US-Backed Ceasefire: Now With More 'Targeted Strikes'
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Al-Monitor, citing Reuters, informs us the Israeli military conducted a 'targeted strike' in central Gaza against an individual planning to attack Israeli troops, all while a 'US-backed ceasefire' is supposedly in effect. One might ask how many alleged 'ceasefire violations' are permissible before the ceasefire is, well, not a ceasefire. This isn't a new tactic; Netanyahu's
government has repeatedly used pre-emptive claims of 'imminent threat' to justify actions that destabilize shaky truces, echoing similar justifications before operations in 2008 and 2014. While the US State Department issues its standard 'calls for de-escalation,' the Biden administration continues to enable this pattern. For instance, the administration recently pushed for $3.3 billion in annual
military aid to Israel, part of the $14.5 billion package in the HR 815 supplemental bill (which 175 House Republicans and 165 House Democrats supported) with no strings attached. How many 'targeted strikes' does it take before we question whose interests this 'ceasefire' truly serves, beyond providing cover for continued belligerence?