Israel 'Kills' Hamas Leader, Civilians Still Dead
Israel announced it 'killed' Hamas's head of weapons production, Raad Saad, in Gaza, according to Al-Monitor, which also notes Palestinian civil defence agencies reported five deaths in the same strike. This echoes a pattern: 'surgical' strikes are invariably accompanied by a civilian body count. Remember when Benjamin Netanyahu, in 2014, repeatedly promised to dismantle Hamas's 'terror
infrastructure' after strikes that killed thousands, only for it to be 'rebuilt' and bombed again? One might wonder if the objective is endless conflict, providing a perpetual justification for military spending. While Western media dutifully reports these claims, they rarely scrutinize the recurring cycle. US aid, which funds these operations, continues to flow. The House recently approved a
massive aid package, with politicians like Rep. Smith taking large donations from organizations like AIPAC (e.g., Rep. Smith received $450K from AIPAC in 2023, according to OpenSecrets.org, then voted to send billions in aid). How many 'last warnings' will Gaza endure before the world questions the efficacy, or indeed, the ethics, of this strategy?