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32. Far right Likud started this by IDF raid of the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Thu Feb 29, 2024, 03:24 PM
Feb 2024

during Ramadan amongst other provocations (gov't sponsored settler violence etc) which led to the 10-7 attack in retaliation. Bibi was looking for a pretext.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Al-Aqsa_clashes
A series of violent confrontations occurred between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem in April 2023. After the evening Ramadan prayer, Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the mosque, prompted by reports that Jews planned to sacrifice a goat at the site (which is forbidden by Israeli law). In response, Israeli police raided the mosque in riot gear, injuring 50 people and arresting at least 400.
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Following the incident, Palestinian militant groups warned of further confrontation. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that nine rockets were fired from Gaza Strip toward Israel.
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On 7 October 2023, Hamas launched a major surprise attack on Israel with rocket barrage and an incursion. The commander of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Deif, claimed the attack was conducted in response to "desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque".


Hamas is a terror organization - one that was long enabled by Netanyahu in a cynical divide and conquer strategy. Neither Hamas nor the Likud care about the Palestinian people, who are an oppressed people with little self determination.
13,000 dead children in Gaza [View all] malaise Feb 2024 OP
"Official Figures"? maxsolomon Feb 2024 #1
And the Traildogbob Feb 2024 #3
I think last month I read around 550 dead Ukrainian kids in 2 yrs womanofthehills Feb 2024 #18
So the Israelis are making themselves look "worse than the Russians" DemocraticPatriot Mar 2024 #130
Figures enid602 Feb 2024 #4
They expect the number under the rubble womanofthehills Feb 2024 #21
Yikes enid602 Feb 2024 #22
How safe are the hostages? Omnipresent Mar 2024 #129
They keep tallies on the dead - womanofthehills Feb 2024 #12
Gaza enid602 Feb 2024 #28
Keep telling yourself that iemanja Feb 2024 #70
Telling myself what? maxsolomon Feb 2024 #79
Our tax dollars go to fund the weapons to execute those deaths iemanja Feb 2024 #81
As I said, I was focusing on the "official" portion of the OP. I'm not "dismissing". maxsolomon Feb 2024 #88
Right....'official figures' supplied by TERRORISTS nt GuppyGal Mar 2024 #118
"Do untto others as you'd have them do unto you" yagotme Feb 2024 #2
There are people out there sarisataka Feb 2024 #5
Yes, I know. That's kinda why I asked for the clarification... nt yagotme Feb 2024 #6
just as RocRizzo55 Feb 2024 #13
There are some who will support Israel sarisataka Feb 2024 #20
The key here is RocRizzo55 Feb 2024 #71
BS former9thward Feb 2024 #101
From the NY Times RocRizzo55 Feb 2024 #110
Thanks, but paywalled. former9thward Feb 2024 #111
Sorry about that RocRizzo55 Feb 2024 #113
"Dismissed as aspirational" maxsolomon Mar 2024 #123
Wrong RocRizzo55 Mar 2024 #124
Non sequitur. Does not address your LIHOP or MIHOP assertion. maxsolomon Mar 2024 #125
The Times of Israel & Haaretz report one baby killed womanofthehills Feb 2024 #34
So if Israel stopped when 10 kids were killed sarisataka Feb 2024 #38
Hamas killed kids and babies on Oct. 7 INTENTIONALLY and sadistically. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #45
So the IDF had no idea that their actions in Gaza Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #127
The IDF was not and is not targeting civilians, they are targeting Hamas. SunSeeker Mar 2024 #133
So the IDF is just massively incompetent? Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #135
