Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a direct threat to the civilian population of Gaza on Wednesday, telling the “residents of Gaza” to expel Hamas and free Israeli hostages or face “utter destruction and devastation.”
Katz warned that the attacks on Gaza will get much worse than the bombardment Israel unleashed starting on Tuesday morning, which has killed at least 436 Palestinians, including 183 children.
“Residents of Gaza, this is your last warning. The first Sinwar ruined Gaza and the second Sinwar will destroy it completely. The air force attack against Hamas terrorists was only the first step. The rest will be significantly worse, and you will pay the price,” Katz said in a video statement released on social media.
The Israeli minister said that soon, forced evacuations from “combat zones” will resume. “Unless all the Israeli hostages are released and Hamas is expelled from Gaza, Israel will act with force never before seen,” he said.
Katz said that the people of Gaza should take the “advice” of President Trump and “return the hostages and expel Hamas.” He appeared to be referencing Trump’s recent threat to the “people of Gaza” that they would be “dead” if the hostages weren’t released.
Israel and Hamas reached an agreement in January that would have led to the release of all Israeli hostages, a permanent ceasefire, and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. But Israel abandoned the deal and has been emboldened by President Trump’s repeated calls for Palestinians to be permanently removed from Gaza.
Katz said in the statement that if the hostages are freed and Hamas is expelled, “other options” would be open to the Palestinians of Gaza, including “relocating to other places in the world to those who wish.” Katz’s comments imply that ethnic cleansing is Israel’s goal no matter what happens with the hostages or Hamas.
“The alternative is utter destruction and devastation,” Katz said.
The genocidal statement from Katz came as the Israeli military began a new ground invasion in Gaza, retaking the Netzarim Corridor, which separates northern Gaza from the rest of the Strip. Israeli strikes have also continued amid a total blockade on all food, fuel, aid, and other goods entering Gaza.
Most moral army.
Stanley Cohen @StanleyCohenLaw
The difference between carpet bombing and rail cars and ovens … none.
https://x.com/StanleyCohenLaw/status/1901998571496382536
Do you see who is sitting with in the photo?
No. Well yes, but who are they?
That's Sh. Ahmed Yassin, the founder of Hamas and his translator. Stanley is an old friend of mine.
He taught me a lot about background in his twitter account years ago. I don’t know him personally though.
what part of the country are you in?
NYC metro.
The lesson Bill O’Reilly learned, albeit too late, is a serial sex abuser must know when to quit TV and run for president
I laughed out loud.
Wink, wink….Nudge, nudge…!
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish.
https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.1_Convention%20on%20the%20Prevention%20and%20Punishment%20of%20the%20Crime%20of%20Genocide.pdf
Israel ratified the Geneva Conventions on July 6, 1951. Israel has not signed or ratified the 1907 Hague Regulations, but the Israeli High Court has found that the 1907 Hague Regulations are part of customary international law, and thus binding on all states, including those not party to the treaty.
https://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/israel/hebron6-04.htm
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This is a message to the residents of Gaza:…..—you wil pay the full price. Return the hostages and remove Hamas—the alternative is total devastation.
And they should be in fine shape to "remove Hamas" so they can return the hostages. Even though the IDF couldn't do it with the help of the superpower, the bombed-out people of Gaza who have been cut off from aid and electricity should have no problem. So, you're dead if you don't remove Hamas and return the hostages and you might get to live in another country if you do. So there we have it. Legalized terrorism. That's all they have to do is say they are going to do it beforehand.
The arrival of trump has changed the direction of this war. Israel initial goal was to destroy Hamas and that did not happen. Now Israel has a different goal thanks to trump's support and his plan to evict the Palestinians from Gaza. I said many months ago, Hamas needed to release the hostages. If they would have done this with Biden, there was a good chance under American pressure the war would have ended. But now with trump's cheerleading who knows what will happen?
Israel's goal was the same whether Biden or Trump was in office. Greater Israel. The release of the hostages wasn't going to change that no matter who was president.
Worse, the release of all hostages, or the "elimination" of Hamas, are both unfalsifiable propositions.
The Apartheid State of Israel will ALWAYS be in a position to claim that "some" hostages were not released; and/or "some" agents of Hamas remain in Gaza or among Palestinian civilians.
And with this, the ASI can excuse their continuing genocide as long as it suits them.
That's lie. From day one Netanyahu and company wanted to force the Palestinians out of Gaza. They failed miserably.@warsrus:disqus@unclesapien:disqus@disqus_KAfPEpsMYs:disqus
A lie from Timbit in support of the ASI ?
It MUST be a weekday today.
