The Gaza Invasion Escalates

[Foxi4]

Jihad Misharawi of BBC Arabic holding his 11 months old son who tragically died in the attacks.​

Three Israelis were killed and four more injured in a retaliation strike againts Israel, reports BBC. Aproximately 200 missiles were launched, 145 of which were destroyed thanks to Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system.

Controversy around the invasion thickens as news of fatalities surface. 14 Palestinians died in Israel's missile strikes and air raids so-far, mostly militiants, but also children. Heart-breaking photos of BBC's Arabic picture editor Jihad Misharawi, holding his dead infant baby who died in a fire which burst out after one of the strikes againts Palestine are all over the papers.

Political reactions concerning recent happenings are mixed:

US President Barack Obama spoke to Mr Netanyahu by telephone on Wednesday evening, with both men agreeing that Hamas needed to halt its attacks on Israel to allow the situation to de-escalate, the White House said.

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was "gravely concerned by the situation in Gaza and southern Israel", urging all the sides involved to "avoid any action which risks civilian casualties or escalates the crisis".

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke to Mr Netanyahu and Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi, expressing concern at the "deteriorating situation"
Arab League foreign ministers say they will meet in emergency session on Friday to discuss the escalating violence.

Egyptian President Mursi also spoke to President Obama and agreed on the importance of working to calm the situation as quickly as possible, the White House said.

Egypt condemned the strikes by recalling its ambassador to Israel and summoned the Israeli ambassador in Cairo. It also called for UN and Arab League meetings.

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[Veho]

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke to Mr Netanyahu and Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi, expressing concern at the "deteriorating situation"

As usual, the UN sits on their asses, "expresses concern" and does absolutely nothing.

 

[Costello]

As usual, the UN sits on their asses, "expresses concern" and does absolutely nothing.

what do you want them to do?
UN is represented by all nations who have different interests.
they will rarely agree on interventions... look at Russia and China blocking all attempts against Syria
Israel is a much more dividing subject!

 

[DCG]

-.-"
I realy realy hate these kind of conflicts...

We'll never know what happens.
Are the children targeted (or woman) specificaly?
Are the children (or woman) used as shields by militants?

Every media company can show it own "truth" in a conflict area.

When Siria was in the news every day, I kept telling my parents:
Who is the majority? The Anti-assad, or pro-assad? The news doesn't tell us anything about that.
That made them wonder aswell.

@Veho.
They should take action indeed in this one.
What they should do, I don't know. Both sides are stupid :/
The Palistan millitants keep attacking Israeli's. The Israeli's keep occupying Palistan territory.

About the previous revolutions.
The UN shouldn't interfear in a revolution, a succesfull revolution comes from the people, not a external party.
If the majority of the people want change, they can succesfully take over the country.

 

[Veho]

what do you want them to do?

Intervene. Do what they claim to stand for.

UN is represented by all nations who have different interests.
they will rarely agree on interventions...

My point exactly.

 

[ForteGospel]

I'm from Israel so my opinion is biased but some facts

Israel is attacking qassam launch sites
Hamas is attacking Israeli cities

Both sides are stupid :/
The Palistan militants keep attacking Israeli's. The Israeli's keep occupying Palistan territory.

IMO, you are completely right, israel should give up those territories the moment that the palistan people can promise they wont attack israel anymore

fyi, Israel is not occupying Gaza at all

also:

don't believe all the media says... no one talks about that picture

 

[Foxi4]

Now, mind you, children were also wounded in Hamas attacks againts Israel - both sides express very little concern about collateral and both sides should re-evaluate their priorities.

 

[Valwin]

Hamas Recycles Pictures of Syrian Dead And claims them as Palestinian dead


anyway good to see Israel finally doing something. I hope they get rid of Hamas and free the Palestinians

 

[Foxi4]

anyway good to see Israel finally doing something. I hope they get rid of Hamas and free the Palestinians

Wat?

Hamas is a group of extremists, that much I'm willing to give you, but they consist of freedom fighters and desire Palestine's autonomy - no more, no less. This is a territory-based conflict and always has been, religion was thrown into the mix only to stir it further.

 

[RupeeClock]

As usual, the UN sits on their asses, "expresses concern" and does absolutely nothing.

The thing is, the UN aren't peace makers, they're peace keepers.
If that peace they've been keeping is lost...yeah, why don't they try to get that back?

