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In reply to the discussion: Virtually no aid has reached besieged north Gaza in 40 days, UN says [View all]Beastly Boy
(11,135 posts)29. On the Gaza side of the border. Tons of supplies are stuck in Gaza and remain undelivered
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Virtually no aid has reached besieged north Gaza in 40 days, UN says [View all]
muriel_volestrangler
22 hrs ago
OP
Yes they can. Even from Turkey, or Qatar, or from wherever they are hiding.
Beastly Boy
16 hrs ago
#24
You can't send in aid from the West Bank without getting past the Israeli soldiers
muriel_volestrangler
22 hrs ago
#4
The convoys are getting past Israeli soldiers allright! They are being left undelivered and looted
Beastly Boy
15 hrs ago
#27
Except that is not what news reports say. For instance, the one in the OP. (nt)
muriel_volestrangler
15 hrs ago
#31
On the Gaza side of the border. Tons of supplies are stuck in Gaza and remain undelivered
Beastly Boy
15 hrs ago
#29
Israel doesn't supply the food. The UN does. NGOs do. Israel then decides if they block it or not.
muriel_volestrangler
20 hrs ago
#22
Yes, more questions. Imagine IDF interfering with the looting in any way.
Beastly Boy
14 hrs ago
#39
So they shoot at Palestinian policemen trying to prevent the looting instead? N/T.
AloeVera
14 hrs ago
#40
Yes. Yes they do. Look up the rules governing enemy combatants in the Geneva Conventions.
Beastly Boy
14 hrs ago
#45
You can have all the trucks in the world but if they deny the request for the access it does no good.
moniss
21 hrs ago
#13
The same people who say it is pure evil for Israel to not take charge of aid deliveries in Gaza, also say
Beastly Boy
9 hrs ago
#58
Hello Israel detractor, tons of supplies are siring on the Gazan side of the border
Beastly Boy
15 hrs ago
#32
That was in central and southern Gaza, not northern, so it's not the story the BBC was reporting
muriel_volestrangler
21 hrs ago
#12
Holocaust Survivor: "Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza. We've got to fight back."
C0RI0LANUS
15 hrs ago
#26
After 13 months you're still wondering what happens when a sociopath is given free rein??
AloeVera
14 hrs ago
#41
If hamas didn't provide the catalyst of October 7, this would NOT have happened. In addition, the actions of hamas
JohnSJ
14 hrs ago
#43
Nice try about what? Hamas has all but insured that netanyahu will not be leaving anytime soon.
JohnSJ
14 hrs ago
#47
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) represents human beings and ran for President of the United States.
C0RI0LANUS
13 hrs ago
#51
Man's inhumanity to man in full display. I've been to Israel seven times and I'm never going back.
C0RI0LANUS
12 hrs ago
#54