Israel-Hamas Thread II
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Where do the aid deliveries end up in the Gaza Strip?
Over the past four weeks, more than 90 percent of all aid shipments to the Gaza Strip have been intercepted and stolen.
The United Nations officially denies that significant quantities of aid brought into the Gaza Strip by various organizations (with the exception of the American Gaza Humanitarian Foundation are being stolen by Hamas and other actors. The United Nations consistently rejects Israel's claims that the appropriation of aid shipments would cement the Islamists' rule over the population. But what do the figures say?
Since shipments resumed on May 19 after a several-week hiatus, the UN2720 Monitoring & Tracking website has been providing information on how many deliveries were unloaded at the border in the Gaza Strip and how many were taken over by aid organizations for onward transport, as well as how many arrived at their destination and how many were intercepted and stolen
though not all by Hamas.
Let's take a look at the data from the past four weeks:
According to these figures, between 90 and 96 percent of all deliveries were intercepted and stolen in the last four weeks. It is therefore no surprise that, given such figures, there are supply bottlenecks in the coastal enclave on the one hand, while on the other hand, relief supplies are available on the black market at artificially inflated prices.
The ineffectiveness of this system needs no further explanation. Israel is therefore entirely justified in calling for a different system that ensures aid actually reaches those who need it most. This may not yet be the case with the GHF's four distribution centers (especially since Hamas is doing everything it can to cause chaos and death there), but one thing should be clear: the aid organizations responsible for the figures mentioned above cannot seriously claim to be operating a better functioning system.
Over the past four weeks, more than 90 percent of all aid shipments to the Gaza Strip have been intercepted and stolen.
The United Nations officially denies that significant quantities of aid brought into the Gaza Strip by various organizations (with the exception of the American Gaza Humanitarian Foundation are being stolen by Hamas and other actors. The United Nations consistently rejects Israel's claims that the appropriation of aid shipments would cement the Islamists' rule over the population. But what do the figures say?
Since shipments resumed on May 19 after a several-week hiatus, the UN2720 Monitoring & Tracking website has been providing information on how many deliveries were unloaded at the border in the Gaza Strip and how many were taken over by aid organizations for onward transport, as well as how many arrived at their destination and how many were intercepted and stolen
"either peacefully by starving people or violently by armed actors during transit"
though not all by Hamas.
Let's take a look at the data from the past four weeks:
In the week from July 19 to 25, 430 trucks were taken over at border crossings, of which seventeen reached their designated recipients and 412 were intercepted.
In the week from July 26 to Aug 1, 624 trucks were intercepted; 53 reached their destinations and 571 were intercepted.
In the week from Aug 2 to 8, 577 trucks were intercepted; 59 reached their destinations and 518 were stolen.
In the week from Aug 9 to 15, 267 trucks were seized, 27 reached their destination, and 240 were intercepted.
According to these figures, between 90 and 96 percent of all deliveries were intercepted and stolen in the last four weeks. It is therefore no surprise that, given such figures, there are supply bottlenecks in the coastal enclave on the one hand, while on the other hand, relief supplies are available on the black market at artificially inflated prices.
The ineffectiveness of this system needs no further explanation. Israel is therefore entirely justified in calling for a different system that ensures aid actually reaches those who need it most. This may not yet be the case with the GHF's four distribution centers (especially since Hamas is doing everything it can to cause chaos and death there), but one thing should be clear: the aid organizations responsible for the figures mentioned above cannot seriously claim to be operating a better functioning system.
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