U.S. defense secretary Lloyd Austin : #Gaza is harder than #Mosul (Iraq)

He predicts invading Gaza will be more difficult than the 9-month assault against #ISIS in Mosul:

"Urban combat is extremely difficult. It goes at a slow pace. This may be a bit more difficult because of the underground network of tunnels that #Hamas has constructed over time, and the fact that they have had a long time to prepare for a fight.

"So I think you'll see a fight that's characterized by a lot of àIEDs, a lot of booby traps, and just a really grinding activity going forward.”

Imagine 9 months of starvation and blockade of over 2 million people. These monsters don't even consider the human catastrophe this conflict has created and joyfully talking about extending it to a genocide like we haven't seen since Nazi Germany blockade of Leningrad.

Will the world stand idle and watch this become the shame of the century? Even after 9 months, the children of those killed will be growing up to become the next fighters against those who destroyed their homes and killed their parents.

This out of control spiral of violence has to end. There can't be a military victory for any side. The only military solution is the unthinkable emptying Gaza from all Palestinians pushing them to Egypt or watching them die.

#SaveGaza #StopIsrael
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