Qatar Warns of Gaza Escalation; Israel Cites 'Self-Defense' (Again)
Al-Monitor's headline, 'Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza, Qatar warns of escalation,' presents a familiar tableau. Gaza health authorities confirm four killed, barely registering against the background hum of an 'escalation' narrative. (One wonders how many 'fresh' strikes it takes before it's just, well, a continuous state of affairs.) This isn't a truce's 'fragile' breakdown; it's a
meticulously engineered destabilization. Remember October 2023? The 'Hamas incursion' was the trigger, not the whole story. Before that, the bombing of Gaza in 2021, the Great March of Return killings, the 2014 war. Each 'escalation' follows the same script: Israel acts, civilians die, the world 'warns' while arming one side. Qatar’s 'warning' is less a revelation and more a polite nod to the
obvious. The US, meanwhile, continues to greenlight, fund, and politically shield these 'strikes.' Just this past year, Congress pushed through significant military aid to Israel, despite the ongoing casualty count. These actions aren't 'self-defense' in a vacuum; they're the predictable outcome of unchecked power and unconditional support, consistently applied.