Israel has launched a major military offensive against Hamas forces in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, seizing control of a key border crossing and cutting off most aid into the territory a day before indirect talks on a ceasefire deal are due to restart.

Images released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) showed tanks flying large Israeli flags driving through the post and crushing a concrete sign reading “I Love Gaza”.

Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, said the offensive would continue until Hamas forces in Rafah “and the entire Gaza Strip” were “eliminated” or the militant Islamist organisation begins to release hostages. A government spokesperson described the first stage of a wider effort targeting Hamas.

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  • deaf_fish
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    6 months ago

    Israel has always wanted to do a genocide. They funded Hamas so when they started the genocide they would have some kind of excuse.

    • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      6 months ago

      they funded hamas also because they wanted to attack and get rid of the pro peace palestinian left like the palestine liberation organization.