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[–] -2 points 3 years ago* (8 children)

Because all of that can still be imported through the Egyptian border? Israel isn't supplying the state that just declared war on them with resources, not intentionally starving all of Gaza to death like you seem to be implying.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    If you read the article you can see that Egypt has been prevented from delivering aid by the ongoing missile strikes.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Cairo says it will allow aid to be delivered through its border to Gaza

    The Gaza side was temporarily damaged due to air strikes. In the meantime aid is being flown in.

    In a statement, Egypt states that it did not close its side of the crossing, and calls on all countries and international organizations in the region to provide humanitarian aid to Gazans by flying it through the El-Arish airport in northern Sinai, located about 56 kilometers (35 miles) from the Rafah crossing. source

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    When you're talking about getting food, fuel, and water to more than 2 million people, air drops are not going to be remotely sufficient. Convoys of full size trucks might not be enough. 2 to 3 liters of water per person per day adds up really fast.

    Edit: Just for fun, I looked up the capacity of tanker trucks to see how many they would need to get enough drinking water to the civilians in Gaza at a rate of 3 liters per person per day, assuming a population of 2.3 million and a tanker capacity of 60k liters. (Keep in mind, this does not account for water needed for hygiene or food preparation, etc.) It turns out that they would need to bring in 115 tanker trucks a day to keep the civilian population supplied with adequate drinking water. Or, y'know, Israel could turn the water back on.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Gaza is not a state, it does not have any of the rights normal countries have, it’s an open-air prison managed by Israel. And it is currently under naval blockade by Israel, so even if Gaza was a state it would still be a war crime.

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  • [–] -4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    A prison you can leave at anytime isn't a prison. They can all seek asylum in egypt

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