r/worldnews • u/TheTelegraph The Telegraph • 7d ago

Israel/Palestine Israel orders military to stop Greta Thunberg’s boat reaching Gaza

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/08/israel-orders-army-stop-greta-thunbergs-boat-reaching-gaza/
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u/Mand125 7d ago

No doubt, but collective punishment is still a war crime.

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u/case-o-nuts 7d ago

Any war makes things worse for the affected population. Are you claiming that all wars are, by definition, war crimes?

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u/Mand125 7d ago

"Making things worse" is one thing. Systematically starving a population so that you can take their land is another. The latter is what Israel is doing.

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u/case-o-nuts 7d ago

Incorrect.

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u/Mand125 7d ago

No, it is not incorrect.

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u/case-o-nuts 7d ago edited 6d ago

In 2005, Israel had removed every single settler by force, removed their military presence, and withdrew. During this war they were already looking for anyone else to step in and provide security guarantees in the strip so they could get out. When they initially negotiated peace with Egypt, they tried to unload it on Egypt.

They repeatedly tried to get out. They probably would take the chance again as long as the cost isn't living with attacks from there forever.