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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

so Israel can pretend like they follow international laws for whatever comes next.

They aren't part of the Geneva Convention, so they'll likely stick with the their own (US-backed) rules.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

They're just offering it as a fig leaf that pundits can use as a talking point, and basically every journalist that isn't Medhi Hassan is just going to neglect to push back and mention the practical impossibility of evacuating Gaza City.