Posted on 05/21/2021 6:02:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinians rallied by the thousands Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as costly but clear victory for the Islamic militant group Hamas. Israel vowed to respond with a “new level of force” to any further hostilities.
An open-air market in Gaza City that was closed throughout the war reopened and shoppers could be seen stocking up on fresh tomatoes, cabbage and watermelons. Workers in orange traffic vests swept up rubble from surrounding roads.
“Life will return, because this is not the first war, and it will not be the last war,” said shop owner Ashraf Abu Mohammad. “The heart is in pain, there have been disasters, families wiped from the civil registry, and this saddens us. But this is our fate in this land, to remain patient.”
There was little to celebrate in the hard-hit northern town of Beit Hanoun, where residents, many of whom had lost loved ones, surveyed wrecked homes.
“We see such huge destruction here, it’s the first time in history we’ve seen this,” said Azhar Nsair. “The cease-fire is for people who didn’t suffer, who didn’t lose their loved ones, whose homes were not bombed.”
The fighting dealt another blow to the already decrepit infrastructure in Gaza. The small coastal territory, home to more than 2 million Palestinians, has been under an Israeli-Egyptian blockade since Hamas seized power from forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007, confining his authority to parts of the occupied West Bank.
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Really dumb move by Israel, made possible by Samatha Power whispering in Dementia Joe’s ear, and backstabbing fake Jew Bernie Sanders threatening to hold up Israeli arms sale bill in the Senate.
The AP is laying it on thicker than usual. Maybe they’re upset about something.
So there’s a cease fire, which isn’t going to last, and the Palestinian tarde are celebrating because they’re being told that the Israelis are scared.
Even though Mike hasn’t seen his brothers Pete and Joe for days because they were buried alive in a tunnel that the Israelis destroyed.
Palestinians - not to worry. Joe says he’s going to spend billions to build back your cities.
Whoever calls for ceasefire is losing.
Whoever grants it is weak.
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Israel is just letting the dust settle to see what still needs attending to.
Nice...
This crease fire only means that they have run out of rockets. As soon as Iran delivers more, it will be “game on”!
Interesting definition of victory. Maybe Hamas has won the PR war but it came at a heavy price. Many commanders dead, rocket stash exhausted, tunnels imploded, and a completely devastated economy. Zero territory gained. In my book that’s not even a moral victory.
Even if the Israelis took out every target they wanted before the cease fire, and even if the cease fire holds, it’s only going to be for a year. Or two years. Or five years. Or whatever. The only absolute in all this is that it’s going to blow up again some time in the future.
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