Israel’s Genocide in Gaza | 2023- till present
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Khansaheeb, watch the documentary in the Europa thread I've tagged you in.
Khansaheeb
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So if Egypt controls the Rafah crossing why did they allow Israelis there and what is stopping the Egyptians from sending food and water across? If Israelis are controlling Rafah then why did Egypt allow them to help Israel with their genocide ? Why isn't Egypt breaking the siege to stop the genocide , the mass starvation of the Palestinian people? Perhaps South Africa and other Muslim countries should take Egypt to the ICJ for facilitating genocide? Doesn't Egypt believe it has a duty to act when it has a genocide happening next door?
November 1, 20237:49 AM PDTUpdated 4 months ago
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Why Gaza's Rafah border crossing matters
Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Egyptian-controlled Rafah crossing is Gaza's main lifeline to the outside world that is not run by Israel.
It is on Gaza's southern border with Egypt, and has become the focal point of efforts to deliver humanitarian aid, and allow out injured people and foreign passport holders.
Israel imposed a "total siege" on the Palestinian enclave following the deadly attack by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 that killed more than 1,400 Israelis.
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The first group of injured evacuees left through Rafah on Nov. 1, Egyptian media and a source at the border told Reuters. They were followed by the first foreign passport holders, two sources at the border said.
Qatar mediated an agreement between Egypt, Israel and Hamas, in coordination with the United States, to allow limited evacuations.
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Although Israel does not directly control the Rafah crossing, it monitors all activity in southern Gaza from Kerem Shalom military base, and other surveillance.
It tightened its existing restrictions into a total blockade after on Oct. 7, leaving Rafah as the only entry point for humanitarian aid.
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The number of aid trucks going through Rafah averages 14 daily, U.N. aid officials say, far fewer than the 100 they estimate are needed to meet basic needs.
In normal times more than 400 trucks go into Gaza daily - through various routes - to supply 2.3 million people.
Desperation for essentials like bread drove Gazans to break into U.N. warehouses on Oct. 29 to seize flour and other items.
[1/2]Palestinians with dual citizenship walk at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the hope of getting permission to leave Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Arafat Barbakh Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
Egyptian officials say Israeli inspection procedures "significantly delay the arrival of aid".
Aid trucks drive through the Egyptian border gate at Rafah before heading more than 40km (25 miles) to the Egyptian-Israeli crossing of Al-Awja/Nitzana for inspection, as agreed in negotiations with Israel. Trucks return to Egypt empty, with the aid reloaded onto separate trucks for delivery into Gaza.
Israel refuses to allow fuel into Gaza, saying it could be used by the Hamas militant group for their military goals.
During past conflicts aid was mainly delivered from Israel, and the U.N. aid operation for Palestinians has been run through Israel since the 1950s.
The United Nations has pushed for Israel to open its Kerem Shalom crossing, near where Israel, Gaza and Egypt meet.
Egyptian sources said on Nov. 1 that 500 foreign passport holders were expected to pass through Rafah in the coming days.
Line chart with data from UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs showed the share of commodity and food imports to Gaza passing through the Rafah border with Egypt.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is also wary of Hamas, an Islamist armed group created by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Since Hamas took control in Gaza in 2007, Egypt has helped enforce a blockade of the enclave.
During a previous blockage in 2008 Hamas blasted holes in Egypt's border fortifications. That allowed tens of thousands of Palestinians to cross into Sinai, and prompted Egypt to build a stone and cement wall.
Egypt is also wary of insecurity in northeastern Sinai, where it faced an Islamist insurgency that has now largely been suppressed.
Egypt has mediated between Israel and Palestinian factions during past conflicts. But in those situations it also locked down the border, allowing aid in and medical evacuees out but preventing any large-scale movement of people.
Many are determined not to repeat the mass displacement of the 1948 war surrounding Israel's founding, when some 700,000 Palestinians fled or were driven from their homes, and have been denied return.
They mourn it as the "Nakba", or "catastrophe". Israel contests the assertion that it drove Palestinians out, saying it was attacked by five Arab states.
Who controls the Rafah crossing and why is it so important to Gaza?
By Stephen FarrellNovember 1, 20237:49 AM PDTUpdated 4 months ago
That means the only likely route
Why Gaza's Rafah border crossing matters
Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Egyptian-controlled Rafah crossing is Gaza's main lifeline to the outside world that is not run by Israel.
It is on Gaza's southern border with Egypt, and has become the focal point of efforts to deliver humanitarian aid, and allow out injured people and foreign passport holders.
Israel imposed a "total siege" on the Palestinian enclave following the deadly attack by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 that killed more than 1,400 Israelis.
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WHY IS RAFAH IN THE NEWS?
With Israel's border crossings closed, Rafah is the only way that Gazans can leave the 360 sq km coastal strip.The first group of injured evacuees left through Rafah on Nov. 1, Egyptian media and a source at the border told Reuters. They were followed by the first foreign passport holders, two sources at the border said.
Qatar mediated an agreement between Egypt, Israel and Hamas, in coordination with the United States, to allow limited evacuations.
