With Gaza under a total communications outage, it is difficult to confirm the Israeli army’s announcement.

Israel’s military has claimed it has encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two, as Gaza came under its third total communications outage since the start of the war.

“Today, there is north Gaza and south Gaza,” Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters on Sunday, calling it a “significant stage” in Israel’s war against Hamas.

Israeli media reported that troops are expected to enter Gaza City within 48 hours. Strong explosions were seen in northern Gaza after nightfall.

But the “collapse in connectivity” across Gaza reported by internet access advocacy group NetBlocks.org and confirmed by the Palestinian telecom company Paltel made it even more complicated to convey details of the new stage of the military offensive.

  • orrk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    so where do you get this from exactly? because the PA has been working toward a two-state solution, while the Israeli government has been strengthening Hamas to undermine the PA’s attempt at getting a two-state solution passed, and yes, Netanyahu has said this openly, for years

    • Tavarin@lemmy.caEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      The Palestinian’s under the PLO had a charter to completely reject any two state solution until 1994, and two state negotiations barely lasted a couple years before violence broke out again.

      So no, the Palestinian Arabs do not, and have never wanted a two state solution.

      • orrk@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        yet the PLO was dissolved and replaces by the PA in accordance with the Camp David agreements, of course Israel conveniently forgot they existed, so for about 10 years the Palestinians tried to do the whole peaceful negotiation bit, and got jack shit, until a terror group backed by Bibi won the civil war in Gaza, putting an end to the negotiations entirely.

        so I ask if the Palestinians when’t interested in a two-state solution, where is the PLO?

      • NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
        01·
        1 year ago

        So I won’t actually respond to this moron, but if anybody else wants to know why what they’re saying is completely wrong reply to me.

        • Tavarin@lemmy.caEnglish
          01·
          1 year ago

          Because you’re a moron, I see.

          Palestinians want to control the land, and most want to expel the Jews. That has been the case since the founding of Israel. Sorry you’re blind to that.