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‘Incredibly harsh’: Up to 600 Americans are trapped in besieged Gaza
CNBC ^ | October 20, 2023 | by Natasha Turak

Posted on 10/20/2023 9:13:26 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Hundreds of American citizens are trapped in the besieged Gaza Strip under constant Israeli bombardment and have received no help in finding ways to escape, according to interviews with individuals on the ground.

The State Department says as many as 600 Americans are in the enclave that since Oct. 7 has come under heavy retaliatory airstrikes by Israel after the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which governs Gaza, launched a terror attack against southern Israel that killed at least 1,300 people.

“America’s not helping us, Biden’s not helping us, the embassy is not helping us,” Amir Kaoud, a Palestinian-American at the Rafah crossing with several of his family members, told NBC News.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: americansingaza; gaza; hamas; israeliranhamaswar; statedept; wot
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1 posted on 10/20/2023 9:13:26 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Who in their right mind would ever go to Gaza?


2 posted on 10/20/2023 9:15:00 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

People like Rashida Talieb, Bush, Omar and AOC?


3 posted on 10/20/2023 9:15:02 AM PDT by patriot torch (..)
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To: patriot torch

Unfortunately they are not there.


4 posted on 10/20/2023 9:16:20 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I wonder if any of these “Americans” participated in the monstrous slaughter of Israelis! And how many CHEERED the slaughter.


5 posted on 10/20/2023 9:16:39 AM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The award of many Darwin awards.... goes to....


6 posted on 10/20/2023 9:16:54 AM PDT by DOC44 ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“have received no help in finding ways to escape”

Biden & Co. are masters of abandoning Americans left in harm’s way.


7 posted on 10/20/2023 9:17:24 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: DOC44

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.


8 posted on 10/20/2023 9:17:28 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Someone whose parents are there, maybe.


9 posted on 10/20/2023 9:18:10 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

“Unfortunately they are not there.”

Isn’t that the truth!? Why don’t they put their big mouths where they belong?


10 posted on 10/20/2023 9:18:20 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: dfwgator

They’re terrorist sympathizers


11 posted on 10/20/2023 9:19:49 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: dfwgator

Aren’t these Middle Easterners of some sort instead of real, home-grown Americans?


12 posted on 10/20/2023 9:20:21 AM PDT by citizen (Put all LBQTwhatever programming on a new subscription service: PERV-TV)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Choices…..

Life is all about choices and the consequences of those choices.


13 posted on 10/20/2023 9:20:25 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: patriot torch

Condosleeza Rice


14 posted on 10/20/2023 9:20:32 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sorry, but that’s just too damn bad. There is an ongoing war in case they have not heard.


15 posted on 10/20/2023 9:21:54 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man)
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To: dfwgator
Who in their right mind would ever go to Gaza?

By definition, no one. These people are "Americas" like Rashida Talieb, Ilhan Omar are Americans.

16 posted on 10/20/2023 9:22:36 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (If Kitty Genovese had a gun, she’d be in jail today.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Or some Rachel Corrie types.

Dangit, now I have a craving for pancakes.


17 posted on 10/20/2023 9:23:10 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Meanwhile Joe will pile unvetted Hamas fighters onto USAF planes and dump them out at Red state cities...

and put other Hamas in charge of checking IDs at the checkpoints for escape to the planes...


18 posted on 10/20/2023 9:23:16 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Has come under heavy Israeli air strikes ?

No the have come under massive Hamas and Islamic front air strikes

One strike killed 500 Palestinians in a hospital.


19 posted on 10/20/2023 9:23:20 AM PDT by lonestar67 (America is exceptional)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And there it is.
The “justification” to send in US ground troops.


20 posted on 10/20/2023 9:24:41 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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