Gaza Flooding Kills 12: Media Finds New Ways to Avoid 'Siege'
France 24 reports "torrential rains and floods kill 12 in Gaza" as if these were acts of God in a normal, functioning society. The reality, meticulously ignored, is that Gaza's infrastructure—water treatment plants, sewage systems, drainage—has been systematically decimated by over 17 years of blockade and repeated military bombardments. The UN has repeatedly warned that Gaza is made "unlivable"
not just by conflict, but by this deliberate degradation of basic services. One might wonder: how does a media outlet cover a flood in a besieged territory without once mentioning the siege? It's a masterclass in passive voice and selective memory, framing humanitarian disaster as mere weather. Much like attributing a patient’s demise to 'complications' when the primary cause was a bullet wound.
The tragedy isn't just the rain; it's the engineered vulnerability that turns rain into death.