Israeli assault leaves Gaza flattened
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Israel’s two-year military assault on Gaza had devastated the territory, reduced entire cities to rubble and killed tens of thousands as the war entered its third year.
Reposted by: Shibley Telhami, Gerald Friedman, Melissa Sweet
The ruin of Gaza: how Israel's two-year assault has devastated the territory
IDF's bombs and ground offensive have killed tens of thousands of people and reduced entire cities to rubble. The devastating war in Gaza has entered its third year, the longest war Israel has fought since the 1948 conflict that led to the country's creation. The majority of those killed by Israel's offensive in the strip have been civilians, and the overall total now exceeds 67,000. Entire families have been wiped out in a single airstrike. Sometimes only a single individual, frequently a child, is left alive. There are also nearly 170,000 injured. In all, casualties amount to roughly 10% of Gaza's pre-war population of 2.3 million. Continue reading.

Reposted by: Rebecca Ruth Gould
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by Trita Parsi
New Report: The US has paid $21.7 billion (!!) since Oct 7 to help fuel Israel's slaughter in Gaza!
@QuincyInst's @WilliamHartung in a new report co-published with @costofwar:
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by Dov Waxman
by Niall Ferguson — Reposted by: James S. Shortle
by Peter Murphy
Reposted by: Michelle Everson, Christina Pagel, Alan Richardson
Demanding that the hostages return isn't incompatible with naming & demanding an end to genocide.
Naming the power imbalance & impact thereof doesn't desecrate those murdered two years ago today.
Reposted by: Rami G. Khouri
by Michael Oren
Reposted by: Trita Parsi
Reposted by: Éric Verdeil, Pierre Bataille, Julien Théry
by Peter Murphy
• 68,000 Palestinians killed
• 20,000 children killed
• 169,000 Palestinians injured
• 459 people died of starvation
• nearly 300 journalists killed
• 1722 healthcare workers killed
• 125 hospitals damaged
• 10,800 held in Israeli detention
• 2300 education centres destroyed
Reposted by: Christopher Wright
by Dov Waxman