The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that it would withdraw some troops from Gaza but that it expects the brutal assault on the enclave to continue through the entire year of 2024, The Times of Israel reported.
IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the military was “adjusting” its “fighting methods to each area in Gaza” to prepare for a long conflict. “Tonight, 2024 will begin. The goals of the war require lengthy fighting, and we are prepared accordingly,” he said.
Hagari said the IDF was taking these measures “out of the understanding that we will be needed for additional missions and continued fighting during the entire coming year.” He said that some “of the reservists will return to their families and work this week.” The Times later reported that the IDF was pulling a total of five brigades out of Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials have made clear they plan to continue the Gaza slaughter for the long term. Despite international calls for a ceasefire and accusations of genocide, Netanyahu said Sunday that his campaign will continue for “many more months.”
The US continues to provide unconditional and full-throated support for the massacre as the Biden administration bypassed Congress for the second time to get more arms into Israel’s hands.
In less than three months of relentless airstrikes and a ground campaign in Gaza, the Israeli operations have killed over 21,000 Palestinians, including over 8,000 children, and wounded over 50,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The Health Ministry numbers are a low estimate as over 7,000 Palestinians are missing, including 4,900 women and children, and presumed to be dead or dying underneath the rubble. About 85% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people have been displaced, and about one-quarter are facing famine-like conditions.
As the Israeli operations continue, many more Palestinians are expected to die from starvation and disease caused by the siege. Public health experts estimate that if conditions don’t change, nearly half a million Palestinians will die within a year.
The destruction in Gaza is also unprecedented compared to any other modern conflict. According to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal, nearly 70% of the homes in Gaza and about half of all buildings in the Strip have been damaged or destroyed.
Another New Year’s gift. Dear America, Please keep paying for genocide, ALL YEAR LONG!!
Seems the only worthy New Year’s resolution is to fight for and see that The Bill of Rights gets enforced. Without that it’s only more slavery and slaughter. I don’t wanna be a slave or get slaughtered. How about you?
And then there’s those sweet little ones we call children. Will we make 2024 a year where we fight, break down walls, and reclaim our rights? What greater gift to the children than to let them know they might be saved from slavery and slaughter, and might have a shot at living free?
Election year circus is here. None has so far and likely won’t speak of our Bill of Rights. Only a traitor would ignore our Supreme Law. If they ain’t speaking about The Bill of Rights, they’re traitors, loyal only to The Money Men.
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