Over 60% of buildings in Gaza have been destroyed. Northern Gaza has been so bombarded, that it will be difficult for anyone to rebuild it to what it once was.
More children have died in Gaza than anywhere else in the entire world covering a year period. Being in Gaza is a death sentence for children.
Israel wants it this way. Israel wants even more destruction and more deaths. Netanyahu has declared his plans to thin out remaining Palestinians and force the survivors into other countries.
Part of this plan is Israel pushing displaced Palestinians into camps near the Rafah border, and there is a reason. They want Palestinians to flee to Egypt in order for Israel to gain complete control of Gaza. To the Israeli government, all Palestinians are terrorists so what they are doing is justified, despite the overwhelming majority being peaceful people and not a Hamas fighter. Whey they say they are rooting out terrorists, this means ALL Palestinians.
Oxfam reports today that there is no aid going into Gaza. The humanitarian organization also confirmed that the safe zones that Israel has designated are nothing more than “mirages.”
So, with both their words and actions, Israel is purposely making Gaza uninhabitable to force Palestinians out or to eradicate the Palestinian people.
The US has firmly stated that there will be no forced displacement of Palestinians, but it is already occurring. Israel has forced thousands into camps. Israel is bombing all hospitals and schools where refugees are seeking safety.
What will happen is that Israel will bomb an even greater percentage of Gaza and the US government will reverse course and say, “For the safety, health, and humanitarian needs of Palestinians, they should move to Egypt for a short period until hostilities abate.”
This is why world leaders are silent and inactive. They are waiting for Gaza to become so horrific that, with the Palestinians fleeing to Egypt for their lives, the forced displacement will then be viewed as a heroic act to save Palestinians instead of taking their land.
Israel is planning on pumping seawater into the tunnels which would destroy the entire environment of Gaza and kill countless innocent Palestinians. The IDF bombs all facets for Palestinian survival including humanitarian organizations. This will only continue until Israel has made Gaza so unimaginably horrific that people will be begging to leave, and that is just what Israel wants.
From Oxfam:
“The terrible irony is that this militarized destruction of Gaza is literally blowing away any chance of real security for both Palestinians and Israeli’s alike. Gaza needs a ceasefire now and humanitarian agencies need the guarantee of safe access in order to help its people and save lives.”
Demand an embargo on Israel and the US.
Demand for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Protest.
BE UNGOVERNABLE.
Boycott.
Contact your elected officials.
Vote 3rd party.
Share the stories from Gaza.
Share the news from Gaza.
Share the history of Gaza.
Please extend the same energy to other countries and people facing genocide and atrocities- Sudan, the Congo, the Rohingyans, West Papua, Armenians, and the Uyghurs.