Yossi Schwartz of the ISL the RCIT section in Israel/Occupied Palestine, 11.05.2023
15 Palestinians, including four children, were killed by Zionist missile attacks on Gaza during the night between Monday and Tuesday 8-9 of May. 40 Israeli military aircraft, including drones, carried out a series of early morning missile attacks on Gaza, killing 15 people, including three members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement as well as their wives, several children, and other civilians. [1]
“The Israeli military said they knew of ‘collateral’ in their operation to kill three PIJ (Islamic Jihad) members. “It was a civilian residential building”, al-Rabai an eye witness said, standing in front of the bombed six-story building. “Israeli missiles hit the fourth, fifth and sixth floors which were partially destroyed. Civilians live in those apartments, women and children.” [2]
With no warning, al-Rabai said, “[the] Israeli occupation meant to destroy and kill those in the building.”
“20 people were also injured, some in critical condition, in the Israeli air attacks that left residential buildings ablaze in central Gaza City and reduced others to rubble.
After the dhuhr (noon) prayers, thousands of mourners in a funeral procession through the heart of Gaza City, starting at the Omari Mosque, where they chanted as they lifted the bodies of the victims, promising revenge for the “major crime” committed.” [3]
The day after, the butchers in uniforms murdered 2 Palestinians Ahmad Jamal Assaf, 19, and Warani Walid Qatanat, 24, who were shot by Israeli soldiers in Qabatiya town, south of Jenin, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Wednesday. The two were shut while driving a car. Killing Palestinians has become an amusing game for the war criminals. In a fabricated statement, the Zionist military claimed the deceased had fired on soldiers from a vehicle and were killed by return fire. One M-16 assault rifle and a handgun were found at the scene, it said.
At least 123 Palestinians have been killed by the war criminal forces so far this year, according to Palestinian figures. Nineteen Zionists soldiers and settlers in the 1967 occupied lands have also been killed during the same period. We have no tears for them.
The attacks on Tofah were apparently targeting 44-year-old Khalil al-Bahtini, a PIJ member who was killed along with his wife and his five-year-old daughter. Dania and Iman were “collateral damage”.
“Dania was getting ready for her wedding in a few days, and Iman was sad because her sister was about to leave the family home,” Adass said, pointing out Dania’s fiancé who wept silently near her body. He could not speak.
“Now, the sisters are together forever, what an enormous heartbreak and shock.” [4]
“The United Nations Security Council is set to hold a closed-door emergency council session on Gaza late Wednesday afternoon in New York, in what will be its ninth meeting this year on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” [5]
We can expect the same result from these hypocrites as the former council’s meeting, namely nothing. After all, the UN is controlled by the imperialists.
Like usual, the white house whitewashes the crimes of the Zionist war criminals: “The White House said on Tuesday it was closely following Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip that killed three Palestinian militant leaders, and that it was aware of reports that 10 civilians were “tragically killed” in the strikes.
“We call for all parties to deescalate the situation,” a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said.
“Israel has the right to protect itself and defend its people from indiscriminate rocket attacks launched by terrorist groups,” it added. [6]
Yah the same right the American settlers had to kill the Native Americans, steal their lands and enslaves black people. As Biden has said “we have the same values as Israel“.
There is no question that Netanyahu ordered the butchering to make peace with extreme nationalist Ben Gvir. However, he is not the only war criminal.
“The opposition leader Lapid praised the military operation in Gaza on Tuesday, stating “Full backing to Israeli security forces for the operation against the Islamic Jihad in Gaza.” Gantz welcomed the recent action in the Gaza Strip and expressed his hope that the government would continue to act with both determination and responsibility in future operations.” [7]
Thus, there is no right or left among the Zionists when it comes to butchering the native Palestinians.
Down with the state of the butchers!
For a democratic red Palestine from the river to the sea!
Endnotes:
[1] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/10/two-palestinians-reported-killed-by-israeli-forces-in-west-bank
[2] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/9/sadness-anger-in-palestine-gaza-mourns-13-killed-in-israel-raid
[3] Ibid
[4] Ibid
[5] https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/live-updates-742478
[6] Ibid
[7] https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rj6e11dvvh