Egypt allows in only a few hundred Gaza travelers a day, so Hamas maintains a months-long waiting list. Those who pay for "coordination" â a bribe believed to be pocketed by authorities on both sides of the border â get bumped higher up the list.
Lots of innocent young people are just trying to get away, but canât and are going to get destroyed because of these two extreme sides.
Historically humanity has not treated âoutsidersâ to their in-groups very well.
Maybe itâs some form of human instinct from countless generations of violence against ourselves, itâs hard to say.
Either way we shouldnât let basic fears get in the way of helping each other.
The overwhelming vast majority of PEOPLE in the Gaza Strip are innocent civilians just like you and me, and want nothing to do with this nonsense.
Families began stockpiling food as soon as Saturday's attack began but fear that despite Hamas assurances supplies will run low.
With Israel cutting off electricity supplies into Gaza, a looming fuel shortage means private generators as well as the enclave's own power station, which is still providing about four hours of energy a day, will struggle to function.
Electricity shortages mean residents cannot recharge phones, so are cut off from news of each other and from events, and are unable to pump water into rooftop tanks.
At night the enclave is plunged into total darkness, punctuated by the blasts of air strikes.
Yes. Most people are innocent civilians and none of them asked for this shit. Many of them were born into it, and they donât even have the option to leave due to the blockade.
Is this supposed to be some sort of racist âterrorist until proven innocentâ argument? The world isnât as simple as âJust overthrow your government if theyâre badâ.