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In blatant violation of international law, particularly international humanitarian law, the Israeli army has executed 13 children by direct shooting in Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its Gaza City environs. This is a war crime and a crime against humanity, and is part of the genocide that the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip having been experiencing for the past six months.

For over a week now, the Israeli army has been conducting systematic and horrifying military operations inside and around Al-Shifa Medical Complex. These crimes include extrajudicial executions and deliberate killings of Palestinian civilians. The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor field team has received identical testimonies about the killings and executions of Palestinian children between the ages of four and 16.

Some of the fatal shootings occurred during an Israeli army siege while the victims’ families were inside their homes; others occurred when the victims attempted to escape via routes that the Israeli army had designated as “safe” after forcibly evacuating them from their homes and places of residence.

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In the statement above Netanyahu is shorthand for him, his ministers, and his supporting party... it's quite an oversimplification but it's probably the most comprehensible way of separating people who just want to live their lives from people who need to cultivate hate to retain power (and for some reason care about retaining power).

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I understand but deflects from the reality that if Netanyahu leaves this would never happen. The majority of israels population and their government fully support this Genocide.

This is an israel problem not a Netanyahu problem.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That is not my impression but I'm not familiar with any hard evidence towards or against that statement - so it may be true (if you have polling evidence I'd appreciate it). Netanyahu did secure a comfortable win in the last election and it's clear the hardline right wing parties have significant support.

The issue is that, much like everywhere else - politics is complicated. Likud has been a dominant force and voters who appreciate investments into defense research and Bibi branded international outreach do exist without necessarily embracing the settlement policies.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Netanyahu might be losing ground, but his politics still resonate with most Israelis

In the same poll, respondents were asked, “What is the best way to obtain the release of the hostages?” and 81.5 percent answered that “military pressure should be applied to Hamas so that it agrees to acceptable conditions for the release of the abductees.” This is something that Netanyahu and his military chiefs repeat every day.