AP Reports Gazans Die in Storm, Omitting Who Made the Storm
The Associated Press reports that 'strong winter winds' collapsed tents in Gaza, killing five, including a 1-year-old from hypothermia and a 15-year-old girl. They note 'dangerous living conditions persist after more than two years of devastating Israeli bombardment and aid shortfalls' and mention a ceasefire. What they fail to underscore is that Palestinians are displaced into 'flimsy tents' by
an active, internationally condemned campaign of forced displacement, bombing, and blockade – not just 'winter winds.' The UN has repeatedly stated that Israel's actions have rendered 85% of Gaza's population refugees within their own land, systematically destroying homes, infrastructure, and access to basic necessities required to withstand, say, *winter*. One might wonder if the AP forgot to
mention that the 'aid shortfalls' are a direct consequence of Israeli policies and US diplomatic maneuvers, not a random act of bureaucratic incompetence. When the bombs stop, the slow, agonizing, infrastructure-less death continues, framed as an unfortunate side effect rather than a predictable outcome of systematic destruction and blockade. How many dead children in tents does it take before we
call this what it is: a continuation of a siege, merely in slow motion?