Ask HN: Why are Israel war submissions being flagged?

Seems like THE most important news to me right now. This is not just a tech board but for discussion of major current events as well.

Also, why weren’t Russia-Ukraine war threads being banned in the same way?

Proof:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30450336

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30549116

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30429192

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=Ukraine&sort=byPopularity&type=story