Israel conflict from the perspective of a Palestinian human-rights advocate

A picture taken from the southern Israeli border city of Sderot shows smoke rising above buildings in the Gaza Strip during an Israeli strike on November 4, 2023, as battles between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants continue. (Photo by YURI CORTEZ / AFP) MANILA, Philippines --- The violence in Gaza did not begin on October 7. This is what John (not his real name for security reasons), a human rights advocate from Palestine, wanted to make clear.  On October 7,  the militant group Hamas struck Gaza, leaving a total of around 1,400 Israelis dead. While Israel has reiterated that its war is only with Hamas, its bombardment in the weeks after took the lives of at least ...

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