It was never a war

Overview

The subtitles argue that what is happening in Gaza should not be described as “war.” Instead, they claim the reality is mass killing and cruelty carried out with overwhelming military power, while much of the international community largely looks on.

Key Points

• “Not a war” framing: The commentary rejects traditional war language (such as fronts, battles, and resistance). It portrays Gaza as a situation dominated by drones, tanks, and phosphorus weapons, where civilians—especially children—are trapped in a confined area.

• Civilian suffering emphasized: The narration highlights humanitarian and medical scenes, including:

  • families starving
  • people cooking weeds
  • children wandering through ruins
  • doctors unable to obtain essential medicine (e.g., morphine)
  • amputations carried out under extreme conditions

• Specific atrocity claims: The subtitles describe:

  • deaths among humanitarian workers
  • mass injuries to children, including bullet wounds to the head
  • amputations and emergency treatment carried out by flashlight
  • parents burying children in overcrowded conditions

• Critique of official justification: While the Israeli government claims the actions are “self-defense,” the subtitles argue that children and babies were not combatants. They also assert that Gaza was confined through blockade and deprivation even before the current fighting.

• Condemnation of international complicity: The piece criticizes global responses—depicted as sanitized, bureaucratic language and social media updates—as inadequate in the face of ongoing civilian deaths. It concludes that the world treats these deaths as acceptable “arithmetic of death.”

Presenters / Contributors

• Not specified in the provided subtitles (no identifiable speaker names given).