Comment on So is Israel just going to finish Palestine off?
bartolomeo@suppo.fi 5 months agoHamas has pretty much total iron first control of Gaza
Don’t you mean Israel has pretty much total iron first control of Gaza? Hamas does not control the borders, the monetary policy, electricity, water (via a racist system of permits being habitually denied), airspace, sea, population registry, international trade, ID cards, or travel to and from Gaza. Israel does. Israel even sells the drilling rights for natural gas off the coast of Gaza.
Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Gaza has a border with Egypt as well. If Egypt were so inclined, they could open it and allow all sorts of trade and humanitarian relief. They could even set up a refugee camp to protect civilians from harm. They would rather not open the border because they don’t want Hamas to get a toe hold in Egypt.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Not anymore. The IDF controls the strip of land between Gaza and Egypt and has secured it against any further aid crossing the border.
bartolomeo@suppo.fi 5 months ago
Ok next item was “monetary policy”.