LOL
As John Helmer said on Dialogue Works yesterday it's been a history of two sets of hands around the same throat. That is, the program has been kill off the leaders in order to dominate the Arab peoples. With Net this translates to the Greater Israel or Lebensraum project, and into this, eager for "transaction," has stepped Donald and Co. eyeing the Gaza Riviera Project. So if Hamas had done as you say we might have seen delay in what's happening, but no significant change.
The goal was never getting Hamas.
Low IQ boomers (so about 90% of the generation) are the only ones believing the Hasbara anymore.
the bad news is there are a lot of them.
The good news is, they stopped making them in 1965, and the models since then have mostly learned to ignore the mainstream media, the number 1 Hasbara vector.
They blame it on Hamas: the false narrative, the lying narrative
MEE live blog
US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters on Wednesday that the US will "stand with Israel in every circumstance" and that it is "a shame that Hamas has allowed" the war on Gaza to resume.
"We deplore the loss of life, as do the Israelis. These are things that are happening that none of us want to continue. And so it's always…. difficult, but those conversations are ongoing, and of course, we stand with Israel in every circumstance. They are our ally," Bruce said of the last 24 hours in Gaza, where some 450 Palestinians were killed due to Israeli attacks. . .
Look what you made us do for not letting us ethnically cleanse or genocide you before. This hurts us deeply. But you know, psychopathic bros stick together.
It is ludicrous that this political and military force for the Palestinians, lightly armed, with no tanks or air force, and who has kept to the terms of the January ceasefire, is at fault for this resumption of wanton slaughtering (worsening, tanks have entered Gaza) which now stands at 183 children in two days' time. Putting out crocodile tears on Hamas as at fault, that Hamas is the problem, is stomach-churning obscene.
Israel IS a "180 degrees from the truth" entity!
If one were American or ASI leaders, one should REALLY dread the prospect of ever fighting an enemy even halfway as capable as the US Military or IDF.
Both countries have been "punching down" for so long that I think THEY think they can beat anyone.
Rules for thee by the letter, but for me and my buddies, we cherry pick every day
When justice comes, this criminal will be executed.
Gaza may become the Palestinian's Mosada. History repeats itself.
I understand the sentiments, however, its misplaced. At Masada they literally committed suicide rather than surrender to the Roman army. The Gazans will fight to the last man. There is a difference. It will not get to that point anyway.
At Masada the Jews decided to commit suicide rather than surrender and live as slaves under Roman occupation.
When the slave, who had hitherto been docile and compliant, remains submissive, the master feels safe, powerful, and arrogant. However, when the slave challenges his master and refuses to back down, the master resorts to increasingly harsh measures to force him back into submission. He understands that he must either break the slave’s will or face a rebellion akin to a Nat Turner uprising. Katz’s statement reflects desperation, for the Palestinians are no more likely to submit than the sun is to rise in the west tomorrow.
True to a certain point only. At the moment Israel adn the USA are so rabid that they would destroy the planet before giving up their power over everyone.
Look at Trump threatening "hellfire", "total annihilation", "you have seen nothing yet" allover the world.
Slaves don't like music festivals outside the fence of their concentration camps either.
It was callous to have festivities so close. Most were soldiers and reservists, even if off duty. Several had weapons. The resistance stumbled on it and wasn't intending to target it. Many were killed by the IDF.
The objective of our government and the government of Israel is to remove every living (they will have to bury the dead they find in the rubble) Palestinian from Gaza. By hook or by crook, or both but how can they do that without threatening to kill and bury them all? And the burial will be into the Mediterranean Sea.
The Germans have a saying for this: "Und willst du nicht mein Bruder sein so hau ich dir den Schaedel ein".
As if all of their destructions were Soft and Unmeasurable so far…! Now comes the Utter…!
https://x.com/i/status/1902712979071574214
We always knew they were a bunch of fake phony hypocrites.
There are many "western feminists" on the front lines of demonstrations and actions against the genocide. So stop using the genocide as an excuse for your sexism.
https://x.com/i/status/1902979197405946114
This is exactly the type of stupidity–it’s not all of America, and there is no such thing as satan–one expects from the sexist mullahs and their sycophants.
Dear Mr. Hall:
Thank you for contacting me about the transfer of weapons to Israel. I appreciate hearing from you.
On May 9, 2024, President Biden announced that the United States would withhold certain offensive weapon transfers to Israel that could be used in an all-out assault on Rafah. The Biden Administration argued that an invasion of Rafah would add to the humanitarian crisis and undermine a longer-term goal of a two-state agreement, which would need support from regional powers. Since the horrific October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas and Israel’s ensuing military response, thousands have been killed or wounded, too many of them civilians. In addition, Hamas still holds an estimated 100 people hostage, including American citizens. I have received regular, direct updates from the White House and have worked with the United States Department of State to assist Illinoisans immediately impacted by this crisis.
