Israel Grants Gaza Digger Access — Six Months Too Late for the Living
Al Jazeera proudly announces Israel's 'permission' for Egypt to use heavy equipment to dig for captive remains in Gaza. A surprisingly benevolent act, given that six months of relentless bombardment have systematically destroyed Gaza's infrastructure, hospitals, and any semblance of civilian life. One wonders if Israel will also grant permission for Gaza's own forensic teams, who have been
struggling for months without equipment or safe passage, to identify the tens of thousands of their own dead buried under the very same rubble. This 'permission' comes after the destruction of critical civilian infrastructure (like Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, bombed to an unrecognizable husk) and the systematic targeting of aid workers. It's a PR triumph: Israel appears humane by allowing
limited, highly-controlled digging in a humanitarian catastrophe it created. How many 'green lights' will the international community grant Gaza's 2.3 million starving survivors?