"Blessed are the peacemakers! And, of course, thank you to the Israeli military which, as a US taxpayer, I have done my part to help fund. To echo Kushner: Instead of replicating the barbarism of the enemy, [Israel] chose to be exceptional. It took exceptional restraint, I'm sure, not to level every single building and destroy all the arable land in Gaza. Instead only about 90% of homes are estimated to be damaged or destroyed."
"The school system has also been eradicated: according to Unesco-Unosat satellite damage assessments, more than 95% of school buildings require rehabilitation or reconstruction. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has similarly said 97% of tree crops, 95% of shrubs and 82% of annual crops are gone. It took exceptional humanity, I'm sure, not to kill every single child in Gaza. Instead a mere 20,000 children are dead, probably an underestimate, and an unknown number are rotting under 50m tonnes of debris."
Sarcastic gratitude contrasts with descriptions of catastrophic destruction across Gaza and claims of exceptional restraint by Israeli forces. Approximately 90% of homes are estimated damaged or destroyed. More than 95% of school buildings require rehabilitation or reconstruction according to satellite damage assessments. UNEP reports 97% of tree crops, 95% of shrubs, and 82% of annual crops have been lost. An estimated 20,000 children are dead, likely an underestimate, with many bodies beneath tens of millions of tonnes of debris. Toxic rubble and mass amputations have created a large cohort of child amputees. Palestinians face pressure to express gratitude amid continuing settler violence and arbitrary detentions.
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