Gaza and Aid

Didn’t they blow up a medical supply centre the other day?

www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/liveblog/2025/5/18/live-israel-kills-24-in-gazas-al-mawasi-resumes-truce-talks-with-hamas

www.reuters.com/world/israel-hamas/

news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163401

All reports come from Hamas

Anniebach

All reports come from Hamas

Not from the aid agencies themselves?

According to BBC news reports the other days, a minimal amount of food aid will be let in which is a very small proportion of what is needed.

500 trucks a day are needed. Israel is talking about 5. What on earth is that going to achieve?

And Israel has said ‘return the hostages and lay down your arms’ , silence

So is starving the Palestinians justified then Annie?

Smileless2012

So is starving the Palestinians justified then Annie?

I bet Hamas aren't starving, though.

I don't suppose they are Allira but if it weren't for the total lack of basic provisions no one would be starving would they.

Quote Smileless2012 Tue 20-May-25 15:54:12
So is starving the Palestinians justified then Annie

Is defending terrorists justifying?

Whose defending terrorists Annie?

Anniebach

Quote Smileless2012 Tue 20-May-25 15:54:12
So is starving the Palestinians justified then Annie

Is defending terrorists justifying?

None of us are defending Hamas, not one person here has justified anything Hamas has done.

I saw the interview from Aid Agencies, are you saying this is Hamas masquerading as other people? They showed people cursing Hamas?

Anniebach

All reports come from Hamas

Annie I’m sure there’s plenty of propaganda from the terrorists, but I’m afraid that whilst you may not believe it, some of the reports directly from Israel, with photos of Aid Trucks etc, do seem to be genuine, however much you don’t wish to believe it.

I’d never, ever condone what Hamas did and does, it was horrendous to both kidnap and murder innocent Israelis

Starving people is one of the cruellest ways of killing. The UK France and Canada are turning away from Israel now as their action are intolerable.

It seems that aid trucks are being held back by Israel and there aren't many of those to begin with.
Anybody who allows babies to die of starvation is a monster.

Whitewavemark2

500 trucks a day are needed. Israel is talking about 5. What on earth is that going to achieve?

Riots and in-infighting, I would guess.

Anniebach

All reports come from Hamas

Do you mean all reports come from Palestinian reporters? Isn’t this because Israel has banned all foreign journalists and reporters ?

It's so frustrating. The starving children are there a couple of miles from the aid trucks. The food that can keep them alive is already near at hand. There's no logistical holdup, just Netanyahu insisting on having his own way or else.

I am very glad UK, France & Canada have had enough, I think it is an important day.

No problem here with criticism of Hamas for not agreeing
with the offer of peace from Israel, but much for Israel

This thread is about the aid or rather the lack of it to Gaza Annie.

There's plenty of criticism of Hamas on all of the threads on this subject but it's Israel whose deliberately withholding aid, and that is what's being discussed here.

Why should children be suffering at all? We have lost our basic humanity when those with no power are at the whim of those who wish to keep it- and I'm talking both sides.

It is horrific and intolerable and it is about time things started to change.

The children have suffered enough but no one cares about them...

Plenty care keepingquiet but sadly aren't in a position to do anything about it, and those who are in a position to do so either aren't doing enough, or aren't doing anything at all.

Quote Smileless2012 Tue 20-May-25 17:47:11
This thread is about the aid or rather the lack of it to Gaza Annie.

There's plenty of criticism of Hamas on all of the threads on this subject but it's Israel whose deliberately withholding aid, and that is what's being discussed here.

Yes, if Hamas agreed to return the hostages and gave up arms
there be aid, the criticism of Hamas by many is followed by
‘But’ ,

So it's OK to starve what's left of the population of Gaza?

The criticism of Hamas is followed by "buts" because there are huge buts....