‘The fear is unspeakable’: airstrikes on northern Gaza leave hundreds of thousands with nowhere to go
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Palestinian UN Envoy Says Israel Committing 'Genocide Within Genocide' in North Gaza
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Above: Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee areas north of Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 12, 2024. Image copyright: Mahmoud Issa/Contributor/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
The Facts
Palestine's deputy permanent observer to the UN, Majed Bamya, claimed that Israeli operations in and around the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza — on its 10th day on Sunday — are "genocide within the genocide" in a post on X.
Gaza authorities said that at least 200 Palestinians have been killed during the offensive, including about two dozen over the weekend. Israel had issued new evacuation orders for the north of the Strip, but Gaza and UN officials pushed back against the orders on the grounds that there are no safe areas in the enclave.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Though the situation in the region continues to escalate, the US has stood firm in its role as a mediator. Israel has every right to respond to the daily terror attacks it has seen since Oct. 7. However, it's in no one's interest for tensions to explode into a wider regional war. The US will continue to work toward regional stability.
Pro-Israel narrative
Amid ongoing terror from Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Iran, the world has turned its back on Israel. Whole stretches of the region have been taken hostage by Iran-backed terror groups while Israel is fighting to liberate the Middle East. Indeed, Israel does not only have a right to defend itself — it has a right to win.
Pro-Palestine narrative
Israel is bombing several countries in the Middle East yet continues to play the victim. As it commits genocide in Gaza and works to destroy Lebanon — all in the name of "remaking the Middle East" — it will only create more problems for itself. Indeed, Israel's aggression is only strengthening the resolve of its enemies and pushing the civilian population into their arms.
