Gaza Civilians: Always The 'Fragile Ceasefire' Test Subjects
While Al-Monitor calls it a 'test of a fragile ceasefire,' this has been the grim cycle for decades. The 'dismantling of Hamas' narrative, used to justify these airstrikes, is one Netanyahu has recycled since at least the Second Intifada (2000), through operations like Cast Lead (2008), Protective Edge (2014), and now his current campaign. It's a convenient, ever-present casus belli that never
quite eradicates the group, but consistently guarantees substantial U.S. military aid. These 'ceasefire tests' always seem to hit Gaza's densely populated areas first, disproportionately claiming civilian lives. The 'not immediately clear whether the five dead were passengers of the car or included passersby' is boilerplate for collateral damage. How many such 'tests' must Gaza endure before the
world acknowledges this isn't a test, but a persistent pattern of violence, shielded by semantic gymnastics and billions in American tax-payer funded weaponry?