Gaza Flooding: When 'Natural Disaster' Meets Deliberate Destruction
Al Jazeera's report acknowledges the 'new challenges' for Palestinians in Gaza from storms and floods, noting the need for 300,000 mobile homes and tents. A noble observation, indeed. What’s conspicuously absent, however, is the inconvenient truth that Gaza’s infrastructure, including its wastewater and drainage systems, has been systematically crippled by years of Israeli blockade and repeated
military assaults, notably 2008-09's Operation Cast Lead, 2014's Operation Protective Edge, and the ongoing bombardment since October 7, 2023. You know, the destruction that's reduced entire neighborhoods to rubble, making natural drainage impossible and leaving hundreds of thousands displaced and vulnerable to any downpour. So, yes, it's 'new challenges,' but let's be clear: these aren't just
acts of God. This humanitarian catastrophe is carefully engineered. One might wonder if the international community, fresh from approving more military aid (e.g., the $14 billion package included in the recent supplemental bill), views this environmental assault as simply another feature, not a bug, in the ongoing 'security operation.' After all, why rebuild infrastructure when you can just watch
nature finish the job?