The diminishment of Gaza revisited -- again
Rubicons are being crossed in this conflict
WAPO: What to know about Israel’s controversial ‘buffer zone’ in Gaza
AXIOS: 1 big thing: War pressure rises
NYT: Gaza’s Food Crisis
Please recall past posts on this subject (most recently, The inevitable diminishment of Gaza -- revisited). I have argued that Israel is not seeking to eliminate Hamas (impossible) or to separate the Palestinian people from supporting that group (fanciful) but to radically diminish Gaza itself as a threat-emanating vector. You do that horizontally by reducing its size; you do that vertically by restricting self-rule or extending Israel’s.
We have seen a pretty determined effort here by Israel to radically reduce the number of Palestinians living there — presumably to ratchet down the difficulty of the endeavor. Now (WAPO above), we see Israel revealing its ambitions to create a buffer zone around Gaza — in effect, reducing its operational size:
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