It’s So, So Bad, And It’s About To Get A Whole Lot Worse

Things are so, so bad in the middle east right now, and from the looks of things they’re about to get a whole lot worse.

Israel is going full scorched-earth on northern Gaza in advancement of its long-planned ethnic cleansing of the area. The IDF is besieging and attacking civilian populations throughout the north, and the UN World Food Programme reports that no food aid whatsoever has been allowed in so far this month.

Hossam Shabat, one of the last remaining journalists in northern Gaza, reports the following on Twitter:

“The Israeli occupation has besieged us in this area, which includes Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia, and the Jabalia refugee camp, for the past eight days. Since October 1st, they have stopped all food, water, and medical supplies from entering. They have threatened hospitals to shut down, stopped fuel from entering in order for hospitals to operate, and are targeting anyone who moves. So far, 400 people have been killed. People are bleeding in the streets, and we can’t reach them.”

Another post from Shabat:

“Due to the Israeli occupation siege on Jabalia camp, most injuries caused by the occupation’s bullets and shelling lead to death, as there are no medical resources or capabilities available to effectively treat the wounded.”

Another post, the most recent as of this writing:

“We are literally living our final moments. O Allah, grant us a good end.”

The western media have been working fanatically to facilitate these atrocities.

A CNN report on the World Food Programme’s findings titled “UN says no food has entered northern Gaza since start of October, putting 1 million people at risk of starvation” does not mention the word “Israel” until the twelfth paragraph, and then somehow manages to go the entire rest of the article without making it clear that Israel is blocking the food.

A BBC report describes Israel’s policy of laying total siege to a population of hundreds of thousands of civilians as merely “controversial”, with an amazingly delicate headline that reads “‘Surrender or starve’: Attack on Jabalia hints at controversial Israeli plan for northern Gaza”.

In a recent interview on CNN, a doctor who worked in Gaza for two weeks corrected CNN anchor Kate Bolduan for absurdly referring to the results of Israel’s war crimes as a “humanitarian crisis”, saying “This is not a humanitarian crisis, Kate, and I’m gonna say it very clearly for your viewers to hear: this is genocide.”

In southern Lebanon, Israel has been deliberately targeting healthcare facilities so extensively that nearly half of the medical centers in areas of conflict have already been closed. More UN peacekeepers have been wounded by Israeli fire as Israel continues to deliberately target staff from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. The Israeli military is now saying they’re going to start attacking ambulances because the ambulances are Hezbollah.

And as horrifying as both these developing stories are, they’re going to be shifted to the back burner as soon as Israel begins its planned attack on Iran. As we discussed previously, Iran has already said it will respond to any further attacks by Israel with attacks of its own, and that its days of restraint in this stand-off are over.

The US now reportedly has boots on the ground in Israel, with American troops set to operate the THAAD anti-ballistic missile systems that are being sent by Israel’s superpower ally. It seems inevitable that the US will become further and further involved in this conflict the more Israel escalates against Iran, and nobody in the White House seems particularly invested in preventing it from doing so.

And of course the mass media are helping to pave the way toward this next war as well. The Washington Post has published unverified documents that were given to them by the Israeli military which purport to show Hamas plotting to petition Iran for assistance in the October 7 attack, admitting all the way down in paragraph 14 that “the documents’ authenticity could not be definitively established.” The New York Times published its own report on the documents, which it claims it “verified” by asking the Israeli military and some Palestinian sources who aren’t even in Gaza if they appeared authentic.

There don’t seem to be any feet near the brake pedal on this thing. All sides seem to have concluded that backing down is no longer an option, so the only choice left on the table is to keep escalating in the hope that the other side blinks.

This could easily culminate in Israeli nuclear strikes on Iran. Nothing Israel has done this past year indicates that there is any sanity or restraint among the people who’ve been calling the shots, and if Iranian missiles start pounding Israeli cities I see no reason to feel confident that the world won’t see a mushroom cloud over Tehran in the near future.

As bad as things are, we can’t even imagine how much worse they could soon get.

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One thought on “It’s So, So Bad, And It’s About To Get A Whole Lot Worse

  • JESUS OF TYR

    The same media and “governments” (ZOG) who organized the covid operation are now covering-up the genocide for their puppet masters (ZOG).

    This is what these scumbags do. They want our enslavement or death.

    However we now know who they are and who they take their orders from.

    And, the RESISTANCE is making it worse but FOR THEM:

    Israeli forces massacre children in Gaza, besiege hospitals
    english. almayadeen. net /news/politics/israeli-forces-massacre-children-in-gaza–besiege-hospitals

    Israeli occupation forces kill five children and injure others playing in a neighborhood in Gaza.

    Powerful Gaza Resistance ambush kills 3 Israeli troops in initial toll
    english. almayadeen. net /news/politics/gaza-resistance-ambushes-israeli-forces-in-jabalia–khan-you

    The al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas) executes a sophisticated ambush against Israeli forces east of the Jabalia refugee camp, resulting in multiple casualties.

    Three dead, dozens injured in Hezbollah drone attack on IOF Haifa base
    english. almayadeen. net /news/politics/three-dead–dozens-injured-in-hezbollah-drone-attack-on-iof

    A drone strike launched from Lebanon kills several Israeli soldiers and wounds dozens of others in a military base in Haifa.

    ‘Tough incident’ in North, multiple explosions in Haifa: Israeli media
    english. almayadeen. net /news/politics/-tough-incident–in-north–multiple-explosions-in-haifa–isr

    Israeli media say Hezbollah fired 320 rockets at “Israel” during Yom Kippur, or the “Day of Atonement” holiday in Judaism.

