Israeli airstrikes destroyed a tower block in Gaza City after Hamas militants launched a rocket and air attack on Israel in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The Israeli army launched Operation Iron Swords against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, with Israel’s president, Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the country, is ‘at war’.

Al Jazeera journalist Youmna El Sayed was reporting live from Gaza the moment the missile struck Palestine Tower behind her.

Sources in Gaza said at least 198 Palestinians were killed in the strikes

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      You are inhumane. Your argument is “Israel has a stronger military, so they should allow Hamas to slaughter and rape their population and shoot thousands of rockets into their cities”

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        This is an insane thing to post, you look at a video of a bomb leveling an apartment building with people inside and your go-to is to smear those calling for humanity as rape enablers and murderers. Somewhere you lost your way

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          You lost your way. You see videos of men and women slaughtered in the streets. Children running and screaming from a concert. A young woman bloodied around her rear thrown into the back of a car and you cheer. Israel has no choice but to return with strength. You are cheering on slaughter. You’re disgusting.

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              No, the opposite, actually. It makes me sad that people only care about what they think and not about what it costs, which makes me feel scared and insecure. I have extended family in Israel who have a mix of views on the situation.

              Israel has been oppressing Palestinians. They have been building illegal settlements in the West Bank, pushing people from their homes. Netanyahu is a fascist, he wishes to be king. Don’t forget that the citizens have been protesting, the country has been divided. This will unite them under hate and fear. Hamas is a terrorist organization who kidnaps, rapes, and slaughters citizens. They make any negotiations for long term peace impossible. The result of this is pain and death for innocent Palestinians and Israelis. Israel will respond with force. It is the reality. Yet people all over Lemmy are cheering as if this is a good thing, as if anything good will come of this. It’s sad, and it isn’t going to make anything better for anyone.

              I’m sorry your comment became the target of my frustrations with what is going on. It’s just that the situation is more complex than good guys and bad guys.

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                of course it is, it can’t be summed up so simply. It’s misery, and we can’t lose sight of that for fear and anger, even though we must also hold those