Comments by "nuqwestr" (@nuqwestr) on "Gaza's entire population facing acute food insecurity, Blinken warns | BBC News" video.

  1. All evidence shows that while there is food in Gaza, most Gazans cannot afford it. The reason: Hamas prevents needy Gazans from accessing donated food by stealing and reselling it on the black market—forcing Gazans to pay exorbitant prices for what should be free. Marwan Issa was controlling food distribution from al-Shifa Hospital
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  2.  @NiskaMagnusson  yes, that's is true for both sides, like the number of dead counted by Hamas. Marwan Issa was just killed in a gun battle with the IDF at al-Shifa Hospital. Reports are that he was controlling aid by threatening the neighborhood clans in Northern Gaza to keep them from distribution the food. The raid by the IDF was very successful, and based on most war operations, the IDF most likely got help from "friendly" locals. Perhaps the people are finally done with Hamas leadership.
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  3. Forced starvation by Hamas who were controlling food out of al-Shifa Hospital.
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  4. It's war, a gun battle just took place at al-Shifa hospital against Hamas who was controlling the distribution of aid. United States confirms IDF killing of high-ranking Hamas leader Marwan Issa Marwan was working to prevent Israel’s efforts to facilitate aid delivery to ordinary Gazans through local clans and business people, threatening reprisals against Palestinians who cooperate with Israel as it attempts to prevent theft by the terrorists. "Marwan" is a popular name. Caliph 'Abd al-Malik bin Marwan, the Dome of the Rock is the earliest Umayyad monument.
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  5. Never forget that Marwan Issa was controlling the food for Hamas out of al-Shifa Hospital and the IDF killed him, not the clans can give out the food to the people.
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  6.  @beastsahil1443  born speaking taqiyya, bibi.
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  7.  @NiskaMagnusson  All of us sitting in front of a computer or smartphone are getting 2nd hand information. It's difficult to source these days, as both search engines and now AI are heavily biased. I spend way too much time digging deep to find prime sources, then often compare and contrast, like with English al-Jazeera against The Times of Israel. I have some life experience to tie things together. al-Shifa is no doubt a command and control for Hamas, and Marwan Issa was working out of what was left of it. The IDF got intel on what he was doing and went in, there was a gun battle, Marwan was killed, confirmed by the US State Dept, and perhaps 50 more combatants of unknown affiliation. Let's see if this action produces results, like greater food distribution in Gaza City. You know very well this is a PR war for Hamas and Iran. Israel is losing the PR war, but winning on the ground. Which do you suppose will be more effective in the long run?
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  8.  @arturferrao7353  Yes, I got that wrong, thank you for the correciton
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  9.  @arturferrao7353  I don't question this information, but it does not report why the IDF turned the food around. Is Hamas embedded in civilian locations, including al-Shifa Hospital? Should Hamas lay down arms and release the hostages it has and renounce further aggression against the state of Israel? Does Hamas have support of the people in Gaza City? Is this a war?
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  10. Intentionally caused by Marwan Issa out of al-Shifa Hospital. IDF killed him
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  11. Marwan Issa was controlling food distribution out of al-Shifa Hospital for Hamas, killing his own people to keep them distributing food. Hamas threw Fatah off roof tops in Gaza City 2007. It's how the roll.
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  12.  @stuartwray6175  Marwan Issa, Hamas leader doing just that, and IDF killed him for it.
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  13. Netanyahu is not King, Jordan has a King, Syria has a de-facto hereditary president, Israel is a liberal, democratic state, and why it is hated in the region.
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  14.  @felixdim3977  I'm not "you guys". It's a war zone. Investigations are not done while the battle goes on.
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  15.  @arturferrao7353  Yes, I got that wrong, thank you for the correction
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  16.  @mohamedali2858  nonsense, like the false blood libel. BBC and al-Jazeera are not "controlled", neither is most of American media, never has been. Hearst and the McLatchy's are not of that clan.
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  17. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, may designate foreign individuals or entities that he determines have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the U.S.; Marwan Issa is listed on the above US Department of State website as HAMAS. They have confirmed his death by IDF airstrike on March 11, 2024. "White House confirms Israel’s targeted strike kills Hamas leader Marwan Issa" - Al Arabiya Network. "Numerous clans, civil society groups and factions - including Hamas's secular political rival Fatah - have stepped in to help provide security for the aid convoys, according to the Palestinian officials and Hamas sources." - Nidal al-Mughrabi Tue, 19 March 2024 CAIRO (Reuters) This is accompanying photos and video for this story. On the ground is so much more complicated than what is reported in the PR war. More than two sides in this, to say the least.
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  18. Hamas controlled food aid out of al-Shifa Hospital. IDF killed the Hamas leader doing it, Marwan Issa
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