The M99's accession to the Qassam Brigades' sniper arsenal reveals the resistance's awareness of the nature of the irregular war it is waging against the Israeli enemy (Qassam Brigades military media)
The genocidal attacks launched by Israel against the defenseless people of Gaza have reached their 146th day. The genocidal operations have not stopped for a single day. Rather, Israel continues them in an unprecedented manner, from Gaza to Rafah, and every day its moral standards decline from the previous day.
Protests against the aggression also continue unabated.
However, it has been proven that Israel and those who support it are continuing on their path without batting an eyelid, targeting children, the elderly, women, doctors, journalists, teachers, students, infants and the sick, which prompts the search for a new language and style that Israel understands.
The protests had meaning in the early stages of the aggression, and perhaps there was also hope that they would stop the attacks.
But the aggression continued, and its American-European encouragement continued as well, making it meaningless to continue protesting in the same way.
It is now necessary to move to another stage of action.
Of course, I'm talking to those who really care.
Among them is Turkey, which was at the forefront of the countries that stood by the people of Palestine against Israel, and it has become imperative for it to change its rhetoric from the level of “Israel must stop its attacks” to “Oh Israel, we have run out of patience, stop the attacks immediately or else…” with all intents and purposes. This requires meanings and means.
Israel understands force, not words.
So far, it has not been criticism, denunciation, or condemnation that has held back its progress.
The only thing that did this was the strong resistance and counter-attack force shown by Hamas
If we do not realize today that it is not possible to wait for another force to stop Israel, then we will be like grinding water in a mortar and nothing comes back.
Those whom we expect to stop Israel alone are in fact its allies.
Our expectation of justice for them means, above all, that we have not read the situation well.
At this stage, statements that merely show support show the state's inability, not its weight.
Therefore, we must not make any statements at all, nor expect help from the United States, which is complicit in the genocide, or from any other party. Rather, the people who bear responsibility must do what is necessary.
It is true that the people of Gaza clearly said that they do not expect anything from anyone: “We do not expect you to support us with your weapons and armies. We did not expect help from anyone when we started this path.”
But no one expected that genocide crimes would reach this extent, nor that the lives of children and families would be so brutally targeted in front of the eyes of the world so that it would remain silent, nor that all these obstacles and restrictions would be placed in the way of the delivery of aid, and that Muslim leaders would be unable to remove them.
Protests directed at Israel and at leaders of Muslim countries who have been unable even to provide humanitarian aid are now heading in another direction, calling on governments to take more effective and punitive measures.
Bulent Yildirim talks about launching a new “Mavi Marmara” campaign, while the Turkish President of Religious Affairs, Professor Dr. Ali Arbash, read verses urging jihad against Israel.
Israel understands force, not words.
So far, it has not been criticism, denunciation, or condemnation that has held back its progress.
The only thing that did this was the strong resistance and counter-attack force shown by Hamas.
Israel can continue to use Hamas as a pretext for its aggression, and its arguments in this regard may still have validity among its allies and media supporters, such as: CNN, the BBC, or Western media and political outlets.
But to see these lies clearly, we only need to look where there is no Hamas.
From October 7 to today, the number of violations and attacks launched by Israel against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank (which is not governed by Hamas) has reached 30,458.
During which 394 Palestinians were killed, including 70 children.
The number of wounded exceeded 3,918, according to Ministry of Health data.
Since October 7, 7,040 Palestinians have been arrested in the West Bank, including 260 children under the age of 18.
In addition to the Israeli occupation army attacks, Israeli settlers carried out 852 attacks in the West Bank, and raided 2,632 Palestinian homes.
All of this is happening in places where there is no Hamas and no armed resistance.
Those who buy into Israeli terror propaganda think it all started on October 7, but the situation was no different before that date, even in places where Hamas did not exist.
The continuing inability and lack of solutions in the face of ongoing injustice will certainly lead to the emergence of new actors with other solutions.
Everyone must determine their place and prepare for what is to come when those who offer the solution that will save and revive humanity appear.
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