Rafah 'Reopening' Masks Ongoing Gaza Slaughter
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports Israel killed 12 Palestinians in Gaza, half of them children, as the Rafah crossing is 'set to reopen' the following day, implying a potential easing of the humanitarian crisis. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The Rafah crossing isn't 'opening' for the first time; it has been under a brutal, suffocating blockade by Israel and Egypt since 2007.
The 'opening' is a cynical, controlled restriction, not a return to normalcy. This 17-year siege has systematically starved and de-developed Gaza's 2.3 million people, an open-air prison long before the current genocide that has killed over 40,000 since October 2023. Double Standard: Imagine a Western power bombing a city and killing 12 civilians, half children, then announcing they'd 'graciously'
allow one border crossing to open slightly to 'aid' the survivors. The media would decry the cruelty. For Gaza, it's framed as a humanitarian gesture, glossing over the fact that Israel controls *all* entry and exit, including Rafah, dictating what little aid gets through while simultaneously bombing the very population it claims to be aiding. This is not aid; it's calculated starvation and
control, enabled by Egypt's complicity. Follow the Money: The continued US military aid to Israel, totaling $3.8 billion annually, ensures Israel has the weaponry to maintain this blockade and conduct its genocidal campaign. Simultaneously, Egypt receives $1.3 billion in US military aid annually, largely conditioned on maintaining its side of the Rafah blockade, effectively bribing them to keep