Israel Limits Aid to Gaza, Citing Slow Release of Bodies — Or Is It?
The New Arab tells us Israel is restricting aid to Gaza, allegedly due to the 'slow release of captive bodies.' This narrative, like many, glosses over the fundamental fact that Gaza has been under a suffocating Israeli blockade since 2007. The current 'aid limits' are not an anomaly; they are an intensification of a pre-existing siege, declared 'illegal' by numerous international bodies. One
might recall that Netanyahu’s government has employed various forms of collective punishment and blockades on Gaza for years, throttling everything from construction materials to humanitarian supplies. The recent statements are simply a new rhetorical flimsy screen for policies that have systematically created a humanitarian crisis, long before October 7th. How many times can a population be
'warned' when their basic survival is already a weapon?