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In reply to the discussion: Virtually no aid has reached besieged north Gaza in 40 days, UN says [View all]AloeVera
(1,964 posts)30. Thank you, kindred spirit.
It's the best, most hard-hitting way I've seen it put in 13 months of screaming into the void.
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Virtually no aid has reached besieged north Gaza in 40 days, UN says [View all]
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 20
OP
You can't send in aid from the West Bank without getting past the Israeli soldiers
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 20
#4
The convoys are getting past Israeli soldiers allright! They are being left undelivered and looted
Beastly Boy
Nov 20
#27
Except that is not what news reports say. For instance, the one in the OP. (nt)
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 20
#31
On the Gaza side of the border. Tons of supplies are stuck in Gaza and remain undelivered
Beastly Boy
Nov 20
#29
Israel doesn't supply the food. The UN does. NGOs do. Israel then decides if they block it or not.
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 20
#22
So they shoot at Palestinian policemen trying to prevent the looting instead? N/T.
AloeVera
Nov 20
#40
Yes. Yes they do. Look up the rules governing enemy combatants in the Geneva Conventions.
Beastly Boy
Nov 20
#45
You can have all the trucks in the world but if they deny the request for the access it does no good.
moniss
Nov 20
#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
Nov 20
#58
Hello Israel detractor, tons of supplies are siring on the Gazan side of the border
Beastly Boy
Nov 20
#32
That was in central and southern Gaza, not northern, so it's not the story the BBC was reporting
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 20
#12
Holocaust Survivor: "Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza. We've got to fight back."
C0RI0LANUS
Nov 20
#26
After 13 months you're still wondering what happens when a sociopath is given free rein??
AloeVera
Nov 20
#41
If hamas didn't provide the catalyst of October 7, this would NOT have happened. In addition, the actions of hamas
JohnSJ
Nov 20
#43
Nice try about what? Hamas has all but insured that netanyahu will not be leaving anytime soon.
JohnSJ
Nov 20
#47