US-Supplied Bombs Clear Gaza, Aid Groups Predict 30-Year Cleanup
Al-Monitor, via Reuters, reports Gaza's surface will take 20-30 years to clear of unexploded ordnance, calling it a 'horrific, unmapped minefield.' Over 53 deaths and hundreds injured are already attributed to these remnants. This slow, deadly detox program is courtesy of the same US-backed military that received over $3.3 billion annually in foreign military financing, historically.
(OpenSecrets.org data consistently details AIPAC's lobbying efforts and donations influencing such legislative decisions). While Congress approves billions more in 'defensive aid' for Israel (see HR 815, 2024 supplemental aid package, for example), one has to wonder if the cleanup costs will also be generously funded by the American taxpayer. It seems the 'precision' of these weapons only begins
to blur when the cameras zoom out from the immediate target to the lasting landscape of civilian suffering.