    Hezbollah conducts operations throughout night, IOF strike Saida
    english. almayadeen. net /news/politics/hezbollah-conducts-operations-throughout-the-night–iof-stri

    Israeli occupation forces have failed to infiltrate Lebanon after several attempts earlier throughout the night and have instead resorted to targeting residential buildings across Lebanon.

    Between midnight on Saturday and dawn on Sunday, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon conducted at least 8 operations against the Israeli occupation. As a result, sirens have sounded across the Israeli-occupied al-Jalil region throughout the night.

    Tens of thousands have left ‘Israel’ in ‘great migration’: Report
    english. almayadeen. net /news/politics/tens-of-thousands-have-left–israel–in–great-migration—r

    Israeli settlers are flocking out of occupied Palestine as tensions rise and the occupation’s losses mount.
    In a report titled “The Great Migration,” the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post revealed Sunday a surge in the number of Israelis leaving the occupied territories due to the ongoing war. The report highlights a wave of migration not seen since the occupation of Palestine, with the numbers reaching unprecedented levels.

    Hezbollah launches sweeping attacks on Israeli forces in border towns
    english. almayadeen. net /news/politics/hezbollah-launches-sweeping-attack-on-israeli-forces-in-bord

    Hezbollah Resistance fighters continue to defend against an Israeli onslaught on Lebanese border towns, engaging invading troops in close quarter battles. In continuation of their defense against the Israeli occupation incursions into the border area of Lebanon, Hezbollah fighters engaged Israeli occupation forces in close-quarters battles, attacked their positions with rockets and artillery weapons, and destroyed several armored vehicles, during a period extending from Sunday morning to Sunday afternoon.

    SHORTNEWS
    english. almayadeen. net /shortnews

    21:12 Israeli media: NUMBER OF INJURED IN ATTACK ON BINYAMINA HAS RISEN TO 67.
    19:51 Israeli media: Sirens did not sound in Binyamina, situation is difficult and surprising as there are 20 injured, eight of whom are in critical condition.
    17:08 Israei Channel 12: Number of troop casualties in clashes with Hezbollah since this morning have risen to 27.
    14:07 Israeli media: Initial reports of a stabbing attack in Bir al-Sabe’, and its nature is under investigation
    13:51 Israeli Walla! website: The number of soldiers injured today on the Lebanese front rose to 25
    13:49 The expanding military operations have so far failed to stop Hezbollah’s cross-border rocket fire: NYT

    13:08 Hezbollah Media Relations: THE ENEMY, MILITARILY AND POLITICALLY SUPPORTED BY THE US, AND WHICH BOMBS HOSPITALS AND AMBULANCES, DID NOT DARE TO TAKE SUCH A STEP EXCEPT AFTER REALIZING THE BLATANT IMPOTENCE OF THE SO-CALLED INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

    13:06 Hezbollah Media Relations: This Sunday morning, between 08:30 and 09:30 am, the Israeli enemy bombed the area between the towns of Hanin and al-Teeri with missiles loaded with internationally banned cluster bombs
    12:46 Gaza Health Ministry: This brings the total number of Palestinians killed since the Israeli aggression on Gaza on October 7 to 42,227, in addition to 98,464 injuries
    12:44 Gaza Health Ministry: The Israeli occupation committed 4 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, killing 52 and inuuring 128 who arrived at hospitals during the past 24 hours
    12:19 Islamic Resistance: While Israeli enemy infantry forces were trying to infiltrate the Canaan Heights in the town of Blida at 10:00 am today, the Islamic Resistance fighters confronted them with machine guns at point-blank range, killing and wounding them
    11:55 Government Media Office in Gaza: The Israeli occupation seeks to implement a displacement plan that is the largest and most dangerous American-Israeli plan in the 21st century

    Hezbollah escalates ops, bombards Israeli explosives factory in Haifa
    english. almayadeen. net /news/politics/hezbollah-escalates-ops–bombards-israeli-explosives-factory

    Iran ready for war, committed to peace in Gaza, Lebanon: Araghchi
    english. almayadeen. net /news/politics/iran-ready-for-war–committed-to-peace-in-gaza–lebanon–ara

    Iran and Iraq are in agreement on the urgent need to stop “Israel’s” “crimes and aggression” and establish a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.

    Big investors ‘abandon’ Israeli real estate sector: Globes
    english. almayadeen. net /news/Economy/big-investors–abandon–israeli-real-estate-sector–globes

    Uncertainty and the effects of the war are pushing away big investors from purchasing apartments in Israeli occupied territories.

    Pezeshkian discusses with Macron Lebanon ceasefire prospects
    english. almayadeen. net /news/politics/pezeshkian-discusses-with-macron-lebanon-ceasefire-prospects

    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian holds a talk with his French counterpart on the prospects of a ceasefire in Lebanon amid “Israel’s” continued aggression.

    Hezbollah releases audio of Sayyed Nasrallah addressing fighters
    english. almayadeen. net /news/politics/hezbollah-releases-audio-of-sayyed-nasrallah-addressing-figh

    Below is the translated audio recording in full:

    My honorable freedom-fighting brothers,
    Peace be upon you, and God’s mercy and blessings.

    We all look to you; your bright minds, your faithful hearts, and your youthful physical prowess.

    For right after God Almighty, we rely on you, your presence, faith, and resistance to defend your people and families, as well as your country, values, and dignity; to defend this holy blessed land and these honorable people, as well as all of the achievements accomplished through the blood of the martyrs that have made their way to God Almighty before us.

    May God bless you and your efforts, all the hard work, sleepless nights, and fatigue. I pray for God Almighty to accept your offerings and forever make you the protectors of our homeland, honorable people, and religion. May he allow you to lay the groundwork that would enable the enactment of the desired and promised divine justice.

    Peace be upon you, and God’s mercy and blessings

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