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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire with Hamas started on 10 October, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show. The new photos - the latest of which was taken on 8 November - show that entire neighbourhoods controlled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have been levelled in less than a month, apparently through demolitions.

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The actual number of destroyed buildings could be significantly higher, with satellite imagery for some areas being unavailable for BBC Verify's assessment. Some experts have argued that the demolitions may violate the terms of the ceasefire brokered by the US, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. But an IDF spokesperson told BBC Verify that it was acting "in accordance with the ceasefire framework".

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... Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire with Hamas started on 10 October, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show. ...

Sooo, not a real cease-fire?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-11 11:00 PM | Reply

"The state of Israel, established in 1948 by its founding war, has appropriated approximately 91 percent of the land in what originally was called Palestine. Since WWII, the US has provided more foreign aid to Israel than to any other country. Total US foreign assistance to Israel 1946 to 2022: $317.9bn."

The World Bank considers Israel a "high-income country." In 2024, Israel's GNI was $55,250. By contrast, NATO EU member UK: $48,610 and NATO member Canada: $53,340.

Israel's universal healthcare system is ranked globally in the top ten and the term 'medical bankruptcy' does not exist there. Meanwhile in the US, an average 530,000 American families file for medical bankruptcy every year in our for-profit system. Israel's pension system is ranked third best in the world at 'B', above the US and UK which both ranked at 'C+.' On the Global Happiness Index (GHI), Israel ranked 8th while the US dropped to 24th. No wonder.

So, why is the hardworking American taxpayer funding a country where its citizens are enjoying a much superior quality-of-life who are ethnically cleansing their country of Arabs and Muslims?

Sidenote: Unlike the US with direct subsidies, since the late 1960s Canada has been indirectly funding Israel through charities and tax-deductible regulations per province and federally, albeit at a smaller scale. See one of many sources below.

Citations:

Israeli Healthcare System Far Superior to US.

Israel High Income Country.

Israel's Social Security System Beats US.

American Taxpayer Getting Screwed.

Israelis Happier than Americans. No Kidding!

Canada Indirectly Funds Israel

"Thanks US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and hardworking American shiksas and goyim, we're almost finished, see?"
Signed,
Bibi


#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-12 03:23 AM | Reply

"Only I can end the fighting in Gaza!"

- Pedo47

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-11-12 07:32 AM | Reply

*** Dummkopf Trumpf Sends Letter to Israel's President Begging Him to Pardon Benjamin Netanyahu ***

And the Dotard closes with:

"Thank you for your attention to this matter."

x.com

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-12 09:34 AM | Reply

"If a Knesset member holds an additional, non-Israeli citizenship, and the laws of the country whose citizenship he holds permit him to be released from such citizenship, he shall not declare allegiance until after he has done everything required on his part to be released from such citizenship."

In practice this means an individual who holds U.S. citizenship (and the U.S. permits renunciation) must renounce it before being sworn in.


Sounds like something we should embrace!

#5 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2025-11-12 09:56 AM | Reply

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