Posted on 10/16/2023 7:36:12 AM PDT by Red Badger
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More than 1,400 mostly civilians have been killed in Israel in the week after the Hamas militant group staged the worst assault on Israel since the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Israel last week pounded Gaza in airstrikes that have killed at least 2,670, cut off food, water, fuel and electricity to the Palestinian enclave, and ordered civilians to evacuate northern Gaza ahead of an expected ground assault aimed at eradicating Hamas.
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China urged Israel to stop its collective punishment of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, as the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raced through the Middle East over the weekend in an attempt to stave off a wider war in the region.
It’s been more than a week after the Hamas militant group staged its worst assault on Israel since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, killing at least 1,400 mostly civilians in the Jewish state.
In retaliation, Israel last week pounded Gaza in airstrikes that have killed at least 2,670, cut off food, water, fuel and electricity to the Palestinian enclave, and ordered civilians to evacuate northern Gaza ahead of an expected ground assault aimed at eradicating Hamas.
“Israel’s actions have gone beyond self-defense and it should heed the call of the international community and the Secretary-General of the United Nations to stop its collective punishment of the people in Gaza,” China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told his Saudi Arabia counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in a call on Sunday.
“The exercise of the right of self-defense should abide by international humanitarian law and should not be at the expense of innocent civilian casualties,” Wang was reported to have said, in a separate call with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan.
Wang’s comments came in a series of calls over the weekend, as world leaders worked to prevent an escalation of the Israel-Hamas war into a broader Middle East conflict.
As Blinken raced through seven countries in the region — Israel, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt — in the last few days, Iran’s hardline president Ebrahim Raisi warned in a call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday that war would expand if Israel’s siege of Gaza doesn’t stop.
“Israel has the right – indeed it has the obligation – to defend itself against these attacks from Hamas, and to try to do what it can to make sure that this never happens again,” Blinken told reporters as he arrived in Cairo Sunday.
“As I said in Tel Aviv, as President Biden has said, the way that Israel does this matters. It needs to do it in a way that affirms the shared values that we have for human life and human dignity, taking every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians,” he added.
Blinken’s efforts have at least yielded some respite.
Egypt has agreed to open its borders to allow humanitarian aid to start crossing into Gaza from 9 a.m. local time on Monday, while Palestinians with foreign passports are now permitted to cross Gaza’s southern border with Egypt to fly out from Cairo to their final destinations.
Underscoring the gravity of the crisis in Gaza, Biden on Sunday appointed a former ambassador David Satterfield as its Special Envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues.
A senior U.S. official told NBC News that Biden is considering an invitation by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to travel to Israel on a solidarity visit amid the war.
pound sand.
Which part of the people in Palestine are innocent civilians??
Is it the 90% that VOTED for Hamas to be their leader, or is it the 10% that didn’t ???
This Israeli war is causing international issues, it’s not a simple deal and America is likely to get dragged into this. This is not a walk in the park given the corrupt commie media and the many terrorist states around the globe.
“collective punishment”, a favorite cliche by MSM.
“Israel last week pounded Gaza in airstrikes that have killed at least 2,670” - the original >a href=”https://twitter.com/elderofziyon/status/1713387206646059199“>source</a> is Hamas-fascists regime.
Implications of Biden’s irrelevance:
North Korea moves against South Korea.
China moves against Taiwan.
Russia escalates their war with Ukraine.
Iran and it’s allies attack Israel.
Africa explodes in a continent-wide civil war.............
China, you don’t have a dog in this fight, shut up and sit down.
China sees itself as the ‘leader’ of the 3rd world nations...........
...led by an incompetent President, protected by a woke military, and misled by a praetorian guard newsmedia.WAKE UP, AMERICA!
WAKE UP FAST!
Yep, they see what we see and what the media won't admit. Biden is incapable of fulfilling his duties as President.
when China sets it’s captives free, THEN we’ll talk. period.
The only question is, “Which city will get nuked first?”............
So if folks from Tibet went rampaging through Chinese cities, massacring just under 200,000 people, with over 600,000 wounded, China wouldn’t level every Tibetan city?
Raise your hand if you believe that they wouldn’t.
No, of course not, China would level Tibet, root out every terrorist or sympathizer, and throw the bird to anyone who said something against them rightfully defending their country.
But we’re talking Jews here. Everyone’s comfortable telling them to suck it up.
Yes, they are beyond “self-defense” for a good reason.
The best defense is a solid offense.
In this case, the only way to defend Israel is to proactively destroy Hamas, and all of its affiliations.
Israel should destroy Hamas and Hezbollah. Double tap.....That’s the only way to be sure!........
With all the slave labor camps China has they have no right to talk about any other country.
Communism at it’s finest
This isn't about Israel or Palestine. This is about China being a world leader, equal to the U.S. And just as the U.S. interferes in every international dispute, China is asserting its right to do the same.
As the American Empire declines, China is pushing back against U.S. policy, testing to see how the U.S., and the world at large, will receive China's input.
Trump could be re-elected President in November 2024 and would then MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
Trump could restore America to ascendancy and sufficient power and focus for the USA to be no longer vulnerable.
This has not escaped the consideration of America's dangerous enemies.
Between now and then, it will be a very dangerous time for America and the world.
For the fulfillment of their evil objective--viz. the destruction of the USA--today is a golden opportunity. America is led by an incompetent President, defended by a woke military whose mission is diversity and inclusiveness and NOT national defense, and misinformed by a corrupt news media and dysfunctional academic institutions. Half the American population appears to be asleep at the helm.
The American People hold ultimate power. They MUST awaken to reality--and fast!
Yet, Israel continues to attempt to court and gain favor with countries that align against them.
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