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[–] SituationCake@aussie.zone 7 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I don’t know how trustworthy the info is that says there’s enough food. There obviously isn’t, people are starving. I do believe there are probably groups or gangs (hamas included) that may have taken control of some food, intercepting deliveries, and are hoarding it. Because the reality is that in situations of scarcity human behaviour very quickly descends to individualism and violence. This means those who have higher physical strength, weapons, aggression, connections to form a violent group, are going to attempt to acquire and control resources for themselves and their associates. If there was enough food, their hoarding would be pointless, there would be no incentive. The solution to the hoarding and the starvation is easy. More food.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

There were some reports of people being fired on when they tried to get the food. There are ‘pauses’ in the fighting now but I don’t think the situation would be much better

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone -3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

the reports are false

the people shot at were 500 metres away from food stations

there is video footage of Hamas shooting at Gazan people and then IDF returning fire to Hamas

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago

the reports are false

How do you know? What's your source?

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