What does a year-long ceasefire in Gaza look like?
THIS IS GOING TO SOUND FAKE BUT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR TEN MINUTES AND IT KEEPS COMING BACK TO THE SAME DATA, AL JAZEERA IS REPORTING THAT DESPITE THE SO-CALLED CEASEFIRE, ISRAEL ATTACKED GAZA NINE DAYS OUT OF EVERY TEN FOR THE LAST YEAR, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY GRIM AND JUST COMPLETELY DEFIES THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD CEASEFIRE, SO NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT A SITUATION WHERE THE FIGHTING NEVER ACTUALLY STOPPED FOR MOST PEOPLE LIVING THERE, AND THE THING IS, I DO NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO PROCESS THAT RATIO, IT IS JUST CONSTANT STRIKES AND CHAOS, NOBODY IS SAYING WHY THE CEASEFIRE FAILED SO SPECTACULARLY, IT IS JUST A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF VIOLENCE THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE DAY.
HONESTLY I CANNOT DEAL WITH THIS ONE BECAUSE THE MATH IS JUST TOO HEAVY, AL JAZEERA DROPPED A REPORT SAYING ISRAEL KEPT ATTACKING GAZA NINE OUT OF TEN DAYS DURING WHAT WAS LABELED A CEASEFIRE, AND THAT IS NOT A CEASEFIRE, THAT IS JUST WAR WITH A DIFFERENT LABEL ON IT, AND THE REPORT DOES NOT EVEN EXPLAIN THE REASONING BEHIND WHY THE ATTACKS KEPT COMING AT THAT FREQUENCY, IT JUST LAYS OUT THE GRIM STATISTICS OF A YEAR WHERE PEACE WAS SUPPOSEDLY THE GOAL BUT VIOLENCE WAS THE REALITY, AND I AM SITTING HERE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF HOW THAT MANY DAYS OF ATTACKS CAN EVEN BE CLASSIFIED AS A PAUSE IN HOSTILITIES, IT IS JUST A CONSTANT UNRELENTING SERIES OF STRIKES AND LOSS FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND. OK SOMEBODY ELSE TALK, MY THROAT HURTS.
A report from Al Jazeera states that Israel attacked Gaza on nine out of every ten days during the past year despite a declared ceasefire.
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