Indeed this situation has much more to do with Israel than is regularly discussed.  These were their pawns.

Wiped from the board.

For their part it was about narrative control, and what it takes to maintain it.   Now that they've lost it the people can speak, and it's not to say good things about genocide, anymore.

Insane to recall how briefly ago it was.

So yeah it's very much about Israel.  It's about a lot of things.