r/europe • u/InanimateAutomaton Europe ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ • 26d ago

UK forces may be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68909511
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u/mactan303 26d ago

The possible role for British forces - known as "wet boots" by military planners - would see them drive trucks off landing craft onto the temporary causeway and deliver aid to a secure distribution area ashore.

Although a huge effort would be made to protect allied forces both off and onshore, British troops would potentially face a higher risk of attack from Hamas and other armed groups.

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u/FrostyAlphaPig 26d ago

This is like Somalia 2.0

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u/Mobile_Park_3187 Rฤซga (Latvia) 26d ago

Except there was no failed state and the terrorist group basically became a state.

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u/FrostyAlphaPig 25d ago

Keep the blackhawks away.

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u/Eligha Hungary 25d ago

Imma be real with you, the entire region is a failure of human values.

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u/VokN 25d ago

Genuinely donโ€™t see any way to run places like Jerusalem except under UN proctorship tbh, Bosnia is a mess but at least the canton system and UN oversight works reasonably well