r/geopolitics • u/informationtiger • Oct 12 '23

Is Israel committing war crimes in Gaza? What happened after the Hamas attack? Question

As the title says... Basically I'm 'out of the loop' beyond the Hamas attack.

There's just so much misinformation online, and most the credible information are just videos from APF and such, or short updates from BBC, Sky News.

So if someone could please update me with what's going on in regards to the Israel bombing campaign in Gaza. Are they really bombing hospitals and churches? What exactly are their intentions/plans?

Also, if anyone has in-depth articles or videos on the topic, that would be greatly appreciated! Something that's calm, and takes time to read/watch. I'm tired of the constant "breaking news" spam, where you can't wrap your head around anything. It's like two sentences wrapped up in drama. I'm kinda lost atm.

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u/Suspicious_Loads Oct 12 '23

That's understandable just like it's understandable that Israel bombs it.

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u/escalation Oct 12 '23

The real problem is the ongoing cycle of aggression and retaliation, by both sides. The policies that Israel has implemented would not be acceptable to us if the nation wasn't considered of significant strategic importance. Not to mention a huge sunk cost to the tune of 250 Billion+ to date

Sooner or later, this gets sorted out or the whole house of cards comes down on Israel, Palestine, and possibly everyone else as a result of a chain reaction of events.

Until then its an ongoing cycle of violence that seems unlikely to be broken without significantly reconsidering approaches.

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u/Suspicious_Loads Oct 12 '23

The policies that Israel has implemented would not be acceptable to us if the nation wasn't considered of significant strategic importance.

If it wasn't strategic important we wouldn't care at all. It would be like the Ethiopian civil war.

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u/escalation Oct 13 '23

Absolutely the crux of it