Gaza aid stuck as Egypt says Israel not cooperating
www.reuters.com
Egypt said on Monday that Israel was not cooperating with delivery of aid into Gaza and evacuations of foreign passport holders via the only entry it does not wholly control, leaving hundreds of tonnes of supplies stuck.
  • PugJesus@kbin.social
    362·
    11 months ago

    Is Netanyahu really just trying to see what he can get away with at this point?

  • Mammal@lemmy.worldEnglish
    367·
    11 months ago

    The prisoners have to be punished brutally for daring to retaliate against their conditions.

  • Endorkend@kbin.social
    211·
    11 months ago

    Israel is going to slow down cooperating as long as they can, so there’s as much death as possible, while still being able to say they allowed them to live.

    • Chariotwheel@kbin.social
      12·
      11 months ago

      Yeah, they will ultimately cooperate as the USA and Europe increasingly go “hey guys, please no genocide”, but as slow and as little as they can.

    • revelrous@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      6·
      11 months ago

      Yeah, was listening to BBC this morning -Tim Franks interviewing Israeli intelligence about allowing fuel through to get water pumps going again. It was very clear the answer was no, but they refused to say so directly. The interviewee became hostile and kept going on about how hamas uses these people as human shields. … Is the west supposed to think dying of thirst the more humanitarian option? Is that what they’re going for? jfc

      • hassanmckusick@lemmy.discothe.questEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Someone said the pipes are too fucked by the bombing and TBH that makes sense. But assuming they’re ok, can you even get water pumps going again safely?

        I’ve heard that pipes always leak and you need to keep constant pressure in the lines so the leak is out into the soil instead of losing pressure and letting the dirt and bacteria leak back into the water supply.

        I suppose dirty water can be boiled and is better than water with heavy metals… Anybody with any actual experience wanna speak up about this?

    • ijeff@lemdro.idOPEnglish
      91·
      11 months ago

      My understanding is they’d need Israeli cooperation to ensure the area Gaza-side would be safe from bombardment.

      • stevehobbes@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        Do you have a source for this? Everything I’ve read has stated that that border is controlled by Egypt and Hamas.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    41·
    11 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Cairo says the Rafah crossing, a potentially vital opening for desperately-needed supplies into the Israeli-besieged Palestinian enclave, is not officially closed but is inoperable due to Israeli air strikes on the Gaza side.

    As Israel’s bombardment and siege of Gaza has intensified, the territory’s 2.3 million residents have been left without power, pushing health and water services to the brink of collapse, with fuel for hospital generators running low.

    “There is an urgent need to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza,” Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told reporters, adding that talks with Israel had not been fruitful.

    Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been displaced within Gaza, with some taking cars and suitcases south towards the Rafah crossing but others heading back north after failing to find refuge.

    Like others, Egypt has spoken out against any mass exodus of Gaza residents, reflecting deep Arab fears that the latest war could spark a new wave of permanent displacement for Palestinians from lands where they have sought to build a state.

    Early on Monday, two Egyptian security sources had told Reuters a temporary ceasefire in southern Gaza to last several hours had been agreed to facilitate aid and evacuations at Rafah.

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