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THREAD: 🚨 So here’s what just came out. Israeli media outlet Channel 13 leaked internal government transcripts from March 2025 that show the Israeli war cabinet knowingly pursued a strategy of starvation in Gaza.
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The idea was that by blocking humanitarian aid like food, water, and medicine, they could force Hamas to surrender. But what’s even more shocking is that at the same time, Israel had real opportunities to secure the release of hostages through negotiations.
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The leaked records show that Hamas was engaging in the talks seriously and was not acting in bad faith. In fact, Israel’s top intelligence and military officials including the heads of the IDF, Shin Bet, and Mossad were all urging Netanyahu to move forward with what is called Phase B of the ceasefire deal.
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They believed this could lead to the release of all hostages. They argued that even if the war resumed later, this was the best shot to bring the captives home.
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But Netanyahu said no. He rejected their advice, broke the ceasefire, and escalated the war anyway. He chose to continue the siege and starvation strategy, hoping it would succeed where negotiations might not. We now we have proof that the Israeli government chose this path even when other options were on the table.
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Read more here: https://mondoweiss.net/2025/08/leaked-cabinet-minutes-reveal-israel-chose-to-starve-gaza-as-a-strategy-of-war/
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Captain Bar Zonshein recounts firing tank shells on vehicles carrying Israeli civilians on October 7. "I decide that this is the right decision, that it's better to stop the abduction and that they not be taken," he told Israeli media outlets. https://bit.ly/3VA4qks
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During the massacre at al-Shifa Hospital, the Israeli army shot patients in their beds and doctors who refused to abandon the sick, separated people into groups with differently-colored bracelets, and executed hundreds of civil government employees. https://bit.ly/3TSs8WH
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Israeli TV channels aired a number of reports showing the torture and humiliation of Palestinians in Israeli prisons. The videos are consumed by the Israeli public as entertainment, revealing the sadism of Israeli society. https://bit.ly/3VEOayP