- Airstrikes v Sirens, the new both-sidesing
Posted by Raskolnikov
on May 20, 2021, 6:44 am
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I've noticed this formulation in a lot of the reporting in the last few days; equating air-strikes that kill, maim and destroy in Gaza with sirens going off in Israel. https://www.dumptheguardian.com/world/2021/may/20/israel-gaza-conflict-attacks-biden-netanyahu-ceasefire Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza pursued further cross-border attacks early on Thursday after Joe Biden called publicly for progress towards a ceasefire and Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue military operations until “quiet and security” is restored. Israel carried out more than a dozen airstrikes on Gaza after midnight, including two that destroyed two houses in the territory’s south, as the escalation in violence stretched into an 11th day. Medics said four people were wounded in an airstrike on the town of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Israel’s military said its aircraft early on Thursday struck what it said was a “weapons storage unit” in the Gaza City home of a Hamas official, and “military infrastructure located in the residences” of other Hamas commanders, including in Khan Younis. Rocket sirens blared early on Thursday in the southern Israeli town of Beersheba and in areas bordering Gaza. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The "sirens blared" phrase has been a constant but they have only just started trying to equate actual air-strikes and bombardments with sirens going off. Their focus now seems to be preparing to big-up Biden as he "calls for a cease fire" (in other words calling Nutty on the phone and saying please stop killing people but you know, in your own time) and they are focussing on the "calls for a ceasefire" and mentioning the various western powers who are apparently "applying pressure" so that when Israel do stop slaughtering people they can give them the credit. |
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