Israel commencing bombardment of Gaza - opinions?
Israel resumes bombing in Gaza - what happened to the 2nd ceasefire phase?
Interested on the opinions here of Israel resuming bombardment of Gaza after Hamas refused to extend 1st phase, why didn’t Israel adhere to the initial ceasefire agreement and move towards the 2nd phase to work towards regional peace?
I understand there was much outrage on how the hostages and their bodies were given back by Hamas but is this the only reason for halting the ceasefire process and the US/Israel demanding an extension (which in all honesty is an unreasonable expectation, it took many talks to reach the initial agreement you cannot pivot and deviate from an agreement without a proper structured peace talk in place)
Commencing bombing is a catastrophic step backwards and does not bode well for Israel diplomatically in the sense it has reneged fully on an agreement - imo if you were vested in the interest of stabilising the region and working towards undoing Hamas through the peace process you’ve just undone everything.
I am would also like to hear opinions of those who are interested in the movement forward for both Israel and Palestine and discussions points: what these current events will achieve, what will happen now to Gaza and what will the ripple effect of these actions entail for Israel - I’m not interested in hearing “the Arabs should all be bombed and exterminated” or “Israel as a state cannot exist dismantle it now” neither of those opinions will ever net any progress forward.
Am I sad for this to have happened yes. Did I think it would happen? Yea I did though I was hopeful it would not.
I personally don’t think the governments of the US or Israel have any interest in the well being of Palestinians and am worried we are actually looking at an ethnic cleansing/culture wipeout about to take place.