Palestinian factions reject US-backed plans linking aid to weapons surrender, demanding clear political path forward.

In the shattered neighbourhoods of Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip, the roar of Israeli drones and the concussive thud of controlled demolitions are daily reminders that the war has never really ended.

Despite a “ceasefire” in place since October, families continue to pull bodies from the rubble. According to local medical sources, 828 Palestinians have been killed since the “truce” began. Now, families in Gaza are bracing for a renewed offensive as Israeli officials threaten to tear up the fragile agreement to force a surrender.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    force disarmerment

    Current standard for disarming is to eliminate Iran’s ability to make medium range artillery. I’m not sure what that would even look like. You’d need to do to Iran what the US failed to do to Yemen.

    • Krusty@quokk.auEnglish
      2·
      7 hours ago

      MRBMs aren’t “artillery”. Yemen has no such production capabilities; they get their weapons from external sources.

      In operational terms it would resemble:

      • sustained strikes on production and assembly infrastructure
      • interdiction of supply chains (materials, electronics, propellant precursors)
      • persistent targeting of launch capacity and dispersal systems
      • intelligence pressure on rebuild cycles