Palestine: Israel prepares a new genocide
In recent 6 days the most important confrontation between Palestinians and the Israeli occupation army since the Yom Kippur War has developed in 1973. Since the Hamas surprise attack on 7 October, Zionist forces have unleashed a ferocious bombardment of Gaza and are preparing a ground invasion that will perpetrate a new genocide. The people of the world cannot remain silent, We have the duty to surround the Palestinian people with solidarity and confront the genocidal attempts of the State of Israel.
We present a chronicle of the main events with reports from theLIS correspondents in the region.
Saturday 7 October
Approximately at 6:30 am local time, Hamas launched "Operation Al-Aqsa Storm", firing thousands of missiles and then storming into Israel with commando groups on multiple fronts. After numerous confrontations with military, Israeli police and armed settlers at Erez Crossing, Nahal Oz, Magen, Kibbutz Beri, Kfar Azz and in the military bases of Rehim and Ziiki, The fighters withdrew to Gaza with dozens of military and civilian prisoners.
The attack took the State of Israel by surprise, generating crises in its government and armed forces by collapsing its invincible image. The event was massively celebrated in Palestine and throughout the Arab world.. Many young people in Gaza spontaneously joined the operation to demolish sectors of the infamous wall that surrounds the entire Gaza Strip.
The US government. THE. and the leaders of the world powers immediately took the Israeli side, promising whatever help is necessary to stop the"terrorism".
Approximately at 10:30 am local time Israel began its counterattack, launching airstrikes against civilian targets in Gaza including hospitals and ambulances and artillery against southern Lebanon. Shortly after, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the country was “at war” and that the Palestinians would suffer an unprecedented attack.
The head of the Zionist army announced massive bombings and cynically called for civilians to leave Gaza, knowing that the more than 2 millions of inhabitants have no possibility of crossing the siege imposed by Israel.
A 12 hours of the beginning of the conflict, An Israeli army spokesman acknowledged that fighting continued in 22 Israeli towns.
On the night of the same 7, The International Socialist League published itsinternational declaration about the conflict in Spanish, English, Arabic, French, German and Portuguese, pointing out the responsibility of Zionism and standing in solidarity with Palestine.
Sunday 8 October
As the fighting continued, Israel's security cabinet approved the state of war that Netanyahu had promised a day earlier, including measures such as cutting off electricity supply, Water, goods and fuel to Gaza.
Images showing Zionist forces launching white phosphorus bombs emerge, an incendiary chemical weapon prohibited by numerous international treaties, about Gaza.
The United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) stated that about 74.000 Palestinians in Gaza were forced to move to save their lives.
The United States announced the transfer of an aircraft carrier to the eastern Mediterranean to support Israel.
The Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, declared that"supports the legitimate defense of the Palestinian nation".
Monday 9 October
Israel's defense minister ordered a “complete siege” of Gaza, mobilizing thousands of troops and tanks in the attempt to regain control of the border, while the air attack on the Palestinian population continued. He declared that“There will be no electricity, no food, no gas, everything is closed. "We are fighting against human animals and we act accordingly.", trying to justify the genocide they are preparing.
He also announced the possibility of a ground intervention in Gaza, to which Hamas threatened to execute hostages and spread it if it materialized.
Israeli military acknowledged that Hamas had taken at least 100 hostages.
Netanyahu gave another public speech late in the afternoon, saying Israel had “barely begun” its offensive against Hamas. "What we do to our enemies in the coming days will impact them for generations", he claimed.
Russian Government Spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, He said that Moscow is not on the Palestinian side, expressing concern about the situation that would represent a"great danger for the region".
Israeli attack on Lebanese territory intensified. The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees reported that its emergency shelters are at capacity. 90% of his capacity, more than 137.000 people trying to protect themselves.
mars 10 October
Reports announcing the end of ground fighting were contradicted when Hamas militants engaged in combat near Kibbutz Mefalsim.
Nighttime bombs kill two senior Hamas members, the Minister of Economy, Jawad Abu Shammala, and the senior member of the Hamas political bureau, Zachariah Abu Maamar.
Some rockets were also fired from Syria.
Jordan announced the opening of its bases to US aircraft to provide military support to Israel against Palestine, thus making Jordan the first Arab country to enter the war alongside the United States of America.
The death reports, wounded and hostages are revealed every day, at the end of Tuesday, the count since the beginning of the conflict reaches more than 1.200 Israeli dead and 950 Palestinians, with several thousand wounded on each side and 150 hostages taken by Hamas.
