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[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 87 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Over a million people out of a city in that region is impossible.

Over a million people are going where exactly? Are there camps where they can stay? Where there is water and food? Are their basic needs met? Or are they just expected to walk into the desert, never to return from the shadow realm?

Over a million people who are supposed to stay away while the Israeli military does what exactly? Fight against the Hamas on a fair battlefield? Because the Hamas is known for playing by the rules, yes? Because they also won’t just leave the city to strike at a later time, right? You understand how terrorists operate? You might have learned one thing or another in the last few decades?

Over a million people who can’t leave the city and will either get murdered by the Israeli military, murdered by Hamas or slaughtered in the crossfire. Israel can say „Told ya to leave the city“ and Hamas will get rock hard at the next generation of desperate people who will be easy to recruit.

But what do I know? You do you. Everyone else seems to know it better and shit just keeps getting worse. Every single decade, this shitfest escalates more and more. People die, politicians condemn, some really like the idea of Jew or Muslims dying. Everyone acts like they did a thing.

This is not the end. We will be here again in ten years. Same shit, only even worse than now.

[–] dakar@kbin.social 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The impossibility of evacuating all those people safely is the point, Israel wants the civilians to die.
This is the modern Trail of Tears, but since Israel has been predetermined to be the good guy it will be cheered and celebrated.

[–] homoludens@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meanwhile Hamas is telling people to stay and is actively stopping people from leaving. source

[–] dakar@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

With how messy a evacuation this large and sudden tends to be, stopping it may save lives.
It depends on what Israel does after the time is up though, so that isn't for sure better or worse.

[–] JoBo@feddit.uk 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fight against the Hamas on a fair battlefield?

They're going to bomb it from a very safe distance. And, if the last week is anything to go by, may 'accidentally' bomb places they've herded everyone into.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I feel like we are watching an opening phase of Israel literally clearing the place out, forcing these people to the beach, then telling the international community too come pick them all up, or else.

[–] hoshikarakitaridia@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They history doesn't repeat itself. But sure enough, there is an awful lot of verses in the books that rhyme with the last week.