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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Why has the Israel-Palestine conflict reignited in May 2021?
I have been hearing on the news that Gaza is under attack. I understand that this is a hot topic. I want to know why Gaza is being attacked now (May 2021), who is attacking, and what they want.
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Why is the Muslim world focusing on Israel's conflict with the Palestinians, yet expresses virtually no interest in the Uighurs?
All over the world, we witness public marches in support of the Palestinians from Gaza. Yet the Muslim Uighurs (and Myanmar Rohingya) attract virtually no attention, in fact Muslim leaders explicitly ...
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Where and how does Hamas obtain the technology and raw material for rockets?
'Ayyash 250' rockets
1,000 rockets fired towards Israel
It must be almost impossible to obtain raw materials for building 1000 rockets given the situation Hamas lives in. I mean, continuous ...
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Is the Israeli "complete siege" on Gaza strip a war crime?
Reading this from BBC:
On Monday, Israel declared a "complete siege" on the territory, saying
electricity, food, fuel and water would be cut off.
Is this a war crime or illegal in any way ...
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Does Hamas have popular support at home?
Hamas took control of the Gaza strip in 2007, expelling the rival Fatah organization, and since then controlling the area. I couldn't find any evidence of anyone trying to hold elections since then. ...
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According to pro-Palestinian sources, does Hamas indeed embed itself into civilian areas (to complicate IDF operations)?
It doesn't take long reading about Gaza events and civilian casualties before finding examples of the pro-Israel narrative that those casualties are largely caused by Hamas' propensity to keep its ...
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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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Why did Israel invade the Gaza strip from the north and not the south?
Given Israel's stated goal in the war is destruction of Hamas, why did they attack the Gaza strip from the North instead of from the South? The latter seems more sensible since taking Rafah first ...
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Why does the Israeli Blockade of Gaza cover things other than weapons?
One of the main reasons Hamas cites for continuing to launch rockets into Israel is the Israeli blockade of Gaza by air, land, and sea, which in the Palestinians' view effectively makes Gaza an "...
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Why are statements from the "Gaza Health Ministry" taken without a grain of salt?
Western media is constantly reporting casualty figures from the Gaza ministry of health. However the ministry is fully controlled by Hamas and cannot be considered impartial. So why are the casualty ...
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Why are Israeli activists/vigilantes who are blocking aid from reaching Gaza not being stopped by police?
According to the BBC, Israeli activists/vigilantes (as worded in the article) are attacking aid lorries, questioning and attacking unrelated road users, clashing with pro-aid activists, and operating ...
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Can one leave the Gaza strip permanently?
I don't really know where to put this question and as it is somewhat a political decision I will ask it here.
Based on this Wikipedia Article it seems like one can't really leave the Gaza strip. But ...
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Could Israel's PM Netanyahu be served with an arrest warrant from the ICC for war crimes, like Putin was because of Ukraine?
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin for "unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian ...
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Why did Egypt start the blockade of the Gaza Strip?
I would think that Egypt had more in common with the Palestinian people than Israel, since both Egypt and Palestinians are mostly Sunni Muslims.
Why did Egypt start the blockade of the Gaza Strip, ...
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What reasons has Israel given for limiting food supplies to Gaza?
According to the UN special rapporteur on the right to food Michael Fakhri:
Israel is intentionally starving Palestinians and should be held accountable for war crimes – and genocide, according to ...
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