While I support the right of Israel to defend itself, it must adhere to key standards under which these arms transfers are approved. I also have long pushed for a two-state agreement that would provide a secure independent state for the Palestinians, a path I tragically do not believe the current Israeli or Palestinian leadership has shown any willingness to pursue. On October 18, 2023, I joined more than 30 of my Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging that the United States contribute humanitarian assistance to Gaza and the West Bank. Since that time, the United States has contributed nearly $674 million in humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza and the West Bank.
No cause or grievance justifies the killing of innocent civilians. For too long, this protracted conflict has inflicted untold suffering on innocent Israelis and Palestinians alike. Pausing specific offensive weapon transfers is not a failure to support Israel after such a horrific terrorist attack, but a warning to an ally that the current and post-war strategy are severely lacking. Simply leveling Gaza without any long-term plan for peace is no plan.
I will continue to monitor the situation closely and keep your concerns in mind should Congress consider measures regarding this crisis.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please feel free to keep in touch.
Sincerely,
Richard J. Durbin
United States Senator
My response this morning:
“At least 174 Palestinian children in Gaza were killed in Israeli airstrikes early this morning, marking one of the largest one-day death tolls since the beginning of the genocide,” the human rights group Defense for Children International-Palestine, stated.
On Wednesday, Israeli defense minister Israel Katz issued what he called a “final warning” to the “citizens of Gaza.”
“Take the US president’s advice. Return the hostages and expel Hamas and other options will be presented to you, including relocating to other places in the world for those who wish,” Katz said. “The alternative is utter destruction and devastation.”
Complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity is not RULE OF LAW but the rehashed bs of 'Rules for thee but for me and my friends.. Dont insult me by claiming this all started on Oct 7, Gaza was/is still an open air prison for those displaced and the right to return home is everyone's right….!
Ethnic Cleansing is the epitome of nefariousness and you know that as well.
Genocide is what the city on the hill approves of?
Appreasement doesn't work over here with adolf trump or over there-Have a HAPPY EASTER as you celebrate don't forget what, we as human beings are SUPPOSED TO BE!
Its 1932 Dick and 1933 is nigh…Remember the 'White Rose'
This is to me a certainty or would be – if Americans were aware of the REAL history of Israel-Palestine those lawmakers that support and enable Israel would quickly turn to dinosaurs! Just the language of Israeli "leaders" is a war crime in itself. How the USA can remain so blind and accepting of this repulsive behavior is a real testament to the whorish USG in kowtowing to these monsters!
Two words: Israeli lobby.
Money, money, money and threats to livelihoods if they don't obey.
You are so right!
Notice what happens here with the CNN interviewer characterizing Hamas and then the discussion of Boehler's stepping out of line and saying the US "is not an agent of Israel."
Israel gives new meaning to the word:barbarian….!
Have called them barbarians for quite some time now.
And terrorism.
https://www.gaia.com/article/10-reasons-make-inner-peace-priority?utm_source=Google+Native_PMax+Paid&utm_medium=TCPA&utm_campaign=5-topic-general-english-NA&utm_term=unknown&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADxuDlhp_DFR9_lWw1Q1OYvpcOeB2&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-e6-BhDmARIsAOxxlxX5_R-jJLo-2LurbnAZMMb6Fwtb1KiW7BQRfOZSkPZSFK6MVMMvlDUaAqE4EALw_wcB
”Children live what they learn!”….
https://scheerpost.com/2025/03/20/the-end-times-w-ray-mcgovern/
The Abyss today and yesterday
Different time
places are not identical
with dissimilar faces
not the same language
but the acts are indistinguishable
Careful in your comparisons
might get into a lot of trouble
even though
you as well as i
know its the same nefarious thing
For what was done
almost 2000 miles
90 year ago
is recurring
right before our very eyes
Would they scream from the grave
please please stop this psychopathy
never ever in our name
you sully everything
As they burn women and children
supported with tact approval
from adolf trump
i think of this every friggin' day
So what do we do?
how do we stand and resist
do all that you can
whatever that may be
Its not about picking sides
its not about them or us
its always will ever be
what is right and wrong
and what you decide to do about it…
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Genocide was/is the goal so as to take the land-West Bank,etc. Actually in every direction…More more more land to steal…
The clock is ticking!!! 89 Seconds to Midnight!!!
https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Musk%20s%20plans%20to%20colonize%20Mars%20threaten%20Earth&utm_campaign=20250320%20Thursday%20Newsletter
Where is the red-line, for Israel and the US?!…
What if the entire fiasco was really about Izrael stealing Gaza's land and natural resources?