Israeli airstrikes kill more than 400 palestinians in Gaza, how is this justified?
From the BBC
https://www.instagram.com/p/DHVg_jXMF53
Many people were having their pre-dawn meal for Ramadan. Bodies and limbs were scattered and the wounded couldn't find a doctor to treat them
According to Times of Israel:
Netanyahu’s testimony in graft trial canceled for the day amid shock Gaza offensive
The hostilities were renewed as protest groups were set to hold a mass demonstration in Jerusalem Tuesday night over the premier’s plan to oust Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.
This all comes after, according to AP news:
The second phase was broadly outlined in the original agreement, but the details had been expected to be hammered out in those talks.
Israel instead embraced an alternative proposal and cut off all shipments of food, fuel and other aid to the territory’s 2 million Palestinians to try to pressure Hamas to accept it.
Now Israel has demanded Hamas to release half of the remaining hostages in return for a promise to negotiate a lasting truce. Hamas instead wants to follow the original ceasefire deal reached by the two sides.
How is this justifiable? To me it seems Netanyahu is keen on pandering to the far right and preventing any peace from existing by embracing an alternative agreement compared to the original ceasefire agreement agreed by the two parties.
This is reinforcing Hamas' talking point that agreements with Israel are meaningless as they completely ignore their agreements and do whatever they want anyways, and with full unwavering total support of the US
Edit: to those saying Hamas should release the hostages, the ceasefire agreement that israel itself signed stipulated the full release of hostages as part of phase 2 of the agreement. Israel refused to move into phase 2 and added new conditions as they were emboldened by Trump and co...