Someday, people in the western countries will mourn the lives lost and wish they could help in time. Except this is the time. Not after the fact and a few remains. This is an occurring theme.
No one really seems to have any idea. Israel doesn't want these people, and no one else seems to either. We can't force Israel (or anyone else) to take these people, and we can't force Israel to lift their blockage either. So they remain stuck in what's essentially the world's largest open-air prison (the entire Gaza strip is roughly the size of the Dublin metro area, but given that ~500 to 1,000 metres from the border can de-facto result in getting shot means it's even smaller than that).
That's really the core issue, and when the smoke clears from the current episode everyone will move on to other things, and we'll be having the same discussions in several years time when a new conflict inevitably emerged. Back in the 90s there was real hope and a path forward, but we seem further away than ever from that.
The entire problem seems intractable, without a clear "just do this" solution. I'm not seeing the will for a two-state solution among the population on either side, and Hamas is not like the IRA (or Arafat) who can be satisfied with a compromise, and neither are the extremist religious Jewish nutjobs for that matter.
None of that really engages with what I was talking about. I'm not really interested in this kind of pedantic wank over the exact meaning of "blockade" or playing some sort of partisan blame game. If you think Gaza is "just" some piece of land and Egypt can "just" end its problems then you're either profoundly misinformed or a bad-faith troll.
There are many more uninformed people on HN on any particular topic than you seem to imply. If you know better, please don't accuse but provide some links.
If that border was fully under control of Egypt, there would not be a trickle of aid in, but hundreds of trucks would be passing through. Egypt is bound by some agreements, too:
Specifically, the US annually gives $3.8 billion in aid to the Israeli military. In the UN, the US has also utilized their veto power to overrule 34 different resolutions related to Israel/Palestine peace since 1954. This really is the US' creation in so many ways yet so few Americans know anything about the topic.
Israel has majorly stepped up settlements and general Palestinian antagonization in the last year. Ben Gvir especially has been doing everything he can to spit on the west bank.
This has to be the stupidest take on this situation I've read on this site.
You're seriously thinking Hamas is the big problem here? Of course their terror should be condemned, but it's nothing compared to what Israel is doing. How many children killed by Israel are you willing to ignore? You're delusional.
So you support Israeli war crimes and international humanitarian law violations, as a means to achieve its ends? Or just in general, that it's ok for any country or any party to the conflict?
Can't seem to find the logic behind your argument.
> We have lost touch with our colleagues in Gaza. I'm extremely concerned about their safety and another night of unspeakable horror for one million children in Gaza. All humanitarians and the children and families they serve MUST be protected. Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director
Do you have evidence or this is just a literal word on street?
By the way there is nowhere to escape the Isreali bombardment in gaza strip. And Palestinians don't want to leave their lands because they know they will never see it again. Hell most gazans are refugees from other parts in Palestine who had endured something like this before.
There's only two border crossings: to Egypt, which I believe is closed. And if Israel is letting Palestinians cross the border into Israel, that'd be news to me.
> Humanitarian crisis grows as Israel cuts off Gaza
> As airstrikes in Gaza have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes and overwhelm areas, including hospitals, there is little room to go.
Oh, hang on, this supports your argument:
> People living in northern Gaza told to flee south: The Israeli military told 1.1 million people to leave densely populated northern Gaza, including Gaza City, and relocate to the south of the strip.
Good thing they're not bombing southern Gaza, since it's the Israeli's recommended evacuation point...
> Israel-Hamas war: Satellite data shows Israel intensifying bombing of south Gaza