 

[ferofax]

UN can't even do shit against ethnic cleansing, which was straight flat-out genocide, you expect them to do anything about this?

I expect them to wait until the death tolls really hike up. Then maybe they'll rear their heads up to talk about it while injecting their own agendas and interests.

Maybe, if we had strong no-bullshit leaders in that isn't afraid to get a few angry stares from all the bruised pride it's going to cause to the conflict participants. Maybe.

 

[WingsOfTheButter]

the UN don't care, just so you know Israel submitted a complaint about the Hamas rocket attack (which start 2 weeks ago) before we even start the operation

 

[Rockhoundhigh]

I don't have enough expertise to really say much of anything on the subject especially with all the potential bias of historical accounts on both sides. All I know is that the whole war over Israel's existence has been in limbo for way too long. It wouldn't surprise me if I saw news like this again in 10 years.

 

[Foxi4]

the UN don't care, just so you know Israel submitted a complaint about the Hamas rocket attack (which start 2 weeks ago) before we even start the operation

...and the Palestinian activists submitted a complaint about Israel's policy of isolation of the strip directed specifically againts Muslims:

On Monday, 12 November, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) has made a written submission, in the form of an Individual Complaint, to Mr. Heiner Bielefeldt, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, which draws attention to the case of Sheikh Omar Mahmoud Ahmed Nofal (47) from Gaza City, Gaza Strip (occupied Palestinian territory).

During the First Intifada, which began in 1987, following the outbreak of the Second Intifada in September 2000, and as part of the ongoing illegal closure imposed on the Gaza Strip by Israel since 2007, Israel has placed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinians living in the occupied Palestinian territory, banning them from traveling between Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and preventing them from exercising their right to freedom of worship.

As a Muslim worshipper from the Gaza Strip, Sheikh Omar Nofal, along with all other Muslims from Gaza, is categorically denied access to Islamic holy sites located in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Most significantly, this prevents Sheikh Nofal from performing religious prayers and rituals in the Al Aqsa mosque, which is located in East Jerusalem. This mosque is considered the third holiest place in the world by Muslims. Accessing the Al Aqsa compound and praying in the Al Aqsa mosque constitute an important and valuable part of the practicing of religion for Muslim Palestinians throughout the occupied Palestinian territory.

On 7 August 2012, Israel’s Supreme Court confirmed a District Court ruling which approves the policy that allows Christians from Gaza to access holy sites in Israel and the West Bank during their religious holidays, but categorically denies similar access to Muslim Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

Arbitrarily barring Palestinians’ movement from one place to another within the occupied Palestinian territory is an unlawful and punitive restriction of freedom of movement, which constitutes a form of collective punishment, in violation of Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention. These restrictions lead to a lack of access for Muslim Palestinians to their places of worship, which is a violation of Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Article 27 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.

PCHR will be submitting either Memorandums or Individual Complaints on a bi-weekly basis to UN Working Groups and Special Rapporteurs, to draw attention to issues facing the Palestinian people.

~http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/i...-freedom-of-religion-or-belief-&catid=131:new

Israel is not the only party ignored by the international community.

 

[WingsOfTheButter]

...and the Palestinian activists submitted a complaint about Israel's policy of isolation of the strip directed specifically againts Muslims:
Israel is not the only party ignored by the international community.

I never said that, my point is that they could care less

 

[Foxi4]

I never said that, my point is that they could care less

Sorry, I misunderstood your point then.

In any case, both parties have some dirt on their hands at this point and pointing fingers to try and find the "more" guilty party perhaps isn't the best of ideas.

The U.N indeed appears to sit on their seats quite leisurely.

 

[WingsOfTheButter]

Sorry, I misunderstood your point then.

In any case, both parties have some dirt on their hands at this point and pointing fingers to try and find the "more" guilty party perhaps isn't the best of ideas.

The U.N indeed appears to sit on their seats quite leisurely.

I couldn't say it better lol, i'm just glad to see that you don't jump into conclusions

 

[Valwin]

the U.N. sucks I say they need to remake it

 

[chyyran]

the U.N. sucks I say they need to remake it

A lot of governments and governmental/internation organizations suck. No one can do a shit about it

 

[chartube12]

And I thought the US had sent the troops home.