Israel has destroyed nearly every building in Gaza along the Strip’s border with Israel to create a “buffer zone,” a plan that will result in Israel taking a significant chunk of Gaza’s territory.
A report from the United Nations Satellite Center found that Israel has destroyed or damaged 90% of the buildings in Gaza within 1 kilometer of the border as of February 29. It found that 3,033 buildings were completely demolished, 327 were seriously damaged, and 266 were moderately damaged.
According to Haaretz, the real number of demolished buildings is likely higher since Israeli forces are actually creating the buffer zone 1,200 meters within Gaza, 200 meters further inside the Strip than what the UN examined.
According to an analysis from Adi Ben Nun, a Hebrew University geography professor, Israel’s buffer zone will take 16% of Gaza’s territory. Besides demolishing any buildings that are in the way, Israeli forces are also destroying agricultural land.
Israeli officials have framed the buffer zone as necessary to prevent a future October 7-style attack, but it’s likely part of Israel’s long-term plans to control Gaza and potentially establish Jewish settlements in the Strip, an idea strongly supported by many Israeli ministers and Knesset members.
The US claims that it does not support any plans that shrink Gaza’s territory, but US officials have been silent about the buffer zone. Israel is also establishing a road that separates northern Gaza from the rest of the Strip and plans to control it indefinitely.
So, West Bank will be eaten entirely, and Gaza will be split into two parts, with a chunk eaten as a “buffer.”
… plus everything north of the center road.
It’s hard to believe. Supposedly, Obama became angry at Israel after seeing historical maps and realising Israel ethnically cleanses Palestinians. He didn’t know. Few know.
Obama seems to have wanted to do better, but he lacked the confidence. He destroys Libya without understanding the situation also. Later, he regrets it.
But I talk to regular Dems, and they love Obama. They have no understanding of the foreign policy. They don’t support or oppose it: They don’t care. At all. They don’t care about foreigners.
It’s a certain type of Democratic voter.
Saying What Can’t Be Said: Israel Has Been Defeated – a Total Defeat
The war’s aims won’t be achieved, the hostages won’t be returned through military pressure, security won’t be restored and Israel’s international ostracism won’t end
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Building a buffer zone is good idea. And since Gaza started this war, they are ones who have to lose the use of their land for the buffer zone.
Their building it on the wrong side of the fence, but then again, Israel is founded upon lies, land theft and ethnic cleansing.
“Buildings”? How many non-combatants were in them? Dresden, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Tokyo, etc. Take your pick and do the math. Beyond that, YMMV.
This is why we love Israel so much.
Aww, yes, a buffer zone. Another way for Israel to take more land. How convenient.
how can Israel deem it the “buffer zone” and then proceed to destroy it.
doesn’t that remove the zone from “buffer” status?
Israel could create a buffer zone one THEIR side of the fence without taking farmland away from Gazans. All this does is to ensure that there will be another prison riot.
Israel needs to be destroyed!