US Congress 'Mourns' Civilian Deaths, Approves More Bombs
Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya confirms Raed Saad, a senior commander, was among five killed in an Israeli strike, Al Jazeera reports. This comes just days after the US Congress voted to approve millions more in military aid to Israel. While headlines trumpet 'precision strikes' against 'terror leaders,' the context often omitted is the widening civilian death toll, now soaring past 37,000 in Gaza,
over 15,000 of them children (OCHA, June 2024). One might wonder at the timing: how many 'senior commanders' must be eliminated before the 'surgical strikes' cease to be a euphemism for collective punishment? This predictable pattern—strike, announce high-value target, ignore surrounding devastation—has played out countless times, from the 2008-09 'Cast Lead' operation to 2014's 'Protective Edge.'
Meanwhile, the US House Freedom Caucus, whose members often receive zero AIPAC funding according to OpenSecrets.org, consistently raises concerns ignored by the corporate-funded majority. Perhaps our Congress should mourn the dead by withholding the very weapons used to create them.