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That entire right wing Israeli cabal needs to go once this is over and Hamas has been eliminated as a controlling entity in Gaza & the West Bank.

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Now to the newly initiated Israeli aid efforts:

I saw a video from inside Gaza, where civilians were retrieving food aid, etc, from the air drops Israel has been conducting, and there were bursts of gunfire going off - with no Israeli troops anywhere near the site…and civilians are still reporting that they have to buy the food aid, etc, that is being donated and delivered to Gaza…

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Weird…

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We. Told. Them. So.

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in a power-vacuum, gangs and the criminally-minded will always rush in to fill it... in this case, the black marketeers, often people only looking to keep their own families alive even if it's at the expense of others'.
Israel’s relentless attacks have shattered security in Gaza, making it nearly impossible to safely deliver food to starving Palestinians.

Much of the limited aid entering the enclave is being hoarded by gangs and merchants and sold at exorbitant prices.

A kilogram of flour cost as much as $60 in recent days, while a kilogram of lentils can go up to $35. This is way beyond the means of most Gaza residents.
The Hamas-run police vanished from areas under Israeli control when Israel broke the ceasefire in March.

Instead, local tribes and gangs — some of which Israel says Hamas supports — took over, residents say.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...p&cvid=7cd63f8635f549e7a5074418e61f8deb&ei=20


What needs to happen is for far more, regular aid distribution points to be opened, protected, with order maintained. Right now, to access any aid, the starving Gazan population is desperate, running the risk of being bombed/shot at by Israelis and gangs alike. A desperate, starving population isn't going to easily listen to orders to queue peacefully, especially if they never know if they'll ever receive any food and water again or how long it'll be till the next time... a gap during which their family—wives, sons, husbands, daughters, babies, mothers and fathers—may succumb to malnutrition & sickness. I don't quite see how anything other than a ceasefire and intervention by multiple nations at the highest level will achieve the establishment of 'safe' food distribution, especially given Israel's reluctance to facilitate any power other than their own on the ground in Gaza.
 
in a power-vacuum, gangs and the criminally-minded will always rush in to fill it... in this case, the black marketeers, often people only looking to keep their own families alive even if it's at the expense of others'.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...p&cvid=7cd63f8635f549e7a5074418e61f8deb&ei=20


What needs to happen is for far more, regular aid distribution points to be opened, protected, with order maintained. Right now, to access any aid, the starving Gazan population is desperate, running the risk of being bombed/shot at by Israelis and gangs alike. A desperate, starving population isn't going to easily listen to orders to queue peacefully, especially if they never know if they'll ever receive any food and water again or how long it'll be till the next time... a gap during which their family—wives, sons, husbands, daughters, babies, mothers and fathers—may succumb to malnutrition & sickness. I don't quite see how anything other than a ceasefire and intervention by multiple nations at the highest level will achieve the establishment of 'safe' food distribution, especially given Israel's reluctance to facilitate any power other than their own on the ground in Gaza.

A similar thing happened in Iraq after the fall of Saddam: ISIS (a "gang") formed out of the remnants of Saddam’s forces, and it took some serious death and destruction to resolve the crisis.

Power vacuums are suboptimal to say the least (someone should explain that to DonOld).

That ^ said: What is the alternative??? Leave monsters like Saddam & Hamas (or their acolytes) in power???

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Ultimately:

I wouldn’t say unaffiliated armed "gangs" are the problem in Gaza, as there is a strong probability that those armed individuals are Hamas operatives "out of uniform".

Hamas still remains the ruling authority-in-hiding in Gaza (and the West Bank???). Hamas operatives have likely shed their identifying clothing & insignia, but they are still THE "gang" controlling Gaza, imho.

Side note:

It doesn’t help that Hamas CANNOT agree to a ceasefire that includes releasing the living hostages and returning the dead hostages - nor one that also leaves Israel in charge of aid deliveries & the borders - because then Hamas’ leverage for remaining in power would be gone (Hamas could no longer "negotiate", finance their operations through the sale of foreign aid food shipments to the civilian population, nor smuggle the weapons they need to maintain control / project power).

People think Netanyahu (etc) needs this war / crisis to continue for him to stay in power & out of prison, but I would submit that Hamas needs this crisis to continue (or be resolved on terms that TOTALLY favor their continuing control of Gaza) more than Netanyahu (etc).

It is what it is.

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We. Told. Them. So.

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