Israel Bars Aid Workers: 'Humanitarian Exception' Not Included
Funny how a 'humanitarian crisis' keeps being exacerbated by the very forces claiming to fight 'terrorists.' This isn't a new tactic. The blockade of Gaza, a slow strangulation, has been in place for 17 years. Throughout that time, Israel has routinely restricted essential goods, construction materials, and, yes, the movement of aid workers—a consistent policy framework rather than sporadic
'security concerns.' It’s almost as if the prolonged deprivation itself is the strategy, a tactic so efficient it makes a blockade look 'humane' by comparison. One might wonder if these 'security checks' primarily filter out those who would dare to document the full scope of the catastrophe, rather than actual threats. After all, if no one can report on starvation, did it really happen? This
policy of tight control over information and access aligns perfectly with previous actions, like the targeted killings of journalists, or the systematic destruction of Gaza’s healthcare systems that pre-date October 7th. Some might call it maintaining security; others might call it optimizing famine.