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Israel/Palestine

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angrychair

(9,821 posts)
Wed May 8, 2024, 02:03 PM May 2024

Genocide is no longer debatable [View all]

As of today Israel is actively bombing Rafah and has started a ground invasion on Rafah. A million+ refugees very literally have no where else to go as this invasion starts. This will cause NGOs like WCK to pause their operations until it stops.
Hundreds of thousands are likely to die, including the hostages.
I've never understood why people think bombing is helpful to the hostages. The bombs don't just kill Hamas. They don't care who they kill. 38 hostages, once believed to be alive, have now been confirmed dead. Cutting off water and food and electricity and bombing hurts a lot more people than Hamas.

Reference: https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-hamas-rafah-palestinians-evacuees-refugees-2f4e37cb3e40560f4980d8a70baaa81e

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