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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
(1,980 posts)18. Pure sadistic barbarism.
How can human beings bear this? Not just the victims, God help them, but people watching, either helpless and in despair or shrugging it off and making excuses - victim-blaming even. Do they not see this is planned, deliberate, willful? Going on for over a year, now in hyper-drive.
17 children admitted to hospital in a few short days suffering from malnutrition. How many don't even make it to the ruins of hospitals, where there is little help anyway. An elderly man dying from dehydration for God's sake! Hospitals destroyed, no or little medical aid allowed in.
Pure sadistic barbarism. And it's just allowed to go on because people STILL make excuses and don't speak UP!
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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