Israel 'Partially Opens' Rafah, Gaza Suffers Attacks
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports that Israel plans to partially open the Rafah border crossing with Egypt for 'limited movement of people' after nearly two years, amidst ongoing deadly attacks in Gaza. The article frames this as a significant development following a period of closure. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The Rafah crossing has been under Israeli and Egyptian
control since the 2005 disengagement, becoming a choke point for Gaza's 2.3 million residents. The systematic blockade of Gaza began in 2007, trapping civilians and severely restricting the entry of humanitarian aid, goods, and people. This isn't opening a normal border; it's 'partially' easing a suffocating siege that has led to 40,000+ deaths in 2023-24 alone. The UN has declared Gaza
uninhabitable, a direct result of this protracted blockade and ongoing bombardments, not a recent phenomenon. Double Standard: Imagine any other nation imposing a 17-year blockade on 2.3 million people, periodically bombing them, then announcing a 'partial opening' of a single entry point - it would be condemned as a grave humanitarian crisis and a violation of international law. Yet, for Gaza,
this is often presented as a 'concession' by the Israeli government, rather than a minimal, belated response to a catastrophic, self-inflicted humanitarian disaster, enabled by the silence and complicity of Western powers. No such 'partial openings' are celebrated when Western sanctions cripple, say, Venezuela's access to medicine. Follow the Money: The continued closures and military actions