Update on How Well the Blogging is Going

Protests in Tel Aviv demanding new elections are numbering 45,000 to 100,000. For scale, Tel Aviv has a population of around 450,000. So equivalent to at least 10% of the population (man, woman, and child), although certainly some protestors came from outside Tel Aviv. Also, some nutjob drove into the protestors injuring five people.

The US-backed IDF announced the deaths of four soldiers, although Hamas claims to have killed fifteen across five attacks in the past 24 hours. IDF forces are now withdrawing from southern Gaza. Hamas is still capable of firing rockets into Israel.

So what was all of this for? The genocidal campaign of endless war crimes had two goals: to recover the hostages and to "destroy Hamas". These goals were apparently so important that killing or injuring 5% of Gaza's population and subjecting half of the people in Gaza to famine like conditions was acceptable. And Hamas has not been destroyed. IDF action has managed to recover three hostages - but also managed to murder three hostages that escaped. So not really a passing grade here.

We're also still seeing the American funded IDF open fire on aid seekers on Al-Rashid Street at the same place the Flour Massacre took place. Also, violent raids in the West Bank committed by US-supported Israeli militant groups continues unabated with the numbers of Palestinian hostages taken since October 7th now exceeding 8,000. The conditions these hostages are subjected to are inhumane and torturous, as reported by Israel's own doctors.

Just this week, two prisoners had their legs amputated due to handcuff injuries, which unfortunately is a routine event

 So, I guess the grade for progress on the goals of Israel's military campaign is "not great".

EDIT to add:

The WCK attack that has the Western allies all frustrated and upset. Took place AFTER the Security Council demanded an immediate ceasefire. If Biden really is upset about the merciless hunting down of foreign aid workers by a missile firing Israeli drone - well he should pin some blame on the lawless monsters who told Israel that UNSC demands for an immediate ceasefire are "non-binding".