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Although Israel does not directly control the Rafah crossing, it monitors all activity in southern Gaza from Kerem Shalom military base, and other surveillance.
WHY IS THE RAFAH CROSSING SO IMPORTANT IN THIS CONFLICT?
Israel controls all sea and air access to Gaza and most of its land borders.It tightened its existing restrictions into a total blockade after on Oct. 7, leaving Rafah as the only entry point for humanitarian aid.
WHAT IS THE LATEST ON AID TO THE GAZA STRIP?
In the first days of the war, Egypt said Rafah was open but inoperable due to Israeli bombardment in Gaza. After wrangling over conditions for delivering aid stranded on the Egyptian side, the first humanitarian convoy crossed into Gaza on Oct. 21.Advertisement · Scroll to continue
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The number of aid trucks going through Rafah averages 14 daily, U.N. aid officials say, far fewer than the 100 they estimate are needed to meet basic needs.
In normal times more than 400 trucks go into Gaza daily - through various routes - to supply 2.3 million people.
Desperation for essentials like bread drove Gazans to break into U.N. warehouses on Oct. 29 to seize flour and other items.
WHY IS IT DIFFICULT TO GET LARGE-SCALE AID THROUGH RAFAH?
Aid officials say Rafah's principal role in the past was as a civilian crossing and that it was not equipped for a large-scale aid operation.
[1/2]Palestinians with dual citizenship walk at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the hope of getting permission to leave Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Arafat Barbakh Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
Egyptian officials say Israeli inspection procedures "significantly delay the arrival of aid".
Aid trucks drive through the Egyptian border gate at Rafah before heading more than 40km (25 miles) to the Egyptian-Israeli crossing of Al-Awja/Nitzana for inspection, as agreed in negotiations with Israel. Trucks return to Egypt empty, with the aid reloaded onto separate trucks for delivery into Gaza.
Israel refuses to allow fuel into Gaza, saying it could be used by the Hamas militant group for their military goals.
During past conflicts aid was mainly delivered from Israel, and the U.N. aid operation for Palestinians has been run through Israel since the 1950s.
The United Nations has pushed for Israel to open its Kerem Shalom crossing, near where Israel, Gaza and Egypt meet.
CAN U.S. CITIZENS AND DUAL NATIONALS LEAVE GAZA?
The Qatar-mediated deal allows for limited evacuations of foreign passport holders. A list was agreed between Israel and Egypt, a Western official said.Egyptian sources said on Nov. 1 that 500 foreign passport holders were expected to pass through Rafah in the coming days.
Line chart with data from UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs showed the share of commodity and food imports to Gaza passing through the Rafah border with Egypt.
WHY IS ACCESS THROUGH RAFAH RESTRICTED BY EGYPT?
Egypt is the only Arab state to share a border with Gaza and it fears the destabilising effect of an exodus of Palestinians. Egypt and Jordan have both warned against Palestinians being forced off their land.Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is also wary of Hamas, an Islamist armed group created by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Since Hamas took control in Gaza in 2007, Egypt has helped enforce a blockade of the enclave.
During a previous blockage in 2008 Hamas blasted holes in Egypt's border fortifications. That allowed tens of thousands of Palestinians to cross into Sinai, and prompted Egypt to build a stone and cement wall.
Egypt is also wary of insecurity in northeastern Sinai, where it faced an Islamist insurgency that has now largely been suppressed.
Egypt has mediated between Israel and Palestinian factions during past conflicts. But in those situations it also locked down the border, allowing aid in and medical evacuees out but preventing any large-scale movement of people.
WILL GAZANS LEAVE?
Around 1.6 million Palestinians in Gaza are refugees, according to the U.N., two thirds of its population.Many are determined not to repeat the mass displacement of the 1948 war surrounding Israel's founding, when some 700,000 Palestinians fled or were driven from their homes, and have been denied return.
They mourn it as the "Nakba", or "catastrophe". Israel contests the assertion that it drove Palestinians out, saying it was attacked by five Arab states.
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Khansaheeb
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No one is asking the Arabs to fight, they are a weak and cowardly lot, but they should facilitate those who want to stop and end the Genocide.
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You are insulting Arabs who have shown courage and strength throughout history of thousands of years.. That is too much arrogance and ignorance on your part..You should understand that they are not suicidal..
Maybe according to your mentality Pakistan as a Muslim Nation who has the nukes.. should be fighting against the US in the middle east..!?
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Khansaheeb
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Isn't that the definition of honor: No fear, no arrogance , no ignorance just action in the name of Allah? Isn't that what Islam preaches when there is rampant injustice? Only action is needed when a genocide is in full swing, that is what history has showed us and only cowards sit and watch.
The SC
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Allah forbids suicide.. the whole Islam is about wisdom in existence..
You might be targeting a tree while missing the whole forest! a.k.a the US, NATO & CO..
Worst has happened in the same area during the crusades.. and finally..when the right time came..the Arabs and Muslims defeated the invaders and liberated Al.Qods..
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