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As Gazans Scrounge for Food and Water, Hamas Sits on a Rich Trove of Supplies (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 1 year ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/news

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Key thing is that the shortages in Gaza are a direct result of Hamas deciding to stockpile food, water, and fuel, and munitions in order to kill, rather than making sure everybody has enough.

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[–] sqgl 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What stops Israel from doing a deal by offering to remove settlers from the West Bank?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mostly concern that it weakens their position militarily. Get a genuine willingness for peace from a posr-Hamas Palestinain government and some sort of land-for-peace becomes thinkable

[–] sqgl 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Do you mean weakens the Hamas position militarily? Or do you mean weakens the Israeli position militarily?

I understand WB is Fatah controlled who are more inclined towards a 2SS which is why Bibi supported Hamas (until it backfired on Oct 7).

I also read a Reddit comment about how taking land from settlers and returning it to Palestinians would make the border larger and Israel more vulnerable but I don't understand how that is so.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Total return weakens Israel. Basically because it leaves the country as a fairly narrow strip that's easily cut apart in an attack.

Getting land in the west Bank returned means significant security concessions from whatever government is left. Last time this was tried it led to Hamas winning an election

[–] sqgl 7 points 1 year ago

Doesn't explain taking over Palestinian houses in the West Bank.

[–] sqgl 7 points 1 year ago

Hamas won an election in the West Bank?