70,000 Deaths: US-Brokered Ceasefire's 'Fragile' Success
According to Al-Monitor, Gaza's health ministry has confirmed over 70,000 deaths, with 354 Palestinians killed since an 'US-brokered ceasefire' began on October 10. (A ceasefire, apparently, is when the casualty count just slows down). This isn't the first time an 'agreement' has led to more death; similar 'pauses' have historically allowed for strategic repositioning, not peace. And while the
media debates whether it 'largely holds,' perhaps they should ask the 354 who died during its 'holding.' Remember that 'delicate' diplomacy? This 'fragile' ceasefire reads less like a peace accord and more like a PR strategy to continue arms flows. US politicians, like Rep. Steny Hoyer who received $37,000 from AIPAC in 2022, consistently vote for increased aid packages that arm Netanyahu's
government, despite the mounting death toll. It seems some ceasefires define 'holding' by how many weapons shipments *don't* get blocked. How many additional thousands must perish before 'fragile' becomes 'failed' in their lexicon?