Due to the severity of the situation and the fast flowing news cycle, we have decided to create a general megathread for discussion regarding the conflict.
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A friend of mine is volunteering for this organization. We’re trying to help as IT guys but if you know anyone stranded in Israel or Gaza, or want to aid them indirectly, I thought I’d pass the link.
(They’ve helped in other crisis scenarios as well)
Can you elaborate on the helping as IT guys part?
Can you elaborate on how you’re helping as “IT guys” ?
I too am an “IT guy” and would be interested in learning how my skills could assist those in need.
Isn’t salty water worse than no water because of the dehydrating effects of salt?
I read somewhere that you can survive on salty water as long as you don’t leave it until you are severely dehydrated. You need to let your body adapt.
It was from research on how to survive lost at sea.
Not drinking water at all is a definite death sentence.
Edit: Looking a bit more into this, sea water will also kill you as it does dehydrate because your kidneys will try to deposit excess salt into your urin, but is unable to create urin that is saltier than sea water. You simply start peeing more than you drink.
The question is which option kills you faster?
Salty water will simply kill you faster. If you’re severely dehydrated already and you opt for salty water you will simply destroy your body by extreme osmosis.
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You’re right. Apparently I wasn’t going off a good source.
It can be an act of physiological and psychological desperation. There’s thousands of years of recorded history of people dying of thirst drinking seawater as a coping mechanism before the end.
it fucks your liver
Yes but see, clearly Hamas is everywhere and that clearly justifies the civilian casualties. Clearly.
If you see a picture of a Palestinian child without a Hamas terrorist hiding behind them it simply proves how sneaky they are!
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Hananya Naftali proudly boasted that Israel bombed Gaza’s ah-Ahli hospital before deleting and two minutes later lying that Hamas did it. He works directly under Netanyahu.
https://twitter.com/dancohen3000/status/1714357542879457390
Got community noted
https://twitter.com/HananyaNaftali/status/1714346975326330957
It’s insane how evil these people are.
Community note has since been removed, of course.
https://x.com/wyattreed13/status/1714338974544625692?s=20
https://youtu.be/A_uwzugvv-g?si=E5Lt0f4BusS-ErXt
It’s not a guided bomb though guys, trust me bro it’s a misfired rocket. Don’t think about how large of a rocket that would have to be to cause that level of damage, just trust me bro. Don’t compare the audios of the two videos above, just trust me bro.
Gray zone is disinfo. Are we using such biased sources in the megathread?
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I am going to use this thread to share a plethora of related links that should share insight on the nature of this conflict.
Articles
Burying the Nakba: How Israel Systematically Hides Evidence of 1948 Expulsion of Arabs
Classified Docs Reveal Massacres of Palestinians in '48 – and What Israeli Leaders Knew
Perspectives
Dr. Gabor Maté (Holocaust Survivor)
^At 1:43:50, Finklestein asserts that Israel would bomb a residential area, wait for people to come out and call an ambulance, and then bomb the ambulance.
Testimonials
Israeli Soldier’s Explosive Tell-All: “Palestinians are right to resist” - Former IDF soldier talks about how he realized that his actions were perpetuating apartheid, and that Palestinians were right to resist through any means.
Breaking the Silence - Israeli NGO where IDF veterans testify their experiences. Some examples:
This is it for the list for now. If you find any other notable background information, feel free to share.
Sexual Violence
Events:
‘I Saw Fit to Remove Her From the World’
Using an Attack Dog, Israeli Women Soldiers Forced Palestinian Women to Undress | The untold story of the abuse of Palestinian women in Hebron
Opinion pieces:
How colonizers weaponize rape: reflections from the Palestinian case
Nakba74: Rethinking Zionism as a gendered colonial enterprise
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Dr. Gabor Maté (Holocaust Survivor)
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Egyptian here
Based
Would you care to share with us your perception of the situation from the ground? What are the prevailing feelings you’re seeing in Egypt re: the initial Al-Aqsa flood, the Israeli retaliation, Sisi’s handling of the border crossing?
Sorry man, I don’t even watch the news…
It’s cool, fam. Can’t blame ya, shit is bleak
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How Israeli PR attempts to control the narrative after an attack.
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Archbishop says Israel warned Gaza hospital three days in a row.
In a press conference, Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, Hosam Naoum, said the al-Ahli al-Arabi Baptist Hospital in Gaza was warned on Saturday, Sunday and Monday by the Israeli army to evacuate. It was then bombed on Tuesday.
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Archbishop says Israel warned Gaza hospital three days in a row.
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Oh wow. They’re really trying to shove words in his mouth. He confirmed the facts he knew to be true, then whoever is asking the questions is trying to put together a narrative.
