Israel Says Gaza City ‘Combat Zone’ After It Demolished It
Al Jazeera reports Israel's curt dismissal of calls to 'stop bombing' Gaza City, reiterating it's a 'combat zone.' This declaration comes, of course, after months of sustained bombardment have rendered vast swathes of the city uninhabitable, destroying homes, hospitals, and infrastructure. This isn't a 'combat zone' in the traditional sense; it's a systematic eradication of civilian life under the
guise of security, following a documented pattern of displacing Palestinians since 1948. One might wonder at what point a 'combat zone' becomes a pile of rubble. Is it when 35,000+ civilians are dead? Or when 100% of the population faces famine, according to the UN? The constant refrain—'leave, but you can never return'—isn't about safety. It's about ensuring a 'terra nullius' (empty land) for
future plans, a tactic perfected by the 1948 Nakba and honed through successive displacements in 1967 and beyond. The only 'combat' left, it seems, is against historical memory and basic human decency.