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choie

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Thu Aug 7, 2025, 10:57 PM Aug 7

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Full Military Takeover of Gaza -- against the advice OF the military leadership [View all]

The hell on earth gets worse. Fuck Netanyahu.

"Israeli leaders early on Friday approved a plan for the gradual military takeover of all of Gaza, a pivotal and risky decision that went against the recommendations of the Israeli military and promised to take the nearly two-year war into uncharted terrain.

After 10 hours of deliberations, a majority of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet backed his proposal to prepare to conquer the core of Gaza City, according to a pre-dawn statement from his office,

At a later stage, the military is expected to push into central areas of the enclave where Hamas is believed to be holding Israeli hostages and where the military has largely refrained from operating before.

The goal, according to the statement, is to achieve a decisive victory over Hamas. The plan allows for the provision of humanitarian aid to the civilian population “outside the combat zones,” it said."


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-military-offensive.html

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This would not be happening mcar Aug 7 #1
I don't know about that. It probably would have been more "dragged out". LeftInTX Aug 8 #14
Pres. Biden, VP Harris and their team mcar Aug 8 #16
Yep, hardly any pro-Palestinian protests. PSL is up to recruiting Democrats, so they are keeping it on the low-down. LeftInTX Aug 8 #18
Thanks for that info mcar Aug 8 #21
I hadn't heard of them electric_blue68 Aug 8 #24
So basically its a death march to the sea for Gaugamela Aug 7 #2
It's a terrible situation NoRethugFriends Aug 7 #4
Many on DU still have faith in American Exceptionalism. They cling to it like the right clings to their Gaugamela Aug 8 #5
I have no faith in American exceptionalism NoRethugFriends Aug 8 #8
"A terrible situation" is a pearl clutching understatement that pretends Gaugamela Aug 8 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author NoRethugFriends Aug 8 #12
Nope. NoRethugFriends Aug 8 #13
I don't think I'm exaggerating. In fact, I think it's patently obvious given Israel's current Gaugamela Aug 8 #23
Thank you for your clear and true statement Bread and Circuses Aug 8 #26
Trump wants it leveled so he can build Trump resorts Emile Aug 7 #3
Can't blame Trump for this one. AloeVera Aug 8 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius Aug 8 #6
China JBTaurus83 Aug 8 #7
They already started with the West Bank :( -eom vanessa_ca Aug 8 #9
I'm old enough to remember when people laughed WarGamer Aug 8 #11
They aren't going to turn into into Dubai 2.0! LeftInTX Aug 8 #15
No... the point I'm making is... WarGamer Aug 8 #22
Thank you. Yes. AloeVera Aug 8 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Beastly Boy Aug 8 #32
This will be Israel's Vietnam. Jacson6 Aug 8 #17
The U.K. opposes the planned takeover. As does Germany who will also stop sending military aid to Israel. Ping Tung Aug 8 #19
France also before Germany and the UK. brush Aug 8 #33
Monsters, all of them. milestogo Aug 8 #20
Good on The UK, and Germany. Don't think it'll help but it good for their moral standing. electric_blue68 Aug 8 #25
If it happens, it will be a land grab by the United States of America. The Pentagon is too chicken shit to RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Aug 8 #29
Israel's Vietnam ? Jack Valentino Aug 8 #30
Since they will create a "combat zone" out of ALL of Gaza, Jack Valentino Aug 8 #31
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