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Nearly half of Gaza home have been destroyed, damaged by Israel-Hamas conflict: UN (thehill.com)

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[–] betheydocrime@lemmy.world 56 points 10 months ago (5 children)

How can Israel keep its promise that displaced Gazans will be allowed to return home, when those Gazans won't have a home to return to?

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

They never intended to keep that promise.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

"At least the foundation is there!" - Bibi probably

[–] Land_Strider@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

"No home no claim on land!" - Bibi the Genocider, most likely.

[–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago

Unironically someone from media should ask him what's up

[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 10 points 10 months ago

They can return to the same spot, we promise!

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

It's probably a conditional promise.

You know "Gazans can get back home as long as they're 3 feet under"

[+] DoomBot5@lemmy.world -10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Maybe this time the concrete aid can actually be used to rebuild houses instead of terror tunnels.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Are you really saying fuck these innocent people because other not innocent people are shitty?

[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm saying they have a chance to rebuild now that the shitty people robbing them of resources are being eliminated.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's no evidence to suggest this type of assault will ever end an insurgency, 20 years of occupation by the United States proves this to be true and further still the prior occupation of the same territory 20 years before that by the Soviet Union which had the same result.

You don't end insurgencies like this, you increase the likelihood of creating freedom fighters/terrorists/revolutionaries. Israel knows this, they're not in Gaza to remove Hamas they're instead going to remove all Palestinians in the area and seize the land ostensibly to for security but realistically to complete the alleged talmudic borders. First they'll establish Genesis 17 borders, then davidic borders.

[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So fur Palestinians will keep getting fucked by Hamas and won't have the ability to rebuild due to concrete being stolen and used for terror tunnels instead?

Note that I made no mentions of borders occupations or anything in the regard. You injected that into the conversation.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A. There's no evidence of that claim, Israel won't even provide any whole claiming it's true.

B. There won't be any rebuilding. Israel will take the area as a security measure and establish borders as close as they can possibly come to genesis 17.

Indeed I did, it's relevant.

[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A. There's no evidence of that claim, Israel won't even provide any whole claiming it's true.

No evidence, just miles of tunnels built under Gaza instead of used to rebuild actual housing. Also, just because you choose to ignore evidence, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

B. There won't be any rebuilding. Israel will take the area as a security measure and establish borders as close as they can possibly come to genesis 17.

It's great you're inventing stuff that has 0 legitimate basis.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, that proves there are some tunnels, sure. Where is your evidence of stolen aid.

Aside from the fact that it's the main goal of Lehi and irgun and Saturdays has been, talk about ignoring evidence. You're not at all bothered by a country who's main leadership come from avowed terrorist organizations?

[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You're not at all bothered by a country who's main leadership come from avowed terrorist organizations?

Yes, I am bothered by Hamas and think they should be eliminated.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I meant Israel homie, the first Israeli prime Minister and nearly every military leader are members of either Lehi, haganah, ertzl or irgun all of which are terrorist organizations all of which were officially absorbed into the idf with rewards, awards and commendations for terror attacks.

[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Same applies to the US. Are you going to call Biden a terrorist too?

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

Correct.

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 27 points 10 months ago

If you look into Gaza strip in Google Maps, you can see it looked just like any other town in the rest of the world: plenty of recreational places, parks, restaurants, markets, all bustling with activities. Now it's all rubbles.

[–] sebsch@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

More space for settlers I guess

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is the ultimate goal. The reason so many gazans didn't evacuate is because last time the Israelis just straight up took their land. Once they leave it's up to the Israelis to let them back on their own land.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 20 points 10 months ago

Israel is pretty good at genocide.

[–] LucidLethargy@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Calling it the "Israel-Hamas" conflict feels intellectually dishonest.

It's a genocide. The Palestinian genocide at the hands of the Israeli Defense Force.

[–] pleasemakesense@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So israel has destroyed half of hamas' bases? good for them /s

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

At least they've neutralized all those 5 year old leaders and infant sympathizers.

[–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago

Can we not make senseless fun of anything we disapprove of? Some of us would prefer constructive criticism and discussion

[–] filister@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And terrorist premature babies.

It is actually quite disheartening to read for all this in the news and know that after all this Israel won't be held accountable for all the destruction and lost lives.

And I am thinking about the hospital personnel who decided to stay and continue helping the sick and vulnerable. They are the real heroes here. And I also know that if I was at their place I would come out of this as a completely broken human being, traumatised for life. And it makes me so sad for those people. Probably they also lost their homes and have nowhere to go.

What is Israel going to leave after themselves is an complete wasteland, utter desperation, broken lives, lifelong trauma for a big chunk of the population and even more hatred.

[–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago

Can you imagine if BB committed familicide? Hahaha oh wait he's already playing the game of the last man standing, someone should tell him, let him know and remember then what we know now, that war and displacement drive really can become its own addiction

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 4 points 10 months ago

I mean, yes, because Hamas bases is down below the building, so they just flattening Gaza with civilian to bury the terrorist.

What about the hostages, you asked? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Nearly half of the homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the United Nations reported.

According to a recently released report from the U.N. surveying a preliminary aerial assessment of structural damage in Gaza, 45 percent of the homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged.

Airstrikes have hit Gaza repeatedly over the course of several weeks, after the Palestinian militant group Hamas entered Israel in a surprise attack on Oct. 7.

Israeli forces have said approximately 1,200 people were killed in the initial attack.

“Significant damage has been inflicted upon critical infrastructure and essential services, affecting people’s ability to maintain their dignity and basic living standards,” the U.N. wrote.

The report said there are 1.5 million internally displaced residents, which makes up 65 percent of Gaza’s population.

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