Care about Gaza? Blame Hamas

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Via NY Times: Hamas has left Gaza in shambles. Life there is difficult, sad and abnormal. The shoreline is covered in raw sewage and debris from successive wars. If you ask why such hardships exist in Gaza, the answer will almost always be the same: the Israelis. Really? The Arabs in Israel generally live normal lives and, in many cases, thrive. The Palestinians in the West Bank are largely progressing in stable cities and communities, where electricity is available 24 hours a day. Others are moving forward while Gaza sinks further into despair and disrepair because Hamas has made choices.

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Palestinians in Gaza Fire Rockets at Tel Aviv

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Via NY Times: Two rockets were fired at Tel Aviv, Israel’s largest city, from Gaza on Thursday for the first time since 2014, the Israeli military reported. (New York Times) See also U.S. Peace Envoy Condemns “Outrageous” Rocket Fire at Tel Aviv – Raphael Ahren (Times of Israel) See also Gaza Rockets Shock Tel Aviv – Michael Bachner (Times of Israel) See also Tel Aviv Mayor Orders All Bomb Shelters to Be Opened (Jerusalem Post)

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Israel: UN Human Rights Council Report on Gaza “Was Born in Sin”

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Via MFA.GOV.IL: The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said Thursday: “Israel utterly rejects the report published by the Commission of Inquiry of the UN Human Rights Council. This report was born in sin, in a politically biased, one-sided resolution that determined the outcome before the investigation even started. This report was written by three individuals that lack any understanding in security matters, without relevant professional background.” “Hamas has declared war on Israel and calls to kill Jews. Hamas is orchestrating the attacks and using civilians in Gaza as human weapons to assault Israel and Israeli civilians. Hamas exploits the

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Palestinian Rockets Hit Israel, Breaking Hamas Truce

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Palestinian Arabs doing what they do best. From Palestinian Rockets Hit Israel, Breaking Hamas Truce: Three Kassam rockets fired from Gaza on Tuesday struck the Israeli town of Sderot and its environs, constituting the first serious breach of a truce between Israel and Hamas, the Islamic group that controls Gaza. Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, said the rocket fire from Gaza had been “a grave violation of the calm” that came into effect last Thursday. Islamic Jihad, a small extremist group, claimed responsibility for the attack. Previous cease-fire understandings in Gaza have fallen apart over

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PA: Hamas Blocked Fuel for Gaza Hospitals

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Via PA: Hamas Blocked Fuel for Gaza Hospitals: The Palestinian Health Ministry in the West Bank on Sunday accused the Islamist Hamas movement of preventing the delivery of fuel oil to hospitals in Gaza. “Members of Hamas in Gaza opened fire on Sunday on fuel trucks that were full of fuel destined for hospitals in the territory,” the ministry said. Israel says it cannot deliver any more fuel as the tanks on the Palestinian side of the fuel terminal are full because Hamas will not allow the distribution of the one million liters of petrol and diesel stored there.

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EU Faults Hamas for Gaza Fuel Crisis

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Via EU Faults Hamas for Gaza Fuel Crisis: A statement issued by the EU on the fuel shortage in Gaza placed blame on Hamas. “Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza have their share in aggravating the humanitarian situation, including through carrying out the attacks on the Nahal Oz and Kerem Shalom crossings,” the statement read. “The [EU] president condemns such actions, which only lead to further suffering of the population.” Senior Israeli Foreign Ministry officials said this was one of the few times that an EU statement had actually condemned Hamas by name.

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Hamas Disrupts Fuel Supplies to Gaza

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Via Hamas Disrupts Fuel Supplies to Gaza: Hamas militiamen in Gaza on Sunday attacked fuel trucks headed toward the Nahal Oz border crossing to pick up fuel for UNRWA – to enable food distribution – and for hospitals, forcing them to turn back, sources in the Palestinian Petroleum Authority said. “Dozens of Hamas militiamen hurled stones and opened fire at the trucks,” the sources added. “The trucks were on their way to receive fuel supplied by Israel. The drivers were forced to turn back. Some of them had their windshields smashed.” Eyewitnesses in Gaza City said that at least on

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MFA: Main terrorist attacks carried out at Gaza Strip crossings

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Terrorist organizations carry out terrorist attacks at civilian sites that contribute greatly to the welfare of the Palestinian population, such as crossings, while taking advantage of easing of restrictions on the Palestinian population, in order to sabotage the normal Palestinian daily life and any co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians.Furthermore, by striking at Palestinians’ ability to earn a living, the terrorist organizations attempt to present Israel as responsible for the suffering of the Palestinians. Nov 23, 2000 – Sgt. Samar Hussein, 19, of Hurfeish, was killed when Palestinian snipers opened fire at soldiers patrolling the border fence near the Erez Crossing.

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