Israel has long made it a mission to use targeted assassinations to kill Hamas leaders in Gaza and abroad. In context of the latest Israeli bombing of the enclave, which Israel allegedly initiated to wipe out Hamas despite proof to the contrary, the US is now encouraging Israel to return to targeted assassinations to kill Hamas leaders, destroy tunnels and rescue the remaining hostages. According to US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, the shift would be “transitioning to the next phase of operations”. A practical strategy, if the US had to be taken at face value. However, the US call for Israel to return to targeted assassinations reinforces the normalisation of such a strategy, which it has employed since 1948 and … Continue reading The US encourages targeted assassinations to bolster Israel’s impunity