Notes on humanitarian pauses: 1. w/o fuel, Gaza's civilian infrastructure will collapse. Even UNRWA is on its last fuel 2. If no fuel enters, aid won't get far (b/c Rafah trucks aren't the delivery trucks) 3. Medical procedures rely on fuel for generators. No fuel means surgery by phone flashlight
I also teach it in my seminar on comic books and politics!
Quick facts on humanitarian logistics in Gaza: 1. The trucks that bring humanitarian aid into Gaza don’t distribute it. Trucks from Egypt are aggressively inspected before entering through Rafah, deliver aid to a UNRWA warehouse (Rafah logistics base), and depart again through Rafah;
Boy would I like to have a conversation with whoever left rat poison just lying on the sidewalk in our neighborhood for our dog to find. (He's fine - a frantic visit to the vet confirmed he didn't manage to swallow any before I got it away from him.)
At least 1,500 children under the age of 10, including 600 under the age of four, have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, according to a list released on Thursday by the health ministry there. More than 100 were listed as less than a year old. nyti.ms/45KtzKJ
My daughter is in a NIC unit just like this one. Premature babies in Gaza deserve the same chance to live. Do they deserve it because they voted for Hamas? Stop this madness. Let real humanitarian aid in. Stop this.
