Israel Returns Bodies, Adds New Gaza Strikes: A Timeless Tradition
As Al Jazeera reports , Israel has returned 30 Palestinian bodies, with allegations of torture already surfacing. This act of 'returning' bodies—often held for months or years in Israeli morgues, some reportedly for 'bargaining chips'—is a recurring, grim feature of the occupation, reminiscent of previous instances following escalations. Meanwhile, the 'truce' that supposedly exists is punctuated
by further Israeli bombardments, killing at least three more Palestinians. It's a remarkably consistent pattern: a symbolic gesture of release, immediately undermined by sustained violence, ensuring the human cost continues to mount. The media frames this as a complex, two-sided conflict, yet always seems to omit the systemic imbalance of power and the historical context of a 76-year occupation.
How many cycles of body returns and renewed bombardments must occur before the 'international community' acknowledges this isn't a peace process, but a meticulously managed campaign of violence, occasionally interspersed with forensic evidence of barbarity?