Monday, May 31, 2010

BBC News - Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ship

BBC News - Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ship

I do realize that it's more complex than this, but it's hard to wonder why Hamas/the Palestinians are so pissed when Israel blocks ships bringing in badly needed aid.

"The six-ship flotilla left international waters off the coast of Cyprus on Sunday and was expected to arrive in Gaza later on Monday.

Israel has said it would stop the boats, calling the campaign a "provocation intended to delegitimise Israel".

An economic blockade was imposed by Israel after the Islamist movement Hamas took power in Gaza.

Israel says it allows about 15,000 tones of humanitarian aid into Gaza every week.

But the United Nations says this is less than a quarter of what is needed.

Hamas, a militant palestinian group that controls the Gaza strip, has fired thousands of rockets into Israel over the past decade."

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