The IDF did not "miss the target 10,000 times." They have been hitting Hamas. SunSeeker Mar 2024 #136
What? Huh? I've seen no evidence of that. Please cite examples. nt TeamProg Feb 2024 #40
Rlly? sarisataka Feb 2024 #51
Um, previous DU links, from "here"? TeamProg Feb 2024 #62
You know as well as I do sarisataka Feb 2024 #68
I've asked to be DMd their names so we can be sure to put them on block. When I get those names I'll let you know Nanjeanne Feb 2024 #96
Please let me know Goddessartist Feb 2024 #103
Clearly there are many who believe the Israeli military is justified in killing iemanja Feb 2024 #72
Do Jewish lives matter? sarisataka Feb 2024 #75
I said EVERY life matters iemanja Feb 2024 #77
It may surprise you sarisataka Feb 2024 #84
Hamas did something unjustifiable and horrible: they killed civilians. Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #91
Intentionally killing civilians, yes sarisataka Feb 2024 #93
of course. There is always a conditional response. Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #95
You guess wrong sarisataka Feb 2024 #97
I'm guessing that the answer to your question is also a big NO. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2024 #142
There are people on DU who believe Hamas has done nothing wrong? And they are still members? Nanjeanne Feb 2024 #94
I would have to look them up sarisataka Feb 2024 #99
Thanks. I've had many conversations with people I absolutely disagree with but I've never run into anyone who thinks Nanjeanne Feb 2024 #100
They're Freedom Fighters like Mandela! AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2024 #102
Why not both ExciteBike66 Feb 2024 #7
Possibly. I don't know. I'm guessing you don't know for sure, either. yagotme Feb 2024 #8
No RocRizzo55 Feb 2024 #14
What if that's true? Captain Stern Feb 2024 #43
Hypotheticaly RocRizzo55 Feb 2024 #66
For how long? Forever? n/t Captain Stern Mar 2024 #120
Far right Likud started this by IDF raid of the Al-Aqsa Mosque radius777 Feb 2024 #32
According to previous posts, Hamas has been planning this prior to Apr '23. yagotme Mar 2024 #114
And Bibi/Likud have been intentionally provoking radius777 Mar 2024 #134
Since Hamas has 16 & 17 members some were no doubt EX500rider Feb 2024 #39
Officially? maxsolomon Feb 2024 #83
Wow obamanut2012 Feb 2024 #9
Glad it hit you that hard. yagotme Feb 2024 #10
Post removed Post removed Feb 2024 #16
IBTL sarisataka Feb 2024 #23
Such Projection. Cha Feb 2024 #26
No, it hit me that you are using an ancient religious text to support what is happening in gaza obamanut2012 Feb 2024 #24
If you read up thread a bit, another poster quoted part of the rule. yagotme Mar 2024 #115
Because Hamas drove the Palestinians out of Israel in '49. ... marble falls Feb 2024 #33
Both are deserving of condemnation Chautauquas Feb 2024 #17
According to . . . Richard D Feb 2024 #11
I think a lot of Americans are conscious of their anti-semitism JustAnotherGen Feb 2024 #19
I think you are sadly mistaken about who is to blame PTL_Mancuso Feb 2024 #29
So then, according to your rationalization . . . Richard D Feb 2024 #31
And by the way . . . Richard D Feb 2024 #37
There's a ton of missing history in this post. Ace Rothstein Feb 2024 #47
I think you're sadly mistaken & Fuck the Butchers Gang Rapists of HAMAS. Cha Feb 2024 #60
Why was the wall built? yagotme Mar 2024 #116
Wait Diraven Feb 2024 #52
Unfortunately believe this is going to cause a Young voter issue for Biden.. DemocratInPa Feb 2024 #15
Are your JustAnotherGen Feb 2024 #25
White.. DemocratInPa Feb 2024 #56
That's sad JustAnotherGen Mar 2024 #138
What is the point of this post? themaguffin Feb 2024 #27
Our tax dollars at work. marble falls Feb 2024 #30
I got nothin'. twodogsbarking Feb 2024 #35
Those are not official figures. Those are Hamas Health Ministry figures. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #36
