Israeli plan to spread disease in Gaza is successful. Now Polio.

[Mottie]

Were they subjected to a deliberate policy of starvation, as Palestinians are in Gaza?

No. Yet they still got it so starvation wasn’t the cause.

 

[JohnD]

I wonder if Israel bombs sewage works, repeatedly and consistently, in "self defence"

 

[Nwgs2]

.

 

[T&G]

A bit like Newham then and the last time I looked, they weren’t being attacked by Israel.

Poliovirus detected in sewage from North and East London

Investigation underway to protect public, who are urged to ensure polio vaccines are up to date, especially parents of young children who may have missed an immunisation opportunity.

www.gov.uk

They were imprisoned in a fenced enclosure. Any innocent person wandering too close to the fence was shot at.

2018 April
IDF probes video of troops cheering as sniper shoots Palestinian near Gaza fence

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-probes-video-of-troops-cheering-as-sniper-shoots-palestinian-near-gaza-fence/

2018 September
Mo’men Abu Ayadeh, 15, was shot in the head by an Israeli sniper on Wednesday night near the fence east of Rafah, the spokesperson for the health ministry Ashraf al-Qidra said.

Israeli sniper kills Palestinian teen near Gaza fence

Mo’men Abu Ayadeh was shot and killed late on Wednesday during routine protests against Israeli blockade.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[denso13]

No sign of a Hamas surrender or releasing the hostages.

No sign of that on either side.