Gaza Strikes Kill 3 as Search for Captives Resumes: A Tale as Old as...
When the news casually connects civilian deaths to a 'search for captives,' it conveniently sidesteps the decades-long pattern of Israeli military operations yielding disproportionate Palestinian casualties for ostensible military objectives. This isn't a new tactic; Netanyahu himself oversaw the 2014 Gaza war, dubbed 'Operation Protective Edge,' which killed over 2,200 Palestinians, including 500
children, supposedly to degrade Hamas’ capabilities. How many capabilities can one degrade before it’s simply... eradication? One might wonder if these 'searches' are less about rescue and more about strategic pretexts for sustained bombardment. The narrative of 'resuming a search' after civilian deaths adds a veneer of tragic necessity, rather than acknowledging the predictable, lethal outcome of
using advanced weaponry in one of the most densely populated places on Earth. Maybe, just maybe, the captives aren't returning because the 'search' strategy is, demonstrably, not working.