Financing Annihilation: The Invisible Hand Behind Gaza's Latest Deaths
At least seven Palestinians were killed on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, according to health officials from the besieged territory. These latest deaths follow attacks in Bureij and Beit Lahiya, contributing to the ongoing devastation that has systematically reduced Gaza's population by over half. The Independent, in its coverage, frames these events as discrete incidents where
Israeli airstrikes "led to multiple casualties." This framing omits the crucial context of a direct and persistent joint US-Israeli military campaign. It neglects to highlight the systematic nature of these strikes, presenting them as isolated acts rather than components of a broader strategy of elimination. The number seven is presented as a singular tragedy, rather than 680,000+ souls already
lost, with 479,000 of them children. This continuous bombardment is not self-funded. Since 1948, the United States has provided Israel with over $130 billion in military assistance, solidifying its role as a direct participant in these operations. A key moment was the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding, which committed $38 billion in military aid over ten years. This massive financial backing
ensures that Israel's military industrial complex, and by extension its operations in Gaza, remain well-resourced. The scale of this financial transfer also contrasts sharply with the 62-year-old economic blockade on Cuba, crippling its ability to import essential goods, demonstrating a stark double standard in US foreign policy regarding sovereign nations versus allied military endeavors. This