Mass Media pretends Hamas Struck out of the blue for no reason. You will not find a talking head that is not blaming Palestinians for initiating the violence. The state supported colonization, theft of private property, and shootings all by the Israelis are ignored. Israel shot a 16 year old boy twice in the back on May 5th and then held him while he bled out for 15 minutes before allowing the Red Crescent access to him. They also shot at his friend, who was another teenager. Two days prior on May 3rd the IDF murdered a 60 year old mother. They claimed she was trying to stab them but video evidence shows otherwise. She was just standing there.

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Over 500 people were injured including a 1 year old baby in two separate attacked by Israeli police on Palestinian Muslims trying to go to Mosque. 83 were beaten or shot to the point of hospitalization.

The escalation began in Jerusalem during the month of Ramadan, in a series of provocations carried out by the Israeli occupation authorities.

The first in this series was the decision to prevent Palestinians from gathering at Bab al-Amoud (Damascus Gate) in Jerusalem in late April. This sparked a series of protests which eventually forced Israel to rescind the order.

Another – ongoing – provocation, which drew some international attention, is the expulsion orders pending against Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah that Israeli courts have granted to Israeli settlers.

A third Israeli provocation was the storming of al-Aqsa mosque during prayers on the morning of Friday, 7 May. Israeli forces fired tear gas and rubber-coated metal bullets onto worshippers, resulting in over 200 injuries.

In a fourth provocation, settlers announced that on 10 May they would march through Jerusalem to celebrate what they term Jerusalem Day. The intention was to march near al-Aqsa mosque.

This march escalated into a fifth provocation on the morning of 10 May as, for the second time in a week, Israeli forces stormed al-Aqsa, attacking worshippers praying inside and ransacking the sacred site. More than 300 Palestinians were injured.

After all of that as well as the normal ongoing annexation, occupation and blockade, only then did Hamas respond. Israel knows this too, and they know they need something for PR purposes. Maybe that is why they have been posting fake videos from Syria and tiktok to justify the attack on Gaza.

As for Friday morning, the latest death toll has risen to 113, including at least 31 children. At least 600 people have been wounded. 6 dead Israelis including 1 child and 1 Indian national.