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Recognise and apply to the ICJ for relief.

A majority of Americans now disapprove of Israel’s war against Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, with support dropping from 50 percent in November to 36 percent this month, according to a new poll. But approval of Israel’s war is divided along party lines, with 64 percent of Republicans supporting the military action in Gaza, compared to just 18 percent of Democrats. Among independents, support for Israel’s military action in Gaza dropped from 47 percent to 29 percent in the same time frame. https://thehill.com/newsletters/defense-national-security/4560596-disapproval-of-israel-hamas-war-growing-in-us/

Ireland will intervene in an International Court of Justice case filed by South Africa against Israel alleging genocide in Gaza, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Micheál Martin said Wednesday. “Analysis and consultation has now concluded. Ireland will be intervening,” Martin said. “I want to reiterate clearly what we witnessed on October 7 in Israel, and what we are currently seeing in Gaza, constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian law on a massive scale.” https://www.politico.eu/article/ireland-intervene-on-behalf-south-africa-icj-case-against-israel/

You literally just accused another poster of an ad hominem for saying you're paranoid. I can't believe it..

That's your opinion only. Israel did order civilians to leave northern Gaza, we know that for a fact. We can also assume that they will not level Rafah while the civilians are there. Israel can't attack Rafah with that density of civilians in situ. That would be slaughter. The only rational conclusion is that they would order them to leave. Now, where is any statement by an Israeli official that civilians will be permitted to return to northern Gaza? We both know there is none.

Agreed. This really is a must watch video.

Perhaps you might consider not doing the same yourself?

If cabinet members say it that's official policy. Cabinet members don't go around saying things are are the antithesis of government policy. The Israeli government ordered people to leave northern Gaza. Why wouldn't they do the same for Rafah? That's forced displacement aka ethnic cleansing. You admit that they will do it "temporarily". That doesn't make it not ethnic cleansing. Point to a single statement by any Israeli cabinet member that claims Gazans will be permitted to return. Your protestation that it's just temporary is nothing more than a propaganda talking point.

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A number of senior Israeli government officials, specifically cabinet members, have stated that the civilian population should be relocated out of Gaza. I don't know why you keep denying that.

The obvious choice is the ICJ. Israel just needs to follow the majority of countries and sign up. If the population is expelled to Egypt then Hamas will go with them, achieving exactly nothing.

I think Lloyds of London is the main shipping insurer.

Good, I hope they do embargo arms sales to Israel. No country should be selling arms to any country on trial for genocide.

You know what's more barbaric than killing 1,200 civilians in a terror attack? Killing 20,000 civilians by indiscriminate bombing and starving millions of others, in fact 100% of the population.

I suppose you didn't bother to read the Guardian article I linked yesterday which claimed that Netanyahu and his war cabinet want to relocate Palestinians out of Rafah. Your wish is not my command. You have been told 10,000 times that I am not anti Jewish or anti Israeli. I despise, nay, loathe, Netanyahu and his war cabinet. That's it. You just keep circling back to this obsessive compulsion of yours to project wehat others think and feel. Disgusting. Really disgusting. Did I mention that it's disgusting? You're starting to get under my skin to be frank. Cut it out and deal with it. Not everyone has to agree with you. We can expect that you don't personally attack everyone who disagrees with you on every post.

Those are the war cabinet. How is that not official policy? These are the extreme right wing faction that keeps Netanyahu in power and out of jail. Forced displacement of even 20% of the citizens would amount to ethnic cleansing. Note that they don't want to go, that's what makes it ethnic cleansing.

I don't need to imagine anything. I know why they have done it. Israeli officials are on record as wanting to remove the Palestinian population out of Gaza as they believe the entirety of the land belongs to Israel. Additionally, we have seen the mass displacement caused by the indiscriminate use of high explosive bombs and wanton destruction of Palestinian homes, schools and hospitals plus the use of starvation to displace them. This is clear an unequivocal ethnic cleansing and is the reason that the ICJ has decided to take up the complaint by SA.

The dictionary defines mass displacement of civilians as ethnic cleansing. The Palestinians haven't rewritten the English dictionary.

I'm well aware of that. I'm pretty sure the question was how many buildings have been destroyed and people displaced by Hamas. While the conflict with Hezbollah is on topic I haven't seen them mentioned here for some time, if at all.

Israel is not conducting ethnic cleansing operations against Hezbollah.

My understanding is that they have been displaced by Hezbollah, not Hamas.