Posted on 01/19/2008 4:35:10 PM PST by Alouette
Life under siege in Strip: Palestinian health officials report shortage of burial shrouds; cement only available on black market, long lines form at gas stations. Meanwhile, Hamas calls on world to intervene
Ali Waked Published: 01.19.08, 21:02 / Israel News
Gaza suffers as siege continues: Israel's decision to completely seal off Gaza Strip crossings for the time being, as well as the mounting Palestinian casualty toll in recent IDF anti-terror operations, has intensified the sense of distress faced by Gaza residents.
Hospitals and the Palestinian Health Ministry, as well as family members of casualties, said they were forced to bury Palestinians killed in IDF strikes draped in flags and hospital bed sheets, because of a shortage of burial shrouds.
Meanwhile, Palestinians also faced difficulties in conducting burial ceremonies as a result of a cement shortage. At this time, cement is only available on the Gaza black market and its price leaped five-fold, a rise that has also halted all construction.
In addition, reports regarding Israel's intention to further minimize fuel supply to the Strip led to long lines near gas stations. In many locations around Gaza, and mostly in the southern part of the Strip, gas stations closed down after running out of fuel. A station owner told AFP that the supply he received only lasted for two hours.
Power outages more frequent
According to reports, more than one million Palestinians about two thirds of Strip residents are currently relying on UN food handouts. Electricity in Gaza also became a sought-after product, with Gazans who could effort a generator purchasing one.
Officials in the Strip are saying that Gaza's sole power station, which at this time only produces 45% of its maximal output, has enough fuel to supply electricity only until Sunday morning. Meanwhile, Gaza power outages have become more frequent in recent days. At the same time, Hamas leaders again called on the world Saturday to intervene in order to ease the siege on the Strip.
However, on a positive note, the Palestinian reported that Israel's defense establishment approved the transfer of 48 gravely ill Palestinians to hospitals in the West Bank and in Israel.
News agencies contributed to the report
They’re not up to Roman standards, who built a huge port out of nothing in Palestine at Caesaria.
May I suggest the use of pig skins.
Beat me to it.
All the foreign aid money we spend, and we cannot get Palestinians buried because of lack of shrouds?
If they supply the bodies, we should supply the shrouds.
You know, all they have to do is one simple thing, stop lobbing missiles into Israel proper. But they don’t. They lob those missiles into Israel every single day. And they expect no reaction? What idiots.
The billions of aid to the Palestinians--invariably squirreled away in Swiss bank accounts or spent on weapons--would pay for any number of world-class hospitals in Gaza.
The chaos in Gaza is an outcome the Palestinians deliberately strive for, so they can permanently blame the Israelis.
Yeah, but that would mean they would actually have to do something useful! ROFLMBO!
Yeah, but think of all those Virgins waiting impatiently!
What the heck is wrong with those people?
UH, too lazy to sew some shrouds?
Is Gaza truly under siege? I believe the IDF could roll through Gaza in two or three days killing every man, woman, and child there if ordered to do so. They would, however, face world condemnation and a political revolution from within. The Israelis are, unlike their foe, civilized.
If the stupid Palis would build ONE SINGLE SEAPORT on their coast they might better off and not have to be leeches on the good graces of Israel and Egypt and the UN.Gaza isn't allowed a seaport. There was a port in Gaza but it was destroyed relatively early in the Intifada. Israel is maintaining a naval blockade as well.
For those of you with Google Earth, I encourage you to take 10 minutes to scan the coast Gaza and then that of Israel up to Haifa. In Gaza you will see ONE port and it appears to be for pleasure boats. Thats it. Nothing else.
Beginning at the Gaza/Israel border and moving north, you begin to see pleasure harbors, seaside resorts, and industrial shipping ports by the score. Haifa is nothing BUT a seaport.
So once more we see the pathetic mental illness of Pali society.
Nothing, nada about the terrorist bombing the Israelites across the border are experiencing and suffering.
This is apparently a Jewish website, so I couldn't figure out the one-sidedness. However, down at the bottom it says "News agencies contributed to this report".
Reuters? AP?
Well, that would explain the blatant bias.
Still.......
Leni
They'll find a way to fashion them into weapons. Doesn't Gaza have a long border with Egypt? Why isn't this Egypt's problem?
Ali Waked is YNet’s resident Arab propagandist.
Pass the bagels, cream cheese and capers!
Leni
Meanwhile, Palestinians also faced difficulties in conducting burial ceremonies as a result of a cement shortage....What? They make’em sleep with da fishes?
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