Bombing in the south of the tiny, crowded Gaza Strip killed scores of people overnight, local authorities said, and the Abu Marasa family is one of several Reuters spoke to that have concluded they may as well go back to their homes in the north.
More than a dozen members of the family were crowded into a car on the edge of Khan Younis, the main city of southern Gaza, their belongings strapped to the roof for the perilous journey back north through the bombardment.
“Why should we be martyrs in Khan Younis? We would better die as martyrs in our houses. Let the whole building fall on our heads,” said Saleem Abu Marasa, preparing to drive back.
And it worked. Until they blockaded Gaza.
It worked? On what basis do you make this claim?
Gaza got blockaded because they elected Hamas, an organization dedicated to genocide and jihad against Jews, (by their own words in their original charter,) who then proceeded to take over the government there and stop holding elections.
Seeing what Hamas did after they made it through the blockade certainly seems to justify its existence. Interestingly, even Abbas, President of the PA, supports the Gaza blockade.
The current state of terror attacks started with the blockade, and Hamas signed (and followed) two ceasefires before when they were promised it would be lifted.