Questions tagged [gaza]
The Gaza Strip is a small piece of land in southern Israel, bordered by Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea, where Palestinians live. It is currently governed by Hamas, which many countries consider a terrorist organization. Use with the [israel] and [hamas] tags as needed.
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Are there any pro-Israel/anti-Palestinian conspiracy theories?
Palestinians and self-proclaimed "Palestinian supporters" routinely engage in conspiracy theories about Israel or downplaying/denying the actions by terrorist groups like Hamas (e.g., the ...
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How commonplace was treatment of Gazans in Israeli hospitals prior to October 7?
Family members of Hamas leaders (and perhaps also other Gazans) are systematically treated in Israeli hospitals:
Haniyeh's relatives who do not live in Israel or hold Israeli citizenship have also ...
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Were the UNRWA cuts accompanied with some other form of financial commitment to other aid organizations or other policies to help Gazans?
As aid organizations, we are deeply concerned and outraged that some
of the largest donors have united to suspend funding for the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main aid provider ...
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How much food aid for Gaza was ran though UNRWA vs other organizations, and what has been the impact on food aid of the UNRWA funding suspension?
There have been some doomsday reports that Gaza food aid might be severely impacted as a result of UNRWA funding suspension. E.g.:
Philippe Lazzarini, said Saturday the organization’s program inside ...
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Stéphane Séjourné said that the Jewish state should not be accused of genocide. Is there any legal basis or support from politicians? [closed]
Last week, French politician Stéphane Séjourné responded to a question from Danièle Obono, a member of France's lower house of parliament, and replied that "To accuse the Jewish state of genocide ...
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Are these survey results about the approval ratings of the October 7 attacks by Hamas reliable?
In a news article published by AP news the following statements are made.
Despite the devastation, 57% of respondents in Gaza and 82% in the West Bank believe Hamas was correct in launching the ...
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Indigeneous Palestinian population in Sinai
In 1982 the town of Rafah was split in two by the Israel-Egypt peace treaty:
When Israel withdrew from the Sinai in 1982, Rafah was split into a Gazan part and an Egyptian part, dividing families, ...
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Aside the fear of a large number of Palestinians fleeing into Egypt, is there any other reason why it is against Israel occupying the southern border?
Egypt on Monday warned Israel that any attempt to reinstitute security
control of the strip of land that separates the Gaza Strip and Egypt
will result in a “serious threat” to relations between the ...
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Why is it that South Africa specifically is taking Israel to the ICJ on claims of genocide?
As per recent news, South Africa has brought to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) a claim that Israel has genocidal intent in its 2023 war in Gaza:
South Africa seeks to prove that the ...
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How did Arab media report the events of the Hamas attack on Israel?
The Wiki article in Arabic about October 7th (linked is a Google translation) is notable for portraying the attack as a purely military operation and avoids any discussions of the crimes against ...
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How can an International Court of Justice order to stop the war in Gaza be enforced?
In the expected upcoming case, where South Africa accuses Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, if South Africa wins and the court rules to stop the war, how can such an order be ...
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Can the loss of support for Israel due to the war in Gaza be objectively measured?
Lots of political commentators speculate that Israel will eventually lose foreign support for the war in Gaza or that such support has already been lost. But are there any objective metrics beyond ...
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What are some proposals for a post-war Gaza that doesn't involve the expansion of Israel security buffer zone?
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-in-talks-with-congo-and-other-countries-on-gaza-voluntary-migration-plan/
On Tuesday, during a conference held in the Knesset to examine
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Independent confirmations of the Israeli project for resettlement of Gazans
The Times of Israel reports in Israel in talks with Congo and other countries on Gaza ‘voluntary migration’ plan that members of the Israeli government are arguing for resettlement of Gazans in ...
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How does the proposal to designate 60% of Gaza's agricultural land as security buffer zones align with international law and norms?
On Tuesday, during a conference held in the Knesset to examine
possibilities for postwar Gaza, Gamliel said: “At the end of the war,
Hamas rule will collapse. There are no municipal authorities; the
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