Israel averts an unspeakable tragedy

Israel averts an unspeakable tragedy


The aforementioned unfortunates of this otherwise pleasantly scenic coastal land "routinely choose between two often fatal options: risk death by starvation, or risk death by gunfire to reach food aid sites that are likely to have run out of supplies by the time many arrive," reports The NY Times. The upshot of draconian reductions in accessible food distribution sites is that "most Palestinians in Gaza can [reach them] only by walking for miles through Israeli military lines," notes the Times — and "Israeli soldiers have killed hundreds of people walking these routes, turning the daily search for food into a deadly trap." The paper observes (in other, more delicate words) that life for Palestinians has been even less than a living hell "since" — quoting further — "Hamas led the October 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the current war in Gaza."

Author: pmcarp4


Published at: 2025-07-27 21:33:19

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