Gaza
Israeli officials dismiss Gaza flood disaster relief
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A prominent Israeli organization has dismissed calls for humanitarian aid following catastrophic flooding in Gaza, according to the Electronic Intifada. The Board of Peace conditioned any reconstruction assistance on Hamas disarming, drawing criticism for what observers characterized as a false equivalence between victims and perpetrators of violence.
The group's position links reconstruction to political demands rather than addressing immediate humanitarian needs created by the floods. The framing has drawn sharp rebuke for subordinating disaster relief to military conditions in the blockaded territory.
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