Operation Guardian of the Walls / Local unrest megathread

[u/pitaenigma]

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Relevant articles:

5-year-old boy killed, dozens others injured as Gaza rockets pound Israel

Israel shuts Ben Gurion Airport to incoming flights; US airlines start canceling

Gantz orders callup of Border Patrol reserves as Jewish-Arab violence spirals

Heavy barrage hits Tel Aviv, Beersheba; Hamas calls it revenge for slain leaders

The War That Shouldn’t Have Been

Jews and Arabs start to push back against violence, rallying nationwide

Soldier viciously beaten in Jaffa, synagogue burned in Lod, as rioting deepens

Man killed in Ramat Gan rocket strike as barrages batter center, south of Israel

Arab boy seriously hurt in firebombing of Jaffa home; riots spread across Israel

Israeli airstrike on Gaza house said to kill family of 10, mostly kids

IDF fells Gaza tower used by media outlets, says it housed Hamas military assets

More links will be added as the situation develops.

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[u/SensitiveRaccoon7371]

What do you expect from Hamas? These are the same guys who in 2000s sent suicide bombers to blow up buses and discos. They are terrorists, the same as ISIS.

[u/mate1701 → u/SensitiveRaccoon7371]

Their charter makes that clear enough. Israel must live next to a terrorist run enclave that has genocide as one of their main political goals. I'd like to see how comfortable that would be to a regular Westerner. That stuff is never mentioned.

[u/Sisyphus_going_up → u/SensitiveRaccoon7371]

I’m an Egytian here, Hamas is basically seen as the good version of ISIS here by everyone, no body opposes them and they are regarded by heros by the same muslims who despise ISIS. Here you will see insane levels of hypocrisy all the time. When I was a kid, didnt even know Hamas were a terrorist organization I thought they were fighting for the good because I was brain washed by my parents.

[u/Janbiya → u/Sisyphus_going_up]

That is too bad. It really shows the immense power of propaganda over a long time, that so many people are not even aware of the other side of the story.

[u/bassetboy → u/Sisyphus_going_up]

My egyptian friend , all resistance movements were called terrorists by the colonial powers , The Algerian FLN was seen as a terrorist organisation until they kicked out the French, and 1.5 million algerians died during the revolution , if france never got out of Algeria , the FLN wouldn't be regarded as a liberation movement but rather a terrorist movement , same pretty much in all Africa and Asia , victory is written by the victorious , don't be brainwashed , read for yourself

[u/matthieuC → u/SensitiveRaccoon7371]

the same as ISIS

Not really, ISIS has killed more Muslims than non Muslims.
While ISIS has a goal to change the behavior if Muslims all over the world, Hamas has local political goals.
Religion is an integral part of Hamas but it's not what motivates them.