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Israeli minister: 'We are fighting human animals' (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
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Israel's Defence Minister Yaov Gallant has ordered the complete closure of the Gaza Strip, including a ban on the entry of food, water, fuel or access to electricity as Israel intensifies its bombardment of the besieged Strip in the wake of the surprise attack by the Palestinian resistance. His comments have drawn criticism for advocating collective punishment of Gaza's entire civilian Palestinian population in breach of international law.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant ordered an increase in intensity of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.

Gallant said that the war Israel is fighting against Hamas is “a war for our future.”

He added: “Exacting a heavy price from the enemy is a necessary condition for our existence in the region.”

Gallant makes the comments during a visit to the Israeli Air Force’s underground command centre at the Israeli occupation forces headquarters in Tel Aviv.

link: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231009-israeli-minister-we-are-fighting-human-animals/

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[–] KevinDeRodeTovenaar@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They targeted any Israeli civilians, not just settlers, just anyone going door to door killing families.

[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Please show me evidence where Hamas targeted civilians minding their own business, and weren't just caught in crossfire. I doubt it.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The massacre at a music festival early on would suggest Hamas isn't just a group of freedom fighters.

[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Hamas did not massacre a music festival or even target it. The idiots held a dance rave at the border of a concentration camp and a war zone, and they ended up caught in cross fire. Grab any half sane person on the street and they'll tell you this is a bad idea.