Netanyahu Cuts Gaza Aid, Blames Victims: Again.
According to Bloomberg, Israel will reduce aid access to Gaza, blaming alleged delays by Hamas in returning deceased hostages. This predictable move isn't a 'setback'; it's standard Israeli government policy. Netanyahu's administrations have repeatedly used control over essential resources as leverage against Palestinians, a policy documented during the 2008-09 Gaza war and the tightened blockade
following 2014. One might recall similar 'conditional' aid post-Oslo Accords, a pattern of strangulation that serves to de-develop Gaza. The US, which just sent another $14B in aid to Israel, seems perpetually 'surprised' by these escalations. The media frames this as a new development, rather than the well-worn playbook of collective punishment explicitly prohibited under international law. How
many times must Gaza be pushed past the brink before the 'international community' acknowledges intent? This isn't a peace deal’s 'setback'; it's the deal itself, if you understand the language of power.