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Exclusive: Israel planning ring of checkpoints to prevent men from fleeing Rafah

www.middleeasteye.net Exclusive: Israel planning ring of checkpoints to prevent men from fleeing Rafah

Israel is setting up 'complex network' of checkpoints to prevent 'military age' men from fleeing Rafah assault, senior western official tells MEE

Israel is setting up a complex system of checkpoints that will prevent men of “military age” from fleeing Rafah in preparation for its offensive on the southern Gaza border city, a senior western official familiar with Israel’s plans has told Middle East Eye on condition of anonymity.

The creation of gender-based checkpoints around Rafah would put a spotlight back on Israel’s practice of stripping and forcibly detaining male Palestinian men and children, as it faces rising scrutiny in the West of its conduct in the war.

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More genocidal behaviour

Not that this wouldn't be a grotesque crime against humanity either way, but I'd be very interested to know what they consider "military age".
US "anti-terrorism" forces in the middle east set it as low as 14 and I wouldn't expect the IDF to be LESS monstrous than the US military..
One former Mossad official even said that all Gazan children older than 4 are "involved" and "Hamas supporters" and therefore deserve to be starved to death 🤬
- That's so fucked up!

I fucking hate israel.

This reeks of Srebrenica.
- Yeah, it's still genocide if a country restricts itself to only killing the men. And Israel very much is not restricting itself.
- What does this mean
  
  It is a reference to the Srebrenica massacre. The perpetrators there precisely first picked out men and boys from a refugee population as the first step towards genocidal violence, which they carried out a few days later.

I don't think the people working in the hospital attacked israel.

Niemand hat die Absicht eine Mauer zu bauen.

- Found the nazi
- Ah! So that’s what makes it okay to treat people like animals
- Those half-naked men made another face on October 7th
  You do know that only 3k dudes attacked Israel on the 7th, right? The people responsible for the attack are almost assured to be part of the 13k "militants" already killed in action.
  there are still hostages in captivity.
  You mean the people who's family are literally begging the Israeli government to negotiate a safe return for? The people Benny has been ignoring to satiate his lust for Palestinian blood?
- These particular men? Your evidence?

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