As a surgeon, I volunteered at a Gaza hospital. The conditions were unthinkable. With a ground offensive in Rafah, people have nowhere to go.
  • bier@feddit.nlEnglish
    25·
    7 months ago

    Don’t get me wrong what Israel is doing is absolutely horrible and should be stopped.

    But what I don’t really see in the comments is the question (and answer) what should they have done after the horrible attack Hamas did? I don’t have the answer myself.

    When something similar happend in the States (911) the response was to invade 2 countries and a 20 year long war.

    Edit to people saying how wrong I am even Biden mentioned it https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/18/joe-biden-urges-israel-not-be-consumed-by-rage-pledges-support-netanyahu-gaza-hamas

    • SmoothOperator@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Military response and operations to save the hostages is naturally justified, but that can be done without actively

      • cutting off water, food and power supply
      • bombing hospitals and apartment buildings full of civilians
      • executing civilian families in the streets
      • allowing members of parliament to call for eradication of the Gazan people without criticism
      • trying to shut down any criticism of their extreme and indiscriminate violence by calling their opponents part of Hamas (South Africa, UNRWA)
    • Aylex@lemmy.mlEnglish
      21·
      7 months ago

      That wasn’t even remotely similar in multiple categories.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      01·
      7 months ago

      Israel was starving Gaza before this and annexating the west bank.

      7 October would not have happened without israeli aggression.

      What israel should do is a hostage and POW swap and come to an agreement about a one or two state solution.

      This genocide does not solve anything.