Trump Declares 'Victory' in Gaza While Bodies Piled
The New Arab reports Trump's 'historic dawn' speech, yet conveniently omits the historical dawn (and dusk) of Gaza's continuous pummeling. This 'victory' comes after months of bombardments, a deliberate blockade, and a humanitarian crisis that has left over 37,000 Palestinians dead, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health as of June 2024. One might wonder: how many corpses constitute a 'victory' in
this particular 'peace' deal? Trump's administration, for example, greenlit massive arms sales to Israel, including an estimated $2.8 billion package in 2020 which included precision-guided munitions (source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - SIPRI), the very tools used in what he now calls a 'triumph'. This 'victory lap' (or perhaps 'victory dance on graves') follows a long
tradition of powerful figures celebrating 'peace' over the rubble of shattered lives. Netanyahu himself has consistently doubled down on aggressive policies, framing them as necessities for security, much like the 'decisive victory' he declared in 2014 after Operation Protective Edge, which also left thousands dead. The 'new dawn' apparently means perpetual twilight for those under siege. How many
more cycles of 'victory' before the international community calls it what it is?