At least 210 Palestinians were killed and 400 others were injured in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday after Israeli forces carried out a “rescue operation” to retrieve four captives. Reports of U.S. involvement in the operation have sparked backlash.

summary by brave leo :

  1. Israeli forces carried out a military operation in the central Gaza Strip on June 8, 2024, resulting in the death of at least 210 Palestinians and injury of 400 others.

  2. The operation was reportedly aimed at rescuing four Israeli captives held in Gaza, who were subsequently rescued and reunited with their families.

  3. The operation was launched in Nuseirat and Deir al-Balah areas, with Israeli forces using artillery fire and reportedly infiltrating the Nuseirat refugee camp using trucks disguised as humanitarian aid vehicles.

  4. The incident has resulted in criticism and outrage, with reports of U.S. involvement in the operation, including alleged support from the U.S. hostage cell in Israel and the use of a U.S.-built humanitarian pier off the Gaza coast.

  5. The U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, confirmed U.S. support for efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.

  6. The incident has sparked intense criticism and debate, with Hamas claiming that the release of the four captives does not change the strategic failure in Gaza and that the resistance still holds a larger number of captives.

  • @dustyData@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42•6 months ago

    the use of a U.S.-built humanitarian pier off the Gaza coast

    This is why no one, ever, should donate for US led humanitarian aid. This is called perfidy, and it is a war crime. To create military infrastructure disguised as aid infrastructure or using humanitarian infrastructure to conduct military operations is a war crime. I suppose just another line on the laundry list of crap that Israel and the US have done in the past 6 months alone. But the worse is they just destroyed the credibility on the ground of any aid initiative and made it even harder for anyone trying to help to be trusted again.