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USA TodayOct 19
Israeli Forces Continue Offensive in Northern Gaza
Above: Displaced Palestinians on the border of Jabalia refugee camp began to be forcibly displaced by the Israeli army on Oct. 22, 2024. Image copyright: Mahmoud Sleem/Contributor/Anadolu via Getty Images
The Facts
Israel continued its offensive in northern Gaza on Tuesday, placing hospitals and shelters for displaced people under siege, according to residents and medics. Residents reported that Israeli soldiers rounded up men and ordered women to leave the Jabalia refugee camp.
Video footage from Israeli media released on social media depicted crowds of displaced Palestinians fleeing Jabalia via an Israeli checkpoint. Residents said that soldiers raided schools and marched out the displaced people at gunpoint.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Though this situation 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, 2023. 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
Hamas continues using Gaza's civilian population as human shields, and Hamas is solely to blame for the destruction of Gaza and its impact on the civilian population. It started this terrible war with the massacres of Oct. 7, 2023, so Israel is within its rights to continue pacifying the group and confronting its regional enemies.
Pro-Palestine narrative
Israel's goal in northern Gaza is to starve and exterminate the civilian population so that the region is never inhabited by Palestinians again. Israeli politicians and military officials have been clear about the country's genocidal goals, yet the media and the US government continue to ignore these horrifying ambitions.