Stories like this often get flagged because they devolve into political/religious flamewars. I think many people might have a knee-jerk reaction to posts about the Israel/Gaza war and flag them, because support for Israel vs. support for Palestine can be quite polarizing and emotional.
Not saying it's right or wrong, or that this sort of article is or isn't interesting to HN readers. But a reasonable reason for flagging an article is a belief that the topic at hand doesn't lend itself to thoughtful, interesting discussion.
If a current genocide by the same people who claim they had a genocide commited against them, isn't a subject that lends itself to thoughtful discussion then I don't know what does.
No the reason you can't talk about it is like with any other genocide, the propaganda machine first makes sure to silence all people that might point to its crime, then it proceeds with the said crime.
Flag or delete this comment or this account, 4chan had been tamed with bots, HN well has become a slightly higher IQ reddit, etc. the internet is dead.
People are constantly implying the Russians invaded Ukraine for no reason, or that Iran is the aggressor in the recent war, or that a genocide isn't actially happening.
Not saying it's right or wrong, or that this sort of article is or isn't interesting to HN readers. But a reasonable reason for flagging an article is a belief that the topic at hand doesn't lend itself to thoughtful, interesting discussion.