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Ireland condemns Israel's planned attack on Rafah, urges EU members to call for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza (www.gov.ie)
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Citing UN sources, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs says that the "wholly inadequate humanitarian access over the last 4 months" means that the population faces acute food insecurity, with a serious risk of famine developing. "This is unconscionable," the statement says.

"Freezing or withdrawing funding to UNRWA further exacerbates these risks - States which have done so must urgently rescind this decision and resume funding."

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[โ€“] letmesleep@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

it was the totallity of it

Yes, that was indeed part of the psychological effect. It's also why I'd welcome it if Nato joined that war. Regarding Iraq and Afghanistan I read that you'd need about 1 occpying soldier for every 20 inhabitants to prevent any resistance gaining ground. Sending 100k soldiers to that place would work and would allow for tactics that lead to far fewer civilian deaths.

The giving chocolate is also something that works. If heard stories of aid from America from my grandparents more than 70 years after the war. When people are on the brink of starvation it's quite cheap to buy their loyalty.