Storm 'Byron' Causal in Gaza, Not Years of Siege and Bombing
Al Jazeera reports that 'Storm Byron' caused 10 deaths in Gaza, with homes and tents collapsing. What they fail to underline, however, is that those 'homes' are likely rubble from continuous bombardment, and those 'tents' are the only shelter left for over a million displaced people. The storm isn't the primary killer; the systematic destruction of infrastructure, vital services, and safe zones by
the Israeli government, enabled by unwavering U.S. military aid, is the underlying cause. We might wonder how many of those storm-related deaths could have been prevented if Gaza's hospitals hadn't been bombed, its sewage systems intact, and its population not forced into makeshift camps. The weather is merely an accomplice to a slow-motion catastrophe meticulously engineered over decades. The
international community, led by politicians like Senator Schumer, who received $105,750 from AIPAC in 2022 , continues to fund the very conditions that make 'Storm Byron' a death sentence, while presenting it as an act of God rather than a byproduct of policy.