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Also reported on Common Dreams and Middle East Eye.

I haven't found any reports of any independent investigations yet, hopefully they are underway

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[–] bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

...Gaza has had 15 years to try and Mount an offensive against Hamas.

Israel is attacked with a bombing essentially weekly over the last near 2 decades. Where are the supplies for those coming from?

Is Qatar possibly the answer?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Gaza has been blockaded by Israel since 2005.

Did you even BOTHER reading the links?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip

"Israel blockaded the Gaza Strip at various levels of intensity in 2005–2006, with Israeli imposed closures having a history going back to 1991.[7][8][9][10][11] In 2007, after Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip, Israel imposed an indefinite blockade of Gaza that is ongoing to present day, on the grounds that Fatah and Palestinian Authority forces had fled the Strip and were no longer able to provide security on the Palestinian side.[12] "

Here's another good one:

https://www.oxfam.org/en/timeline-humanitarian-impact-gaza-blockade

"Less than 16% of items needed to construct vital water infrastructure are reaching Gaza"

You: "bUt why Don'T theY dO sOMetHiNg ABout HAMaS?"

They can't. They literally can't, and the reason they can't is Israel's blockade.

[–] bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why aren't their supplies coming in through the same route as the weapons?

If the terrorists are getting their needs met while the people aren't, isn't that the fault of Hamas?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, because the terrorists have their own supply chain. If the civilians utilized it, Israel would go "See! They're all Hamas!"

[–] bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So the terrorists are Hamas, who are also the elected government of Palestine.

So if you are stating that Hamas in.fact does have trade routes established with their neighbors, you have to concede that Israel is not fully to blame here.

Sadly? I don't think you are willing to let yourself be capable of admitting that.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Okboomer, get back to me when you feel ready to discuss it.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)