Deal rejected, Israel invades Rafah
Israel has attacked part of Rafah, after calling on civilians there
to
move to another zone.
Has Israel come up with a way to attack HAMAS while not endangering civilians by the
hundreds or thousands? I hope so, but I won't take that for granted. Israel has
repeatedly failed to care about killing thousands of civilians.
The text suggests that the new "safe" zone is close to Rafah, but does not clearly
say so, or how far one has to walk to get there.
For civilians weakened by hunger, and by untreated sickness and wounds, to carry
their own bodies plus meager remaining belongings there may be beyond them. They
also have reasons to distrust Israel's promise that it won't attack that zone. It has
falsified such commitments before.
Let's not lose sight of
where we want to end up.