Israel 'Opens' Zikim Crossing After Two Months of Starvation
Israel announced the 'opening' of the Zikim crossing in northern Gaza for humanitarian aid, a region systematically starved by blockade. This follows months of global condemnation and accusations of using starvation as a weapon of war, a charge denied, of course, by those controlling the flow of life-saving supplies. It's a sudden burst of compassion exactly when international pressure, including
from key allies who fund the very blockade, becomes unbearable. One might wonder about the timing. After all, calls for access to northern Gaza, where children are dying from malnutrition, have been constant for at least two months. This isn't opening a tap; it's a carefully timed drip-feed, presented as a magnanimous act, not a forced concession to prevent further charges of collective
punishment. The media dutifully reports the 'opening,' rarely interrogating the 'why now' or the devastating 'why not sooner'.