Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 114 people, hospitals and rescuers say

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1. “Some 56 people, including women and children, were killed when homes and tents sheltering displaced families were bombed overnight in the city, the local Nasser hospital said.”

   All coming off the heels after Israeli minister Smotrich said:

   “Gaza will be entirely destroyed, civilians will be sent to … the south to a humanitarian zone without Hamas or terrorism, and from there they will start to leave in great numbers to third countries”.

   The Israeli government is carrying out the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

2. They had to quickly act as soon as Finland denied free speech and murder as many women and childhood while the press is busy. Truly evil nation to the core

3. Anyone still denying this is a genocide is a lost cause.

   Here is an article by a Dutch newspaper, where they asked 7 top genocide scholars on whether it is a genocide:

   https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/05/14/zeven-gerenommeerde-wetenschappers-vrijwel-eensgezind-israel-pleegt-in-gaza-genocide-a4893293

   Some of the highlights (translated):

   >”Can I name someone whose work I respect who does not think it is genocide? No, there is no counterargument that takes into account all the evidence,” says Israeli researcher Raz Segal.

   >the majority of genocide scholars agree, say those interviewed: in Gaza, Israel is committing genocide.

   >For Melanie O’Brien, president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, the decisive factor was the deliberate denial of food, water, shelter and sanitation; for Segal, it was the “openly genocidal statements” of Israeli leaders. But for all of them, it was the sum of what, taken individually, would be considered “ordinary” war crimes. The whole picture makes it genocide. That is also the meaning of the term, says Shaw: “holistic.”

   And before the usual arguments of “appeal to authority”, yes, I do think that people who have spent their lives studying genocides, the definition, when it applies, and how genocides are identifiable, do have an authority on the matter.

4. The sheer scale and rhythm of death described here is almost mechanical, like the logic of extermination has become routine. What stands out most isn’t just the devastation, but the normalization of it. Bombing hospitals, clinics, and shelters packed with children isn’t being framed as exceptional anymore… it’s being justified with the same boilerplate about “terror targets.” And that should terrify all of us.

   There’s also a chilling duality in the language used: on one hand, Israel’s military insists it warns civilians and abides by international law; on the other, entire families are wiped from the registry and hospitals are turned into morgues. When even funeral processions are interrupted by airstrikes, we’re far past the point of plausible deniability. These aren’t just battlefield mistakes, they are consequences of policy.

   The U.S. response, meanwhile, is predictably sanitized. Rubio’s statement that they’re “troubled” is a diplomatic shrug—detached enough to maintain alliances but vague enough to avoid responsibility. Gaza doesn’t need another round of abstract concern. It needs the world to finally name what’s happening and act like it matters.

5. Good stuff. With sinwar and other major commanders down this week and increased pressure we can hope for a surrender soon.

   Good to see some progress after all these weeks of stalemate. Finish off the jihadis and start the rebuilding process.

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