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The Gaza you don’t see

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Homeeducation1 · 05/03/2024 08:39

A thread to see how Gazans are coping in a war situation. Most of the links have been posted on TikTok within the last two weeks.

Price of a packet of macaroni in Rafah, south Gaza Strip - 13 shekels ($3.60).
Posted by Gaza journalist Ahmed Hisham on his Instagram account, 12 hours ago.
https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1764919176806711409

https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1764919176806711409

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IClaudine · 05/03/2024 09:18

Homeeducation1 · 05/03/2024 09:15

@AliceA2021 Yes they are buying food aid. I can only assume that either it is being stolen and sold by individual traders or stolen by Hamas and sold to merchants to sell on. Perhaps a bit of both. The markets that are running seem to be well stocked (not of everything).
Inflation seems to be rife at the moment.
This is not to take away that living in Gaza is terrible at the moment.

"Assume" is doing a lot of very heavy lifting there.

Twitter is a hellsite, rife with propaganda of all sorts. I don't believe anything that is posted unless there is a verifiable source.

IClaudine · 05/03/2024 09:15

Her whole angle seems to be that everything is fine and dandy in Gaza.

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Homeeducation1 · 05/03/2024 09:15

@AliceA2021 Yes they are buying food aid. I can only assume that either it is being stolen and sold by individual traders or stolen by Hamas and sold to merchants to sell on. Perhaps a bit of both. The markets that are running seem to be well stocked (not of everything).
Inflation seems to be rife at the moment.
This is not to take away that living in Gaza is terrible at the moment.

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Parkingt111 · 05/03/2024 09:13

IClaudine · 05/03/2024 09:10

Yes, but she seems biased against Gazans. She is not a neutral source of information, so I don't trust what she posts.

Welcome to Mumsnet, btw.

I just had a look at it and thought the same thing. Not only biased but quite hateful towards the Gazans

IClaudine · 05/03/2024 09:10

Yes, but she seems biased against Gazans. She is not a neutral source of information, so I don't trust what she posts.

Welcome to Mumsnet, btw.

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Homeeducation1 · 05/03/2024 09:08

@IClaudine This lady has been following Gazans social media for the last few years. The TikTok’s are all taken from Gazans. It is a little astonishing that people are having to buy food aid.

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IClaudine · 05/03/2024 09:01

The Twitter account you are linking too seems a bit off to me. Gaza is "conning the world" and being "picky" about food?
x.com/imshin/status/1764899412545806580?s=20

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Homeeducation1 · 05/03/2024 08:59

Whole frozen chicken for 60 shekels ($17) in south Gaza Strip, 1 day ago.
Posted on March 2nd.

https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1764365745717141949

https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1764365745717141949

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Homeeducation1 · 05/03/2024 08:55

Heima Barbakh buys sweet desserts for some little girls in Rafah, south Gaza Strip. He posted it on his TikTok channel 2 days ago.
This was posted on March 2nd.

https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1764674938407977177

https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1764674938407977177

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Homeeducation1 · 05/03/2024 08:51

USA dropped food packages on Gaza today. This man said that they should be distributed for free, but he bought them, to show us what is in them.
Posted on March 2nd.
https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1763986557726232995

https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1763986557726232995

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Homeeducation1 · 05/03/2024 08:47

Freshly roasted peanuts in Rafah, south Gaza Strip.
Posted on March 3rd

https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1764358278148927921

https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1764358278148927921

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AliceA2021 · 05/03/2024 08:47

Is the guy selling pasta for £3.60 that came in as humanitarian aid? As per the comments. He's not starving but children are. If so, isn't the aid supposed to be shared out rather than sold by some traders who obviously grabbed more than their fair share. Is this just more corruption whilst children die of starvation?

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Homeeducation1 · 05/03/2024 08:44

Nedaa uploaded footage of Deir el-Balah market today. It is recent footage because they talk about Ramadan, and Ramadan knicknacks are on sale in the market. Needa is looking after her children in the central Gaza Strip.
Posted on March 1st.
https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1763575628899488239

https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1763575628899488239

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ssd · 05/03/2024 08:44

I can't hear the commentary what are they saying?

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