They also give no age breakdown on the "children" EX500rider Feb 2024 #41
They teach them a lot younger than that there... nt yagotme Mar 2024 #117
Wonder how many would be alive if Hammas had released the hostages they kidnapped. WiseElder Feb 2024 #42
Agreed! perdita9 Feb 2024 #48
IDF shot at food aid trucks causing stampede, 100 dead, radius777 Feb 2024 #44
No, the stampeding of the aid trucks occured first. It was not caused by IDF. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #49
I don't agree, saw it on CNN and both Jeremy Diamond radius777 Feb 2024 #53
CNN has offerred no evidence that the stampede was caused by IDF forces. SunSeeker Mar 2024 #139
We are going to lose our country because of this. edisdead Feb 2024 #46
Yup. A lot of people are letting themselves get played by Hamas/Putin propaganda. nt SunSeeker Feb 2024 #50
They are responding to US policy iemanja Feb 2024 #74
No, they are responding to lies. Which they have a right to believe. But it hurts us all. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #76
What is the lie? iemanja Feb 2024 #78
The lie that Israel is intentionally killing innocent civilians with our help. nt SunSeeker Feb 2024 #80
We provide the weapons iemanja Feb 2024 #82
If you can't see the difference between Hamas intentionally going out to kill babies in their cribs in Israel... SunSeeker Feb 2024 #85
That is simply a fact. Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #92
Of course they understand that Hamas is using civilians as human shields. SunSeeker Mar 2024 #137
"We have little to zero control of what Israel does." Absurd. Israel receives radius777 Feb 2024 #55
You are aware sarisataka Feb 2024 #57
Hamas is a terror group long supported by Netanyahu. radius777 Feb 2024 #59
I know who Hamas is and sarisataka Feb 2024 #61
The West should recognize a Palestinian state radius777 Feb 2024 #64
I do not disagree about Likud sarisataka Feb 2024 #73
Until Israel agrees to a 2 state solition? edisdead Feb 2024 #106
The US can withhold material aid for the military campaign. David__77 Feb 2024 #69
We who? Biden veto-ing it? edisdead Feb 2024 #108
They said the same thing RocRizzo55 Feb 2024 #112
Circumstances are very different though edisdead Mar 2024 #121
Why would Hamas do this to their own people? Bonx Feb 2024 #54
Hamas does not care about Palestinians, radius777 Feb 2024 #58
Because the Israeli government has no responsibility for their own actions? iemanja Feb 2024 #65
Hamas is not a "handful" of terrorists. It is the government of Gaza. nt SunSeeker Feb 2024 #87
Hamas' forces are estimated at 30-40 thousand, maxsolomon Feb 2024 #89
THIS malaise Mar 2024 #128
They shouldn't have voted for Hamas. Oh wait... onecaliberal Feb 2024 #63
The US has sent weapons there on an emergency basis to facilitate this military campaign. David__77 Feb 2024 #67
You mean figures from that highly accurate Gaza Health Ministry? SlimJimmy Feb 2024 #86
Their estimation track record is aligned with the UN and with Israel's. David__77 Feb 2024 #90
The Ministry's track record in THIS conflict has not aligned with the UN and Israel. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #98
I read this article before. And want to point out the main point (buried in the middle) SlimJimmy Mar 2024 #141
You won't get a response. nt GuppyGal Mar 2024 #119
they got a response within 13 minutes, around SIXTEEN hours before you said they would not get a response Celerity Mar 2024 #140
Enough. Aussie105 Feb 2024 #104
It is sickening malaise Feb 2024 #105
Yes, it is. Aussie105 Feb 2024 #107
We are in tthe same group malaise Feb 2024 #109
DURec leftstreet Mar 2024 #122
To borrow from Neil Young gay texan Mar 2024 #126
Ceasefire alone is pro-Hamas. Support peace. keithbvadu2 Mar 2024 #131
Ceasefire alone keithbvadu2 Mar 2024 #132
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