Hamas Launches Al-Aqsa Flood Operation Against Israel
Hamas and Palestinian organizations launched a mass breakout from Gaza into Israel, triggering a large-scale Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas and other Palestinian resistance organizations launched the Al-Aqsa Flood, a military operation involving a mass breakout from the Gaza Strip into Israel. The operation targeted the Gaza Division of the Israeli military and included attacks on settlements and a music festival. Amnesty International reported that Palestinian fighters committed crimes during the operation, including the killing of civilians and the taking of hostages.
In response, the Israeli military initiated a campaign in Gaza. Critics and genocide experts describe this military action as a deliberate campaign of ethnic cleansing and genocide. Reports also indicate that ethnic cleansing terror has escalated in the West Bank.
The conflict has sparked a global debate regarding the efficacy of international law and the 1948 Genocide Convention of the United Nations. Some observers accuse the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany of acting as co-perpetrators due to their continued support of Israel. Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu has faced accusations of ignoring warnings about the Hamas attack to use the event as a pretext for ethnic cleansing.
