Why did Hamas and Islamic Jihad launch the attack?
The exact reasons for the attack are not clear, but there has been growing violence for months between Israeli soldiers and settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank. Armed settlers have attacked Palestinian villages; militants in the West Bank have attacked soldiers and settlers, and there have been repeated IDF raids on Palestinian cities.
During the past week, some Jews have prayed inside the compound of al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City. The area around the mosque is known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif and is the third holiest place for Islam after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. To Jews, it is known as Temple Mount, and is venerated as the site of the biblical Jewish temple. Jews are not permitted to pray inside al-Aqsa compound; to do so is highly provocative. Hamas has called its current offensive Operation al-Aqsa Deluge.
The longer backdrop is a 16-year blockade of Gaza by Israel and Egypt that has almost destroyed the strip’s internal economy and has caused hardship for the people living there.
Armed settlers have attacked Palestinian villages
Is that really an accurate description or are you massively underplaying the Israeli actions? "villages" were attacked; nothing about all the dead and injured.
some Jews have prayed inside the compound of al-Aqsa mosque
Again, does that describe what happened?
Mealy-mouthhed cowards. Even for these paid-off spineless wankers this is appalling....no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party...So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
Re: Guardian :"Israel-Hamas war: what has happened and what has caused the conflict?"
"...some Jews have prayed inside the compound of al-Aqsa mosque..."
Like, a few Jewish tourists kinda got lost in a mosque...y'now: harmless accident kinda thing...
The Guardian...it's amazing that their punters swallow this shit...but I suppose they have dumped their parochial UK readership and it's now geared to service the Lost-in-Space Yanqui Democrats, who think it's a superb radical left wing quality news source...
Re: Guardian :"Israel-Hamas war: what has happened and what has caused the conflict?"
Even if there was an 'opposition' to speak of, it would no longer be allowed access to the media. The media's role is to spread misinformation, fake news and propaganda about our actions and wars, nothing less.
I heard a correspondent from the German magazine Die Welt. He was comletely unhinged in his absolute support for Israel and condemnation of Hamas.
Why, exactly, are the Israeli state's use of violence and war, not labeled as 'terrorism', as well? Why are Hamas called 'gunmen'? Why is the West allied with Israel? Are we really, all Israelis now?