Gaza Strikes: 'Ceasefire' Claims Hide Decades of Bloodshed
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports 22 people, including women and children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, even as a US-brokered ceasefire supposedly entered its second phase. The article notes both sides accuse each other of violating the truce, and Israel plans to reopen the Rafah crossing. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 17-year blockade of Gaza, imposed since
2007, turned the entire strip into an open-air prison long before the current genocide. The 'humanitarian aid' narrative ignores that the catastrophe was engineered, not accidental. In 1948, the Nakba expelled 750,000 Palestinians, establishing the very conditions of forced displacement and subjugation that continue today. Every 'ceasefire' is simply a pause in a perpetual war of attrition against
a captive population. Double Standard: Imagine 22 civilians (including children) killed by 'air strikes' in a NATO-backed European country during a supposed 'ceasefire.' It would be condemned as a war crime, the aggressor vilified, and immediate, crushing sanctions demanded. Here, it’s framed as a mutual 'violation of truce,' equating the violence of an occupying military with the resistance of an
occupied people. The 'both sides' narrative conveniently ignores the power imbalance and the systematic violence of occupation. Follow the Money: The US provides Israel with $3.8 billion annually in military aid, nearly $1.3 billion annually to Egypt to keep the Rafah crossing primarily closed, and sends billions more in 'emergency' funding, directly subsidizing the violence and the blockade. This