Palestinians say Israel and its allies fired on a crowd near Gaza aid site. Hospital says 14 killed
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Netanyahu: Progress Being Made in Gaza Talks
Above: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference in Jerusalem on May 21, 2025. Image copyright: Ronen Zvulun/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The return to war will not save the hostages. Furthermore, Israel's aid distribution plans are already proving to be ineffective and problematic. Allowing in a token amount of aid will not significantly improve the humanitarian situation. Indeed, both sides need to make concessions so that the ceasefire can be fully implemented and the hostages are returned.
Pro-Israel narrative
Israel has waited long enough for Hamas to release the hostages and has finally decided that enough is enough. As per the plan laid out by U.S. President Donald Trump, Israel will take control of Gaza and relocate its population for humanitarian purposes, as it would be cruel to force Gazans to live in the ruins of the strip. Furthermore, Israel will allow some aid into Gaza so that civilians get what they need without Hamas' intervention.
Pro-Palestine narrative
Nothing that Trump says changes the reality that Israel is committing a U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza that it seeks to replicate in the West Bank. The plan has been the same since day one — destroy Gaza and starve its people until no one is left. This war was never about the hostages, as Israeli leaders have recently said, and was always about destroying the Palestinian people.