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Do you think the bombing would have stopped if they took the deal, based on how Israel has historically operated during "ceasefires"? Just curious. I do think
by kevingadd 2y ago
Do you think the bombing would have stopped if they took the deal, based on how Israel has historically operated during "ceasefires"?
Just curious. I do think they should have taken the deal.
- tptacek 2y agoI think that's a hopeless discussion to have on HN, but I think it's possible to have a clear-eyed and objective take on what Hamas should have done back in May, because we can see what happened. If the ceasefire terms had been substantially different today, the analysis would be complicated; they aren't, so it's pretty simple.
- halflife 2y agoWas Gaza bombed at the 6th of oct? Or before that?
- tdeck 2y agoYes, repeatedly. For example https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2023_Gaza%E2%80%93Israel_clashes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2023_Gaza%E2%80%93Israel... Here is a longer list where I found this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Israeli_attacks_against_the_Gaza_Strip https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Israeli_attacks_aga...
- edanm 2y agoJust to highlight what's in the first paragraph of that link - a Palestinian prisoner died due to a hunger strike, which caused Palestinian Jihad to fire 100 rockets at Israel. This is what caused Israel to bomb Gaza. I'm not sure if this is evidence of Israel "not obeying a ceasefire".
- HDThoreaun 2y agoA list of times Hamas attacked Israel and Israel struck back. When did Israel strike first?
- cced 2y agoSorry this isn’t exactly a fresh conflict, why are we pretending like settler colonialism in the region is a new thing, I’m not sure.
- hirvi74 2y agoOf course it's not new. That area has been occupied by Canaanites, Egyptians, Israelites, Philistines, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arab Caliphates, Crusaders, Mamluks, Ottoman Empire, British, etc.. I probably forgot many of the others, too.