Although life must have been difficult, particularly because they were not able to get out of the 25 x 4 mile Gaza Strip without lengthy waits for Israel to decide whether or not to accede to their request ….in general I believe lives in Gaza were as ok as possible despite the regular incursions by the Israelis.
There were hospitals schools, universities, cinemas , cafes, restaurants, that most of us need, and even an airport though long closed now, provided and maintained by Hamas who presumably needed to reconstruct buildings when destroyed by Israeli bombs over the years.
So their only restriction was Israel with total control of their freedom of movement. I remember seeing heavily pregnant women requiring vital medical treatment in better equipped hospitals being kept waiting outside in the heat for up to 2 days for permission to leave. Think a little about how that might feel.We would hate to be in what has been termed the biggest open air prison in the world.
Any child who sees what these children have seen , have lost what and who they have lost, can neither forget nor forgive, and so it will go on. Israel is never going to live in peace and has lost the protection from criticism which despite breaking international law so often, they have always been able to depend on but I don’t think they care as long as USA are their friend.
I am so disappointed in our government and the BBC too, both presumably being pressurised by others to ‘stay onside’.
Shame on them.
