The circumstances around this particular crisis are spiritually difficult to process. I'm cynical, but not cynical enough to have imagined the political alignment that we currently ('the west') hold, to enable/allow this level of suffering to occur, in Gaza. When an _entire_ (state/state-less) population is displaced, facing famine, disease, with no functional infrastructure- is it not reasonable to suggest that historical/political differences of opinion around the conflict are not the pressing matter? That even the most cynical interpretation of the 'human shield' argument can not justify this level of collective suffering? That there are other options, least of which simply minimise suffering? Over a million people are lacking basic human needs. We could easily help but, for political reasons, do nothing.
It's interesting to me what the Hamas government thought was going to happen when they decided to attack Israel. Was there a plan if it went wrong, what kind of help or promises were they expecting from the Arab world? Did they not anticipate that the Israeli Gov was waiting for this opportunity to inflict a mortal blow? History has shown that Palestinian lives mean nothing to the Arab world. The Arabs want nothing to do with these people as evident by their reaction. Egypt seals it's borders, other countries ignore their demise. In what world did Hamas think this was a good idea?<p>I'm really struggling to understand what the benefit is to Israel to starve 1.1 million people to death. It would be a good way to turn the entire world against them. Not that anything might happen but there is always a chance it could cause some serious repercussions.<p>I think it would be a good idea to feed these people and not starve them to death. If you disagree with me and think they deserve to be starved to death, please let me know why. I would be interested to know your reasons....
Here is a link to the full brief: <a href="https://www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ipcinfo/docs/IPC_Gaza_Strip_Acute_Food_Insecurity_Feb_July2024_Special_Brief.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ipcinfo/docs/I...</a>
Yeah this one is flagged as well. As always. I assume there are people looking at it and just flag it, not because they are not agreeing to it. But they don't want the world to know about it.
People now are resorting to eat even grass and weeds. See <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-palestinians-are-being-forced-eat-grass-heres-what-it-does-your-body" rel="nofollow">https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-palestinians-are...</a><p>Meanwhile food spoils in the line of trucks blocked outside the apartheid wall.