• unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
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    9 hours ago

    I doubt taking some food and water and tents is enough to finance the building of rockets. Those resources are more likely to come from the surrounding countries.

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      8 hours ago

      The aid sent to Gaza isn’t just food and water. It includes construction materials, machinery, all kinds of equipment, and simply money to pay salaries and buy whatever.

      Cement and steel to build houses was regularly used to build tunnels for military purposes instead. Water pipes were used to build rockets and so on.

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        7 hours ago

        Also like, food and water you acquire is food and water you don’t have to purchase or otherwise gain, meaning you can use the resources you would have used on food on military operations instead.

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        5 hours ago

        Are you suggesting that aid be stopped completely because we can’t guarantee that none of it is being used for military purposes?

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          3 hours ago

          No. The way aid gets distributed needs to change. UNRWA is part of the problem and need reform at least.

          Hamas and other extremist organizations should be removed from power. Gazans also need a political perspective towards a good and prosperous life, trade and free travel.