Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLXVII: "pre-dawn bombings"
written in response to The Canadian Press, March 18: Israel's surprise bombardment plunged Palestinians back into 'hell'
By midday, over 400 people had been killed. It was one of the deadliest days of the 17-month war, following two months of ceasefire.
pre-dawn bombings
light the sky with orange flares
shatter the stillness
set fire to a sprawling tent camp ...
sounds of Death in a child's eyes
FYI: FYI: "Israel's oldest daily, now sanctioned by Netanyahu, the WarCriminal , Haaretz," Editorial, March 19: Israel, Not Hamas, Is Derailing the Gaza Cease-fire and Preventing the Hostages' Return
The Irish News, March 18: Netanyahu says strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds ‘only the beginning’ And Al Jazeera, March 19: Israel’s renewed strikes on Gaza have killed 183 children
And Haaretz, March 20:
The IDF announced it has begun a ground offensive in northern Gaza. The White House said that President Trump "fully supports" Israel's recent actions in Gaza. Over 710 Gazans have been killed and 900 wounded in Israeli strikes in the last 48 hours, the spokesperson of a hospital in central Gaza told Al Arabiya News.
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLXVIII: "bomb after bomb"
some sleep, some prepare
for another Ramadan fast ...
bomb after bomb
silencing all things under the roofs
and inside makeshift tents
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLXIX: "inverted red triangle"
police phalanx on campus ...
with his face painted
with the inverted red triangle
he shouts, I need no mask; I speak
from my difference
FYI: Red triangle (Palestinian symbol), Wikipedia: Since the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, an inverted red triangle has been used by pro-Palestinian protesters.[1] The red triangle as a Palestinian symbol dates back to the 1917 Arab Revolt, after which it was also used in the Palestinian flag...
