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cliffside

(1,210 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2025, 12:28 AM Jul 22

Shootings, Devastation, Hunger: Israel Fails to Address Gaza's Power Vacuum [View all]

Source: NYT

"Over the weekend, Israeli soldiers shot Palestinians near an Israeli-backed aid site and a U.N. convoy. Both episodes pointed to Israel’s refusal to allow new governance structures to emerge.

For a year and a half, experts have warned that Israel’s failure to plan for a power transition in Gaza would lead to anarchy, make it harder to deliver aid and stymie efforts to defeat Hamas.

A sequence of shootings in Gaza over the weekend — one near Gaza’s southern border, another at its northern edge — have highlighted the accuracy of those predictions.

.... That failure to find a solution has led to Israel’s growing diplomatic isolation. On Monday, 25 countries, including Britain, France and Japan, called Israel’s conduct “unacceptable” and demanded that Israel end the war immediately..."

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/world/middleeast/shootings-aid-gaza-analysis.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU8.ZGx9.TVp6R-iXAEiM&smid=url-share

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Shootings, Devastation, Hunger: Israel Fails to Address Gaza's Power Vacuum [View all] cliffside Jul 22 OP

It is Hamas who has refused to allow any new governance structure. SunSeeker Jul 22 #1

Death camps iemanja Jul 22 #3

no. the issue is Hamas. stopdiggin Jul 22 #6

I suggest you do a bit of reading on current events iemanja Jul 22 #7

I have been following stopdiggin Jul 22 #12

What do you imagine Hamas could do now iemanja Jul 22 #15

surrender. turn themselves, and their stock of munitions and weapons, over .. stopdiggin Jul 22 #19

How would that change Israel's plans? iemanja Jul 22 #21

And until they do, it's perfectly fine to continue with the mass murders and starvation? AloeVera Jul 22 #18

Agree with you that many Palestinians are "subjects" or call them hostages, starving the "subjects" cliffside Jul 22 #22

On Hamas and cease fire proposals iemanja Jul 22 #8

Appreciate you posting the link, for some reason the thread does not advance in GD so posted it ... cliffside Jul 22 #24

so... myohmy2 Jul 22 #9

seems to be just fine as far as Hamas is concerned stopdiggin Jul 22 #11

c'mon... myohmy2 Jul 22 #16

Doesn't absolve Israel. It is responsible for the human acopalypse it created. AloeVera Jul 22 #20

How much power does Hamas really have at this point? fujiyamasan Jul 22 #4

They ambushed and killed 7 IDF soldiers in June. maxsolomon Jul 22 #13

Israel has created a situation where people will die en masse now. AloeVera Jul 22 #17

Yes, I'm still blaming Hamas. They started this war. They can agree to a cease fire at any time. nt SunSeeker Jul 22 #25

I see. N/T AloeVera Jul 22 #26

Israel has a plan iemanja Jul 22 #2

no way... myohmy2 Jul 22 #5

Israel planning for a power transition equals land grab. Beastly Boy Jul 22 #10

precisely! I caught that little gem too. "Power vacuum" ..... stopdiggin Jul 22 #14

How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power cliffside Jul 22 #23