Wednesday 11 October
Gaza's only power plant ran out of fuel, which forced it to close. Only the generators would power the territory, leaving many in the dark as residents face blackouts.
The United States announced that it will meet with the president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas (opposed to Hamas) and with Israeli authorities.
The number of displaced people exceeded 330.000. There are cross accusations about massacres in different kibbutzim and on the Palestinian side. The Zionist army called 300.000 reservists.
Thursday 12 October
Israel extended the conflict to Syria, bombing the landing strips of the international airports of Aleppo and Damascus, that were damaged and out of service.
El hashtag #Friday_Across the Border (Friday_Crossing the Border) It is trending on social networks in Jordan, following calls for a public outburst and heading to the Israeli border the next morning, in support of the besieged Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
The Jordanian government banned demonstrations at the border.
Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli occupation forces spread to the West Bank.
The Zionist army acknowledged that it has already launched 4.000 tons of explosives over the Gaza Strip.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/lF3XCKkYumU?feature=oembedA wounded Palestinian boy tries to reassure his father, who was also injured due to the occupation's raids in Gaza.
Reuters: Britain to send two warships to the Mediterranean and begin air sorties as part of its military support for Israel.
AP: Israeli bombings have destroyed entire neighborhoods in Gaza. The dead exceed 1400, he 60% of them women and children.
The Minister of Communication of the Israeli government resigns.
United Nations Spokesperson: The number of people requested by the Israeli army to move to the southern Gaza Strip is 1,1 millions of people.
In the midst of a heavy night bombardment against the population of Gaza, The Israeli army informed the United Nations of the need for residents of the northern Gaza Strip to move south within a period of 24 hours. The request is cynically impossible, as recognized by numerous international mass media.
Israel's army, which already concentrates hundreds of thousands of soldiers, tanks and all their military power on the border with Gaza, awaits approval from the political level to begin a ground invasion and perpetrate a new genocide.
Friday 13 October
After cynically asking that the million inhabitants of Gaza City evacuate to the south, The Israeli army attacked several cars carrying civilians who were trying to carry out said evacuation., killing the 40 and hiriendo the 150.
Israel officially declares West Bank closed military zone. Clashes reported in Jenin, Tulkarm, Hebron, Galgilia, Naplusa, Ramallah, Jericho and Belén.
The Al-Qassam Brigades announce the death of 13 prisoners , including foreigners, in the intense Zionist bombings of the Northern and Gaza governorates during the last 24 hours, where 6 of them died in the Northern governorate in two separate places, Y 7 in the Gaza Governorate in 3 different places that were affected by the barbaric Zionist bombing.
Statement issued by the Lebanese Army Command: He 13/10/2023, the israeli enemy, on the outskirts of the city of Alma al-Shaab, attacked an unoccupied Lebanese army watchtower, used circumstantially during the implementation of missions and security measures, without causing recorded casualties among the ranks of the soldiers.
Israeli forces attack Reuters team in Alma Al-Shaab, southern Lebanon, killing the middle photographer, journalist Issam Abdullah. To another journalist victim of the attack, Carmen Joukhadar the AFP, Her leg was amputated immediately after being taken to the hospital..
The Lebanese army responds with artillery bombardments against Israeli army positions. New Israeli bombings are recorded on Aita al-Shaab, southern Lebanon. Young people blow up the border fence between Lebanon and the occupied territories.
Human Rights Watch confirmed that Israel used white phosphorus to bomb Lebanon and Gaza.
Israeli forces will prepare their announced land invasion and the genocide that it implies. Al Awda Hospital was notified to evacuate the hospital plaza and the Israeli Minister of Communications, Shlomo Karei informo: “We have made the decision to stop providing Internet services to Internet companies in the Gaza Strip, from the 00:00 hours of 14/10/2023, and to prohibit all types of services provided by Israeli Internet Service Providers in Gaza”.
The president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, blamed the entire Gaza Strip for the Hamas attack, seeking to justify in advance the genocide he is preparing to commit."There is an entire nation out there that is responsible. That civilians were not aware or informed of what was going to happen, It's completely false.", he stated in a press conference with foreign media.
Massive mobilizations in support of Palestine were carried out in Iraq, Jordan and other countries. Throughout the world important sectors carry out solidarity actions. The people of the world have the duty to promote international mobilization in support of the Palestinian people and to stop the Zionist genocide..
