26xlg
I’ve actually been incredibly disappointed in Israel negotiating with the terrorist and genocidal organization known as Hamas, allowing them time to rebuild and continue acts of genocide against them. I guess that would make two of us.
I’ve been disappointed in them murdering more than twice as many kids as who were killed around the world in 2022 (which was also the year of big bad Vladamir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine) https://news.antiwar.com/2023/12/11/israel-rejects-international-pressure-for-ceasefire-signals-gaza-onslaught-will-go-on-for-months-or-longer/
But then again I am not a racist who believes that only lives of “God’s Chosen People” matter, so I guess your position makes sense in that context.
Ah yes, tell us about the charred body of the beautiful little Liel Hetzroni and the ‘genocidal Hamas’. Your stories thrill the bowels.
“I’ve actually been incredibly disappointed in Israel negotiating with the terrorist and genocidal organization known as Hamas . . .”
Congratulations. It isn’t easy to take a position on this catastrophe even more despicable than Israel’s.
There is a certain logic in being disappointed in Israel negotiating with the terrorist and genocidal organization known as Hamas. Of course, there is also a certain logic in being disappointed in Hamas for negotiating the terrorist and genocidal organization known as Israel.
Israel is so nice. “Gaza is not only a killing field for Israel, but it is a test bed for weapons development, surveillance development, hacking development, that is sold all over the world as ‘battle tested.'”
Israelis are at war with the human race.
Israelis are so nice. “Israelis are at war with the human race.”
The inability of the US and Israel to recognize the evil they are pursuing will most assuredly come back to haunt them preferably sooner rather then later. Whether this consists of massive aid,economic boycotts.removal of diplomats or even military action.all should be on the table against these vermin.
Wise words Wendell…!
Not “vermin” though…..
BALLS! We all need them.
In some ways I have to agree with you. Certainly their willingness to use nuclear weapons to end it all would threaten every human being on the planet.
“And yet, there is a right reserved only to us Jews (if indeed any human on Earth has this right): to be destroyed and to take the weary and sated world with us to the non-existence, along with its wondrous libraries and heart-stirring tunes – just so, after we descend to the grave, while the ground emits radioactive rays to all four winds.” – Israeli poet Itamar Yaoz-Kest
Truly profound…
Luckily for Israel, they lack conviction and are very cowardly to pull a Samson option.
The 9 million or so Jewish individuals who do not live in Israel might have some objection. But according to Israel they only exist to “make Israel look good” so I don’t think they care to much what they have to say.
Israel is so nice. “Israel Rejects International Pressure for Ceasefire…” to stop Palestinian genocide.
It’s way past time to cut the f*ckers off of American tax dollars and let them drown in their cesspool of hate. If that is antisemitic, so be it.
Don’t worry, “f*ckers” isn’t antisemitic.
You are my hero for the DAY!
Finally, some good news. I’d begun to lose hope they’d have the will they’d need to continue.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b204bd4d1b3e9aef59de59e347ef2ab007cf92f486fa426909abc3269ea61ea1.png
Why would they stop? AIPAC has their tentacles wrapped around enough traitors Congress to keep the weapons and cash flowing to this foreign country. Plus Biden has deployed two carrier groups to the Med to ensure no one else will dare intervene to stop the massacres.
Not to mention future weapons developed and tested by the Zionists.
From Scheerpost: https://scheerpost.com/2023/12/11/the-chris-hedges-report-the-weapons-israel-tests-on-palestinians-will-be-used-against-all-of-us/
And every one of the technologies mentioned in the article is used ethically and extremely carefully. The U.S. also passes laws for some surveillance of its citizens. Luckily, despite its missteps in attempting negotiations with the terrorist and genocidal organization known as Hamas, Israel certainly appears to be winning in the real world: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/11/hamas-is-only-winning-in-the-minds-of-idiotic-young-western/
No, I did not mean to agree with you ME….
Saying it outloud:
Tlaib Says Biden Admin ‘At Serious Risk’ of ICC Prosecution
“Our district didn’t send President Biden to the White House to have him facilitate the killing of innocent civilians,” said the Michigan Democrat.
In a statement, Tlaib (D-Mich.) slammed the administration’s decision late last week to bypass Congress and approve the sale of $100 million of tank ammunition to the Israeli military. The U.S. State Department notified lawmakers of its decision an hour before midnight on Friday, circumventing congressional review of the deal.
“Just hours after the U.S. vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire and the release of hostages, the Biden administration notified us that they bypassed Congress to send [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu $100 million of tank ammunition to continue to carry out war crimes and massacre innocent Palestinians,” said Tlaib, the first Palestinian American woman ever elected to Congress.
“Our district didn’t send President [Joe] Biden to the White House to have him facilitate the killing of innocent civilians,” she added. “We didn’t turn out in huge numbers to elect President Biden to have him supply the bombs for a genocide. This administration’s refusal to acknowledge the human dignity of Palestinians is disturbing, and actions like this speak loud and clear.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/tlaib-says-biden-admin-at-serious-risk-of-icc-prosecution
Israel is privileged. Israel is untouchable. Israel is bursting to the seams with Hubris. Israel is infested with violent, apocalyptic visions magnified by a lust for Biblical revenge for every imagined insult.
Israel is Sick.
It staggers my imagination that our president appears unfazed at the implications of his making the American people participants in Israel’s little holocaust – without even paying lip service to seeking approval from the American people to be co-participants in his horror show.
Harsh but true words RBE. Truly…
I feel only sadness and anger at the violence being visited on innocents in that sorry place. I hold our president accountable for every child whose life has been shattered by US munitions shipped to Israel, US intelligence supplied to Israel, every Security Council initiative for a peaceful settlement vetoed by the US – for Israel.
We are truly kindred RBE, truly…
Yes, we are.
I wish more people cared, but there’s a deadness in western societies which, ironically, we used to attribute to Easterners.
In addition, Americans have become numb in the face of continual encroachment of power and money into the domain of public discourse and debate.
Holy. Cow…..