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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Where’s Egypt in all of this? Are they going to send aid through the border? Or are IDF goons guarding the border with Egypt as well?

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Last I heard Egypt readied a bunch of vehicles to evacuate people. Israel has bombed or shelled the crossing.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

IMO, the Egyptian state's interests, as any local corrupt power run by a national bourgeoisie and military state apparatus, are determined by their perceived geopolitical interests. Given how developments in Palestine can catalyze domestic politics, and given that Egypt does not want to have to deal with millions of refugees, it's not a given that they are going to get in the way of Israel bombing the crossings and blocking entry and exit of Gaza in general.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Whatever they can to make it worse or to benefit them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Egypt needs permission from Israel to open the border. Israel owns a 100m buffet zone in the border since the war with Egypt.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

That's a cop-out. Egypt could still open it from their side and leave it to Israel to police that 100 feet.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't say why because I didn't know, I had seen something about that but haven't looked into it yet

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

"I haven't critically engaged with media but I'll express my opinion anyway"