Labor MK Gilad Kariv says Israelis must stop ignoring the toll that it is inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza, arguing that the IDF’s Operation Iron Swords has become a “war of folly.”
He highlights reporting from Haaretz and The Times of Israel about yesterday’s strike in the Shati refugee camp that killed an entire family, including children who bled out underneath the rubble after the IDF prevented rescue forces from approaching the area to extract them.
“We must not close our eyes. We must not bury our heads in the sand,” Kariv writes on X. “We must not continue to be indifferent to the harm caused to innocent lives in the framework of a war that should have ended long ago.”
“The war must be ended. Until it ends, the IDF must change its conduct regarding strikes in population centers,” the left-wing lawmaker adds.
He knocks mainstream Israeli media for failing to sufficiently cover what is happening in Gaza, while also admitting that the opposition has to do a better job expressing a “clear and resolute” demand to end the war.
“Enough is enough. We are losing our values. We are losing our resilience. We are losing our way,” Kariv says.
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