Israel floods Gaza

Will the wanton cruelty never end?

The Gaza Valley (Wadi Ghaza) used to host a river with lush banks from Hebron to the Mediterranean. For the past many years it has been transferred into a trickle of sewage after Israeli authorities built a dam and cut the water flow.

Yesterday, the Israelis decided to open the dam, causing the banks of the trickling river to flood the homes of Gaza residents.

The BBC, silencing the perpetrator, turned the incident into an act of nature.

"On Monday seven people were killed in the region when heavy rains caused the worst flash floods seen in a decade."

Human Rights Group Al-Mezan described it differently, "For the second time in less than ten years the Israeli occupation forces have flooded Palestinian homes, fields and possessions of tens of families in the Gaza Strip."

No deaths means the English-speaking media is uninterested.

Comments

[ben]

I didnt know Gaza was "occupied". i thought Israel left in 2005?

[Issandr El Amrani]

If you look at the explanation of the main human rights groups and under international law, Israel is still considered to be occupying Gaza as it is imposing a blockade, controlling access, controlling and violating airspace, conducting regular incursions into the territory, and much else.