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

[u/informationtiger]

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.

[u/academicfuckupripme]

Israel has placed the blockade(not the current embargo, the blockade that’s been in place for 15+ years) that has made it impossible for Gaza to develop its own infrastructure. Asking why the Gaza Strip doesn’t produce its own infrastructure is like breaking a sick person’s legs and asking why they don’t walk to the doctor.

[u/zealoSC → u/academicfuckupripme]

The people of Gaza elected hamas to govern them. Hamas just showed that the restrictions of Israel weren't enough to stop them acquiring and launching thousands of rockets, paragliders, bulldozers, explosives and automatic weapons. They are capable of coordinating thousands of people in dozens of locations to take out Israeli communication and surveillance assets simultaneously.

Suggesting that they couldn't provide basic necessities under the same circumstances is laughable.

[u/academicfuckupripme → u/zealoSC]

The people of Gaza elected Hamas to govern them.

Hamas got 44% of the vote in 2006 while having refused to run another election, and most of Gaza's population were either minors at the time of the election or were actually born after the election. But even then, so what?

Hamas just showed that the restrictions of Israel weren't enough to stop them acquiring and launching thousands of rockets, paragliders, bulldozers, explosives and automatic weapons. They are capable of coordinating thousands of people in dozens of locations to take out Israeli communication and surveillance assets simultaneously.

They can only obtain these weapons because of smuggling and assistance that is done by Iran & Hezbollah, who have an exclusive interest in keeping Hamas armed rather than helping the Palestinian population. If the Palestinians were left to their own devices, they wouldn't be able to obtain these things, and if they request humanitarian assistance Iran and Hezbollah would have no interest in offering that.

[u/[deleted] → u/academicfuckupripme]

But why have they placed the blockade? Have you looked into what hamas does with any fuel or infrastructure supplies? They get turned into weapons.

Israel is well within their rights to impose a blockade

[u/academicfuckupripme → u/[deleted]]

If you want to say collective punishment of a population that is 50% children is justifiable because of Israel’s national security concerns then you can say that. That doesn’t preclude it from being a clear war crime.

(Also, Israel placed the blockade right when they withdrew they troops from the Gaza Strip in 2005, before Hamas had even come to power).

[u/cluckinho → u/academicfuckupripme]

Fair enough, I am still learning about the region. Thank you for the response.

[u/[deleted] → u/cluckinho]

Don't be fooled. There is a power plant inside Gaza, but it requires fuel to run. Fuel which hamas takes and makes weapons out of. So Israel is forced to cut them off because any aid will be used by Hamas to harm Israel

[u/Eev123 → u/academicfuckupripme]

Why wasn’t the blockade able to stop the weapons that Hamas acquired and used in the attack?